In honor of National Classic Movie Day I’m participating in the Five Stars Blogathon hosted by the Classic Film and TV Cafe. Be sure to check out the other fine contributors here. Ask any two classic film fans to name the film stars that opened their mind to cinema of the Golden Era and neither…
As Method acting rose to prominence, cinema took notice and started gobbling up stage-plays, giving Method actors a playground for their finest work as well as retaining a print of the play for posterity. The early-1950s saw a litany of stage-esque stories, all of which start melding together with their emphasis on naturalism, stark photography,…
Written as part of the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon As an actress, Esther Williams films fit into a cookie-cutter mold: Beautiful girl goes to a place, sees musicians play music, and swims in the finale. Directors more flamboyant than others were able to work within this formula to mold story and necessity, and I’d…
Below the cut you’ll find all the blogs currently scheduled to participate and the given days they’ll be posting. I will be updating this list daily throughout the month, posting links as they come in. Here’s to a great blogathon!
It’s my honor to announce I’ll be hosting the TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon for a second year in a row, running the entire month of August! There’s an absolutely amazing lineup of stars this month. Complete details, including how you can win some fabulous prizes and the stars being honored, are after the…
This post is written as part of the 5 Movies on an Island Blogathon hosted by Classic Film and TV Cafe. Everyone has the movies they could kick back and live off of for the rest of their life. Whether it’s the films you watch when you’re sick, or the ones you’d save in a…
Originally published June 1st, 2012 I know a fair bit about Mary Pickford. My first semester of college I took a film class and Eileen Whitfield‘s book Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood was required reading. I loved the book and was fascinated by one of the most important women in film history! Unfortunately we…
