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Nicholas Ray made an appearance at the New York Film Festival on Saturday night. At least, according to his widow. “I brought you Nick tonight, because I figured he could probably speak better about this film than anybody else,” Susan Ray said before a screening of her husband’s vérité Western THE LUSTY MEN at the Walter Reade Theater, part of the… Continue reading Nicholas Ray Goes Home
Originally posted on Paula's Cinema Club:
Anybody who has either read this blog for a while or attended a TCM Party knows that I have been watching old movies since I was a young child. During the summer when my mom was working, I would be at my grandparents’ house, watching the local afternoon movie showcase, Bill Kennedy At The Movies, hosted by the… Continue reading Watching movies with Aunt Mary
For the 2nd year in a row, I had the great pleasure of attending the Buster Keaton Celebration in Iola, Kansas at Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The “stone-faced” icon of the silent screen Buster was born in nearby Piqua, Kansas in 1895, where he started performing along with his vaudevillian parents from age 3. The Buster Keaton Celebration has been celebrated in Iola since 1993. … Continue reading Buster Keaton Celebration 2013
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(UPDATES are indicated in italics. Last update 1/11/14) Turner Classic Movies turns 20 next April. And they want you to party like it’s 1939. Today, the network announced the dates for the 2014 edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival, the most anticipated weekend of the year for old movie buffs. From Thursday, April 10 through Sunday, April 13, thousands of… Continue reading 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival Dates Announced
October translates into many seasonal offerings for me: a start to cooler weather, cozy sweaters and jeans instead of shorts and tank tops, my favorite scent of pumpkin spice candles burning throughout the house, crunchy tastes of apples and tart cranberries, an urge to bake more frequently, the falling of beautiful leaves in shades of orange, yellow, brown and green, and all the decorating and … Continue reading SNEAK PEAK~ Kellee’s October Film Fun!
The WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon is back! And to keep the whacky threesome hosts of Aurora (aka @citizenscreen) of Once Upon A Screen, Paula (aka @Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club and yours truly … Kellee (aka @IrishJayhawk66) of Outspoken & Freckled on track, we have organized a running tally of characters that bloggers have staken claim thus far. Stay tuned as this will be updated … Continue reading WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogger List of Characters
They are eccentric. They are unusual. And, they are BACK! No role is too small for the great actors who often appear in the periphery of our beloved classic films. For the second year in a row, we put them front and center. Hosted by Aurora of OnceUponAScreen (@citizenscreen), Paula of Paula’s Cinema Club (@Paula_Guthat) and myself- Kellee (@IrishJayhawk66) of Outspoken & Freckled it’s the … Continue reading WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon 2013
Originally posted on cinematically insane:
“So what did you do this month?” my aunt asked me on the penultimate day of August. I thought long and hard about my answer. I could say I worked, which I did for a week on a freelance project (summertime is usually quiet work-wise, so that was a nice surprise). I could say I wrote, which I do every… Continue reading Old Movie Camp
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