A couple of weeks back, in the midst of the 31 Days of Oscar blogathon frenzy, Jim of The Draconic Verses (@DraconicVerses) tagged me with a Liebster Award. I’m lucky to have received a couple of these mentions from other bloggers during the life of Once Upon…
So how many times have I said that I hate lists in posts? OK. Many. I will never do so again. I ran into Mettel Ray Movie Blog and saw a great blogathon idea that entails creating and commenting on the mother of all lists. …
The blogosphere is all abuzz this week in celebration of the life and work of Gene Kelly. Today would have been his 100th birthday. I just had to do something to honor him. By way of a simple tribute to him and my (sentimental) favorite…
In 1924, MGM was formed by a merger of Louis B. Mayer’s Metro Pictures Company with the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation. Under Mayer’s influence, MGM productions were characterized by elaborate sets, gorgeous costuming and pretty girls. Such pictures as Ben-Hur, Grand Hotel and The Good Earth…
This is a special tribute originally submitted as part of the “Cinemental Journey” daily series on The Cinementals site in celebration of what would have been Judy’s 90th birthday. I am re-posting it here because I don’t want this one to fall into obscurity. Judy…
Jill of sittin’ on a backyard fence sponsored a contest where the winner would win the new Judy Garland biography, Judy: A Legendary Film Career by John Fricke. As a life-long Judy fan, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to submit my two cents on my…
