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 …
There are so many classic movies that I love, but Singin’ in the Rain is truly the one that started it all for me. I knew I had to write about it when I came across 18 Cinema Lane‘s Blogathon to be Thankful For. My life would definitely be much different if I had never …
When I came across Pure Entertainment Preservation Society‘s Claude Rains Blogathon, I was intrigued. I’d only ever seen him in Casablanca so I was interested to see what else he was in. Add in Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant and I was sold on Notorious . Before this I’d only seen Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca …
It’s A Wonderful Life is the quintessential Christmas movie. It is powerful and easily a favorite of many. I watch it every year. It helps remind me of the most important things in life. James Stewart’s performance is great, but it certainly wouldn’t be the same without Lionel Barrymore. The awesome evilness of Mr. Potter …
