Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

'The Right Stuff' blasts off for a Veterans Day screening in Hollywood

Classic Hollywood: Philip Kaufman talks about his epic 'The Right Stuff' before a Veterans Day screening in Hollywood

I'm going! I forgot that this was a box office flop when it came out. That is a travesty!

Politics | PC Culture

GLAAD: We Want ‘20% Of Series Regular Characters’ To Be ‘LGBTQ By 2025’ | The Daily Wire

On Thursday, GLAAD published its annual “Where We Are on TV” report, which examines the number of LGBTQ characters on television. In the opening paragraphs of the report, GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis states that television plays a crucial role in our

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

33 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend in L.A. (11-8-2019 to 11-10-2019)

This weekend in L.A. from Friday, November 8 to Sunday, November 10 features Coco at The Hollywood Bowl, American Indian Arts Marketplace, Los Angeles Coffee Festival, Camp Flog Gnaw, Girl Gang Craft Los Angeles Holiday Market, Our Future Fest, and MUCH m

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

James Dean Reborn in CGI for Vietnam War Action-Drama (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter

James Dean, who died in a 1955 car crash at the age of 24, is making an unexpected return to the big screen via CGI for the Vietnam War action-drama 'Finding Jack.'

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

32 Totally Fun Things To Do in L.A. This Week You Need to Know About (11-4-19 to 11-8-19)

This week, from Monday, November 4 to Friday, November 8, features Coco live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles Coffee Festival, 29Rooms and MUCH more.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

How Tarantino’s team made the ultra-'60s Hollywood in ‘Once Upon a Time’

Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" draws on personal memories for its look at an L.A. gone by, says production designer Barbara Ling.

The LA Times doing its hyperbolic thing again. It wasn’t “ultra 60’s” it was just Hollywood I the 60’s. I was there when they filmed the Hollywood Blvd scenes and, as a native Angeleno who doesn’t remember the 60’s, bit remembers the 70’s well, he did do an amazing job.

News | News

Actor Casey Affleck Wears His Israel Hatred | Israellycool

Actor Casey Affleck, otherwise known as the less successful Affleck brother, has been spotted walking around LA like this

Another ignorant Hollywood moron. We’re all still waiting for his shirts protesting the brutality, sexism, and homophobia of the Islamic world.

News | Hollywood

What Happened to Leelee Sobieski?

The star of 'Deep Impact,' 'Never Been Kissed,' and 'Eyes Wide Shut' is making a new name for herself outside the "gross industry" of Hollywood.

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

54 Totally Fun Things To Do in L.A. This Halloween Week You Need to Know About (10-28-19 to 11-1-19)

This week, from Monday, October 28 to Friday, November 1, features Grand Park Día de los Muertos, Fantastic Planet larger than life public art piece, Scary Delicious Bug and Wine Pairing, BE KIND, REWIND 90s HALLOWEEN PARTY, Night Dive at the Aquarium of

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

Big Kahuna Burger From ‘Pulp Fiction’ Pops Up in Hollywood Next Week

Burgers, loco moco fries, shakes, and swag

Entertainment | Celebrities!

Christina Hendricks Announces Split from Husband Geoffrey Arend

Christina Hendricks and Geoffrey Arend wed 10 years ago on Oct. 11, 2009, in New York

I never got this relationship.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Robert Forster Dead: Resurgent Oscar Nominee From 'Jackie Brown' Was 78 | Hollywood Reporter

Robert Forster, the stalwart leading man whose Oscar-nominated performance as a bail bondsman in Quentin Tarantino's 'Jackie Brown' made for one of Hollywood's most heartwarming comeback stories, has died. He was 78.

One of my favorite actors.

