It’s that time again … the Large Association of Movie Blogs (the LAMB) has opened up nominations for the 2012 LAMMY awards to recognize the best that film blogging had to offer in the previous year! If you are a LAMB, please consider nominating us for one of the categories listed in our “For Your…
This month, the subject of the LAMB’s Acting School 101 is none other than Cary Grant. Naturally, we had to submit several of the entries we’ve written about the suave actor over the past year or so. Head on over the LAMB to see all of the submissions! It’s wuv. Twu wuv.
That’s (apparently) LAMB-speak for “congratulations.” The final LAMMY tallies are in, and Mark from Where Danger Lives handily secured the award for Best Classic Movie Blog! Ivan, the den master of Thrilling Days of Yesteryear, snagged the runner-up spot. Kudos, guys, for the extremely well-deserved recognition of your respective blogging talents!
That means “thank you” in lamb-speak. Carrie, Nikki, and I were absolutely thrilled to learn today that True Classics has received a LAMMY nomination in the category of “Best Classic Movie Blog!” And we are doubly thrilled to be in the quite excellent company of such bloggers as the ever-captivating Ivan from Thrilling Days of…
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) is based on a 1931 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald called “Babylon Revisited.” Fitzgerald’s often-anthologized story, with its dark themes of disillusionment and self-imposed alienation, is a seminal work of American modernism. However, it loses something in its translation to the screen. As with many literary adaptations…
A version of this post originally appeared as a part of our series of Summer Under the Stars recommendations in August 2010. It’s being reprinted here as part of the LAMB’s “Acting School 101” tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. Growing up with horses, it’s probably a given that I should be a fan of National Velvet…
A version of this post originally appeared as a part of our series of Summer Under the Stars recommendations in August 2010. It’s being reprinted here as part of the LAMB’s “Acting School 101” tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. Elizabeth Taylor: one of the most gorgeous, appealingly talented actresses to emerge from classic Hollywood … the…
A version of this post originally appeared as a part of our series of Summer Under the Stars recommendations in August 2010. It’s being reprinted here as part of the LAMB’s “Acting School 101” tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) is based on a play by Mississippi-born playwright extraordinaire, Tennessee…
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