Watching Citizen Kane With My Dad

This post is part of the Discovering Classic Cinema Blogathon, hosted by Classic Film and TV Corner. Read the rest of the posts in this event HERE! Citizen Kane is far from the first classic film I ever watched. I couldn’t possibly tell you the first one. (Although I did write a post about my …

The Fake Teenager Festivus: The Lost Boys (1987)

This post is part of The Fake Teenager Festivus blogathon, hosted by Taking Up Room. Read the rest of the posts in this event HERE! When the movie The Lost Boys was first released, it was a genuine pop culture phenomenon. One that I completely ignored at the time. Not generally a fan of teen …

Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon: The Barchester Chronicles (1982)

This post is part of the Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon, hosted by Cinematic Catharsis and Realweegiemidget Reviews. Read the rest of the devilishly delightful posts in this event HERE! In my opinion, Victorian era writer Anthony Trollope doesn’t get the attention and acclaim he deserves. Unlike his contemporaries such as Charles Dickens, the Bronte …

The 2022 Classic Literature on Film Blogathon: Carrie (1952)

This post is part of The 2022 Classic Literature on Film Blogathon hosted by Silver Screen Classics. Theodore Dreiser’s first novel, Sister Carrie, didn’t exactly set the literary world on fire. In fact, it was reviled by critics and was a resounding financial flop. It took decades for the literary world to recognize its value. …

The 9th Annual Rule, Britannia Blogathon: Into the West (1992)

This post is part of the 9th Annual Rule, Britannia Blogathon, hosted by A Shroud of Thoughts. Read the rest of the ripping post HERE! Magic realism is probably one of the hardest genres to pull off successfully. Sometimes creators make it too fantastical; others too realistic. The balance is key. A beautiful example of …

Diana Rigg Kills It As The Queen of Thorns

This post is part of The Other Than a Bond Girl Blogathon, hosted by Realweegiemidget Reviews and Pale Writer. Read the rest of the posts in this event HERE! Today happens to be the ten year anniversary of this blog! Happy blogversary to me! The reason I bring this up here is one of my …

The Second Disaster Blogathon: Into the Night (2018 -)

This post is part of the Second Disaster Blogathon, hosted by Dubsism and Pale Writer. Read the rest of the world ending posts HERE! I’m a big fan of the show Lost. There’s something about a group of strangers forced to face a disaster together to survive that deeply appeals to me. When Lost became …

The Foreign Western Blogathon – Final Wrap-up!

This has been a fantastic event. I have really enjoyed reading posts about the wide variety of films that fall under this category. I think we showed Sam Elliott a thing or two, such as Westerns can be good from pretty much anywhere on (or off) this planet. We have one final entry: Movie Fan …

The Foreign Western Blogathon – Day Three Recap

Got a mess of posts from out on the foreign range on Day Three of the Foreign Western Blogathon: Taking Up Room finds For a Few Dollars More a worthy follow-up to the original Man With No Name movie, A Fistful of Dollars. Though 18 Cinema Lane appreciated aspects of the Australia-set “slice of life” …

The Foreign Western Blogathon – Day Two Recap

Welcome to Day Two of the Foreign Westerns Blogathon. We’ve got some ace-high posts today! Critica Retro introduces us to popular Brazilian actor Amácio Mazzaropi, whose many cinematic successes includes a spoof of Western vigilante films, Uma Pistola para Djeca (A Pistol for Djeca). Destroy All Fanboys! urges us to take the time to watch …

The Foreign Western Blogathon – Day One Recap

Howdy pardners! Or hola compadres, depending on the country the films are from! Welcome to the Day One round-up of posts for the Foreign Western Blogathon: Silver Screenings went into 7 Women excited about the prospect of seeing a Western-ish film set in China, centered around women, and directed by John Ford, but found it …

The Foreign Western Blogathon: Tiempo de Morir (1966)

This post is part of the Foreign Western Blogathon, hosted by ME. Read the rest of the rootin’ tootin’ posts HERE! When I first got the idea for this blogathon I had two or three films in mind for my own post. Then I started looking for images to use for my original announcement post …

The Foreign Western Blogathon is Here!

The Foreign Western Blogathon has arrived! Bloggers: When your post goes live, leave the URL for your post in the comments section here or under the original announcement post. You may also send it to me via Twitter. My handle is @DebbieVee. I will do daily recaps, but will also collect all the URLs in …

The Foreign Western Blogathon is Almost Here!

We're only a few days away from the start of Foreign Western Blogathon! There's still plenty of time to join in. Request your choice in the comments section here or under the original announcement post. You may also send it to me via Twitter. My handle is @DebbieVee. Looking forward to a great event!

The Corman-Verse Blogathon: Tower of London (1962)

This post is part of the Corman-Verse Blogathon, hosted by Cinematic Catharsis and Realweegiemidget Reviews. Read the rest of the Corman-tastic posts in this blogathon HERE! I love pseudo-history. I never go into a historical drama expecting it to be accurate. For me, they are jumping-off points to looking up the real story behind the …