March is Women’s History Month–and today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day–so as we did last year, True Classics will be celebrating the contributions of women to the world of film with new entries in our “Women in Early Hollywood” series. Throughout the rest of the month, we will once again focus on some of…
Recently, I moved back to Mississippi after spending a year in Atlanta working on a writing project. I’m now ensconced in my next writing venture–editing the fascinating memoir of a woman born and bred here in the Delta–but alas, other obligations have fallen to the wayside in the meantime. As such, you may have noticed…
A couple of notes of interest: First, we want to remind everyone out there that the deadline for submitting a post for the Great Citizen Kane Debate is Sunday, November 13th! Once you’ve posted your entry on your blog, leave us a comment or email us a link to trueclassicsblog (at) gmail dot com. Also,…
Ahh, November. A chill is in the air, Christmas commercials are already playing on television, the anticipation for turkey and dressing is running high, and thousands of writers are revving up their laptops to participate in National Novel Writing Month. Carrie and I have each signed up to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, so in…
We just found out that we won two CiMBA awards from the Classic Movie Blog Association! This calls for a tiny Kermit dance. We were awarded the prizes for Best Classic Movie Event (for the Loving Lucy Blogathon) and for Best Profile of a Classic Movie Performer or Filmmaker (for Celebrating Women in Classic Film:…
Here at True Classics, we’re celebrating two major hallmarks: our 300th post (today!), and our upcoming two-year anniversary in November! And I say, what better way to celebrate than to give stuff away??? Well, I say “give away” when I really mean “participate in an awesome contest and WIN stuff!” Let’s begin with a little…
The gang here at True Classics was thrilled to learn that we have been nominated for five CiMBA awards from the Classic Movie Blog Association! The nominated posts are: Best Film Review (Drama): “I’m an advertising man, not a red herring.” Best Classic Movie Article: Censorship and a Streetcar, Part I and Part II. Best…
September promises to be a busy month here at True Classics! Not only are we signed up to participate in several blogathons hosted by some of our favorite classic film bloggers, but we have some interesting posts on tap. Here’s a taste of what the upcoming month will bring … October marks the 70th anniversary…
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