Jessica Pickens
@hollywoodcomet.bsky.social
Owner of Comet Over Hollywood since 2009. Gidgetologist. Dynasty fan. Chad & Jeremy enthusiast.
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Christmas scenes in non-holiday classic films:
Jericho (1937, Freeland)
Jericho (1937, Freeland)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" was not written with holidays in mind. Frank Loesser wrote to perform with his wife. He later sold it to MGM where it premiered in NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER.
It was originally considered a progressive song for women. Read more here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2015/12/11/b...
It was originally considered a progressive song for women. Read more here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2015/12/11/b...
Baby, It’s Not a Christmas Song
What started out as a song to get party guests to leave is now a Christmas favorite that has come under some scrutiny in recent years. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” has evolved into a song that i…
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December 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" was not written with holidays in mind. Frank Loesser wrote to perform with his wife. He later sold it to MGM where it premiered in NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER.
It was originally considered a progressive song for women. Read more here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2015/12/11/b...
It was originally considered a progressive song for women. Read more here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2015/12/11/b...
This week's Musical Monday is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein production that was specifically written for television. Full review here:
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Musical Monday: Cinderella (1957)
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this mu…
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December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This week's Musical Monday is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein production that was specifically written for television. Full review here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2025/12/08/m...
cometoverhollywood.com/2025/12/08/m...
Musical Monday: Cinderella (1957)
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Musical Monday: Cinderella (1957)
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this mu…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Musical Monday: Cinderella (1957)
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Reposted by Jessica Pickens
Vincent Price and his daughter Victoria picking out a Charlie Brown Christmas tree in Los Angeles, 1970.
December 6, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Vincent Price and his daughter Victoria picking out a Charlie Brown Christmas tree in Los Angeles, 1970.
Now Watching
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
December 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Now Watching
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
I recently interviewed by my friends Danny and Kim at @pre-code.com about their new book and all things Pre-Code. Listen below and be sure to check out their fantastic book, "Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood's Untamed Era, 1930-1934."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLVM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLVM...
Interview with Pre-Code historians, Danny Reid and Kim Luperi
YouTube video by Jessica Pickens
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December 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I recently interviewed by my friends Danny and Kim at @pre-code.com about their new book and all things Pre-Code. Listen below and be sure to check out their fantastic book, "Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood's Untamed Era, 1930-1934."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLVM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLVM...
I had Mod Girl Summer.
Now it's time for Beatnik Fall/Winter
Now it's time for Beatnik Fall/Winter
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I had Mod Girl Summer.
Now it's time for Beatnik Fall/Winter
Now it's time for Beatnik Fall/Winter
For the holiday season, this week's Musical Mondays will focus on musical fairy tales. This week's Musical Monday is Jack and the Beanstalk (1952):
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Musical Monday: Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this mus…
cometoverhollywood.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
For the holiday season, this week's Musical Mondays will focus on musical fairy tales. This week's Musical Monday is Jack and the Beanstalk (1952):
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Favorite first-time watches of Nov. 2025:
Take My Life (1947)
Blind Spot (1947)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
About a Boy (2002)
Take My Life (1947)
Blind Spot (1947)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
About a Boy (2002)
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Favorite first-time watches of Nov. 2025:
Take My Life (1947)
Blind Spot (1947)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
About a Boy (2002)
Take My Life (1947)
Blind Spot (1947)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
About a Boy (2002)
Like in previous years, I am highlighting Christmas scenes from non-holiday classic films, starting with:
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943, Auer)
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943, Auer)
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Like in previous years, I am highlighting Christmas scenes from non-holiday classic films, starting with:
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943, Auer)
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943, Auer)
The Jessica Pickens Story
December 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The Jessica Pickens Story
Watching Gina Lollobrigida and Anthony Franciosa on The Love Boat episode "The Christmas Cruise."
It's a GO NAKED IN THE WORLD (1961) reunion! What we always wanted! lol
It's a GO NAKED IN THE WORLD (1961) reunion! What we always wanted! lol
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Watching Gina Lollobrigida and Anthony Franciosa on The Love Boat episode "The Christmas Cruise."
