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It’s still Monday JAM Session!
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 27, 2015
It’s still Monday JAM Session!
July 27, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
And I just found out that I passed my summer accounting course with a perfect score. KABLAMMO TAKE THAT, MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING!
GAME OVER, I WIN, MAN(agerial accounting) DOWN!
Dearest Baby read more
Sundays With Loretta 7.26.15
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 26, 2015
Sundays With Loretta 7.26.15
July 26, 2015July 26, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
If you’ve had a chance to view the new weekly schedule for Cinema Dilettante, you’ve seen the description of what each Sunday will be featuring, for the foreseeable future. Because of read more
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Special Nelson Eddy Supplement Post!)
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 23, 2015
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Special Nelson Eddy Supplement Post!)
July 23, 2015July 24, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
I promised, after playing Where’s Jeanette? that we would also be playing Where’s Nelson? This one will be much shorter, as read more
Selective Quoting
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 21, 2015
Selective Quoting
July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
Look at this.
Look at this.
Look at this.
I can cherry pick quotes to support MY case that Clark Gable wasn’t always a gentleman!
1933, Myrna Loy describes her first meeting with Clark Gable. A read more
Weekend Wrap Up 7.19.15
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 19, 2015
Weekend Wrap Up 7.19.15
July 19, 2015July 19, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
This weekend provided more than it’s fair share of strange occurrences both in real life and on the internet. It also provided at least one or two amazing things which are beginning read more
Judy Judy Judy
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 17, 2015
Judy Judy Judy
July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
I am pleased to announce that, with 481 category views for the last week, as of this morning, Judy Lewis is officially THE most popular person, on this blog.
You go, Judy! read more
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part… 5 part 2?)
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 17, 2015
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part… 5 part 2?)
July 17, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
Oh wow, is it tomorrow morning already?!
Sorry I’m late. Mornings are bad, and also it’s not like I could miss the farm report, right? (High five to im read more
an Open letter
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 16, 2015
an Open letter
July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
I posted this to my personal facebook, earlier, but my increasing disappointment with the focus of the Young & Gable conversation being on why he is innocent and above reproach, also “too hand read more
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part 5)
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 16, 2015
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part 5)
July 16, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
Wow, are we really up to part 5 already? Seems like just yesterday that I casually decided to put on my Adulting Hat™ to start, once again, getting to the business of sorting out read more
Pictures Of The Past
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 15, 2015
Pictures Of The Past
July 15, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
Let’s all wish Peter Lewis a very happy birthday and enjoy this wonderful, moving tribute that he and Chris Lewis put together for their beautiful sister, Judy.
Oh look, my eyeballs are… irri read more
What A Tease(r)!
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 15, 2015
What A Tease(r)!
July 15, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
I’m supposed to be studying, right now, and I swear I will in about 5 minutes, but I have another thing just dying to escape from my fingers! Today, I learned that I am afraid of love letters! Wow! I’m read more
There’s That Word Again
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 13, 2015
There’s That Word Again
July 13, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
Loretta Young, 1933
Today, Anne Helen Petersen, a writer for Buzzfeed, published an article that aims to, after so many decades, bring a clearer understanding of the long gossiped about and heavi read more
What A Life I’ve Had, Today.
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 13, 2015
What A Life I’ve Had, Today.
July 13, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
I know that zero of you are following this blog for updates on my day, but let me just have this one thing, okay?
Yesterday was rough, as a devoted fangirl. Today might possibly have been ev read more
Happy “Aunt Sally” Day!
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 11, 2015
Happy “Aunt Sally” Day!
July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
Dear Sally Blane-
I can’t quit calling you Aunt Sally. Please forgive. Happy Birthday and stuff!
Sally (right), with her sisters Polly Ann (center), and I think the other read more
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part 4)
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 11, 2015
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part 4)
July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
To begin, as a follow up to the tirade I went on a few days ago (see Furious Fangirl), I encourage everyone to read the response, posted by Sharon Rich, on her websi read more
Let’s all go to the lobby…
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 10, 2015
Let’s all go to the lobby…
July 10, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
In the interest of taking a quick break from all of this serious business, may I present our resident performers, that well known girl group, Hedrick & Collier!
You know ZK had been read more
The Case Of The Furious Fangirl
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 8, 2015
The Case Of The Furious Fangirl
July 8, 2015July 11, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
For those of you following along at home, I have to preface this with a little disclaimer, for my own peace of mind. While this post has everything to do with Jeanette Anna MacDonal read more
The Causes.
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 6, 2015
The Causes.
July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
This is just a tiny excerpt from Jeanette MacDonald’s autobiography manuscript.
I have to post it because I think it describes almost exactly who I try to be.
So, for the dreamers, the fighters, the c read more
Key To The City (1950)
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 3, 2015
Key To The City (1950)
July 3, 2015July 3, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
Since this is, apparently, the Jeanette MacDonald and Loretta Young Appreciation Life Blog, I’m going to take a short excursion away from JAM land and into the comfortable and sometimes read more
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part 3)
The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on Jul 3, 2015
The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part 3)
July 3, 2015July 4, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
Some time back, a group of photocopied letters was sold from Tessa Williams’ living estate, on ebay. Speculation was made, based on the assumption that all of th read more