The following post is an entry to the Howard Hawks Blogathon, hosted by twitter pal and movie blogging wonder Ratnakar Sadasyula aka @ScorpiusMaximus of the http://seetimaar.wordpress.com site. No matter what your favorite film genre is, Howard Hawks aims to please. Director/Producer/Screenwriter Hawks covered a multitude of film genres with stunning success. From westerns, action thrillers, crime dramas, screwball comedies and even a musical, he made … Continue reading HIS GIRL FRIDAY

Continue reading What’s on TCM: June 2013

Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
George Karl Wentzlaff was born on May 3, 1946 in Los Angeles, California.  He took (or was given) the stage name George Winslow and was billed as George “Foghorn” Winslow is several of the feature films he appeared in during the 1950s.  Films, I might add, in which he often took the spotlight away from the likes of… Continue reading Children in Films: The boy Winslow

Originally posted on portraitsbyjenni:
My blog today is a part of the Children in Film Blogathon hosted by the wonderful Comet Over Hollywood, May 24-26, 2013.  I decided to focus on Jane Withers, who is still alive and thriving and who herself is a fan of classic films.   I was most familiar with Jane from her tv commercials as the bubbly,  helpful plumber, Josephine,… Continue reading From Shirley Temple’s nemesis to Josephine the Plumber: Jane Withers

Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
As far as blogging mentions go, this one’s just swell!  In appreciation to my friend Movies Silently who thinks enough of Once Upon a Screen to bestow upon it this sweet award I write this post… This lovely mention is yet another reminder of the wonderful community of bloggers I happened across – they make me feel part… Continue reading Super Sweet Blogging Award

Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
If you happened upon this blog and noticed my rather schizophrenic post wherein I noted my plans for the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (TCMFF) prior to the event, you would have seen that Frank Capra’s, 1929, The Donovan Affair was not my first choice in its time slot. Luckily, fate intervened and I changed my mind at… Continue reading TCMFF Highlight…THE DONOVAN AFFAIR

People love to be scared. Whether it’s riding a plummeting roller coaster or watching a horror flick, the business of raising the adrenaline continues to be a serious money-maker. While my stomach cannot handle the flip-flops of amusement parks as in my youth, I have always enjoyed the fright of watching a truly suspenseful thriller. As a kid, I went through a phase of being … Continue reading The Omen

Originally posted on projectophile:
The clean lines, the geometric decorative elements, the seamless blending of indoor and outdoor space… I sure do love mid-century modern architecture. Do you know what I love more? My children. And that is why I will never live in my MCM dream home. Because mid-century modern architecture is designed to KILL YOUR CHILDREN. (Also, moderately clumsy or drunk adults). We… Continue reading 15 Mid-Century Modern Dream Homes that will Kill Your Children

Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
Beverly Boyer makes her debut as spokeswoman for “Happy Soap” by declaring, “I’m Beverly Boyer and I’m a pig” and then proceeds to stammer through a sweet family story about how much her young daughter enjoys the product.  Everyone laughs and she’s humiliated but old Tom Fraleigh, the owner of “Happy Soap,” is enchanted by Beverly’s potential to appeal… Continue reading Day and Garner in THE THRILL OF IT ALL

Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
So how many times have I said that I hate lists in posts?  OK.  Many.  I will never do so again.  I ran into Mettel Ray Movie Blog and saw a great blogathon idea that entails creating and commenting on the mother of all lists.  And here I am, by choice, facing quite the challenge – a fun… Continue reading My Movie Alphabet