Movies Silently is hosting the Swashathon or the Swashbuckler Blogathon, and I could not pass up this opportunity to review Randall Wallace’s The Man In the Iron Mask (1998). As many of you would know, today is also Bastille Day or la Fête Nationale in France, which provides for another excuse to delve into a film…
Category: Blogathons
The Medicine in the Movies Blogathon: Spellbound (1945)
Charlene at Charlene’s (Mostly) Classic Movie Reviews is hosting this amazing blogathon – The Medicine in the Movies Blogathon, and this review of Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound (1945) is part of the race. There are many good movies out there which explore interesting, intricate aspects of medicine: from Wellman’s overblown, but entertaining Night Nurse (1931) to…
The Five Stars Blogathon
The 16th of May is National Classic Movie Day, and what better way to celebrate this than to write a post on one’s five favourite classic movie stars. The rules of this blogathon hosted by the Classic Film and TV Cafe is that people list their five favourite classic movie stars and then say why…
The “No, YOU’RE Crying!” Blogathon: Head in the Clouds (2004)
Debbie at Moon in Gemini is hosting the “No, YOU’RE Crying!” Blogathon, and I thought I would be part of that amazing film race. It is great when a film is so powerful emotionally that it makes you cry, even though there may not be many films out there who possess this enviable quality. Of…
The Jack Lemmon Blogathon: Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Critica Retro and Wide Screen World are hosting the Jack Lemmon blogathon, and I thought I would jump in and contribute since Jack Lemmon was such a great actor, and I particularly admire his versatility and dedication to the screen. He was cast in such well-known films as Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Apartment…
The Ultimate 90s Blogathon: Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns is a Tim Burton film through-and-through. Rich in visuals, it is grim, fantastical and strangely enticing.
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