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As some of you may know, I posted a review of Charlie Chaplin’s first ever film, Making a Living (1914), on Sunday in honor of the film’s 100th anniversary. I also mentioned that the rest of the month would be dedicated to some of the filmmaker’s most famous movies. Here is the schedule for what I’ll be reviewing. Hope… Continue reading 100 Years of Chaplin: Schedule
The 2nd annual 31 DAYS OF OSCAR Blogathon has begun! To coincide with Turner Classic Movie’s (TCM) month-long broadcast of all things Oscar, 31 Days of Oscar… Aurora (@citizenscreen) of Once Upon A Screen, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club and Kellee (@IrishJayhawk66) of Outspoken & Freckled bring you this mega blogathon celebrating the very best in cinema! The blogging trio decided to amp up … Continue reading week 1: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR Blogathon 2014
“I’ll tell you this about the Oscars – they’re real.” – William H. MacyAnd so is this blogathon! For the second year in a row Kellee (@IrishJayHawk66) of Outspoken and Freckled, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club and Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once Upon a Screen bring you a mammoth blogathon event to coincide with Turner Classic Movie’s (TCM) 31 Days of Oscar … This promises to be another February filled with fabulous tales and screen wonders – … Continue reading 31 DAYS OF OSCAR BLOGATHON 2014
The year is 1933. According to astronomers, “one of the first observations suggesting the existence of an invisible dark matter came in 1933 when astronomer Fritz Zwicky noticed that galaxy clusters were more energetic than they should be, according to the mass of visible stars in them, and he proposed dark matter to explain the discrepancy.”* Yes, darkness was all around in 1933 but there … Continue reading 1933: A MAGICAL YEAR IN FILM
Throughout Hollywood history, there have always been dueling divas. It shouldn’t be surprising that such beautiful, talented, hard-working and passionate women might be a tad competitive with one another. Whether on or off screen, many Hollywood women have ambitiously competed to grab their moment in the spotlight. One thinks of examples such as Bette Davis v. Joan Crawford or sisters Olivia de Havilland v. Joan … Continue reading SOME LIKE IT HOT- Dueling Divas
From 1960 to 2001, Rankin/Bass Productions company made 66 film productions. Animated features and series for television, the Rankin/Bass productions ranged in themes from King Kong to Jackson Five but they are most famous for their Christmas specials. Originally named Videocraft International, the television production company was founded by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass in the early-1960s. Starting with their first series on Pinocchio, … Continue reading Classic Christmas Memories… Rankin/Bass Specials
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LAST UPDATE 12/17/13 5 PM (ET) – most recent updates at end of post Classic movie fans are in mourning today, as five unique performers, each much loved for their contributions to the diverse art of film, have died in the last week. Joan Fontaine, an Oscar winner for Alfred Hitchcock’s SUSPICION (1941) and a nominee for REBECCA (1940) and… Continue reading A Sad Week for Classic Film Fans
Growing up as a kid, classic comedies were a shaping influence in my life. My earliest memories of classic film derives from the comedies I watched with my family. I recall my grandmother and my uncle Patrick introducing me to comedy classics like Marx Brothers films, the Pink Panther films, Blake Edwards’ THE GREAT RACE (1965), George Cukor’s THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940) and countless screwball … Continue reading CMBA Film Passion Blogathon: IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
December is month-long family fun! Continue reading #ChristmasMovieBlogathon TV Schedule: titles on the air or online
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