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ANNOUNCEMENT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR Blogathon 2016
“I’m very enthusiastic about the Academy Awards because if there were no Oscars, we wouldn’t have as many good movies as we do have.” – Robert Osborne The Oscars – both maligned and praised are always...
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Barbara Stanwyck in BABY FACE (1933)
It doesn’t get much more ‘Pre-Code’ than Barbara Stanwyck and her role in Alfred E. Green’s BABY FACE (1933). Decades later many have since crowned her the reigning queen of Pre-code after this film...
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Ford & Duke Bromance: STAGECOACH (1939)
Hollywood is known for many storied collaborations. Duos that worked together so well that the results are of cinematic legends. Such is the case of director John Ford and actor John Wayne aka Marion...
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The Vapors! Swooning, Fainting Women in Film
The ivory keys stop abruptly as the image of watching Kay Francis looks over in alarmed concern. Jean Muir dramatically passes out at the piano before she can finish her tune. This isn’t the only time...
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Oscar Winner, Tom Hanks
Oscar winning actor, Tom Hanks. He’s the ‘every man’ man who sometimes finds himself in extraordinary situations. Depending upon when you first discovered this seemingly regular guy who isn’t so...
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#31DaysOfOscar Blogathon THE ACTORS!
This first week we launched the ACTORS week of the 31 DAYS OF OSCAR Blogathon. Our lovely co-host Aurora takes the helm for this week… Once upon a screen... Once Upon a Screen is honored to host the...
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THE MORE THE MERRIER (1943) Kiss- Is it HOT in here??
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend. For some, that means honoring friendships by going out with a group of girlfriends, for young ones it’s likely exchanging cards and heart-shaped candy. For the romantic...
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OSCAR SNUBS of the 31 Days Of Oscar Blogathon are here!
We come now to the second week of the 4th annual installment of the 31 DAYS OF OSCAR Blogathon… OSCAR SNUBS! It’s time to vent, folks. We all have a grievance to spew on at least one, but likely...
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31 Days of Oscar, Week 3: THE CRAFTS
31 Days Of Oscar co-host Paula of Paula’s Cinema Club takes the hosting helm in our 3rd week with CRAFTS! Paula's Cinema Club We’re now just past the halfway point of both Turner Classic Movies...
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Final Week of 31 Days Of Oscar Blogathon: PICTURES/DIRECTORS
It’s been a fabulous month of entries in our mega blogging event that celebrates everything Oscar. We’ve paid tribute to extraordinary ACTING, expressed outrage over OSCAR SNUBS, celebrated those...
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Words, Words, Words! CMBA Blogathon: DEATH TRAP (1982)
Who doesn’t love a strong whodunnit murder mystery with twists and turns and a thriller ending? Based on a record-breaking run on Broadway, Ira Levin’s play was brought to life on the big screen with...
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TCMFF 2016 ANNOUNCEMENT: Photo Scavenger Hunt!
The days are rapidly narrowing down to single digits until classic film fans by the thousands will converge to their silver screened Motherland. Turner Classic Movies network kicks off their film...
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TCM Film Fest 2016: Emotions Run High
Last week I departed from a ten day stay in Hollywood. A grand adventure of exploring the origins of Old Hollywood- both via site-seeing and serving as a Social Producer for the 2016 Turner Classic...
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Happy #ClassicMovieDay! My 5 Movies on an Island
May 16th is National Classic Movie Day. Rick of CLASSIC FILM & TV CAFE chose to honor this with the 5 Movies On An Island Blogathon. As Rick states, “the intent is for participants to write about...
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A PreCode Paralyzed Piranha: Walter Huston in A HOUSE DIVIDED (1931)
One of the many joys of attending a classic film festival such as the recent TCM Classic Film Festival, sometimes you get a chance to screen a film for the first time. When seeing a decades old film...
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Annette & Frankie’s BEACH PARTY Ice Cream Social
When I heard Fritzi of Movies Silently had this cool idea for an Ice Cream Social themed blogathon, serving up some sweet treats to kick off the summer, I was on board. Surf board, that is. According...
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Love is Served Up in WIMBLEDON (2004)
I’m not a huge sports nut. I’m what could be described as selectively passionate. I could care less about football. European or American. I couldn’t tell you when the NBA season is. But there are a...
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My 80s TV Crushes: David Addison and Remington Steele
The Silver Screenings site is conducting the Reel Infatuation Blogathon this week. Bloggers are tasked with reflecting upon their fictional character crushes- from books or the big or small screen....
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Clara Bow is “IT”(1927)
Elinor Glyn’s novel “It” may be a different story than the film adaption, but the concept of “It” remains the same. What exactly is “It”? To claim it simply meant sex or sex appeal is selling it...
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The Seduction of SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932)
Josef von Sternberg’s SHANGHAI EXPRESS was the top grossing film of 1932 (in US and Canada)- at the apex of the salacious Pre-Code era. With good reason. This exotic film takes us on a journey via...
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