It's a GO NAKED IN THE WORLD (1961) reunion! What we always wanted! lol
It's a GO NAKED IN THE WORLD (1961) reunion! What we always wanted! lol
Now Watching
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Somehow have never seen this one
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Somehow have never seen this one
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Now Watching
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Somehow have never seen this one
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Somehow have never seen this one
Now Watching
The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
November 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Now Watching
The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
Annette Funicello Friday:
Photoplay February 1961 and "a year of dates for you." Annette illustrates November and Thanksgiving.
Photoplay February 1961 and "a year of dates for you." Annette illustrates November and Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Annette Funicello Friday:
Photoplay February 1961 and "a year of dates for you." Annette illustrates November and Thanksgiving.
Photoplay February 1961 and "a year of dates for you." Annette illustrates November and Thanksgiving.
Revisiting
The Hurricane (1937)
The Hurricane (1937)
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Revisiting
The Hurricane (1937)
The Hurricane (1937)
Reposted by Jessica Pickens
Thanksgiving with Lilian Harvey, 1933: carving the turkey in an ostrich feather boa, as one does.
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Thanksgiving with Lilian Harvey, 1933: carving the turkey in an ostrich feather boa, as one does.
Currently googling how to be a dancer on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
I just want to like ... be dressed as a stick of a butter or a bowling pin grooving to a singer I've never heard of.
I just want to like ... be dressed as a stick of a butter or a bowling pin grooving to a singer I've never heard of.
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Currently googling how to be a dancer on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
I just want to like ... be dressed as a stick of a butter or a bowling pin grooving to a singer I've never heard of.
I just want to like ... be dressed as a stick of a butter or a bowling pin grooving to a singer I've never heard of.
From this morning's Turkey Trot 8k. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thankful for my friends and that I'm able to live for me ❤️
Thankful for my friends and that I'm able to live for me ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
From this morning's Turkey Trot 8k. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thankful for my friends and that I'm able to live for me ❤️
Thankful for my friends and that I'm able to live for me ❤️
From 1942 to its closing day on Thanksgiving, the Hollywood Canteen invited servicemen and women for a Thanksgiving meal during World War II.
Read more about Thanksgiving at the Hollywood Canteen here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2017/11/23/t...
Read more about Thanksgiving at the Hollywood Canteen here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2017/11/23/t...
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
From 1942 to its closing day on Thanksgiving, the Hollywood Canteen invited servicemen and women for a Thanksgiving meal during World War II.
Read more about Thanksgiving at the Hollywood Canteen here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2017/11/23/t...
Read more about Thanksgiving at the Hollywood Canteen here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2017/11/23/t...
Omg I've always loved the SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) fashion vest and I can now get one at Ann Taylor
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Omg I've always loved the SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) fashion vest and I can now get one at Ann Taylor
From my vintage clothing collection - I realized I've never shared this dress and it's a prized possession.
This dress is by Helen Rose, famed costume designer who was under contract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1944 until the 1960s.
This dress is by Helen Rose, famed costume designer who was under contract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1944 until the 1960s.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
From my vintage clothing collection - I realized I've never shared this dress and it's a prized possession.
This dress is by Helen Rose, famed costume designer who was under contract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1944 until the 1960s.
This dress is by Helen Rose, famed costume designer who was under contract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1944 until the 1960s.
Now Watching
Identity Unknown (1945)
Identity Unknown (1945)
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Now Watching
Identity Unknown (1945)
Identity Unknown (1945)
"We had fun making it but nobody ever asks me about it," said Dorothy Lamour about this week's Musical Monday.
Full review here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2025/11/24/m...
Full review here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2025/11/24/m...
Musical Monday: Riding High (1943)
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this mu…
cometoverhollywood.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"We had fun making it but nobody ever asks me about it," said Dorothy Lamour about this week's Musical Monday.
Full review here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2025/11/24/m...
Full review here:
cometoverhollywood.com/2025/11/24/m...
Musical Monday: Riding High (1943)
cometoverhollywood.com/2025/11/24/m...
cometoverhollywood.com/2025/11/24/m...
Musical Monday: Riding High (1943)
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this mu…
cometoverhollywood.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Musical Monday: Riding High (1943)
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