Significant Dates 2016
Upcoming 100th birthdaysFeb. 26 - Jackie GleasonApril 5 - Gregory PeckJuly 1 - Olivia de Havilland (still alive)10th Anniversary of Death (2006)Jan. 14 - Shelley WintersFeb. 24 - Don KnottsMay 30 -...
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Daddy Long Legs (1955)
 Daddy Long Legs (1955) has the distinction of not only being set in France (at least the first part) but also boasts a French leading lady, Leslie Caron (it's location was changed to France because of...
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Bundle of Joy (1956): Favorite Dresses
Bundle of Joy (1956) is a remake of Bachelor Mother (1939) which starred Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and the ever delightful Charles Coburn. It's musical remake paired, for the first time, real-life...
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Happy Birthday Betty White!
Today is Betty White's 94th birthday! Check out my post celebrating her amazing career on Bewitched with Classic TV!
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Three Times Barbara Stanwyck was Terrified
Stanwyck, NOT terrifiedBarbara Stanwyck has always seemed to be a pretty brave woman. She exudes self-confidence (especially when it comes to men), always keeps a cool head, and is definitely NOT just...
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'Woody' Van Dyke and the Creation of Our Favorite On-Screen Married Couple
orWoody & Bill & Myrna (& Asta)W. S. Van Dyke (Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II), also known as 'Woody' and One-Take Woody, is remembered mainly for two things: directing The Thin Man (1934),...
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It's Time! Countdown to the Oscars
It's that time of year again where everyone who blogs about movies tends to blog about anything Oscar-related for a month. Last year I covered the 1st through 18th Academy Award Ceremonies (1928 -...
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Best Costume Awards - for the years that didn't have it
 Since the Award for Best Costume was not instituted until the 1949 Academy Awards, and since I am doing a Timeline of Award-Winning Costumes for the 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon, I thought it would be...
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Jack Carson
For one of the very first blogathons I participated in, I wrote about the Films of Dennis Morgan. Then, when the O Canada Blogathon was announced - hosted by Speakeasy and Silver Screenings, and I...
View ArticleA Few Football Films
Since today is Super Bowl Sunday, I thought I'd share a few football films with you:The Freshman (1925) - Harold Lloydfull movieHorse Feathers (1932) - the Marx BrothersclipKnute Rockne, All American...
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Costume Awards - Nomination Time!
It is now time to move to the next round of the Costume Awards. For every year there can be up to five nominees. For those years that only had five or less films suggested, they move directly to the...
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Cutest Kiss Ever - Small Town Girl (1936)
The cutest kiss I have ever seen is at the end of Small Town Girl (1936) starring Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor. I just had to share it with you for the You Must Remember This... A Kiss is Just a Kiss...
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Kisses of Nick & Nora
Nick and Nora - everyone's favorite married couple. When I learned about the You Must Remember This... A Kiss is Just a Kiss Blogathon, I knew I wanted to share the kisses from my favorite film series,...
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Third Liebster Award!!!
Last Christmas, Virginie of The Wonderful World of Cinema nominated me for my third Liebster Award. I am just now getting around to it - my apologies Virginie :/  First, Virginie's questions: 1- If you...
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Announcing "The Star-Studded Couple Blogathon"
Announcing That's right! From April 22-25 we're celebrating all of your favorite Star Couples: Fairbanks & Pickford, Bogie & Bacall, Gable & Lombard, Newman & Woodward, Curtis &...
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The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) - A GOOD Scientist
 Today's post for the Movie Scientist Blogathon is a classic Disney film starring Fred MacMurray: The Absent-Minded Professor (1961).  If you are a fan of Disney and a fan of Classic Film you have...
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Costume Awards - Final Round
Well, it's time to vote on the Oscar Winning Films for Best Costume for the years 1930-1947! Polls are located on the sidebar => => =>The winners will be announce during this years Oscars on...
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Timeline of Academy Award-Winning Costumes: 1949-1960
The category for Costume Design at the Academy Awards came rather late - 1949 (for movies released in 1948). The Awards had already been going on for 20 years without any recognition to the talented...
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Murder, He Says (1945) - A MAD Scientist
 Today's post for the Movie Scientist Blogathon is another, earlier, MacMurray film, Murder, He Says (1945). I caught this "dark comedy" on TCM in January, as Fred MacMurray was the Star of the Month....
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Jean Harlow Month
For quite a while I have been wanting to focus on a star a month, with several posts on a particular star or star couple, their family life, films, and other things about them. I thought the new year...
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