Before we reveal the trio of winners in our Saturday Morning Memories anniversary contest, we want to extend our thanks once more to all of our readers, but especially to the seven participants in this year’s event. We are so glad each of you took the time to write a piece for us–especially when the…
Our fourth anniversary contest deadline has passed, and we’d like to thank the kind folks who contributed a post for this event, as well as those who passed the word along and sent their well-wishes to mark our “birthday.” The True Classics crew will be reviewing the entries over the next couple of days, and…
UPDATE 12/16/13: WE ARE EXTENDING THE DEADLINE FOR THE CONTEST TO JANUARY 8TH, 2014. Entries can be posted on your blog any time between now and 11:59PM EST on the 8th. Winners will be announced on January 12th. Questions about the contest? Contact us at trueclassicsblog (at) gmail dot com. It’s our fourth blog anniversary!…
This week, True Classics will be dedicated to one Frederick Bean Avery, better known to the world at large as seminal cartoonist “Tex” Avery. Much like our week-long tribute for Chuck Jones’ centennial last year, once again we will turn our site over to one of the most talented and influential animators to emerge from…
Many thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway this week! We’ve drawn a name from our handy-dandy hat (literally), and the winner of a brand-spanking-new copy of Mary Wickes: I Know I’ve Seen That Face Before by Steve Taravella is … Aurora of Once Upon a Screen! Aurora, per the rules of the giveaway, you…
by Christie Collins I was not a childhood friend of Ludwig van Beethoven. I grew up in the rural mountains of North Carolina on a farm–about as different as it could have been from eighteenth-century Germany. Looking back on those North Carolina years when my parents worked to build and maintain an apple farm (a…
Today we are highlighting an entertaining movie memory courtesy of R.A. Kerr from the wonderful classic film blog Silver Screenings. In her post, R.A. looks back at the Planet of the Apes series of films, explaining why she “just couldn’t get enough of” these movies as a kid. Head on over to Silver Screenings to read her…
Today’s “Movie Memory” post comes courtesy of one of our favorite classic film fans, Jessica Pickens of the brilliant blog Comet Over Hollywood. Jessica recalls her very vivid memories of a particular Disney classic–the first movie she ever saw in a theater–and several other movies that defined her childhood and helped turn her into the…
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