William Wyler Blogathon

The Movie Projector is hosting a blogathon June 24-29, 2012, honoring William Wyler, one of the great directors of Hollywood's studio era. Twenty-five bloggers, many of them members of the Classic Movie Blog Association, will be writing on the major films of Wyler's forty-five year long career. For details and a complete schedule of the blogathon, click here to visit the William Wyler Blogathon page at The Movie Projector.

Queer Film Blogathon

The second annual Queer Film Blogathon, hosted by Garbo Laughs, will be held June 18-22, 2012. It will celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, or otherwise non-heterosexual, non-gender-binary depictions or personages in film. It's open all film bloggers regardless of era or area of focus. For more info, click here to view details at Garbo Laughs.

The First Ever Horseathon is Here!

The Horseathon, hosted by Page at My Love of Old Hollywood will run from May 25-28. If  you haven't signed up for it, would like more details about it just click here. The deadline for signing up is May 10th.
We hope to see you there!
Page

Gene Kelly Centennial Blogathon August 2012

The Classic Movie Blog Association will host a Gene Kelly Centennial Blogathon in honor of the actor, director, and choreographer's 100th birthday the week of August 20-25. If you are a CMBA blog and would like to participate, but haven't signed up yet, contact me at wilsonkjm@yahoo.com to do so. Here are the CMBA blogs scheduled to participate:


Aug. 20
shadowsandsatin: Gene Kelly Profile
Reel Revival: For Me and My Gal (1942)
The Movie Projector: On the Town (1949)
Another Old Movie Blog:  It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Silver Screenings: Ziegfeld Follies (1946)


Aug. 21
Alfred Hitchcock Geek: Gene Kelly/Hitchcock Connection 
Caftan Woman: The Black Hand (1950) 
The Lady Eve's Reel Life: Let's Make Love (1960) 
All Good Things:  Living in a Big Way (1947)  
Backlots: Words and Music (1948) 


Aug. 22
My Love of Old Hollywood: Gene Kelly Profile
Lindsay's Movie Musings: Brigadoon (1954)
The Girl with the White Parasol: The Pirate (1948)
True Classics: Summer Stock (1950)
A Trip Down Memory Lane: Thousands Cheer (1943)


Aug. 23
Noir and Chick Flicks: Gene Kelly Profile  &  Cover Girl (1944)
Tales of the Easily Distracted: The Devil Makes Three (1952) & What a Way to Go! (1964)
Sittin' on a Backyard Fence: The Three Musketeers (1948)
Java's Journey: Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Garbo Laughs: Xanadu (1980)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Les Girls (1957); from Karen @ shadowsandsatin

Aug. 24

Silver Screen Modiste: An American in Paris (1951) 

A Person in the Dark: Marjorie Morningstar (1958) 

True Classics: Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: Christmas Holiday (1944)

Classicfilmboy's Movie Paradise: Invitation to Dance (1956)

Aug. 25

Frankly, My Dear: DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: The Young Girls of Rochefort (1966)

Twenty-Four Frames: Singin' in the Rain (1952)

ClassicBecky's Brain Food:  Inherit the Wind (1960) 

Films we still would like to see covered are: Pilot #5 (1943), The Cross of Lorraine (1943), It's a Big Country (1951), Love Is Better Than Ever (1952), Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954), Deep in My Heart (1954), The Happy Road (1957), The Tunnel of Love (1958), Gigot (1960), A Guide for the Married Man (1967),  Hello, Dolly (1969), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), 40 Carats (1973), and Viva Knievel (1977).

A Powell and Pressberger Blogathon!

The Classic Film & TV Cafe is hosting a March 25-28 blogathon featuring the stellar films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger (known collectively as The Archers). For a list of all participating bloggers and links to their posts, click here.

The Classic Movie Dogathon

The world's first Classic Movie Dogathon (well, we think it is) ran over four days in February 2012. Hosted by the Classic Film & TV Cafe, it featured 24 posts consisting of a review of a classic film featuring a dog in a prominent role or a profile of a famous canine performer. Whether you're a dog lover or a movie lover, we recommend that you check out the classics below!  (Just click on the blog title)


Sunday, February 19

Greyfriars Bobby (1961) - Classic Film & TV Cafe (Sark)

After the Thin Man - Tales of the Easily Distracted

Walt Disney's Pluto - True Classics

Oh! Heavenly Dog - ScribeHard on Film

Babe - in so many words...

A Boy and His Dog - Old Horror Movies


Monday, February 20

Umberto D - The Movie Projector

The Courage of Lassie - Classic Film & TV Cafe (Toto)

Used Cars - The Horn Section

Old Yeller - Open Vault Disney

The Ugly Dachshund - portraitsbyjenni

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World - The Forty Year-Old Fanboy



Tuesday, February 21

Bringing Up Baby - My Love of Old Hollywood

The Jerk - Sittin' on a Backyard Fence

Lady and the Tramp - Noir and Chick Flicks

101 Dalmatians (1961) - Classic Film & TV Cafe (Rick)

The Awful Truth - Once upon a screen...

The Wizard of Oz - Silver Screenings


Wednesday, February 22

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) - ClassicBecky's Brain Food

Since You Went Away - Comet Over Hollywood

A Dog's Life (1918) - Critica Retro

The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) - Immortal Ephemera

Savage Sam - Open Vault Disney

The Proud Rebel - The Shades of Black and White

CMBA Comedy Classics Blogathon!

The CMBA participating blogs and the scheduled posts (so far) are listed below. Click on a blog's title to go to its web site.

Sunday 22 Jan

Ball of Fire and Oscar – Tales of the Easily Distracted

Road to Utopia - The Bing Crosby Media Archive

Sons of the Desert and Way Out West - Caftan Woman

Monday 23 Jan

Miss Tatlock’s Millions – Jim Lane’s Cinedrome

The Palm Beach Story - The Movie Projector

More Than a Secretary – Another Old Movie Blog

Tuesday 24 Jan

Easy Living – My Love of Old Hollywood

Gene Tierney and Her Classic Romantic Comedies - Noir and Chick Flicks

Pillow Talk - Classicfilmboy's Movie Paradise

The Producers - A Person in the Dark

Wednesday 25 Jan

His Girl Friday – All Good Things

Hips, Hips, Hooray with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey - Distant Voices and Flickering Shadows

The Great McGinty - True Classics


A Night at the Opera – 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Thursday 26 Jan

Jean Harlow Tribute – The Scarlett Olive

Some Like It Hot – Twenty Four Frames

Ma and Pa Kettle - Dave's Classic Films

The Three Musketeers (1939) - Kevin's Movie Corner

Friday 27 Jan

BIll and Minnie: The Thin Man Movies and Beyond - Backlots

A Shot in the Dark – Classic Film &TV Café

Libeled Lady - Bette's Classic Movie Blog 

The Richest Girl in the World - Via Margutta 51

City Lights - The Great Entertainers Media Archive