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I am pleased to bring you Grand Hotel , my contribution to the Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon hosted by the wonderful Crystal over at IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD. The first time I saw Grand Hotel it was with my dad. He mentioned what a great film it was and since it had so many of my fav read more

My entry for this blogathon is one of my favorite films of Olivia’s, Santa Fe Trail, that may be as prominent as some of her other films. I am not a huge fan of Westerns, but I do have a few that strike my fancy, and Santa Fe Trail is one of them. Another pairing with Errol Flynn, this film is read more

I saw it fitting to write this on her birthday, April 5th. I felt it would be a great way to honor my favorite actress of the silver screen. Bette Davis has had many memorable films over her illustrious career. There are so many to choose from and she plays an array of wonderful and memorable charac read more

Today is day one of the wonderful France on Film Blogathon, hosted by Summer over at Serendipitous Anachronisms. The film I will be writing about is 8 Femmes, a French dark mystery comedy. According to Wikipedia, the plot of the film is “At an isolated mansion in the snowy countryside of 1950 read more

I hope everyone is enjoying the first day of the new year so far. I have been busy updating social media and beginning the year with a clean page, each waiting to be filled with lots of exciting things. Last year I made a resolution to keep up with this blog more. That started off good for awhile a read more

Welcome, Welcome one and all, to the greatest character actor in all the world! Alright, maybe not the greatest, but he is pretty great in my eyes. I am pleased to present, Joe E. Brown!! Sources I paraphrased the facts about Joe E Brown from Wikipedia. The rest is my own words from my heart. I rem read more

Those who decided to view my blog may have noticed something a bit odd. Yes, I set my blog to private. I had to in order to protect myself after a certain incident occurred. I have always enjoyed the classic film community. I have found it to be a comfort and a joy to be around those who share my lo read more

My entry for this blogathon involves one of my favorite actresses from the flapper era. I am super excited to write about this film as it is one of my favorites, which is why I chose it obviously. I present to you Louise Brooks in Pandora’s Box! “Lulu (Louise Brooks) is the mistress of read more

I adore Vivien Leigh. Ever since I first saw her in Gone With the Wind as a kid, I was in awe of her. She was so quick-witted and brilliant. It was not until I got older that I learned she was British. You could not even tell she was, she mastered the accent of the South perfectly. For my contributi read more

Part one of my contribution to the Silent Cinema Blogathon is Marion Davies. This blogathon is hosted by my friend Crystal over at In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood and Lauren Champkin. Marion Davies is often forgotten from the world of silent cinema, and even from classic films as a whole. read more

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Today is Lauren Bacall’s birthday. She has had a long and prestigious career in film and she is surely missed. One of my favorite films of hers is How To Marry a Millionaire, also starring Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable. Of course, this film is great because Marilyn is in it, but Lauren brin read more

Marlene Dietrich, 1930’s. Restored by Nick & jane for Doctor Macro’s High-Quality Movie Scans website: http://www.doctormacro.com. Enjoy! It is that time again for me to write about another star during TCM’s Summer Under the Stars. I present to you, Marlene Dietrich. I thought read more

I am once again very happy to write again for the Anti-Damsel Blogathon! I have had such fun writing about strong women, real and on the screen. This time I am writing about America’s Sweetheart, the darling of silent classics, the anti-damsel herself, Mary Pickford. Mary is one of my favorit read more

I am so happy to write this post for The Last Drive-In for the Anti-Damsel Blogathon. I jumped at the chance to write about one of my favorite characters played by one of my favorite actresses. As the title suggests, I am talking about Margo Channing played by the fabulous Bette Davis in All About read more

Rhonda0731: I wrote this article back in January. I thought since I am writing about Clara for the Anti-Damsel Blogathon, I would revive this post and let those who may not have seen it, a chance to read it! Enjoy!! Originally posted on Smitten Kitten Vintage: One of my favorite stars from the Silen read more

For my friend Crystal’s blogathon, The Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon, it is my great pleasure to bring to your reading and viewing pleasure, the life of one of my favorite Barrymores: John. John Barrymore was actually born John Sidney Blyth in February 14/15 of 1885 in Philadelphia, PA. HIs fath read more

What can one say about Groucho that hasn’t already been said? From the first moment I discovered the Marx Brothers, I was immediately drawn to Groucho. Sure, Harpo was crazy and always good for a laugh and Chico was always trying to pull a fast one, but Groucho was something different. He had read more

This is my first installment for the Summer Under the Stars blogathon hosted by Kristen at Journeys in Classic Film. TCM has this theme every August and I am so excited at this month’s lineup and really excited about the stars I chose to blog about. I picked three and first up is the amazing read more

This month continues TCM’s Summer of Darkness series that airs every Friday night. I have been glued to my TV every Friday night to watch some of my favorite stars in my favorite film noirs. My favorite classic film group, Classic Film Chat, is having Film Noir as their theme for the month. Th read more