A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 16, 2020

This is my entry in the National Classic Movie Day 6 From the 60's Blogathon hosted by the great and powerful Rick at The Classic Film and TV Cafe. Please click here for more great films and memories from a great decade for film and a great decade to be...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on March 1, 2020

39 Years ago I had the worst movie-going experience of my life. I convinced a date to take me to see "My Dinner With Andre." And, no, the date was not the cause of the bad experience (although I will never forget the "I pick the next movie" look on...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on January 21, 2020

This is my contribution to the Wedding Bells Blogathon hosted by the always elegant Annette at Hometowns to Hollywood. Click here to immerse yourself in more cinematic wedded bliss. Who is Sylvia? The elegant Sylvia I love a good Hollywood true true-love story. Lucy & Desi, Larry &   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on November 14, 2019

This is my contribution to the What a Character! Blogathon hosted by this trio of magnificence, otherwise known as Aurora of Once Upon a Screen, Kellee of Outspoken and Freckled and Paula of Paula's Cinema Club. Check out all three for all character updates. Estelle Winwood Hold Me! Touch Me!   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on October 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

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on August 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...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on July 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...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on June 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,...   read more

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...   read more

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...   read more

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...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on April 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...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on March 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....   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on March 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...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on February 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...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on January 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

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on December 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...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on December 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...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on November 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

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on November 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...   read more