A recently released (but heavily redacted) FBI file shows that the agency began investigating the personal life of sex siren Marilyn Monroe in 1955. The Bureau was then under the command of J. Edgar Hoover, who was a rabid anti-Red. Hoover also ensured his longevity at the Bureau -despite being despised by a succession of Presidents-  because he deftly used FBI resources to gather potentially scandalous information, often of a political or sexual nature, that could be brandished as "incentives" to keep him on the job. During the anti-Communist paranoia of the 1950s, Hoover had Monroe investigated because of her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller, who was deemed a communist sympathizer. The FBI feared that the popular Monroe could be enlisted as a propaganda tool for the Reds. For more click here

The Humphrey Bogart Estate, run by the legendary star's son Stephen, is holding the first annual Humphrey Bogart Film Festival in Key Largo (where else?), Florida on May 2-5, 2015. There will be theatrical screenings of Bogie classics as well as other crime-related movies. Stephen Bogart will be attending along with Leonard Maltin. There will also be an opportunity to ride on the original African Queen and view Bogart memorabilia. Click here for more