The Marathon Stars Blogathon — The Films of Pier Angeli

I've been a part of many incredible blogathons during the three years that I've been writing for Musings of a Classic Film Addict, mostly paying tribute to specific stars of yesteryear. Still, there have always been blogathon concepts that have made me wish that I had been the one to think of them first, and…

Discovering Tyrone Power — Films I Discovered in February

It's been a little while since I've updated everyone on my journey in discovering my favorite actor's filmography. When I initially started this column, I had intended on reviewing each film of Ty's fully in separate posts as I crossed each new-to-me movie off of my list. I started doing this by killing two birds…

Cooking with the Stars — I Tried Virginia Mayo’s Miracle Diet

Hey, everyone! I'm sorry that I haven't been able to get this month's edition of Cooking with the Stars out as quickly as I'd like to, but I have a very good reason! As I've usually done for this column since starting it in October, I had intended to test out one recipe of a…

#CleanMovieMonth — The Best Code Films That I Discovered in July

While I am still utterly heartbroken over yesterday's news of the passing of the incomparable Mary Carlisle, I'm delighted to lighten up my spirits again by writing about my participation in July's #CleanMovieMonth, hosted by Pure Entertainment Preservation Society. The goal for the month was to only watch code-era films or films made between 1934 and…

Five Top Five of November — Gene Tierney

  Hello, everyone! I'm back with another installment of my 'Five Top Five' series, this time honoring the alluring Gene Tierney on her 96th birthday! Here I'll be listing my top five films of hers, describing the plots, and discussing why I enjoy the films. As I mentioned in my first post in the series…

Gene Tierney’s 95 Birthday Blogathon: My Analysis of Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

NOTE: This post was actually posted on my Tumblr on November 19, 2015. I am just putting the post here for reference!   I would like to begin by once again thanking Simoa for hosting this wonderful blogathon and paying homage to such an incredible and kind actress as Gene Tierney. It was an honor to…