For many, August signals the ending of summer. One of the fun ways this August celebrates summer is via sharks, sharks and more sharks. Sharknadoes came back with a sequel vengeance when “Sharknado 2” aired on SyFy channel recently and became a national, albeit majorly campy, phenomena. August 10th, Discovery Channel returns in it’s 27th season of the very popular “Shark Week” and “JAWS Week” … Continue reading the SPIELBERG BLOGATHON
In April of this year the world lost Mickey Rooney, an entertainer whose career spanned an unbelievable nine decades. Born in Brooklyn New York on September 23, 1920, Rooney was on the Vaudeville stage almost before he could talk and appeared in his first movie at the age of six. From there the movies became his life. With sidesteps into radio and television Mickey Rooney … Continue reading getTV Mickey Rooney Blogathon
If you know John Ford’s THE QUIET MAN (1952), then you know me better than you think. Some say this film is an Irish western… A love story… A romantic fantasy of Ireland. For me, all of these can be said as true, but more specifically it’s also a love story of the deep roots of Irish family and community. If you have never seen … Continue reading My Irish Heart Can Be Found in THE QUIET MAN (1952)
The swinging, silly, sexy, psychedelic sixties. This aptly describes the style of the times and of the outrageously fun flick, CASINO ROYALE (1967). I can’t say for certainty because I was just wee babe of six months old when this film was released in April 1967, but to me, this film is a stylish party that projects what many wanted the 60’s to be. Reality … Continue reading CASINO ROYALE (1967)
Recently, I was contacted by my friend Michael of the WHEN IT RAINS…YOU GET WET blog (aka @le0pard13 on twitter). He told me that he had nominated me for a Versatile Blogger Award! I was both thrilled and honored, of course! Let me tell you a couple things about my friend Michael. I had gotten to know him initially through twitter, often at #TCMparties, or … Continue reading The Versatile Blogger Award and Noms!
Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
I imagine every single TCM and classic film fan that attended this years TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) is having as difficult time as I am reconciling the fact it is already a week past. The four-day event, which we all looked forward to since last April seems a blur, while at the same time was so replete… Continue reading #TCMFF 2014 Highlights – the stars
Originally posted on cinematically insane:
I’m not a big hugger; it’s nothing personal, it’s just not my thing. But I received – and gave – more hugs at the recently completed TCM Classic Film Festival than in any other weekend of my adult life. So, what gives? Turner Classic Movies’ fifth annual conclave was brilliantly curated and flawlessly executed, with more than 100 events in a 4-day cinematic cyclone that… Continue reading My TCM Film Fest Family Album
Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
Josephine Sherwood decided to study drama at Radcliffe College because she couldn’t fight the urge to perform. The Newtonville, Massachusetts native began her journey to become one of the greats of the American theater in a stock company in Boston. Hers was not the built of a glamour queen, but when she stepped onto a stage her undeniable presence… Continue reading Josephine Hull in HARVEY
Originally posted on True Classics:
Labeling Mickey Rooney a “legend” of the screen feels something of an understatement. Though he reached the height of his fame relatively early in his career, Rooney maintained an acting career for almost nine decades–an unparalleled record that is unlikely to be matched any time soon. He began performing when he was still in diapers, and continued acting up until his death… Continue reading Remembering Mickey Rooney.
I belong to a select group of obsessed film geeks aka “Old Movie Weirdos” that watches classic film at a dizzying pace. We eat, breathe and sleep old movies. We talk about it, we blog on it, we spend our hard-earned cash on it. Undeniably, we watch it. There are many ways one can get their fill of ole black and white classics. But for … Continue reading The Yellow Brick Road to TCMFF 2014
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