I'm in. Carole Lombard turns 103 this year and the good, good folks at Carole & Co. are hosting a blogathon—or should I say the "Carole-tennial+3"—October 6-9, 2011. I've got dibs on Carole's silent work. Unless, of course, somebody bigger wrestles it away from me. But I've got five of her silent films under my belt now and another on its way.
I promise to write the usual two thousand words until you say "Uncle!"
1. The plug. 2. Agreeing to participate (if anyone else wishes to, follow the link). 3. Using one of my newer banners (as a whole, I think they're better than the old batch).
I eagerly await your entry. Silent-era Lombard is deserving of rediscovery (though it would help if more of her films were available).
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
2 comments:
Thank you for:
1. The plug.
2. Agreeing to participate (if anyone else wishes to, follow the link).
3. Using one of my newer banners (as a whole, I think they're better than the old batch).
I eagerly await your entry. Silent-era Lombard is deserving of rediscovery (though it would help if more of her films were available).
This sounds so great.. I am eager to read your posts!
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