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…
August was a great month of blogging, particularly due to the TCM SUTS blogathon hosted by our pals Jill and Michael. Between the four of us, the True Classics crew was able to contribute seven posts to the blogathon (plus two more from Brandie over at The Moviola). Kudos to Jill and Michael (can we…
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…
And now, in the latest edition of “blogging news you can use”: There are two upcoming blogathons that we will be participating in that we want to bring to your attention (that is, if you haven’t already heard about them/signed up for them). First, as we mentioned earlier this month, the TCM Summer Under the…
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…
Today’s “Movie Memory” comes from the slightly twisted and utterly delightful mind of Jill Blake, headmistress of the essential classic film blog Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence. In her hilarious essay, Jill looks back at her childhood and reflects on the movies–both great and not-so-great–that she shared at home with her parents while growing up.…
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