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

48 Totally Fun Things To Do in L.A. This Week You Need to Know About (10-7-19 to 10-11-19)

This week, from Monday, October 7 to Friday, October 11, features Pie Night at 189 by Dominique Ansel, Griffith Observatory Sunset Walk & Talk, Malibu Wine Safari Haunted Nights Tour, Pasadena ArtNight, San Fernando Valley Halloween Drive-In Nights, L

History | History

40 Photos of Los Angeles Over From 1910 to Now!

So much has happened since the city was founded in 1871. It all started when studios popped up all over town and Old Hollywood took over.

News | Hollywood

Jeff Bridges, Wife of 40+ Years Prove Hard Work Makes Love Last

After over 40 years of marriage, Jeff Bridges and wife Susan Geston are still going strong thanks to commitment and strong communication.

The fact his granddaughter calls him Dude-pa makes me like him even more.

Entertainment | Entertainment

"It Was the Last Good Time": Celebrity Photographer Randall Slavin Shares Candid Photos from '90s Hollywood Hangouts

“It was the last good time where you could fully let go, and I was fortunate to have a front row ticket to most of it,” he says, reflecting on the photos in his new book, We All Want Something Beautiful.

History | Hollywood

On Its 100th Anniversary, Musso & Frank’s Grill Gets the Star Treatment

The venerable restaurant, an outpost of both Hollywood glamour and comforting camaraderie for a century, is honored on the Walk of Fame

Entertainment | Mad Men

Distract yourself by buying stuff from the Mad Men set

Mad Men always walked a fine line between criticism and examination of the era in which it took place, and stark fetishization of its fashions and style. But while fine lines are…uh…fine while a show’s on the air, once it’s over, the power of nost

Entertainment | Celebrities!

The Planets, the Stars and Brad Pitt - The New York Times

With two major performances this year, the 55-year-old actor and producer talks frankly about his future onscreen, masculinity and getting sober.

News | Hollywood

Brendan Fraser on His Comeback, Disappearance, and the Experience that Nearly Ended His Career

The actor talks about being sexually harassed over a decade ago, and the result of speaking up: “The silence was deafening.”

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

Peter Fonda Dead at 79

Hollywood icon Peter Fonda is easy riding into the sunset -- the veteran actor is dead ... TMZ has learned.

That’s too bad. I always liked him. Especially his 60s/70s stuff.

Politics | Liberal "Tolerance"

New Hollywood Film Depicts Trump Supporters Being Hunted for Sport by Liberals

Kathy Griffin claims she can’t get work following her photoshoot with a decapitated and bloody Trump head, but don’t let that fool you. Hollywood clearly still finds the idea of promoting violence against people who aren’t good and obedient leftists, beca

Politics | Politics

American Movie Studios Are Wrong to Appease Chinese Censors | National Review

And it’s not the first time Hollywood has bowed to authoritarian foreign powers.

News | Local News Articles

Critics sue to stop Hollywood project that would displace Amoeba Music

Weeks after Los Angeles officials gave the green light for a new development on the Hollywood site now occupied by Amoeba Music, critics are suing the city to stop it, arguing that it would tear down a “cultural resource” that deserves protection.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Quentin Tarantino Has Made His Best Movie in a Decade

An epic and melancholy hangout film, 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a film star grappling with his looming irrelevance.

I can’t wait!

Style & Fashion | Style & Fashion

‘Once Upon a Time In Hollywood’ Costume and Location Tour With Arianne Phillips

The Academy Award nominee takes WWD on a driving tour of the Hollywood sites in the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.

Entertainment | Movies

How Tarantino’s Personal Collections Inspired ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Designer

Production designer Barbara Ling shared gorgeous behind-the-scenes photos of the new film.

Politics | POLITICS

Top Gun 2: ‘Resistance’ Hollywood Kowtows to China – American Greatness

Hollywood, the cultural epicenter of the “resistance” to the faux totalitarianism attributed to President Trump, has a vastly different approach to the real totalitarianism of Communist China: capitulation and self-censorship.

