I'll Take Manhattan (on a TCM Tour!)

While not exactly Hollywood, New York City can puff out its chest when it comes to iconic movie sites and proudly call itself the most filmed city in the world.  As both a tribute and an education, Turner Classic Movies and On Location Tours is offering a 3-hour tour (yes, a 3-hour tour) exploring the movie locations and inspirations of Manhattan.On a glorious New York September Saturday, our tour started at the aptly-named Ellen's Stardust...

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PICTURE SNATCHER: CAGNEY TURNS YELLOW! (yellow journalism, that is)

This post is part of the Journalism is Classic Film Blogathon hosted by Comet Over Hollywood and Lindsay's Movie Musings.Picture Snatcher Job DescriptionThere's good, classic journalism, there's hard-hitting journalism, and then there is that old favorite of the masses, yellow journalism. Dating back to the late 19th century and a feud between the Hearst and Pulitzer New York newspapers, yellow journalism generally is defined by a sleazy and...

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IT'S MOVIE STAR MAD LIBS: THE RESULTS SHOW!

The results are in! Enjoy and thanks to all who played along!JAN MINER:JOHN WAYNE and ELIZABETH TAYLOR were asked to host the Oscars. They thought this would be a good idea to promote their new film called "THE BOISTEROUS LAMPSHADE.” As hosts, were asked to do a musical number together. They decided to both dress in PLUM VESTS and enter the stage holding one another's ELBOW singing “Hooray for CENTRAL PARK.”While rehearsing, JOHN WAYNE kept hogging...

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LET'S PLAY MOVIE STAR MAD LIBS!

I love to play word games and I am hoping you will join me!Mad Libs was a word game I loved as a kid. I am asking all readers to send me the requested word types listed below to help me complete my Movie Star Mad Libs story. Just note your choices in the comment space and I will publish your stories shortly. Here they are:Movie Star Name #1Movie Star Name #2AdjectiveNounBody PartPlaceColorArticle of ClothingNounBody PartAdjectiveAdjectiveNounNounBody...

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