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My third Liebster.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 26, 2015
The sweet Virginie over at The Wonderful World of Cinema has kindly nominated me for a Liebster Award, my third one in less than a year. I'm ecstatic -- being recognized for my blog is something I could never take for granted. In case you're unaware of the rules, in order to accept the award I need read more
Sinatra knocks 'em dead in... Pal Joey (1957)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 9, 2015
Joey Evans was a role Bob Fosse coveted. An insincere womanizer, Joey is a drifter, forced to search for nightclub job after nightclub job, not because he doesn't have talent but because he constantly racks up debts or pisses off his bosses. Cynical and hardened, Joey Evans was the part of a lifetim read more
Ginger wreaks havoc and wins Fred in... Carefree (1938)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 4, 2015
Today I was hoping to talk about Kiss Me, Kate as part of the "Try It, You'll Like It!" Blogathon. Sadly, my laptop got a virus and I can't get it fixed until Sunday. I still have more to write and more screenshots to take and it just wasn't looking like I would make the deadline in time. Although I read more
The Ballad of Martha and Henry, or Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Nov 15, 2015
When I think of Ernst Lubitsch, I think of dreamy black and white creations, with a twinkly-eyed Maurice Chevalier seductively singing, lovers running around and trying to get their act together, all of it handled with a light touch and a feeling that love is the greatest game in the world. Who woul read more
Evelyn Keyes is magic in... A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Nov 6, 2015
TCM has introduced me to countless movies, as I'm sure it has to many others. I owe the majority of my film knowledge to the channel, and while not every film is an absolute gem, there are quite a few that turn out to be spectacular: Kiss Me, Kate, Vivacious Lady, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, Rebecc read more
Dreams, Tchaikovsky, and One Scene-Stealing Owl: Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Nov 4, 2015
I'm very excited to present my first post for Movie Movie Blog Blog's "One of My All-Time Favorite Cartoons" Blogathon, a dream for a girl who watches cartoons every day. I'm a hardcore Disney fan -- I've kind of lived and breathed it every day for the past 21 years now -- and oddly enough, I h read more
Disney demonstrates its genius again in... 101 Dalmatians (1961)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Nov 4, 2015
I have zero patience. I wrote my first entry for this blogathon on Disney's magnificent Sleeping Beauty a day early, and while I planned on posting my second and final piece two days later, I just couldn't help myself. I get a weird rush out of publishing my posts, what can I say? Any read more
Deanna Durbin juggles murder and romance in... Lady on a Train (1945)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Oct 27, 2015
Ever since I became a classic film fan, I've been hearing about Deanna Durbin. Since Wizard of Oz was a giant favorite of mine, and since Durbin was the unofficial rival of Judy Garland, I was steadfast in believing that Durbin wasn't for me. It honestly made no sense, I know. I never had any intere read more
Double Trouble: That Night in Rio (1941) and On the Riviera (1951)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Oct 9, 2015
Here's my second entry to this blogathon, dedicated to looking at Hollywood's favorite pastime: remakes. You can see the other entries here.
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As I said yesterday -- okay, insisted -- I try not to hold grudges aga read more
Twice the laughs: Libeled Lady (1936) and Easy to Wed (1946)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Oct 8, 2015
This is one of two entries I'll be writing up for the fun They Remade What?! Blogathon, which looks at that popular Hollywood activity of remaking its own films. You can check out my other post tomorrow and here's the complete roster.
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Jerry Lewis presents... The Nutty Professor (1963)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Sep 19, 2015
If you're a regular reader of my blog, you've probably noticed that a lot of my movie discoveries have come from my mom and my sister -- my mom will recommend something or mention someone I should check out, and then I wind up watching it with my sister (which can be good or bad). The same goes for read more
Van Johnson gives Esther Williams the... Thrill of a Romance (1945)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Sep 18, 2015
When Esther Williams died in 2013, I was only blithely aware of her so when TCM aired a tribute to the million dollar mermaid a few days after her death, I snatched up the opportunity to see just what Ms. Williams was all about. Thrill of a Romance was my first introduction to the wondrous world of read more
Bacall and Peck's worlds clash in... Designing Woman (1957)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Sep 13, 2015
When you're a classic film fan, finding out about certain movies is like finding a hunk of gold -- you're exhilarated and giddy, and you can't wait to tell everyone you know about it, regardless of whether they care or not. When I discovered that Lauren Bacall and Gregory Peck made a romantic comedy read more
Blasphemy!
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Sep 7, 2015
As a classic film fan, I'm more inclined to watch the oldest Judy Garland over the newest Channing Tatum. If you're reading this blog, maybe you're the same way. There are millions of reasons why I would rather spend my time viewing a gorgeously lit black-and-white film instead of a...well, whatever read more
Ingrid and Cary learn to avoid coffee in... Notorious (1946)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Aug 29, 2015
Virginie over at The Wonderful World of Cinema is hosting a great blogathon devoted to screen goddess, Ingrid Bergman, and naturally I had to be a part of it. Ms. Bergman's 100th birthday is today, and what better way to honor her? Check out the other fantastic contributions here!
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Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn find... Love in the Afternoon (1957)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Aug 28, 2015
The Summer Under the Stars celebration continues! Previously I wrote about Fred Astaire and Debbie Reynolds, but my last entry will be on that gorgeous hunk of man named Gary Cooper, whose day on TCM is the 30th. The rest of the blogathon's roster is constantly being updated and can be found here. read more
My Second Anniversary.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Aug 24, 2015
Good golly. It's been two years already? When I started this blog, I had no idea how much I would enjoy it. I've found many other blogs I now adore, and I hope that I've been blessed with new readers of my own. For the past year, I've really been trying to improve not just the quantity of posts, but read more
Jane Powell and Ricardo Montalban spend... Two Weeks with Love (1950)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Aug 22, 2015
Today I celebrate Debbie Reynolds's day as part of the continuing Summer Under the Stars Blogathon, although her day isn't until tomorrow starting at 6 am. My first entry on Fred Astaire can be found here, and the list of other entries are here at Journeys in Classic Film.
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Shirley MacLaine shows Michael Caine she's no fool in... Gambit (1966)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Aug 15, 2015
I'm very happy to say I'm taking part in the great Anti-Damsel Blogathon. You really must read the other entries. Or else the ghosts of Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, and Katharine Hepburn will come get you. You can find the list here.
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Jennifer Jones and Greg Peck can't quit each other in... Duel in the Sun (1946)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Aug 11, 2015
This is my entry for the Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon, which celebrates all actors with the last name Barrymore. To read the rest of the stunning roster, click here.
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Imagine you're David O. Selznick. In 1939, you read more