The Third Van Johnson Blogathon — Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)

August has flown by so quickly, hasn't it? After taking a look back at the last few weeks, I don't find it difficult to believe that I've hardly posted on Musings of a Classic Film Addict this month. A lot has been going on in my life, and I've devoted the few moments that I've…

The Janet Leigh Blogathon — The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)

Janet Leigh is one of those classic film actresses who has always intrigued me from afar. During my discovery of vintage cinema, I've had the pleasure of watching some of her most influential pictures like Psycho (1960), Touch of Evil (1958), and most recently Holiday Affair (1949), which has become a recent holiday classic on…

The Second Annual Van Johnson Blogathon — A Guy Named Joe (1943)

If you're familiar with my blog, you may know that Esther Williams has certainly earned her place among the pantheon of who I consider the greatest (and most underrated) stars of all time. One might think that by association I would have given one of those spots to her frequent costar Van Johnson, but I…

The MGM Musical Magic Blogathon — Duchess of Idaho (1950)

I could not be happier to keep the blogathon ball rolling by "Choo-Choo-Choo"ing to Idaho and reviewing Duchess of Idaho (1950) for The MGM Musical Magic Blogathon, hosted by one of my absolute favorite blogs and a true inspiration to me, Annette of Hometowns to Hollywood! This blogathon comes at the perfect time because I,…

The June Allyson Centenary Blogathon: Ten Things You Might Not Know About June Allyson

Hi, everyone! If you haven't noticed, I had to change my topic for the wonderful June Allyson Centenary Blogathon, hosted by the always gracious Simoa of Champagne for Lunch. My original idea was to review Strategic Air Command (1955), one of the lesser-known films that June made with the incomparable James Stewart, while visiting the…

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 Van Johnson Blogathon: Easy to Wed (1946)

  Hi, everyone! I couldn't be happier to keep trucking along with continuous blog posts through the end of the month by participating in incredible blogathons like this one! I'd like to start out, as always, by thanking our gracious host, Michaela of Love Letters to Old Hollywood. I'm still in the process of becoming…

Month in Movies: June

Hello again, everyone! I may be a little late into the new month in bringing this write-up to the table, but I'm really excited to follow in the footsteps on some other great classic film blogs and begin my own list of the five best and worst films that I've watched each month. Since I'm…

The 2016 TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon: My Top Five Picks for Esther Williams’ Birthday

  It's Day Eight of my favorite time of year on TCM: Summer Under the Stars! If you're not a Turner Classic Movies connoisseur like myself, Summer Under the Stars honors a different classic film star during each day in August by showing a twenty-four hour marathon of their films! When I found out that one…