Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on October 23, 2017

The media has exploded in the last couple weeks in response to the Harvey Weistein controversy. In an interview with BBC Newsnight, actress Emma Thompson was able to break down the ‘endemic’ problem the film industry has with men in positions of power taking advantage of the women who wo   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on December 16, 2016

This post was originally written for my MA Film and Literature course “Cold War Culture: Literature, Film, Theory in Cold War Europe” at the University of York (lecturer Dr. Erica Sheen).  The most poignant line Marlene Dietrich has in A Foreign Affair is when she asks her American army   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on May 20, 2016

This post in honour of James Stewart’s birthday is an essay originally written for my “Crash to Crisis: American Cinema 1931-2015” course as part of my Film and Literature MA at the University of York. James Stewart’s star persona navigated the country’s disillusionment with the A   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on May 11, 2016

Today is Katharine Hepburn’s birthday (May 12) and we have an excellent line-up of posts from across the classic film blogosphere devoted to the life and films of this magnificent actress. A big thank you to everyone who has signed up to participate in this blogathon. Your enthusiasm for this   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on April 24, 2016

“If we loved each other only with our bodies I suppose it would be alright. I love you with much more than that. I love you with, oh everything somehow, with a special kind of soul.” (Olivier to Leigh, c.1939) As we celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death this...   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on April 12, 2016

Back by popular demand! Announcing the 3rd annual Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon 2016, which will take place Katharine Hepburn’s birthday, May 12-14. Hepburn was born May 12, 1907. She won an unprecedented 4 Academy Awards over her 63-year career, making over 50 feature-length films. We ha   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on February 27, 2016

Katharine Hepburn always said her performance of this social-climbing wallflower was her personal favourite. This film was directed by George Stevens and co-starred Fred MacMurray and the great Hattie McDaniel. The movie has some funny bits and some heartbreaking parts. In one scene, Katharine Hepb   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on February 18, 2016

As part of my Cultural Heritage Management course at the University of York, we are conducting a social media campaign/experiment, asking contributors to share images with the hashtag #curatemylife. The goal is to connect the public with a sense of heritage and to see how their lives contribute to o   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on January 28, 2016

This post is an excerpt from an academic paper for my Film/Literature Encounters core MA module taught by Dr. Erica Sheen at the University of York. The presence of the Katharine Hepburn star persona in Bringing Up Baby (1938) forces a deviation from the film script, transforming the Susan characte   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on November 27, 2015

I’m Sabrina, because she is the smart one. She is also the only one with any real clothes. It is true that the whole set up of the “Charlie’s Angels” show is a bit patronizing. The title itself suggests these women are Charlie’s personal Playboy bunnies. But th   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on May 15, 2015

  The Second Annual Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon has been a huge success, with almost twice as many contributions as last year. I hope you all enjoyed writing about #TheGreatKH as I have enjoyed reading your posts. I cannot wait to see you all again next year!     In order...   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on May 12, 2015

Happy Birthday and Christopher Columbus, Katharine Hepburn! (GIF) Classic movie fans who grew up without the internet know what a lonely life it can be loving movies that were made before our parents were even born. I feel like I was the only person in my high school (of 4,000+...   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on May 9, 2015

It is almost Katharine Hepburn’s birthday (May 12) and we have an excellent line-up of posts from across the classic film blogosphere devoted to the life and films of this magnificent actress. A big thank you to everyone who has signed up to participate in this blogathon. Your enthusiasm   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on May 6, 2015

Margaret in York (Autumn, 2014) I am excited to announce that I have officially accepted an offer of acceptance from the University of York (UK) for their MA in Film and Literature! The film and lit. MA is a one-year programme that “examines the lively and symbiotic traffic between written...   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on April 29, 2015

“Youth has its hour of glory, but too often it is only a morning glory, the flower that fades before the sun if very high.” (from MORNING GLORY (1933)) “No other star has emerged with greater rapidity or with more ecstatic acclaim. No other star, either, has become so unpopular so...   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on April 17, 2015

It is no secret how much I love the Shakespeare – the Immortal Bard has been the subject of many a post on this blog. Shakespeare’s plays are timeless in that they are often rejuvenated in film form. Movie lovers who wrestled with the gruelling texts during their high school...   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on February 18, 2015

“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” The other day on Groupon they featured an offer to see the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra play along with CASABLANCA (1942) and I sincerely regret not jumping at this chance to give myself the...   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on February 9, 2015

“You studio people warp my character” (Buster Keaton: The Persistence of Comedy, 169) As biographer James L. Neibaur points out in his book “The Fall of Buster Keaton,” there are two ways to view Keaton’s career after the silent era:  “We can sadly or angrily dism   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on February 3, 2015

When I was growing up, my family lived off of TVLand. This was the classic TVLand channel that consisted primarily of TV shows from the 60s and 70s, before they came along with their own original series and started adding shows from the 90s (“Everybody Loves Raymond”? Really? Not everybo   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on January 24, 2015

Miriam Hopkins is just the sort of intellectual east coast actress I find most interesting. She was born in Savannah and raised in Bainbridge, Georgia where her mother’s twin brother was mayor. After her parents divorced, she moved with her mother to Vermont, where she attended the prestigious   read more