Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on February 1, 2013

The red carpet is rolled out, the limos are lined up, the Harry Winston jewelry and hottest designer gowns are perfectly fitted and the envelopes are sealed ... it's time for Oscar. Well, almost. To add to the building excitement of this momentous showcase of the very best in cinema,...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on January 31, 2013

The winners, the losers, the snubs, the back stories, the gossip, the players and the games…this time it’s all about Oscar! We’re back – Kellee (@IrishJayHawk66) of Outspoken and Freckled, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club and Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on January 31, 2013

The winners, the losers, the snubs, the back stories, the gossip, the players and the games…this time it’s all about Oscar! We’re back – Kellee (@IrishJayHawk66) of Outspoken and Freckled, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club and Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on January 19, 2013

Recently, I attended a local event sponsored by Kansas Public Radio's Retro Cocktail Hour, Cinema A Go-Go: Atomic Age Nightmares. It was a deliciously campy evening of radioactive cinema shown at my favorite local art house theater, Liberty Hall. The double feature included Spencer G. Bennet's THE A   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on January 19, 2013

Recently, I attended a local event sponsored by Kansas Public Radio's Retro Cocktail Hour, Cinema A Go-Go: Atomic Age Nightmares. It was a deliciously campy evening of radioactive cinema shown at my favorite local art house theater, Liberty Hall. The double feature included Spencer G. Bennet's THE A   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 27, 2012

The envelope please… The winners, the losers, the snubs, the back stories, the gossip, the players, the games…this time it’s all about Oscar! We’re back! Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once Upon a Screen, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula's Cinema Club and I aka Kellee (@Ir   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 27, 2012

The envelope please… The winners, the losers, the snubs, the back stories, the gossip, the players, the games…this time it’s all about Oscar! We’re back! Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once Upon a Screen, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula's Cinema Club and I aka Kellee (@Ir   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 14, 2012

What is it about Christmas time? Even for a non-religious person like me, I'm incredibly sentimental and always the cheerleader of Christmas. As many of you may already know, my husband's twitter handle is @Santaisthinking ... yup, Mr. Kris Kringle himself. So, it is very fitting that I should be...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on December 14, 2012

What is it about Christmas time? Even for a non-religious person like me, I'm incredibly sentimental and always the cheerleader of Christmas. As many of you may already know, my husband's twitter handle is @Santaisthinking ... yup, Mr. Kris Kringle himself. So, it is very fitting that I should be...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 30, 2012

The Classic Film TV Cafe aka Rick at @classic_film has partnered with the new Classic TV Blog Association to host a tribute to those memorable TV hosts who brought us late night horror movies. The Classic TV Horror Host Blogathon will run from October 24-31 (concluding, appropriately, on Hallowee   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 30, 2012

The Classic Film TV Cafe aka Rick at @classic_film has partnered with the new Classic TV Blog Association to host a tribute to those memorable TV hosts who brought us late night horror movies. The Classic TV Horror Host Blogathon will run from October 24-31 (concluding, appropriately, on Hallowee   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 25, 2012

When I discovered there was to be a Val Lewton blogathon hosted by twitter film pals Stephen aka @sreggie and Kristina aka @HQofK , I just had to to get in on the action. This post is part of the Val Lewton blogathon hosted by Stephen aka Classic Movie Man...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 25, 2012

When I discovered there was to be a Val Lewton blogathon hosted by twitter film pals Stephen aka @sreggie and Kristina aka @HQofK , I just had to to get in on the action. This post is part of the Val Lewton blogathon hosted by Stephen aka Classic Movie Man...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 22, 2012

Last weekend I was delighted to attend a live screening of F. W. Murnau's NOSFERATU (1922). The timing of this silent classic fits in nicely with my October series of horror classics. My town's local arts center in partnership with Footprints' Birkenstock sponsors an ongoing series for silent film s   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 22, 2012

Last weekend I was delighted to attend a live screening of F. W. Murnau's NOSFERATU (1922). The timing of this silent classic fits in nicely with my October series of horror classics. My town's local arts center in partnership with Footprints' Birkenstock sponsors an ongoing series for silent film s   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 20, 2012

As part of my ongoing tribute to fun and spooky classic films throughout October, today I present to you my offering of Alan Rafkin's THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN (1966). Yes, this family classic is the perfect addition to my line-up of what reflects my childhood favorites and I continue...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 20, 2012

As part of my ongoing tribute to fun and spooky classic films throughout October, today I present to you my offering of Alan Rafkin's THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN (1966). Yes, this family classic is the perfect addition to my line-up of what reflects my childhood favorites and I continue...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 5, 2012

Fall is such a wondrous time.. a real awakening to the senses. The temps start to cool off in the evenings. The leaves start to turn such beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red. I break out all my standard Autumnal decor for the porch and house. I've already planted...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 5, 2012

Fall is such a wondrous time.. a real awakening to the senses. The temps start to cool off in the evenings. The leaves start to turn such beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red. I break out all my standard Autumnal decor for the porch and house. I've already planted...   read more

Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on October 1, 2012

I'm a classic film fan. Not a historian, not a film critic. I've only taken one film class in my life. It was about 20 years ago while a Communications student at the University of Kansas. So while I do not profess to be an expert in film, I've always...   read more