Here ye, hear ye: The Seventh So Bad It's Good Blogathon will soon be upon us. The Queen of the Bad Movie has spoken, and it will be so. 😉 For those who might not be familiar with this yearly soiree, this is when the blogosphere talks about bad movies, hilariously bad movies, and guilty … Continue reading Announcing the Seventh So Bad It’s Good Blogathon
Where Will Henry Spend Eternity?
See you on the other side... Ernst Lubitsch was famous for what film people call "The Lubitsch Touch," that rather nebulous quality that makes a Lubitsch film special. No one can agree on what the Lubitsch Touch is and no one seems to really want to, but that's OK because it's Ernst Lubistch and it's … Continue reading Where Will Henry Spend Eternity?
Unfinished Business
Hello, Miss Grace... Grace Kelly may have had a short-ish filmography, but she's got quality over quantity, and that's not too shabby. One of them, of course, was 1952's HIgh Noon, a classic of the Western genre that doesn't hit a single false note. Well, at least the movie doesn't. High Noon opens in the tiny town … Continue reading Unfinished Business
One Month Until the On the Spot Blogathon
I know I just announced this thing about three weeks ago, but we're already down to thirty days until the On the Spot Blogathon drops. Time flies, right? I can't believe Thanksgiving is in two weeks. Thanks to everyone who's signed up so far! We have a great mix of topics on offer already, and … Continue reading One Month Until the On the Spot Blogathon
An Ode To Sidekicks (Lemon Butter Orzo and Sauteed Mushrooms)
The holiday season has arrived! It's finally cold in my neck of the woods, and everyone I know is extremely happy about it. It's been a long, hot summer. I was going to do something about Gilmore Girls for this month's Club 15 post, but that will all have to wait, because a Campbell's Soup … Continue reading An Ode To Sidekicks (Lemon Butter Orzo and Sauteed Mushrooms)
Cooking With the French Chef: Chocolate Mousse
Welcome back to Cooking With the French Chef, in which I review episodes of Julia Child’s original show, cook out of the new edition of the French Chef Cookbook and share the results with you. Past posts can be found here. After our rather explosive time of it with the chicken and rice last month, my son suggested … Continue reading Cooking With the French Chef: Chocolate Mousse
It’s A Wash
We're most definitely in the thick of fall now, and I say that because Placer County is typically late with the fall weather--as I've said before, we generally don't cool off too much until mid-October--but now we're getting rain and wind and all that stuff. Coziness...woo hoo! Naturally, the movies are starting to reflect Award … Continue reading It’s A Wash
Eddie Poe Goes To Camp
Spooky, scary skeletons, and shivers down your spine... When we think of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, we all think of the forlorn, unnamed narrator trying to shoo away that pesky bird as it perches itself on the pallid bust of Pallas, always and only uttering that single word, "Nevermore." Thoughts of lost Lenore are shelved for … Continue reading Eddie Poe Goes To Camp
I Vant Your Shave Lotion
Bela Lugosi was, of course, typecast as Dracula and carried that with him all his life, but he did break out of the mold and play other characters as well. One of these was 1940's The Death Bat. Bela doesn't play a vampire, but there are bats. Big ones. The movie opens with Dr. Paul Carruthers working … Continue reading I Vant Your Shave Lotion
Announcing the On the Spot Blogathon
If you could review any movie or TV show for a blogathon, what's the first title that comes to your mind? Any era, any genre. Don't overthink it. What would you pick? That's what we'll be doing in the On the Spot Blogathon. If there's a film or show you've been looking to review but … Continue reading Announcing the On the Spot Blogathon
Wrapping Up the We Are Family Blogathon
We have come to the end of the We Are Family Blogathon, and it's been a fun weekend. I'm working through everyone's posts and am looking forward to reading the rest. The variety of topics we've got here is awesome--everything from the silent era to the sound era to the modern era, recent and otherwise, … Continue reading Wrapping Up the We Are Family Blogathon
Meet William Cagney
Hangin' out with the family... James Cagney is a familiar and beloved face in Classic Movie World. His younger brother, William is not quite as familiar, but he still made his mark on film in his own way. William, along with his four brothers and sister Jeannie, moved out to Hollywood together in the early … Continue reading Meet William Cagney
The We Are Family Blogathon Has Arrived
Welcome to the We Are Family Blogathon! It's finally HERE, y'all. Who's excited about this? I'm psyched to read everyone's entries, and we have quite a variety, so yeah, let's do this. You all know the drill. Please send me your articles throughout the weekend and I'll update this post as soon as I can. … Continue reading The We Are Family Blogathon Has Arrived
When Stores Make Movies
I feel pretty safe in saying a lot of us have been to a Spirit Halloween store at least once. Right? If anyone's not familiar with them, they're an American Halloween superstore that pops up around mid- to late August or so, usually in some vacated store space. They not only have costumes and makeup … Continue reading When Stores Make Movies
If Movies Were Clickbait
We all know there are a lot of lame movies floating around out there, and the best ones are laughably bad. 2014's Treehouse, not so much. This monstrosity, which is set in the Ozarks, only garnered two critics' reviews and an abysmal thirteen percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, plus a whopping 3.8 rating on IMDb. … Continue reading If Movies Were Clickbait
One Week Until the We Are Family Blogathon
How's your October going? We've got seven days to go until the We Are Family Blogathon, and I can hear Sister Sledge in the background already. Thanks to everyone who's signed up! We've got a lot of participants with a lot of variety and creativity, so it's shaping up to be a really fun three … Continue reading One Week Until the We Are Family Blogathon
During World War Two: The Strangest War Movie Ever
What if, God forbid, the Axis had won? It's safe to say that no one liked thinking about that too much. However, the possibility was always in the background waiting to rear its terrifying head. It didn't help that at the beginning of the war we were finding Japanese subs on America's west coast, or … Continue reading During World War Two: The Strangest War Movie Ever
Taking Up Room 