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Yay For the Porkpie Party! Silent-ology's 4th Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon
This is my entry in Silent-ology's 4th annual Buster Keaton Blogathon. For more things Keaton, click here and, come on, smile!Buster Keaton had a dream.....Buster usually stood by - silently - and...
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JAMES CAGNEY THERAPY IN TIMES OF TURMOIL
This is my entry in Cinemaven's Essay's From the Couch Free For All Blogathon. Hurry over to Theresa's site and dive into this awesome smorgasbord of film fan mania!Turmoil? Bring it on!Turmoil. It's...
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Son of the Gods: Oy! Broken Blossoms This Aint!
There are some things I can get over – movie wise, that is. While the racism of “Birth of a Nation” makes the skin crawl (not to mention a slight heaving of the stomach), it is an important film that...
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Charlie ♥s Edna
Charlie & Edna share a smooch in "Behind the Screen"Of all the Chaplins I love, I confess to loving Keystone Chaplin (1913-1914) the least. Engaging, revolutionary, amusing – yes. Knowing what is...
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National Classic Movie Day: The Apartment is One Big Movie Hug
This is my contribution to the Classic Comfort Movie Blogathon, hosted by Rick at The Classic Film & TV Cafe. Click HERE and find out what movies comfort us when we need a movie hug. it's an...
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Then and Now: Films don't change, but we do
When I was young, I was so sure of everything. Now that I’m not, I’m not. What does it all mean?My opinions were so solid, my convictions so sure. Now, they are, shall we say, open to suggestion.Films...
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Reel Infatuation: Napoleon Solo: I Discover My Type
This is my contribution to the Reel Infatuation Blogathon hosted by Font and Frock and Silver Screenings. Click HERE for more revelations of the heart.Gaga for this spyWhen it came to the Beatles, I...
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A Star is Born - FINALLY!
Let me get this out of the way - I absolutely love this latest version of "A Star is Born."There's no denying it - Lady Gaga is a starHaving seen all prior versions, as well as the inspirational "What...
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Clearing Out My DVR: Safe in Hell (it was hell!)
I love my DVR. Next to the Keurig coffee maker and the GPS, it is an invention that changed my life for the better. However, unlike the coffee maker, which gratifies me instantly with hot coffee and...
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Clearing Out My DVR Part 2: Madam Satan (1930); A Dress, A Dirigible and a Dame
I love my DVR. Next to the Keurig coffee maker and the GPS, it is an invention that changed my life for the better. However, unlike the coffee maker, which gratifies me instantly with hot coffee and...
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CMBA Outlaws Blogathon: The Producers (1967): It's Criminally Joyous
This is my entry in the Classic Movie Blog Association's Outlaws Blogathon. Click here for more outrageous cinematic lawbreakers.Zero + Gene = LoveThey're adorable, they're hysterical, they're lovable....
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TCM NYC Tour: Hollywood Ain't Got Nuthin' on the Big Apple
Okay, we all know Hollywood is king when it comes to classic films, but New York City's not too shabby. As proof, TCM offers a swell tour of the city I love best (but TCM - if you're listening - how...
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Boris and Natasha:Victims of Typecasting
This is my entry in the What a Character Blogathon hosted by the terrific trio Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken and Freckled and Paula's Cinema Club. Click HERE for more unforgettable characters.I...
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Clearing Out My DVR: Why Can't I Like Jean Arthur?
As part of my continuing resolve to clear out all of the movie's I've recorded but resisted, I took a deep breath and jumped into 1943's "The More the Merrier" starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and...
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Meeting Buster Backwards: A Hard Act to Resist
This is my entry in the Buster Keaton Blogathon hosted by the amazing Lea Stans at Silent-ology . Please click here for more Buster goodies! And thanks, Lea, for keeping silents alive.I believe this to...
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Crooner (1932): Still Crushing on Ann Dvorak
I caught up with a nifty little pre-code called "Crooner" on TCM the other day. Because I am pretty mad for the pre-code era of Ann Dvorak, I checked it out and have to admit, it was quite fun (if...
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Hayley Mills: Hurrah For the Fearless Adolescent Girl
When I was a pre-teen and a young teen I so wanted to be Hayley Mills. I wanted her name - Hayley - so different and desirable, her British accent - so much better than a garden variety Lawng Island...
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The Late Show (1977): Lily Tomlin: A Hypnotic Hippie Crashes a Symphony of...
Have you ever fallen under the spell of a film? Of course you have, otherwise you wouldn't be here. Certain films and characters have a way of mesmerizing us and drawing us into their world. Count me...
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Joan Crawford: A Face and a Whole Lot More in "Our Dancing Daughters"
This is my entry in the Joan Crawford: Queen of the Silver Screen Blogathon, hosted by Pale Writer and Poppity Talks Classic Films. Click HERE for more Joan."Joan Crawford is doubtless the best example...
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It's National Classic Movie Day!
May 16th is National Classic Movie Day! And, as is tradition, Classic Film and TV Cafe is hosting a blogathon. Wander on over HERE to read about everyone's 5 favorite films of the 50s.Okay, so since my...
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