Miles Brucker articles

A song hits once, then pops up again—totally fresh, totally different. It’s wild how one track can live two lives and still stick in your head.

Yul Brynner had Hollywood's most chilling stare—yet few people knew anything about the incredibly complicated man who lay behind those icy eyes. From his harrowing origins to his rise to stardom to his roller coaster love life, more people need to hear Yul Brynner's story.

TV has a habit of circling back when a world is just too good to abandon. Just when audiences thought the story had wrapped, these shows came back with new faces and fresh settings.

Women with larger-than-life personalities marked the early decades of film. Their stories remain written in gold long after the theaters changed and the cameras stopped rolling for them.

These Black actresses changed the tone of Hollywood without ever being given the stage they deserved. They broke barriers, but history rarely mentions their names—until now.

Hollywood's golden statue tells fascinating stories. Recent decades brought international breakthroughs, streaming revolutions, and long-overdue recognition for overlooked talent. So, it's time for a quick knowledge test.

You know the saying, “You only live once?” Barbara Payton was the very embodiment of that saying, and you only need to take one look at her wild life to see that it’s true. This beautiful actress had an animal magnetism that powerful players in Hollywood could not resist, and she used it to her advantage. Tragically, addiction and circumstance cut her life short. While she lived, though, Payton made every moment count—even if it destroyed her in the end.

In the vicious land of Hollywood, former pin-up girl Ann Sheridan desperately wanted to be taken seriously. She became a classic movie actress with a rebellious streak—but sadly, a career in the spotlight couldn’t promise her a “happily ever after”.

Classic Hollywood Westerns continue to dazzle audiences with their rugged heroes and sweeping scenery. But what happened behind the camera often goes unnoticed and unappreciated.