1999 marked a turning point for the Walt Disney Animation Studios in more ways than one. It was the ten-year anniversary of the release of The Little Mermaid, which had heralded the company’s veritable rebirth in the subsequent decade. It saw the release of Toy Story 2, the third critically-acclaimed film produced in a lucrative…
Of the six films in which Jean Harlow and Clark Gable appeared together, China Seas is one of the pair’s better outings. By this time in her life, at the tender age of 24, Harlow had come into her own as an actress, demonstrating the combination of sharp-edged femininity and self-assurance that marked the final roles…
If you’re a classic movie fan, you’ve probably seen Joyce Compton in dozens of minor film roles–she played a wide variety of nurses, waitresses, and random girlfriends in almost two hundred movies throughout her three-decades-long career. But she wasn’t merely relegated to these type of blink-and-you’ll-miss-her roles. In the heyday of her career in the…
We may have vowed not to host another blogathon for at least another year, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be participating in what other folks have to offer. If our growing “to do” list is any indication, there will be no dearth of inspiring, interesting topics from which to choose over the next couple…
Well, folks, we’re back with another, long-delayed installment of Saturday Morning Cartoons! What can I say–it’s been a busy summer. We still have two films left to cover in our examination of the “classic” Disney canon–the final two movies released during the period popularly known as the “Disney Renaissance.” This week, we’ll be tackling 1998’s…
“I wasn’t naked. I was completely covered by a blue spotlight.” –Gypsy Rose Lee The roots of modern theatrical burlesque can be found as early as the mid-nineteenth century, emerging first in the deceptively-straitlaced Victorian period in England, and then traveling across the Atlantic to American shores not long after. The concept of burlesque did…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again–classic film bloggers are some of the best folks I know. Carrie, Nikki, and I cannot thank you enough for all of the contributions to the Loving Lucy blogathon yesterday. The number of folks who shared their love for Lucy exceeded our wildest hopes. In total, we…
Before we list all the entries for the blogathon, Carrie, Nikki, and I want to take a moment to sincerely thank each and every one of the talented, amazing bloggers who contributed posts to this event. This is the first blogathon that we have ever hosted, and we have been so impressed with your willingness…
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