As noted by Mark MacKinnon,

Hollywood is comprised of pathetic cowards.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Quentin Tarantino Picks 10 Films to See Before ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’

From "Easy Rider" to "The Wrecking Crew," Tarantino singles out some of the 1960 classics that inspired him to make "Hollywood."

Have I mentioned that I can’t wait to see “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”? This is a good list. I know because I’ve seen most of them. And may own a couple.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: Everything we know so far

Here's what Quentin Tarantino has said about his latest film starring Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Margot Robbie.

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

Wait, Is Quentin Tarantino Done With Movies After Once Upon A Time In Hollywood? - CINEMABLEND

Reporting on movies, television, video games, and pop culture CINEMABLEND is the go-to source for today's plugged-in generation.

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

8 Movies That Could Still Save The Summer Of 2019 - CINEMABLEND

Reporting on movies, television, video games, and pop culture CINEMABLEND is the go-to source for today's plugged-in generation.

Politics | PC Culture

Marvel To Welcome Its First ‘Openly Trans Actor’ In ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ | Daily Wire

Marvel Studios will be making one small step for trans with the inclusion of actor Zach Barack in "Spider-Man: Far From Home" — a biological woman who identifies as a man.

Transgender people are about .02% of the population, but Hollywood is attempting to do what it did with gays and pretend that it’s a common phenomenon. That’s not a knock against either, it’s a criticism of the left’s never ending attempts at social engineering through lying.

Politics | Politics

Hollywood Reporter: Democrats More Easily Influenced By TV And Film Than Republicans | Daily Wire

On Tuesday, Morning Consult and The Hollywood Reporter (THR) released a report regarding the extent to which television and film influence Americans.

News | Local News Articles

Amoeba Music Set to Be Torn Down, Replaced With Complex After L.A. Council Votes to Approve Zoning Changes

The John Ferraro Council Chamber at Los Angeles City Hall is hardly the most artistically expressive of places, but on Tuesday, the room played host to an event that will have real world consequences for generations of music fanatics.

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

47 Totally Fun Things To Do in L.A. This Week You Need to Know About (6-24-19 to 6-28-19)

This week, from Monday, June 24 to Friday, June 28, features Astronomy on Tap, an Outdoor Movie Screening Series at The Ford Theatres, Los Angeles Zoo’s Roaring Nights, Summer Nights in the Garden at NHM, Shakespeare on the Bluff and MUCH more.

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

First Look: L.A.'s Famed Formosa Cafe Debuts $2.4 Million Refresh | Hollywood Reporter

On June  28, L.A.'s storied Formosa Cafe returns after a two-year redo "to make it look almost exactly the same."

It looks like they (whew) did a great job.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

John Cusack blames 'bot' after sharing anti-Semitic tweet

Actor John Cusack is facing backlash on Monday for a tweet critics are calling anti-Semitic, which he later blamed on a "bot." 

Another progressives antisemite. “Surprise.” His anemic non-apology apology just further made him look like what he is: another Jew hater on the far left. I used to like this guy’s films, now he is just another Hollywood egomaniac who yammers about everything while understanding nothing.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, and Leonardo DiCaprio Take You Inside 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

'Once Upon a Time In...Hollywood' director Quentin Tarantino and his headlining stars, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, have a first-time conversation about keeping up in a Hollywood that's in the midst of seismic change.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Tarantino's Dilemma: Tinker With 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood' After Cannes? | Hollywood Reporter

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood emerged from the Cannes film festival with stellar reviews but no Palme d'Or. Now, the major question for Sony is whether Quentin Tarantino will re-edit the film before its release July 26?

Entertainment | Film

17 Disturbing Facts About "The Wizard Of Oz" That'll Change How You See The Movie

There were sooo many injuries on set...

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

24 Really Cool Things to do This June in Los Angeles!

June 2019 event highlights includes KCRW Summer Nights, LA Pride, the Playboy Jazz Festival, BoldPas in Pasadena, Bill Esparaza's Taqueando, the DTLA Donut Fest, KTOWN Night Market, Moonlight Movies on the Beach , and much more.

