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…
I’ve been a fan of Lucille Ball since I was a kid. I remember watching episode after episode of I Love Lucy on Nick at Nite (when it actually showed classic television, that is …) and laughing constantly. Even if it was an episode I’d seen a dozen times, it still felt fresh and funny…
I may be breaking some rules here by not doing a particular film, but I like the general approach. More importantly, I couldn’t choose a movie to feature and haven’t had the time (sad …) to rewatch any of them, as I would want to do before posting. Instead, I decided to just talk about…
The Loving Lucy Blogathon starts tomorrow, August 6th!!!!!!!! (Is that enough exclamation points to get our excitement across to you? No? Well, here’s some more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) A note to all of the fabulous bloggers who’ve signed up to contribute: once you’ve posted your Lucy piece, come back here and leave a comment on this post. On…
Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; (I am large—I contain multitudes.) –Walt Whitman As regular readers can no doubt tell (and first-time visitors can likely glean from the quote above), I’m a lit nerd. I *heart* literature–the good, the bad, the trashy (hello, Harlequin romance) … I love it all (well,…
In 1954, Walt Disney and company decided to tackle their first science-fiction venture, a full-length live-action adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1870 novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Originally, the plan was to animate Verne’s story–after all, Disney’s animation studio had found undeniable success in adapting literary works ranging from Felix Salten’s environmental novel Bambi, A…
The past nine days have been busy and somewhat fruitful … well, everywhere except this blog. Carrie, Nikki, and I enjoyed a weekend in Birmingham (that’s Alabama, not England—though Lord knows we all probably wish it were) with some of our college buddies. All told, the seven of us had not all been in the…
True Classics 