You may have noticed that posts have slowed down a bit lately. Well, put the blame on … Brandie … boys (yeah, it doesn’t work the same when Rita Hayworth’s not cooing it). Things have been a little busier than usual lately, but we should be back on our regular pace next week. In the…
Just a couple of general notices: Nominations are now open for the annual LAMMY awards over at the Large Association of Movie Blogs. As you can see, we recently submitted a “For Your Consideration” banner to the site. If you are a LAMB, please consider nominating us! The nominations are open until May9th. Next month,…
The world of classic comedy lost another legendary contributor this week with the passing of writer Madelyn Pugh Davis. At a time when there were few women writing in Hollywood (and even fewer writing for comedy), Davis took advantage of the dearth of male writers in the midst of World War II and carved a…
This August marks legendary comedienne Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday. We here at True Classics are huge Lucy-philes, and it has occured to us that it might be nice to host a blogathon focusing on Lucy’s memorable (and perhaps not-so-memorable) screen roles. Right now, we’re just curious to see how many people might be interested in participating…
This post is our contribution to the ongoing For the Love of Film (Noir) blogathon. As we mentioned last week, the blogathon is being held in support of the Film Noir Foundation, and all of the funds collected will be dedicated to the restoration of 1950′s The Sound of Fury, starring Lloyd Bridges. See the…
Carrie’s choice: Twelve Angry Men (1957) Airing at 10:00PM EST This movie is special in its casting as well as its structure. I love this movie. I love the play–really, I love the concept. I actually saw the remake (with George C. Scott) first, mostly in passing. Then I saw this version. To be honest,…
Brandie’s choice: Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) Airing at 6:00AM EST Seriously … how frickin’ gorgeous is Maureen O’Hara? It’s almost sickening. I’m just going to tell you up front: Dance, Girl, Dance is not the best movie on Maureen O’Hara’s Summer Under the Stars celebration today. It’s not as innocently fun as The Parent Trap…
It has been a very busy two weeks around these parts, and my attention to my beloved classics has fallen by the wayside (though blogging itself has not; I’ve been helping with a blogging project for my alma mater’s historic alumnae association, and you can see the fruits of that labor here). Can I just…
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