Today marks the one year anniversary of the Occupy Movement, as well as the Occupy Cinema Movement Continue reading »
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Goodnight Phyllis, We Love You
I was disappointed to learn that Phyliss Diller had passed away last week so I devoted my recent Movie Morlocks post to her titled, Goodnight Phyllis, We Love You. Here’s a brief excerpt from my post: The wife, mother and career woman who started life as Phyllis Ada Driver on July 17, 1917 didn’t share … Continue reading »
Mid-Century Living Is On the Move
Most of my regular blog readers are aware that I have another blog called Mid-Century Living where I share updates about my ongoing home restoration/renovation project as well as vintage Americana and other fun stuff. I recently moved Mid-Century Living over to WordPress so I could manage all my blogs easier and wanted to make … Continue reading »
The King of Comedy: Jerry Lewis at 86
My latest post at TCM’s Movie Morlocks focuses on the controversial comedian Jerry Lewis who is celebrating his birthday tomorrow. From my post: “On Friday, March 16th, Jerry Lewis will be celebrating his 86th birthday. Jerry’s been on my mind a lot lately so I didn’t want to let the occasion pass without making note … Continue reading »
Davy Jones 1945 – 2012
Like millions of other young girls around the world I grew up with The Monkees. Their impact on me and my life was incredibly profound. They brought me and my girlfriends together when we were young and inspired us to want to form our own band but that’s another story for another day. Today I … Continue reading »
The 84th Academy Awards
for Best ActorIt’s awards season again and for the 4th year in a row I’ll be “live tweeting” the Oscars over on Twitter. As usual, I haven’t been able to see all the Best Picture nominees but in all honesty most of them hold little interest for me. I did see a lot of 2011 … Continue reading »
Favorite Older Films Seen in 2011
I was recently asked to compile a list of my ‘Favorite Older Films Seen in 2011′ for the Rupert Pupkin Speaks blog run by Brian Saur. I was happy to oblige because I saw a lot of great films last year and although I wrote about most of them, there are a few that I … Continue reading »
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists
My fellow film writer and net buddy Elisabeth Rappe (who writes for Film.com) recently invited me to join the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ). I was touched by Elisabeth’s generosity and honored to be accepted into an organization that purposes to “support work by and about women – both in front of and behind … Continue reading »
Spy Games
This week I’m debuting a new on-going monthly feature at the Movie Morlocks called SPY GAMES. As my regular readers know, I’m extremely fond of spy films – particularly ’60s era spy films! – and I’ve written about them often. This year is the 50th anniversary of the quintessential ’60s spy, James Bond, so I … Continue reading »
Happy Holidays!
Seasons Greetings from myself & Ann-Margret!
Exploring the Warner Archives with Cinebeats
I’ve been preoccupied with holiday plans and while doing some Christmas shopping for myself I recently noticed that some of the films I’ve written about on Cinebeats over the last 6 years have been released on DVD by the fine folks at the Warner Archives. When I originally wrote about the films they were only available on VHS and the prints were often muddy or just plain awful so these new DVDs are particularly welcome. For easy reference I thought I’d compile a list of Warner Archive titles that have been featured at Cinebeats. Continue reading »
Ken Russell 1927-2011
The news about Ken Russell’s death hit me hard. Just last week the great man actually took the time to befriend me on Twitter (I’d been following him there for a year or more). I exchanged a brief note with him and got the opportunity to tell him I was honored that he had taken the time to follow me. And I hope that he knew he was one of my favorite directors. Continue reading »
Occupy Cinema
In response to the worldwide Occupy movement I wanted to share some Occupy Cinema (Twitter hashtag #occupycinema) links with my readers that may offer a way for cinema lovers to take part in and support the movement. The ideas shared by the following sites might also inspire you to explore ways that you can use cinema as a positive activism tool in your own life. Continue reading »
Derek Jarman: An Appreciation
As a teenager growing up in the ’80s it was impossible to overlook Derek Jarman’s work. He was all over MTV. He was part of a group of British filmmakers that included Julien Temple and Alex Cox who made music videos or music inspired films that seemed particularly in-sync with their times. Jarman’s work was interesting, experimental and demanding of its audience but I appreciated the challenges he presented. Continue reading »
Sweet Treats & Costumed Freaks
Some of you know that I also blog over at Mid-Century Living. During October I like to share things like vintage Halloween costume ideas & pumpkin carving tips there and I recently posted some old recipes for candy apples from a 1966 Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. If you’re looking for some Halloween cooking ideas … Continue reading »
