The 2024 Luso World Cinema Blogathon: Xica da Silva (1997)

This post is part of the 2024 Luso World Cinema Blogathon, hosted by Critica Retro and Spellbound. Read the rest of the posts in this event HERE! Xica da Silva was a real-life woman who lived in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais during the 18th century. She was the daughter of a Portuguese man …

Chandler Bing and Janice Litman Goralnik (nee Hosenstein)

This post is part of the Mismatched Couple Blogathon, hosted by Realweegiemidget Reviews and Cinematic Catharsis. Read the rest of the mismatched posts HERE! I never understood the Janice (Maggie Wheeler) hate on the show Friends. I LOVE Janice. Possibly because I once had a friend very much like Janice. Yes, she was loud and …

Welcome Back, Kotter: Whodunit?

This post is part of the 10th Annual Favourite TV Episodes Blogathon, hosted by A Shroud of Thoughts. Read the rest of the nostalgic posts HERE! I remember SO clearly when the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter premiered on television. It took place in a public high school in Brooklyn, New York. At the time …

The Linda Darnell Centennial Blogathon: A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

This post is part of The Linda Darnell Centennial Blogathon, hosted by Musings of a Classic Film Addict. See the rest of the posts in this event HERE! I have covered several films featuring actress Linda Darnell on this blog. She is, in my opinion, one of classic Hollywood’s most underrated actresses. Not only a …

The Day of the Triffids (1962)

(Hi, I’m back after a long hiatus! So many things happening the past few months, including a move out of state, job change, etc. I hope to get back to a more regular blogging schedule. In the meantime, I have this and another blogathon post scheduled next month. Hope to be around more often!) This …

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 …