The Wonderful World of Cinema and In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood are proud to present their first collaboration: The Marathon Stars Blogathon! This event will be the occasion for you to explore the body of work of an actor or an actress from whom you haven’t seen many films (or none), but that you’re curious to discover.
But how will this event take place?
These rules will guide you:
1- Choose a movie star (actor or actress) from whom you haven’t seen many films (a maximum of three). You can pick a “modern” star, but she should have started her career in the year 2000 or before. It can also be all a type of actors/actresses. Character actors are welcomed.
2- No duplicates. There are many movie stars.
3- You’re free to write about more than one star if that is your wish.
4- In your submission, please write your choice, the name of your blog, and your blog URL.
5- From the moment your choice is confirmed, start watching movies starring this chosen star. Of course, it has to be films that you haven’t seen yet, and you should watch a minimum of five (don’t worry, you’ll have time). The idea, of course, is to do a little (or big) movie marathon! You”ll have until the blogathon days to do so. We suggest you subscribe as soon as possible.
6- Also, once your submission is confirmed, choose one of those beautiful banners created by me and Crystal and include it on your blog to promote the event.
7- The Blogathon will take place from March 10 to March 12, 2016. On those days, tell us about your discoveries. We mostly want you to concentrate on the actor or actress’ performances in each movie.
6- To help you, here is an example from a past marathon feedback done by The Wonderful World of Cinema (me). Of course, your post doesn’t have to take this form. It’s just an example:
7- Invite your other friend bloggers to participate, and enjoy! If you have any doubts or questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. You can contact me at the following e-mail address: virginie.pronovost@gmail.com
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Here is the roster with the Blog names and their choice(s):
The Wonderful World of Cinema – Claire Trevor
Cinema Crossroads – William Holden
BNoirDetour – Linda Darnell
Back to Golden Days – Ronald Reagan
Smitten Kitten Vintage – Gloria Swanson
Defiant Success – Tyrone Power
Classic Reel Girl – George Murphy
In the Good Old Days Of Classc Hollywood – Jean Harlow
Wolffian Classics Movies Digest – Greta Garbo
The Old Hollywood Garden – Sterling Hayden
Old Hollywood Films – Mary Pickford
Critica Retrô – Marion Davies
Mother Time Musings – Susan Hayward
The Flapper Dame – Joel McCrea
Girls Do Film – Carole Lombard
Random Pictures – Barbara Stanwyck
The Midnite Drive-In – Bogart Bacall
Movie Classics –Hedy Lamarr
Cinema Cities – Denzel Washington
Flickin’ Out – Mary Astor
Dream Factory 17 – Jessica Lange
Century Film Project – Gilbert “Broncho Billy” Anderson
Phyllis Love Classic Movies–Vivien Leigh
To see the In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood‘s version of the announcement, please click on the following link:
Announcing the Marathon Stars Blogathon
We hope you’ll all make amazing discoveries!
Great idea for a blogathon! I’d like to do William Holden. My blog is Cinema Crossroads: http://cinemacrossroads.wordpress.com.
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So glad you choose William Holden! I did a Holden’s marathon myself last year and I discovered some amazing films! 🙂
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What a fun idea! I’d like to do Linda Darnell. I love her in Fallen Angel and No Way Out. This will give me the opportunity to see more of what she’s done.
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She’s yours! Thanks for your participation! 🙂
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This is a great idea! 🙂
Could I please do Ronald Reagan? I’ve been wanting to watch more of his films for quite some time. So far, I’ve only seen him in “Dark Victory,” “Brother Rat” and “Storm Warning.”
-Cátia.
Back to Golden Days (http://back-to-golden-days.blogspot.pt/)
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Sure Catia! Welcome to the blogathon! 🙂
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Salut Virginie! Je voudrais m’inscrire au blogathon, mais puis-je confirmer plus tard? Je pourrais couvrir une actrice du cinéma muet. Merci!
(Excusez mon mauvais français, je voulais pratiquer 😉
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Bien sûr pas de problème! Et ton français est assez bon 🙂
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Reblogged this on In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood..
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Great! Thanks!
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I would like to do mine on Gloria Swanson please. 🙂
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Great! Thanks for your participation 🙂
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Hmm…I think I”d like to write about Tyrone Power. My blog is Defiant Success (http://movienut14.blogspot.com).
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Great idea! Thanks for your participation! 🙂
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Greta Garbo is my choice for the Marathon Stars Blogathon!
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Great! Welcome to the blogathon!
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This is great! Could I pick Sterling Hayden please?
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Sure! Thanks for joining!
