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Liebster Award (1)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Aug 4, 2012
Liebster Award
A fellow classic movies blogger over at Film Flare passed along this "award" that requires that I answer these set questions about my movie-enjoying experience. So here goes!
1.) Most embarrassing moment at a movie theatre:
To be honest, I don't think I have one. I don't kno read more
Liebster Award
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Aug 4, 2012
Liebster Award
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Liebster Award
A fellow classic movies blogger over at Film Flare passed along this "award" that requires that I answer these set questions about my movie-enjoying experience. So here goes!
1.) Most embarrassing moment at a movie theatre:
To be h read more
Sidney Poitier and The Civil Rights Movement in Hollywood
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Aug 4, 2012
Sidney Poitier and The Civil Rights Movement in Hollywood
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blogathon,
Sidney Poitier,
Summer Under the Stars Blogathon
This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin' on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard on Film. A full day read more
Myrna Loy: August 2 on TCM (1)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Aug 1, 2012
Myrna Loy: August 2 on TCM
This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Michael at Scribe Hard On Film and Jill at Sittin' On A Backyard Fence.
On August 2nd TCM honors legendary actress Myrna Loy with a full day of her films. Here is a showcase of read more
Movie Confessions Blogathon (2)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 27, 2012
Movie Confessions Blogathon
What classic movie don't you like/can't enjoy? Why?
Don't like GONE WITH THE WIND (1939). Not a huge fan of CASABLANCA (1942) because I think it's just slightly overrated. I also struggle with really strongly anti-feminist films. I didn't used to, but now any vers read more
The Great Recasting Blogathon 2012: HARRY POTTER (2001-2011 series) (1)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 25, 2012
The Great Recasting Blogathon 2012: HARRY POTTER (2001-2011 series)
This blogathon hosted by Rianna at Frankly, My Dear and Natalie at In the Mood requires participants to select a post-1965 movie and completely recast it with pre-1965 actors. I got really excited and immediately chose HARRY PO read more
The Great Recasting Blogathon 2012: HARRY POTTER (2001-2011 series)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 25, 2012
The Great Recasting Blogathon 2012: HARRY POTTER (2001-2011 series)
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blogathon,
Harry Potter
This blogathon hosted by Rianna at Frankly, My Dear and Natalie at In the Mood requires participants to select a post-1965 movie and completely recast it with pre-1965 actors. I got re read more
POLL: What is your favorite 1930s Katharine Hepburn movie? (1)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 23, 2012
POLL: What is your favorite 1930s Katharine Hepburn movie?
1.) HOLIDAY (George Cukor, 1938)
Although Johnny (Cary Grant) is crazy about his fiancee Julia, Julia doesn't seem crazy about Johnny's plans for their future. Her sister Linda (Hepburn), on the other hand, feels more than sympathy fo read more
POLL: What is your favorite 1930s Katharine Hepburn movie?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 23, 2012
POLL: What is your favorite 1930s Katharine Hepburn movie?
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Alice Adams (1935),
Bringing Up Baby (1938),
Cary Grant,
George Cukor,
George Stevens,
Ginger Rogers,
Gregory La Cava,
Holiday (1938),
Howard Hawks,
Little Women (1934),
polls,
Stage Door (1937)
1.) HOLIDAY (George Cu read more
LAMB Acting School 101: Rosalind Russell (1)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 21, 2012
LAMB Acting School 101: Rosalind Russell
This post is written in conjunction with the LAMB Acting School 101 hosted by the Large Association of Movie Blogs.
Rosalind Russell has been one of my favorite actresses ever since I first saw her in THE WOMEN and HIS GIRL FRIDAY. I love the verve, ene read more
LAMB Acting School 101: Rosalind Russell
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 21, 2012
LAMB Acting School 101: Rosalind Russell
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Academy Awards,
Auntie Mame (1958),
His Girl Friday (1940),
Picnic (1955),
Rosalind Russell,
The Women (1939)
This post is written in conjunction with the LAMB Acting School 101 hosted by the Large Association of Movie Blogs.
Rosalind read more
Feminist Star Personas of Classic Hollywood (other than Katharine Hepburn) (1)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 14, 2012
Feminist Star Personas of Classic Hollywood (other than Katharine Hepburn)
http://feministguidetohollywood.blogspot.com/
Feminist personas of classic Hollywood come in many shapes and sizes. Some, like the great Katharine Hepburn, found profound new ways to represent strong women on the big read more
Feminist Star Personas of Classic Hollywood (other than Katharine Hepburn)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 14, 2012
Feminist Star Personas of Classic Hollywood (other than Katharine Hepburn)
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Barbara Stanwyck,
Bette Davis,
contest,
Diana Rigg,
Feminism,
Ginger Rogers,
Judy Garland,
Julie Andrews,
Lucille Ball,
Mae West,
Mary Wickes,
Myrna Loy,
Persona/Star Text,
Rosalind Russell,
Shirley Temple Black read more
Poll: Which of her many Oscar nominations should Katharine Hepburn have won?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 10, 2012
Poll: Which of her many Oscar nominations should Katharine Hepburn have won?
portrait of Katharine Hepburn and her four Oscar statuettes
Katharine Hepburn was nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role 12 times, a record that has only been beaten in recent years by Meryl S read more
Poll: Which of her many Oscar nominations should Katharine Hepburn have won?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 10, 2012
Poll: Which of her many Oscar nominations should Katharine Hepburn have won?
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Alice Adams (1935),
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962),
Oscars,
Suddenly Last Summer (1959),
Summertime (1955),
The African Queen (1951),
The Philadelphia Story (1940),
Woman of the Year (1942) read more
David Lean's SUMMERTIME (1955)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 9, 2012
David Lean's SUMMERTIME (1955)
Jane Hudson (Katharine Hepburn) has finally earned herself a personal holiday in Venice, Italy. An unmarried professional, she travels alone, hoping to discover she knows not what in this exotic new city. She meets handsome antique dealer Renato de Rossi (Ross read more
David Lean's SUMMERTIME (1955)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 9, 2012
David Lean's SUMMERTIME (1955)
Labels:
Charlotte Chandler,
David Lean,
Me (autobiography),
Rossano Brazzi,
Summertime (1955),
Venice,
William J. Mann
Jane Hudson (Katharine Hepburn) has finally earned herself a personal holiday in Venice, Italy. An unmarried professional, she tra read more
POLL: Who's your favorite director of Hepburn movies?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 3, 2012
POLL: Who's your favorite director of Hepburn movies?
Who's your favorite director of Hepburn movies?
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David Lean,
George Cukor,
Howard Hawks,
John Ford,
John Huston,
polls,
Sidney Lumet,
Stanley Kramer read more
POLL: Who's your favorite director of Hepburn movies?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 3, 2012
POLL: Who's your favorite director of Hepburn movies?
Labels:
David Lean,
George Cukor,
Howard Hawks,
John Ford,
John Huston,
polls,
Sidney Lumet,
Stanley Kramer
Who's your favorite director of Hepburn movies? read more
STAGE DOOR (1937): A Feminist Perspective (1)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 2, 2012
STAGE DOOR (1937): A Feminist Perspective
Because Katharine Hepburn’s star text in so many of her film roles reads as a liberated feminist, the audience becomes tempered to the idea of whole groups of women being autonomous. Before STAGE DOOR (1937), she had made such films as CHRISTOP read more