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The Loving Lucy blogathon entries!
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Aug 6, 2011
Happy 100th birthday, Lucy! Before we list all the entries for the blogathon, Carrie, Nikki, and I want to take a moment to sincerely thank each and every one of the talented, amazing bloggers who contributed posts to this event. This is the first blogathon that we have ever hosted, and we have been read more
Loving Lucy is almost here!
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Aug 5, 2011
The Loving Lucy Blogathon starts tomorrow, August 6th!!!!!!!! (Is that enough exclamation points to get our excitement across to you? No? Well, here’s some more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) A note to all of the fabulous bloggers who’ve signed up to contribute: once you’ve posted your L read more
There were never such devoted sisters.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Aug 1, 2011
Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; (I am large—I contain multitudes.) –Walt Whitman As regular readers can no doubt tell (and first-time visitors can likely glean from the quote above), I’m a lit nerd. I *heart* literature–the good, the bad, the trashy read more
“Giant squid astern, sir!”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jul 30, 2011
In 1954, Walt Disney and company decided to tackle their first science-fiction venture, a full-length live-action adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1870 novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Originally, the plan was to animate Verne’s story–after all, Disney’s animation studio had fo read more
Happenings.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jul 25, 2011
The past nine days have been busy and somewhat fruitful … well, everywhere except this blog. Carrie, Nikki, and I enjoyed a weekend in Birmingham (that’s Alabama, not England—though Lord knows we all probably wish it were) with some of our college buddies. All told, the seven of us read more
Happy centenary, Ginger!
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jul 16, 2011
Today marks the 100th birthday of the fabulous Ginger Rogers! I have to admit, I’m somewhat surprised that TCM is not marking the occasion with a day of Ginger-centric films—after all, there’s no dearth of great movies from Ginger’s extensive filmography. She could do it all: read more
A “Loving Lucy” Update!
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jul 12, 2011
Time seems to be flying by this summer. I can’t believe we’re less than a month from Lucille Ball’s centenary … and our Loving Lucy Blogathon! Naturally, we Lucyphiles are almost bursting with excitement. Here’s a quick update on how (we hope) things will work. The R read more
You thought I loved Rebecca? … I hated her!
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jul 10, 2011
For years, I was quite certain that when it came time to cast the role of the tortured, mysterious Maxim de Winter for the 1940 film version of Rebecca, the first—and only—name on everyone’s lips in Hollywood had to have been Laurence Olivier. How could it NOT be? The dashing, dark read more
“The king is not ordinary man.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jul 6, 2011
In 1862, a young British widow and teacher, Anna Leonowens, arrived in the small Asian nation of Siam (now Thailand) to accept a position as governess to the court of the country’s ruler, King Mongkut. Her pupils comprised the king’s expansive harem, made up of over one hundred wives, mi read more
Don’t Worry, John. The History Books Will Clean It Up.
True Classics Posted by Carrie on Jul 4, 2011
“I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a congress.” – John Adams, 1776 … and he’s played by Mr. Feeny (William Daniels)! In 1972, someone decided they should film a musical read more
Victory through “hare” power.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jul 2, 2011
Posting has been somewhat irregular this week, what with life’s many interruptions (in my case, this includes babysitting four children, five cats, and five dogs, in addition to everything else on my overflowing plate). Hopefully, next week we’ll be getting back in the swing of things. F read more
He just went gay all of a sudden.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jun 27, 2011
In the era of the Motion Picture Production Code, depictions of homosexuality were verboten, classified under the Code’s rather vague catch-all category of “sex perversion.” While those making films prior to 1934 enjoyed more freedom in their ability to depict some obvious—an read more
As you wish.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jun 24, 2011
Actor Peter Falk passed away yesterday at the age of 83 after struggling with Alzheimer’s for several years. He was, of course, best known as the titular detective in Columbo, a series of television films that ran intermittently from 1968 through 2003. The character had appeared in two previo read more
Let’s all go to the lobby …
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jun 21, 2011
My bestie, Lisa, runs a nail polish blog called Shades of Magick. Apparently, there is a pretty large community of nail bloggers on the web—I was unaware of how large until I nudged (okay, pushed) Lisa into starting a blog to show off her absolutely gorgeous, all-natural nails and creative man read more
“I’m a damsel. I’m in distress. I can handle this.”
True Classics Posted by Carrie on Jun 18, 2011
This was probably a good selection for Father’s Day weekend, because our hero has two, plus another male mentor. But we’ll let you draw your own conclusions there. Hercules (1997) is kind of loved and hated. However, I find if you aren’t aiming for too much accuracy and just see t read more
Baa baa.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jun 17, 2011
That’s (apparently) LAMB-speak for “congratulations.” The final LAMMY tallies are in, and Mark from Where Danger Lives handily secured the award for Best Classic Movie Blog! Ivan, the den master of Thrilling Days of Yesteryear, snagged the runner-up spot. Kudos, guys, for the extre read more
Personality soup a la movie characters.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jun 14, 2011
Sometimes when you’re watching a movie, you start to see yourself in certain characters and personalities—if not your “whole” self, then certain aspects of your own personality. I know that Carrie tends to define herself as a mixture of Irene Dunne and the Hepburns (Kate and read more
“You ring the bell…you’re the bell-ringer.”
True Classics Posted by Carrie on Jun 11, 2011
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) is based on Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel of the same name. Quasimodo (voiced by Tom Hulce) is a deformed man of Gypsy descent who lives in the cathedral’s bell tower and serves as the bell-ringer. He has been reluctantly raised (and hidden from public view) read more
“I don’t want anybody’s body—I want MY body!”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jun 8, 2011
Clara, of Via Margutta 51 fame, recently reviewed Ernst Lubitsch’s 1943 fantasy-romance Heaven Can Wait, and her post on the film prompted me to re-watch that movie for the first time in years. It’s a delightful movie, awash with the magic of the famed “Lubitsch touch” and ma read more