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I’ll take Mary Pickford for Old Hollywood Films. Thanks for the invite
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Great choice! I haven’t seen any of her films so I’m impatient to have your feedback!
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Hi, Virginie! I finally chose my star: Marion Davies. It will be my chance to get to know her better!
KIsses!
Le
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Oh great choice! Lara Gabrielle will be honoured. 🙂 I saw my first Marion Davies film very recently and adored her!
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Just saw this! I’d love to participate. My info below:
Choice of star: Susan Hayward
Blog name: Mother Time Musings
Blog URL: http://tammayauthor.com/index.php/blog/
Tam
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Awesome! Thanks for your participation 🙂
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Hey! Its Emily and my blog is FlapperDame 16- I want to do Joel McCrea! Gives me a reason to finally watch foreign correspondant! 🙂
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Oh sorry heres my blog url! http://flapperdame16.tumblr.com/
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That’s one of the rare Hitchcock’s films I still have to see!
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And great choice! If you haven’t seen them, I highly recommend Sullivan’s Travels and Dead End.
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Love this blogathon idea – please could I take Carole Lombard? Shockingly the only film of hers I’ve seen properly is My Man Godfrey (and I loved it!)
Thank you!
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Great choice, love Carol! Welcome to the blogathon 🙂
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I would love to do Barbara Stanwyck! I blog at Random Pictures http://randompicturesblog.net
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Love her! Thanks for your interest!
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Here’s a question. You say you want a minimum of five movies. Believe it or not, I have never watched any of the Bogart-Bacall movies. But they only made 4 together. So would that work or do I need to look for something else?
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Hum, that would be fine for me. I haven’t seen any Bogie-Bacall’s films either :O
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Hi, great idea for a blogathon. Could I do Hedy Lamarr? So far I’ve only seen her in Algiers and Come Live with Me.
My blog is Movie Classics – movieclassics.wordpress.com.
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Great! I haven’t seen any of her movies so I hope to learn a lot from you. 🙂 Welcome to the blogathon.
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I’m gonna be the odd one out here and choose a modern star: Denzel Washington. I’ve only seen a couple of his films so this blogathon is a perfect opportunity to remedy that!
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No that’s perfectly great! And I might learn something from it as I haven’t seen any Denzel Washington’s films! It’s nice not to have only classic stars in the blogathon 🙂
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Hey, this looks like a fun blogathon! Could I write a little something on Jessica Lange? My blog is Dream Factory 17.
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sure!
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Hi Virginie!
After going through several actors thinking I had only seen 3 of their films and then realizing I had forgotten some (if only you had done this last year lol) I finally decided on Vivien Leigh as I’ve only seen her in “Waterloo Bridge.” I need something to make me watch “Gone with the Wind”!!!!
Also, check out the costume awards I’m holding at my blog all month! http://phyllislovesclassicmovies.blogspot.com/2016/01/best-costume-awards-for-years-that.html
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Alright! 🙂 GWTW is great!
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Hi. If there’s still time to join, I’d like to do Gilbert “Broncho Billy” Anderson, one of the first cowboy stars (even though he never learned to ride a horse). I have a disc of his movies I’ve been meaning to get around to and this is the ideal excuse to binge! My blog is the Century Film Project at https://centuryfilmproject.wordpress.com/
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Great idea! I’ll add you to the roster!
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Nice idea! I will be devoting the month of March to Mary Pickford on my blog, so I won’t be able to take part (she’s been claimed), but I’ll be interested in seeing what other stars everyone recommends!
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My article on Mary Pickford is ready to go:
http://www.oldhollywoodfilms.com/2016/03/the-films-of-mary-pickford.html
Thanks for hosting!
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Thanks Amanda, I’ll add it to the roster after reading it 🙂
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http://midnitedrive-in.blogspot.com/2016/03/love-in-old-hollywood.html
My blogathon entry is up.
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Thanks! 🙂
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[…] So, there we have it, a binge-watch of the first major Western star. Even over this short time, I could see development from the relatively simple Western plots of the first two films towards movies that emphasize character growth and moral consequences. Many of the movies include some deliberate comedy relief, to lighten tensions, although of course none is quite so funny as Charlie Chaplin’s brief appearance in “His Regeneration.” After 1916, when Chaplin left the Essanay company to seek more money and greater control over his work, the Essanay company rapidly declined and Anderson returned to the stage for a time before becoming (mostly) a character actor in Westerns with new stars. I hope later this year to get hold of some of the work of William S. Hart, the man who largely replaced Anderson as the number one Western star in America, but for now, you can check out the other posts in the Marathon Stars Blogathon! […]
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