Originally posted on Backlots:
Judy Garland, one of the most prominent and visible legends of Hollywood cinema. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked those it considered to be the top 50 screen legends–25 male, 25 female–actors whom they considered to have had a considerable impact on our film culture and the cinematic landscape of Hollywood. The rules stipulated that in order to be considered… Continue reading The Making of a Hollywood Legend

We have now entered into the 2nd week of the 31 DAYS OF OSCAR BLOGATHON! 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! To coincide with Turner Classic Movie’s (TCM) month-long broadcast of all things Oscar, 31 Days of Oscar… The blogging … Continue reading week 2: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR Blogathon!

Originally posted on The Cinematic Packrat:
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

No words… Continue reading Philip Seymour Hoffman, Actor, Dies at 46 – NYTimes.com – very, very, sad

“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