Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on March 5, 2014

This past week I had the privilege of seeing the last silent film of Alfred Hitchcock, BLACKMAIL (1929.) As part of the Downtown Classic Film Series at The Lawrence Arts Center, here in my town of Lawrence, Kansas, this screening was a real treat. I have seen several silent films...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on February 8, 2014

We have now entered into the 2nd week of the 31 DAYS OF OSCAR BLOGATHON! Aurora (@citizenscreen) of Once Upon A Screen, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula's Cinema Club and Kellee (@IrishJayhawk66) of Outspoken & Freckled bring you this mega blogathon celebrating the very best in cinema! To coincid   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on February 8, 2014

We have now entered into the 2nd week of the 31 DAYS OF OSCAR BLOGATHON! Aurora (@citizenscreen) of Once Upon A Screen, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula's Cinema Club and Kellee (@IrishJayhawk66) of Outspoken & Freckled bring you this mega blogathon celebrating the very best in cinema! To coincid   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on February 3, 2014

The 2nd annual 31 DAYS OF OSCAR Blogathon has begun! To coincide with Turner Classic Movie's (TCM) month-long broadcast of all things Oscar, 31 Days of Oscar... Aurora (@citizenscreen) of Once Upon A Screen, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula's Cinema Club and Kellee (@IrishJayhawk66) of Outspoken &am   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on February 3, 2014

The 2nd annual 31 DAYS OF OSCAR Blogathon has begun! To coincide with Turner Classic Movie's (TCM) month-long broadcast of all things Oscar, 31 Days of Oscar... Aurora (@citizenscreen) of Once Upon A Screen, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula's Cinema Club and Kellee (@IrishJayhawk66) of Outspoken &am   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on January 22, 2014

“I’ll tell you this about the Oscars – they’re real.” - William H. Macy And so is this blogathon! For the second year in a row Kellee (@IrishJayHawk66) of Outspoken and Freckled, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club and Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once Up   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on January 22, 2014

“I’ll tell you this about the Oscars – they’re real.” - William H. Macy And so is this blogathon! For the second year in a row Kellee (@IrishJayHawk66) of Outspoken and Freckled, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club and Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once Up   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on January 13, 2014

The year is 1933. According to astronomers, "one of the first observations suggesting the existence of an invisible dark matter came in 1933 when astronomer Fritz Zwicky noticed that galaxy clusters were more energetic than they should be, according to the mass of visible stars in them, and he propo   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on January 13, 2014

The year is 1933. According to astronomers, "one of the first observations suggesting the existence of an invisible dark matter came in 1933 when astronomer Fritz Zwicky noticed that galaxy clusters were more energetic than they should be, according to the mass of visible stars in them, and he propo   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 22, 2013

Throughout Hollywood history, there have always been dueling divas. It shouldn't be surprising that such beautiful, talented, hard-working and passionate women might be a tad competitive with one another. Whether on or off screen, many Hollywood women have ambitiously competed to grab their moment i   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 22, 2013

Throughout Hollywood history, there have always been dueling divas. It shouldn't be surprising that such beautiful, talented, hard-working and passionate women might be a tad competitive with one another. Whether on or off screen, many Hollywood women have ambitiously competed to grab their moment i   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 21, 2013

From 1960 to 2001, Rankin/Bass Productions company made 66 film productions. Animated features and series for television, the Rankin/Bass productions ranged in themes from King Kong to Jackson Five but they are most famous for their Christmas specials. Originally named Videocraft International, the   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 21, 2013

From 1960 to 2001, Rankin/Bass Productions company made 66 film productions. Animated features and series for television, the Rankin/Bass productions ranged in themes from King Kong to Jackson Five but they are most famous for their Christmas specials. Originally named Videocraft International, the   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 4, 2013

Growing up as a kid, classic comedies were a shaping influence in my life. My earliest memories of classic film derives from the comedies I watched with my family. I recall my grandmother and my uncle Patrick introducing me to comedy classics like Marx Brothers films, the Pink Panther films,...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 4, 2013

Growing up as a kid, classic comedies were a shaping influence in my life. My earliest memories of classic film derives from the comedies I watched with my family. I recall my grandmother and my uncle Patrick introducing me to comedy classics like Marx Brothers films, the Pink Panther films,...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on November 10, 2013

"We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it." ... Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel was a character actor whose presence on the silver screen is one we shall never forget. In additi   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on November 10, 2013

"We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it." ... Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel was a character actor whose presence on the silver screen is one we shall never forget. In additi   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on November 9, 2013

Hello classic film fans! Today we kick-off the 2nd annual WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon. Created by the classic-film-jonesing, blogging trio of Aurora @citizenscreen of Once Upon A Screen, Paula @Paula_Guthat of Paula's Cinema Club and myself, Kellee @Irishjayhawk66 of Outspoken & Freckled and   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on November 9, 2013

Hello classic film fans! Today we kick-off the 2nd annual WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon. Created by the classic-film-jonesing, blogging trio of Aurora @citizenscreen of Once Upon A Screen, Paula @Paula_Guthat of Paula's Cinema Club and myself, Kellee @Irishjayhawk66 of Outspoken & Freckled and   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on November 6, 2013

With as much excitement as Steve Martin in THE JERK (1979) with the arrival of new phone books, I enthusiastically offer you the 2013 WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon schedule!! Back by popular demand, the zany classic-film-loving and blogging trio of Aurora (aka @citizenscreen) of Once Upon A Screen, Pa   read more