I’m happy to participate in MovieRob‘s Genre Grandeur for December, which focuses on alternative Christmas movies. I struggled with a subject for this one as I’ve always kind of thought of this one as a Christmas movie. Then I realized that it being a Christmas movie is a stretch even though it was released in …
There is no doubt about it. Frank Sinatra is my all-time favorite singer and performer. I first discovered him through his movies with Gene Kelly {Anchors Aweigh, On the Town and Take Me Out to the Ball Game} and soon was smitten. His characters are very endearing in those and that voice is so smooth …
Frank Sinatra is my favorite, so I’m really excited to be hosting a blogathon in honor of what would have been his 105th birthday tomorrow, December 12th! If you are a participant, please comment with your link! Happy birthday, Frankie! List of Participants KN Winiarski Writes – Why I’m Such a Sucker for Sinatra/Higher and …
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I’m happy to be participating in Pure Entertainment Preservation Society‘s Happy Holidays Blogathon! I thought Holiday Inn would be fun since it features many different holidays all in one. Holiday Inn may not be as well known as White Christmas, but the song “White Christmas” was first sang here. It also won the Oscar for …
Doing an update with this article! Synopsis: The Smith Family loves living in St. Louis and the entire family is looking forward to the World’s Fair. Daughter Esther also falls for the boy next door. Everything is turned upside down when her father announces they will be moving to New York. While the actual family …
I am a big fan of Kim Novak, so I was excited to realize that the film Jeanne Eagels from 1957 also features Agnes Moorehead and fit the criteria for In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood‘s blogathon. I had only seen this film once before and was looking forward to watching it again …
Ricardo Montalban was born 100 years ago today, so I thought he deserved his own post! There are two performances of his that are my favorites: Jose in Neptune’s Daughter from 1949, and, of course, Khan, in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan from 1982. Neptune’s Daughter Synopsis: Betty Barrett {Betty Garrett} mistakes Jack …
I was honored by Rob at MovieRob to get to choose the genre for November for his Genre Grandeur series! I picked Classic Fantasy Films {through the 1970’s} and am centering my post around the two mermaid films that both came out in 1948: Miranda and Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid. I find it interesting …
The Mickey Rooney Belated Centenary Blogathon is here! I’m glad to be hosting this event. If you are a participant, please comment with the link to your post and I’ll get you added on this page. Mickey would have turned 100 on September 23rd of this year, so I wanted to make sure to mark …
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Updating this article! I love Mickey and Judy Garland together and Girl Crazy from 1943 is by far my favorite. It’s mostly due to how spunky Judy is and the chemistry that the two have together. Her character here is much stronger than in most of the others and that makes it more fun to …
