The Third Marathon Stars Blogathon —The Films of Gena Rowlands

I couldn't be more thrilled to assist my dear classic film friends Virginie and Crystal in bringing back one of my favorite blogathons that I've ever been a part of: The Marathon Stars Blogathon! In this unique concept returning this year for a third time, bloggers were tasked with choosing a movie star whom they…

The First Annual Valentine’s Day Meet-Cute Blogathon — The Big Sleep (1946)

Valentine's Day is quite possibly my favorite holiday of the year outside of Christmas. I just adore a good love story, especially when it relates to classic film, so I knew that I had to use the holiday as an opportunity to get myself involved in some romantic discussions about Old Hollywood. While last year…

Cooking with the Stars BONUS Holiday Edition! — Gina Lollobrigida’s Christmas Wreath Cookies

Surprise! As you might have guessed by the title of this article, I'm back with a special additional holiday-themed version of Cooking with the Stars! December has always been an important time of year for me personally as well as for this column because so many of my favorite classic movie stars were born during this…

My Trip to Hollywood for the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival — Part One

Hey, classic film fans! I have to start this post by saying that this past week has undoubtedly been one of the most action-packed and marvelous of my life, and I owe it all to Turner Classic Movies, who hosted their ninth annual Classic Film Festival from April 26th through the 29th in Hollywood. I…

My Picks for the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival

In almost exactly two weeks, I'll be flying to LA for the ninth annual TCM Classic Film Festival. This will be my first ever festival, and simply being able to say that I'm attending is more incredible than I could ever dream of, much less actually getting to do it in less than a month.…

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…

The Humphrey Bogart Blogathon Is Here!

  I couldn't be more excited to present all of the incoming entries for my first ever blogathon, celebrating the iconic Humphrey Bogart! Below you'll find all of the entries so far, and please comment on this post or on the blogathon's announcement with a link to your entry! — The Midnite Drive-In discusses Bogart's…

Announcing the Humphrey Bogart Blogathon!

  Ever since I joined the WordPress community in June (and even before that), I have wanted to host or co-host my very own blogathon. However, until now I haven't been able to find just the right subject to celebrate. In fact, it wasn't until Phyllis Loves Classic Movies astutely pointed out that no male…