Ah, the long-expected Unexpected Blogathon! I will be updating this post throughout the next three days as new entries come in. We’ve got a great weekend ahead, with what I’m sure are plenty of surprises. Let’s do this!
Silver Screenings hits the ground running with this fab review of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
The Story Enthusiast keeps things going with her fun take on Nurse On Wheels.
The Midnite Drive-In gives us this tribute to Ed Wood’s heir apparent, Ray Dennis Steckler, as well as a review of his low-budget thriller, The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
Achtung, bloggers! Top Ten Film Lists delves into the silent films of Ernst Lubitsch (did you know he used to be an actor?).
Dubsism brings the sports with a review of the crazy Weird Al cult classic, UHF.
Realweegiemidget Reviews takes us to the big top with this look at The Greatest Showman.
Movierob brings us an unexpected triple-header with A Night At the Opera, Meet Me In St. Louis, and The Day of the Locust.
Thoughts All Sorts has this fine list of some surprise favorites: Vir Altyd, Centurion, and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Splat! Crítica Retrô revisits the James Cagney classic, The Public Enemy.
Pale Writer has Harrison Ford and Timothy Dalton respectively in her reviews of Random Hearts and Sextette.
Here’s my journey into the mysterious world of The Illusionist, where nothing is what it seems to be.
Looking forward to reading everyone’s posts. Keep ’em coming… 🙂
Hi! Very much looking forward to reading everyone’s contributions. I’ll have my posts to you tomorrow and Sunday 😊
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That’s great–I’ll be waiting to see them! Your review of Mogambo was great, too, by the way. 🙂
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Oh thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 😊
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See you soon! Can’t wait…just getting my post finished.
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Yeah, definitely! Looking forward to it.
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Here is my entry on the silent films of Ernst Lubitsch from Top10filmlists.com: http://www.top10filmlists.com/the-lubitsch-german-silents.html
Thanks for hosting! i’m enjoying what’s been posted so far
Kevin
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That’s great–thanks so much!
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Just sent you my contribution. Now I’m going to do some reading!
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Thanks, J-Dub–I just saw it. Hope you enjoy everyone’s stuff!
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Hello there, here’s that rather lovely Mr Jackman in The Greatest Showman; https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2018/12/09/the-greatest-showman-2017/
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Aha, nice–he’s always a welcome sight. Thanks, Gill. 🙂
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Here you go…sorry I’m late…
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Oh no, you’re not late–it’s all good! Thanks, Catherine. I’m looking forward to reading this. 🙂
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Hi, Rebecca! Heree it is the epic tale of how a rebellious act made me fall in love with “The Public Enemy” – and what I felt revisiting the movie today:
https://criticaretro.blogspot.com/2018/12/revisitando-o-inimigo-publico-1931.html
Kisses!
Le
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Oooh, nice! Thanks, Lee–looking forward to reading this. 🙂
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Tnx Rebecca. Was lots of fun! so happy to partake!
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You’re very welcome, Rob–glad you could contribute!
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Hi Rebecca! Just wanted to say thank you for hosting! I will definitely read everyone’s posts 😊
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You’re welcome, Gabriela! It’s been fun. Hope you enjoy reading everything. 😃
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