Hollywood Obsessed Blog

Christina Crawford's book, on which this film was based, was one of the biggest-selling memoirs in the history of American publishing, with more than 700,000 copies sold in hardback and more 3,000,000 in paperback.   To create the look of scr…

How To Celebrate The Centennial Of One Of Hollywood’s Greatest Movie Studios At Home    What do these classic films “The Wizard of Oz”, “Singing In The Rain”, “Gone With The Wind”, “Easter …

To commemorate my latest interview with authors Paula Broussard and Lisa Royère (Episodes 59 & 60) whose new book "Eleanor Powell Born To Dance" is a loving and faithful tribute to one of Hollywood’s great dance …

From the moment I saw the iconic image of John Travolta in a white suit, chest out, one arm pointing up, one arm pointing down from the movie poster of “Saturday Night Fever” - directed by John Badham - I've never stopped feeli…

To commemorate my latest interview with legendary director JOHN BADHAM (Episodes 57 & 58) - who is best known for directing the iconic 1977 classic disco film “Saturday Night Fever” - I've put together this entertaining trivia list f…

When I was a young aspiring actor growing up in New York City, I was obsessed with the Broadway show “West Side Story”.  I desperately wanted to play the role of “Tony” or “Bernardo” on stage. Unfortunat…

To celebrate my latest interview with legendary actor, dancer and singer GEORGE CHAKIRIS (Episodes 55 & 56) who is best known for winning the Academy Award for playing the role of "Bernardo" in the 1961 film version of "WEST SIDE STORY" - I've p…

Boy, oh boy, how time flies! I still can’t believe that its been ONE YEAR since the first two episodes of "Hollywood Obsessed" were released. That's nuts! To celebrate, I thought it would be fun to go back and showcase some memorable quotes t…

In honor of my entertaining interview with actress DINAH MANOFF (Episodes 53 & 54) who is best known for playing the role of 'Carol Weston' on the hit TV sitcom “Empty Nest” - from 1988 until 1995 - I put together this entertain…

One year ago - this week - the first two episodes of "Hollywood Obsessed" were released. At the time, I had no idea what I was doing, I hadn’t listened to many podcasts, I had trouble choosing a name for it, and I wasn’t sure what the co…