Posts by Ken Begg

Joan Fontaine is barely remembered except by old film buffs these days, but she was in her time a towering star. For one brief moment, she was perhaps the biggest star in Hollywood. Ms. Fontaine started her film career in the mid-1930s. She rose through the ranks quickly, and soon was costarring in classics…

Irish born actor Peter O'Toole gained immortality via one of the truly iconic film roles in cinema history, the titular Lawrence of Arabia in director David Lean's production. It was one of his earliest roles, and unsurprisingly he never really equaled its success again. He worked until the time of his death, though. He…

In the Hall of Jabootu Greats, no one, save perhaps Richard Burton, looms as large as writer / director / producer / actor Tom Laughlin. Indeed, Mr. Laughlin's small handful of films, especially his four Billy Jack pictures, were in a real sense the meat and potatoes of this site. Reviews of films like…