“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand. Cognition-(noun) The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.” A result of this: a perception, sensation, notion, or intuition. These 4 particular films seem to be part of a … Continue reading 4 Outstanding Actresses: It’s 1964 and there’s cognitive commotion!
‘This is Part 3 in a series. See also Part 1 and Part 2. 💥SPOILERS! *The Star Juror Betty Field s1e24 aired March 15, 1963 Betty Field bio: Betty Field and John Wayne in Shepard of the Hills 1941. Betty’s fascination with the theatre was ignited in her early teenage years and led her to … Continue reading It’s the pictures that got small! – “Good Evening” Leading Ladies of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Part 3
Read: Parts One, Two & Three SPOILERS! 27-The Killing 1956 Daring hold-up nets $2,000,000! Police baffled by fantastic crime! Masked bandit escapes with race track loot! These 5 Men Had a $2,000,000 Secret Until One of them told this Woman! Narrator – At exactly 3:45 on that Saturday afternoon in the last week of September, … Continue reading 31 Flavors of Noir on the Fringe to Lure you in! Part 4 The last Killing in a Lineup of unsung noir
This Halloween season I’m covering those fierce women who graced the 1950s Science Fiction & Fantasy/Horror screen with their beauty, brawn and bravado! Like years past–I pay tribute to the Scream Queens of the 1930s & 1940s. MonsterGirl’s Halloween – 2015 special feature! the Heroines, Scream Queens & Sirens of 30s Horror Cinema! Heroines & Scream … Continue reading Queen B’s of 1950s Science Fiction & Horror –
WATCHER IN THE WOODS 1980 It was just an innocent game… until a young girl vanished for thirty years Once upon a time in the 70s, Disney took guardianship of some pretty dark films. The Watcher in the Woods is one such film. Directed by John Hough (Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 1974, Escape to Witch … Continue reading A Trailer a Day Keeps the Boogeyman Away! What can’t be explained, must be explored: Watcher in the Woods (1980) & Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
CONTINUED! AND DON’T FORGET TO RE-VISIT THE FABULOUS CLASSIC MOVIE HISTORY PROJECT BLOGATHON 2016! Click Here for the original introduction to the series! X MAN, trips to MARS, Lost Continents, Men in White Suits, the man in red silk underwear-SUPERMAN, a Super Intellectual Carrot– plus lots more! Flight to Mars The Earthlings… The Martians… Fifty … Continue reading 🚀 “Keep watching the skies!” Science Fiction cinema of the 1950s- The year is 1951- Part 2
This post is in participation with The Lauren Bacall Blogathon hosted by In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. The winsome & sultry Lauren Bacall steps out of character as a screen legend, noir goddess & trend-setting icon… To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Key Largo (1948) Dark Passage (1947) … Continue reading Lauren Bacall: Shock Treatment (1964) Dr. Edwina Beighley the female Caligari or it’s just like working with animals in a zoo!
THE SILENT YEARS: When we started not giving a damn on screen! In celebration of our upcoming Anti Damsel Blogathon on August 15 & 16, I had this idea to provide a list of bold, brilliant, and beautiful women! There was to be no indecent exposure of the ankles and no SCHWOOSHING! Not in this … Continue reading Enduring Empowerment : Women Who didn’t Give a Damn! …in Silent & Classic film!
‘ HOSTED BY THOSE BRILLIANT, PROLIFIC & WITTY WRITERS- FRITZI FROM MOVIES SILENTLY, RUTH FROM SILVER SCREENINGS AND AURORA FROM ONCE UPON A SCREEN! THE 60S:THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL: 1960-1969 bold |bÅld| adjective 1 (of a person, action, or idea) showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous: a bold attempt to solve … Continue reading The Classic Movie History Project Blogathon: the 60s: The Bold & The Beautiful
This post is a feature…As part of the CLASSIC MOVIE HISTORY PROJECT BLOGATHON hosted by the fantastic gang over at- Movies Silently, Silver Screenings & Once Upon a Screen– Visit these wonderful blogs during this historic event and fill your head with a collection of fascinating movie memories. From Dreams of Darkness-Fantasy and the films … Continue reading A Symphony of Dark Patches- The Val Lewton Legacy 1943