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Day One: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR BLOGATHON
It’s here! The time has finally arrived to celebrate that marvelously golden man, Oscar. For an entire month, Turner Classic Movies network puts on a grand gala tribute to the winners of that coveted...
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Day Two: 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon
For our Day Two entries, I passed the baton to co-host Aurora. Enjoy! Once upon a screen... The Oscar frenzy continues on Day 2 of the 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon. Today is my day to host a group of...
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31 Days of Oscar: Day 3
The final day of the 31 Days Of Oscar Blogathon wraps up at Paula’s Cinema Club. Read all the terrific entries in Day 3… Paula's Cinema Club While there’s still a week of Best Picture nominees and...
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Star Trek History Beams in Nebraska
The man who created Klingons for Star Trek will find his way home this weekend in the small town of Beatrice, Nebraska. Sadly, while screenwriter/producer/novelist GENE L. COON is no longer with us,...
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Kansas Silent Film Fest Celebrates Women Pioneers
“Half of all the films copyrighted between 1911 and 1925 were written by women.” Noted author Cari Beauchamp’s words to a sold-out ballroom on the Washburn University campus at the 22nd annual Kansas...
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5 Reasons Why THE AWFUL TRUTH is my Classic Comfort Movie
May 16th was National Classic Movie Day! On that date we celebrate those films we love from the golden era of Hollywood. To list just one film that brings me joy or comfort like an old friend is...
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Relationship and Marriage Advice from THE THIN MAN
Whether you’re married, in a significant relationship, or hope to be in one someday, I think Nick and Nora Charles from THE THIN MAN series have a lot of good relationship advice to offer. My husband...
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Film Class: SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
I teach a series of classic film classes in my town. Currently, I’m instructing my second Film Noir course. Each course is structured similar to a Book Club but with my guiding contributions of...
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Announcing the 7th Annual WHAT A CHARACTER! BLOGATHON
Announcing the SEVENTH ANNUAL What A Character! Blogathon December 14-16, 2018 When you re-watch your favorite films, what keeps you coming back for more? A great story with sharp writing? No doubt....
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3 Godfathers
There’s something very charming about an outlaw who shows us his good side. Sure, he breaks laws; but in a pinch, his instinct to do the truly right thing blazes in, just in the nick of time. He’s...
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Day One: 7th annual WHAT A CHARACTER! BLOGATHON
Today we bring you the first day of the 7th annual WHAT A CHARACTER! BLOGATHON, hosted by yours truly and my fellow co-hosts, the classic film loving ladies: Paula of Paula’s Cinema Club @Paula_Guthat...
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Skelton Knaggs
This following is a guest post on SKELTON KNAGGS for the 7th annual WHAT A CHARACTER! BLOGATHON. The author is Bill Shaffer- President of the Kansas Silent Film Festival, recently retired as Director...
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Elisha Cook Jr
A crazy-eyed neurotic. A nervous noir thug. A sell-out weasel. These are not exactly the most flattering depictions of a character. But these are just a few of the characters Elisha Cook Jr. was best...
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WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon – Day Two
For Day Two of the WHAT A CHARACTER! BLOGATHON co-host Aurora of Once Upon A Screen brings in even more amazing entries to read! Once upon a screen... BREAKING: People are turning off the negativity...
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Day 3 of the 2018 What A Character! Blogathon
Co-host Paula of the 7th annual WHAT A CHARACTER! BLOGATHON wraps up the 3rd and final day. Read on for all the terrific entries… Paula's Cinema Club ‘Tis the season to recognize the names below the...
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Merry Christmas from the Pratts
This Christmas, we celebrate our 10th year as a married couple, as a blended family. My husband Gary, in his own creative way, has created some festive holiday cards over the past decade that express...
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Announcement: 31 Days Of Oscar Blogathon 2019
Announcement: 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon 2019 From the time Douglas Fairbanks, then President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, hosted the first Awards dinner party for about 250...
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Day One: The #31DaysOfOscar Blogathon!
We have finally arrived to our exciting annual event, The 31 DAYS OF OSCAR BLOGATHON. In tribute and in namesake of the Turner Classic Movies network month-long programming, we honor all things Oscar...
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Day Two: #31DaysOfOscar Blogathon
I passed the baton for DAY TWO of the #31DaysOfOscar Blogathon to fellow and phenomenal co-host Aurora of Once Upon A Screen… Once upon a screen... I’m happy to say that we approach the halfway mark of...
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31 Days of Oscar 2019 – Day 3
And now for Day Three in our #31DaysOfOscar Blogathon, hosted by the amazing and lovely co-host Paula of Paula’s Cinema Club… Paula's Cinema Club While this year’s Academy Awards ceremony is officially...
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