The 2017 TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon: My Top Five Picks for Elizabeth Taylor’s Tribute

Good morning, everyone! Today is a bittersweet day, as it's the final day of my favorite time of the year on Turner Classic Movies, Summer Under the Stars. If you're not familiar with how this special programming works or didn't get the chance to check out my recommendations for Rod Taylor's day, every year Summer…

The 2017 TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon: My Top Five Picks For Rod Taylor’s Tribute

  I'm so happy to be blogging once again for you all, and I couldn't have found a better time to get back into the swing of things than during my favorite time of the year on my favorite channel: Turner Classic Movies’ Summer Under the Stars! For those of you who are unfamiliar with…

The Third Annual Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon: John Barrymore in Svengali (1931)

  Hello once again, classic film fans! I know it's been a long time since I've written a post for you all; as you might recall, I mentioned that I wouldn't be available to blog much until August 7th as I was enrolled in the TCM Presents The Master of Suspense: 50 Years of Hitchcock online course.…

John Garfield: The Original Rebel Blogathon — My Analysis of Between Two Worlds (1944)

  Hello, everyone! I know I've been a bit busy these last few months, but I'm trying my best to squeeze in a few blogathon entries and perhaps a new series that I have in the works that my readers are sure to enjoy before I host my next blogathon (you can vote for what my…

Five Top Five of December — Humphrey Bogart

  Here I am with another installment of my Five Top Five series for December! Today I'll be ranking the best films of rugged tough guy Humphrey Bogart as my contribution to my first ever blogathon, the Humphrey Bogart Blogathon! You can find the blogathon's announcement here, and you can find the rest of the…

Five Top Five of December — Dorothy Lamour

Hey, lovely readers! It's finally nearing the end of the year, and I'm starting off the holiday season with the first installment of my Five Top Five series for December! I must admit I enjoy writing these, and they're an especially good respite in between blogathons, so I'm happy to announce that the series will…

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…

Five Top Five of November — Vivien Leigh

Hey, classic film fans! I know it's been quite a while since I have updated this blog, but I was unexpectedly ill. I know I was unable to do a couple of the blogathons that I signed up for, but I have one of them mostly completed and I'm back and announcing some original content…

Olivia de Havilland Centenary Blogathon: My Analysis of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

I would like to begin by thanking the two gracious hosts of this wonderful blogathon, Crystal of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Phyllis of Phyllis Loves Classic Movies. I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate the birthday of such an iconic actress, and it's easy to see that both…