Entertainment | Celebrities!

Jon Hamm Visits Jimmy Kimmel Live, Plus Cardi B, Katie Holmes & More | PEOPLE

From Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Quentin Tarantino, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Score Six-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes – Variety

25 years after "Pulp Fiction," Quentin Tarantino returns to Cannes with Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Despite its battalion of Hollywood actors, the war is the real star of combat epic The Longest Day

Norman Mailer used to tell a story about Darryl F. Zanuck, the cigar-chomping super-producer responsible for The Longest Day, the vast and impersonal war epic that became 1962’s highest-grossing movie. To hear Mailer tell it, Zanuck, at the wrap party f

I have always been a BIG fan of WWII films. This is one of the best. It's also one of the least typical. And yes, they don't make them like this at all anymore. They couldn't if they wanted to. Actors today just don't have this kind of gravitas.

News | Hollywood

Why Doris Day Retired from Acting in Her Early Fifties: Hollywood 'Wasn't the Town I Knew'

The actress had ended a successful run on The Doris Day Show when she left Hollywood behind

Entertainment | Entertainment

Doris Day: 4 Great Movies (and 1 TV Show) to Stream - The New York Times

The actress and singer, known for her wholesome, sunny screen presence, died on Monday.

News | Hollywood

10 fascinating facts about Doris Day

The beloved singer and actress almost didn't sing "Que Sera, Sera" and could have been Mrs. Robinson.

News | Hollywood

Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97

Doris Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in '60s films, has died, her foundation says. She was 97.

Entertainment | Movies & Television

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' producers spill new details on DiCaprio, Pitt, Robbie, and the plot

The first thing you need to know about Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is that it is not…

Entertainment | The Hometown

38 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend in L.A. (4-12-2019 to 4-14-2019)

This weekend, from Friday, April 12 to Sunday, April 14 features Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle, a Game of Thrones cocktail event, the LA Art Book Fair, the L.A. Times Festival of Books, MONSTERPALOOZA, Bergamot's Spring Open House, and MUCH more.

News | Hollywood

'Smallville' Actress Allison Mack Pleads Guilty To Charges In 'Sex Slave Cult' Case

TV star Allison Mack pleaded guilty on Monday to charges concerning her involvement with a “sex slave cult” known as NXIVM. Mack, an alleged victim-turned-victimizer of the cult, pleaded guilty to manipulating women into becoming sex slaves for leader

Entertainment | Celebrities!

What the Game of Thrones Cast Looks Like in Real Life

To mark Game of Thrones' Season 8 premiere, we're revisiting our favorite characters of present and past, and what they really look like beneath the makeup, wigs, and special effects that turn them into citizens of the Seven Kingdoms.

Politics | Politics

Hollywood celebrities protest Georgia's 'heartbeat bill'

Dozens of actors are threatening to take their business elsewhere if Gov. Brian Kemp signs the controversial heartbeat bill into law.

Entertainment | Celebrities!

Nicolas Cage, 55, Files For Annulment 4 Days After Marrying 4th Wife Erika Koike, 34

After tying the knot four days ago, Nicolas Cage is seeking to annul his marriage to Erika Koike!

Entertainment | Celebrities!

19 Times People Met Celebrities In Regular Places

Celebrities, they're just like us!

Entertainment | The Hometown

45 Fascinating and Unconventional Landmarks That Define Los Angeles

Underrated. Overlooked. Whatever you want to call them, these offbeat icons will introduce you to the other L.A.

Entertainment | Celebrities!

Lori Loughlin Arrested in Los Angeles Over Alleged College Admissions Cheating Scam

Lori Loughlin allegedly paid $500,000 to pretend that daughter Olivia Jade was on the rowing team

Say goodbye to your Hallmark career.

