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"The Stars" and 57 Years of Fascination
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 14, 2019
This is my contribution to the Classic Movie Blog Association (CMBA) 10 Year Anniversary Blogathon. For more musings on auspicious anniversaries, click HERE.
Anniversaries are important. Our first date, our first kiss, marriages, births, deaths - all landmarks that we mark with a card, a g read more
Liliom(1934): A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood.. or What Happened When 2 Germans and a Frenchman Met in Budapest
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 24, 2019
This is my contribution to the "Vive La France Blogathon" hosted by the dynamic duo of Christian at Silver Screen Modes and Patty a.k.a The Lady Eve at The Lady Eve's Reel Life. Click here for more cinematic inspiration from the land of the City of Lights and beyond.
Liliom (1934)
Why "Lilio read more
This Magic Moment: The Apartment
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jul 7, 2019
While a film may be 2 hours or more in length, there are those special moments - unforgettable moments - that linger in the heart and mind. These moments can crystallize in a flash all we need to know about a character or their story. They are the poetry of motion or a word or a look that jolts the read more
Biff Grimes: Character Crush 'Cause Character Counts
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 6, 2019
This is my entry in the Reel Infatuation Who's your Character Crush Blogathon hosted by the dynamic duo of Silver Screenings and Front and Frock. Click HERE for more cinematic affairs of the heart.
Sweet!
Oh for a man of character! They are few and far between in this world, aren't they? Thankful read more
Me & Classic Film: Is This the End Of The Affair?
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 30, 2019
Warning: this conversation is personal
Me: It’s Me, Not You
I never thought we’d be having this conversation. Truly, I took
for granted this could never end. You were everything to me. In this world of
uncertainty, you were always there, a safe place. In a swirl of change, you
rema read more
It's National Classic Movie Day!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 15, 2019
May 16th is National Classic Movie Day! And, as is tradition, Classic Film and TV Cafe is hosting a blogathon. Wander on over HERE to read about everyone's 5 favorite films of the 50s.
Okay, so since my real most favorite films of the 50s (Sunset Boulevard, Singin' in the Rain to read more
Joan Crawford: A Face and a Whole Lot More in "Our Dancing Daughters"
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 9, 2019
This is my entry in the Joan Crawford: Queen of the Silver Screen Blogathon, hosted by Pale Writer and Poppity Talks Classic Films. Click HERE for more Joan.
"Joan Crawford is doubtless the best example of the flapper, the girl you see in smart night clubs, gowned to the apex of sophisticati read more
The Late Show (1977): Lily Tomlin: A Hypnotic Hippie Crashes a Symphony of Nostalgic Noir
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Apr 17, 2019
Have you ever fallen under the spell of a film? Of course you have, otherwise you wouldn't be here. Certain films and characters have a way of mesmerizing us and drawing us into their world. Count me 100% under the spell of one Margo Sperling, the lady with the missing cat in 1977's "The late Show." read more
Hayley Mills: Hurrah For the Fearless Adolescent Girl
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Mar 31, 2019
When I was a pre-teen and a young teen I so wanted to be Hayley Mills. I wanted her name - Hayley - so different and desirable, her British accent - so much better than a garden variety Lawng Island one, and her hair - so perfectly blonde and sun-kissed.
I tried to acquire every teen magazi read more
Crooner (1932): Still Crushing on Ann Dvorak
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Mar 17, 2019
I caught up with a nifty little pre-code called "Crooner" on TCM the other day. Because I am pretty mad for the pre-code era of Ann Dvorak, I checked it out and have to admit, it was quite fun (if you're not expecting too much).
"Crooner" is just a Warner Brothers quickie (clocking in at 6 read more
Meeting Buster Backwards: A Hard Act to Resist
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Feb 15, 2019
This is my entry in the
Buster Keaton Blogathon hosted by the amazing Lea Stans at Silent-ology .
Please click here for more Buster goodies! And thanks, Lea, for keeping silents alive.
I believe this to by my
first encounter with Buster:
Candid Camera was a family
favorite and I do r read more
Clearing Out My DVR: Why Can't I Like Jean Arthur?
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jan 20, 2019
As part of my continuing resolve to clear out all of the movie's I've recorded but resisted, I took a deep breath and jumped into 1943's "The More the Merrier" starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn.
It's a classic, right?....one of those films that is endlessly praised for read more
Boris and Natasha:Victims of Typecasting
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Dec 13, 2018
This is my entry in the What a Character Blogathon hosted by the terrific trio Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken and Freckled and Paula's Cinema Club. Click HERE for more unforgettable characters.
I apologize in advance for veering off course a bit, but some stories just need to be told and some r read more
TCM NYC Tour: Hollywood Ain't Got Nuthin' on the Big Apple
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Dec 1, 2018
Okay, we all know Hollywood is king when it comes to classic films, but New York City's not too shabby. As proof, TCM offers a swell tour of the city I love best (but TCM - if you're listening - how about a Paris TCM tour? I'll be the first to sign on!).
This was my second time on the tour read more
CMBA Outlaws Blogathon: The Producers (1967): It's Criminally Joyous
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Nov 15, 2018
This is my entry in the Classic Movie Blog Association's Outlaws Blogathon. Click here for more outrageous cinematic lawbreakers.
Zero + Gene = Love
They're adorable, they're hysterical, they're lovable. They're desperate con men and deliberate thieves. They're Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom and t read more
Clearing Out My DVR Part 2: Madam Satan (1930); A Dress, A Dirigible and a Dame
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Nov 8, 2018
I love my DVR. Next to the Keurig coffee maker and the GPS, it is an invention that changed my life for the better. However, unlike the coffee maker, which gratifies me instantly with hot coffee and the GPS, that provides quick and (usually) correct directions, the DVR requires that I read more
Clearing Out My DVR: Safe in Hell (it was hell!)
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 29, 2018
I love my DVR. Next to the Keurig coffee maker and the GPS, it is an invention that changed my life for the better. However, unlike the coffee maker, which gratifies me instantly with hot coffee and the GPS, that provides quick and (usually) correct directions, the DVR requires that I read more
A Star is Born - FINALLY!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 5, 2018
Let me get this out of the way - I absolutely love this latest version of "A Star is Born."
There's no denying it - Lady Gaga is a star
Having seen all prior versions, as well as the inspirational "What Price Hollywood?", I consider this one film story that periodically begs a remake/update becau read more
Reel Infatuation: Napoleon Solo: I Discover My Type
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 7, 2018
This is my contribution to the Reel Infatuation Blogathon hosted by Font and Frock and Silver Screenings. Click HERE for more revelations of the heart.
Gaga for this spy
When it came to the Beatles, I was a John girl, never a Paul girl. What can I say - I liked the bad boys.
"
So, when i read more
Then and Now: Films don't change, but we do
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 22, 2018
When
I was young, I was so sure of everything. Now that I’m not, I’m not.
What does it all mean?
My
opinions were so solid, my convictions so sure. Now, they are, shall we say, open
to suggestion.
Films
that I was once so definite about now come at me from another angle. O read more