News | The News

Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin Among Celebs, CEOs Arrested in College Admissions Cheating Scandal

The rich and famous are accused of paying up to $6 million to gets kids admitted to elite schools.

This is. Real shocker. Uber wealthy Hollywood elitists who didn’t think that they had to play by the rules.

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

The Hollywood Walk of Fame Has Been Named the Worst Tourist Trap on Earth

According to a new study and everyone who has ever been there

Disagree. But it would be nice if the idiots who run this city would get rid of the homeless villages, unlicensed vendors, and beggars up and down the street.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Golden Globes Post Worst Ratings In A DECADE As Americans Sour On Awards Shows

The Golden Globe Awards posted their worst ratings in nearly a decade, according to entertainment news outlets, including Entertainment Weekly, even though the NFL provided a high-viewership lead-in.

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

DRAMA QUEEN: Actress Says She Imagined Giving Baby To Canada After Trump Was Elected | Daily Wire

Those who stayed up on election night 2016 remember the images of Hillary Clinton supporters crying and screaming and political commentators claiming that the country was doomed — women and minorities especially.

What a moron.

"“A dark realization swallowed me: I was going to bring a baby into this world. And not just any baby: a girl,” Tamblyn read. She also said she imagined giving her daughter to Canadians or Swedes to protect her from whatever damage she believed President Donald Trump would do to the country (as of this writing, Tamblyn has not given her daughter away for political reasons)."

News | The News

WATCH: Big Hollywood Producer Tries To Go on Anti-Trump Rant at Awards Show, Gets Booed Off the Stage

WATCH: Big Hollywood Producer Tries To Go on Anti-Trump Rant at Awards Show, Gets Booed Off the Stage

Entertainment | Netflix

Netflix alliance helps filmmakers meet its stringent video demands

Netflix doesn't care whether its content comes from small producers or large studios, but cash-strapped filmmakers might blanche at its strict video quality req...

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Burt Reynolds Was About to Make a Comeback in Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

The legendary actor was even considering an Oscar campaign.

This is sad news. It would have been REALLY nice for Burt to have one more comeback, especially in a Tarantino film. Especially in this Tarantino film.

Entertainment | Entertainment

10 Surprising Facts About Burt Reynolds | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

I'm going to miss Burt Reynolds.

Entertainment | The Hometown

25 Fun Facts About the Hollywood Walk of Fame | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

News | News

President Trump's Walk of Fame star was smashed to pieces - CNNPolitics

President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was destroyed by a man with a pickax early Wednesday morning, according to Los Angeles police officer Ray Brown.

News | Hollywood

Demi Lovato hospitalized for apparent heroin overdose: report

Demi Lovato was ;taken to a hospital in Los Angeles after suffering what appears to be a heroin overdose according to TMZ which cited&#x

Entertainment | The Hometown

See How Quentin Tarantino Time-Warped Hollywood Boulevard Back to the 1960s

He's bringing the days of Charles Manson are back to life for his new film and turning Hollywood Boulevard into a retro set piece

I saw some of this over the weekend and it is VERY cool! I wish that Tarantino could transform the entire city back to the 1960s. The style, detail, and unique look of everything at that time was so superior to the generic, obnoxious, boring design you see today.

News | Local News Articles

A Developer Has Bought the Retail Block on the Sunset Strip that is Home to the Viper Room - WEHOville

Someone speaking for the new opener says it hasn't decided yet what to do with the property.

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

Johansson Surrenders, Pulls Out Of Playing Transgender Man After LGBT Backlash

After a vast backlash from transgender activists, Scarlett Johansson has now pulled out of her role as a transgender man in Rub and Tug, a new film regarding a massage parlor. Johansson told Out magazine:

So even though a transgender male is a biological female, a biological female can’t play a transgender male. Got it. The hypocrisy is beyond anything remotely sane.

Politics | The Hall of Idiots

Hollywood Left Celebrates 'True Patriot' Peter Strzok

Even though piles of evidence shows that FBI agent Peter Strzok had a tremendous amount of anti-Trump bias while conducting an investigation of Russian election interference, the Hollywood Left is celebrating him as a "true patriot" for trying to save the

Surprise. The cheated on his wife, abused his position at the FBI, and is generally an arrogant jackass. So Hollywood loves him.

News | The News

James Woods’ agent’s decision to drop him ‘inexcusable’ | Fox Business

Comedian Joe Piscopo said the Academy-nominated actor is a “great guy.”

Politics | Illegal Immigration

Amber Heard Tweets About An 'ICE Checkpoint' And Accidentally Reveals Why Hollywood REALLY Cares About Illegal Immigration

Hollywood actress (and Johnny Depp ex-wife) Amber Heard accidentally revealed exactly what Hollywood anti-immigration activists think of the people they're "saving" when she tweeted Tuesday morning about an "ICE checkpoint" near her home in Los Angel

Politics | Politics

David Lynch: Trump Could Be ‘One Of The Greatest Presidents In History’ | HuffPost

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood’: A Visual Guide to Quentin Tarantino’s Most Star-Studded Cast Ever

From DiCaprio, Pitt, and Robbie to Fanning and Madsen, here's everything you must know about the cast of Quentin Tarantino's ninth feature.

I can't wait!

Entertainment | Celebrities!

Jeff Goldblum is fine being cast as Jeff Goldblum

Some actors, like Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman, prefer to disappear into their roles, to so fully inhabit a character that audiences don’t even realize it’s them on screen. Others, however, are just too damn weird to do that. Someone like, say, Cr

Politics | PC Culture

BOZELL & GRAHAM: Hollywood Isn't Supportive Of Abortion?

Feminists who embrace the "right" to abortion — the right to destroy an unborn life on a woman's demand at any point in pregnancy — just will not accept they are powerful enough in Hollywood.

History | Hollywood

Earl Carroll Theater — Finding Lost Angeles

Those famous words, "through these portals pass the most beautiful girls in the world," emblazoned in bright neon above Sunset Boulevard, once beckoned people from across Los Angeles to come to see one of the most glamorous shows the world had ever known.

I had NO idea that this theater had this much and history (and I knew about a decent amount of the history)!

News | Hollywood

Minnie Driver Joins Actresses Endorsing Samantha Bee's Vicious Ivanka Remark

If it weren’t enough for Samantha Bee to target Ivanka Trump with the "C” word on her show Full Frontal, she apparently has a group of women admirers among the Oscar-winning actress

Entertainment | Celebrities!

Celebrities you didn't know were born rich - INSIDER

Plenty of your favorite celebrities have a rags to riches story, but do you know about the ones that have gone from rich to richer? From parental politicians to fatherly pro athletes, here are 11 celebrities that were all about that dolla dolla bill, y'al

Music | Vinyl Records!

Listen up, audiophiles: Going Underground Records is now in East Hollywood | Hoodline

In need of some vinyl records? A new business has you covered.

I'm always happy to see a new record store open in LA.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Why Hollywood Won't Cast Sacha Baron Cohen Anymore

Why Hollywood Won't Cast Sacha Baron Cohen Anymore #Entertainment #Movies

Entertainment | Celebrities!

How a Country Bumpkin Turned Into the 'King of Hollywood' | Flashback | OZY

The Clark Gable who became a box-office star bore little resemblance to the young man from Ohio who first arrived in Tinseltown.

"MGM gave Gable’s masculinity yet another boost. The studio revamped his wardrobe, taught him how to fish and be an outdoorsman and encouraged him to drive sports cars, not the beat-up pickups he preferred. “Gable was a complete studio creation,” says E.J. Fleming, the author of several books on early Hollywood. “The Clark Gable that everybody saw in the movies was the antithesis of the real Clark Gable.”