The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on July 2, 2015

The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part 2) July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante In my last post, I discussed one statement from The Gene Raymond Connection, by Sharon Rich on MacEddy.com. There is, however, more that I feel needs to be examined. The qu   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 29, 2015

The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees (Part 1) June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante In the interest of maintaining some semblance of civility, I have, for the most part, refrained from providing challenge to many things which, as of late, have been being   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 20, 2015

Gail Patrick Jackson, High Priestess June 20, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante In honor of what would have been Gail Patrick’s 104th birthday, I want to talk a little bit about why she’s long been one of my personal heroes. When one mentions the heroes of clas   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 18, 2015

Laugh, Clown, Laugh (and also freak us out a little.) June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Laugh, Clown, Laugh Poster (WikiMedia) As I gloated in a previous post, I was able to attend a rare screening of the silent 1928 Lon Chaney film Laugh, Clown, Laug   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on March 19, 2015

Patio Theater, get ready… March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Who has two thumbs, fangirl skills for days, and managed to find a total of 3 friends who aren’t afraid of clowns, to go to this screening with her? That’s right, your fr   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on March 12, 2015

Loretta Young and a boy named Tom. March 12, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante I have always been a firm believer in the idea that people, whether living or dead, come in to your life for a reason. Whether things end well or badly, there is always an opportunity to...   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on March 5, 2015

Deep Thoughts (Or: Love, Weirdo Style.) March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante In my brief, almost seven month absence, I have made a few attempts at one might call “leading a normal life.” This isn’t to imply that we classic film fans are inherently abnor   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 11, 2014

Open a new window… August 11, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante Greetings, dear reader. I know it has been an unforgivably long time since my last post, but I’ve had many things on my mind. Namely, I’ve had a couple of friends (real life ones, at that!) s   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on July 16, 2014

The Barkleys Of Broadway (1949) July 16, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante HAPPY GINGER ROGERS’ BIRTHDAY, MOVIE NERDS! Now, let us celebrate with a little (lot of) appreciation for The Barkleys Of Broadway. (Allow yourself some time, dear reader, while I recover fro   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 29, 2014

Happy Nelson Eddy’s Birthday, movie nerds! June 29, 2014June 29, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante Why are you such a problem for me, Ackerman? I… We’re done here. Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLike this:Like Loading..   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 22, 2014

A Foreign Affair (Billy Wilder Blogathon) June 22, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante When Aurora and Kellee first announced their jointly hosted Billy Wilder Blogathon, I was eager to sign up. After all, with a career such as his, the hardest part would be narrowing down w   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 18, 2014

Jeanette MacDonald Birthday Salute (Day Nine) June 18, 2014June 18, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante It’s almost here, folks! Even though the timestamp on my blog says it’s already 6/18, it’s not. Help a sister out on fixing that, eh? Picture it. June 17   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 18, 2014

Jeanette MacDonald – Its Today!!! June 18, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEANETTE! We’re going to pretend that’s a birthday party, but I’m sure its a simple case of holding Gene’s hand while using him as a couch cushion. G   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 17, 2014

Jeanette MacDonald Birthday Salute (Day Eight) June 17, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante Hi. I am a disclaimer. Massive OTP Jeanette/Gene love ahoy because… HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MACRAYMONDS! Negativity will not be permitted, unless it is directed toward Gene’s p   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 16, 2014

Jeanette MacDonald Birthday Salute (Day Seven) June 16, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante Your neighborhood Dilettante would like to take this Father’s Day to give a shout out to Daniel MacDonald… …the man responsible for this… …this…   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 15, 2014

Jeanette MacDonald Birthday Salute (Day Six) June 15, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante Oh, dear reader, it has been one full day since my last post, and I have grown so much as a human worm baby, since then. Meh, I’m just joshin’ you. I spent 9 hours rehanging   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 14, 2014

Jeanette MacDonald Birthday Salute (Day 5) June 14, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante Dear Reader, I have a confession to make. When I ran the Jeanette MacDonald Blog, I had a hard time being inclusive of Nelson because I’ve been in this game long enough to know that   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 13, 2014

Jeanette MacDonald Birthday Salute (Day Four) June 13, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante After the movies pretty much gave up on Jeanette and Gene, they did their best to find projects in which they could work together. One of those came in the form of the TV broadcast of   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 12, 2014

Jeanette MacDonald Birthday Salute (Day Three) June 12, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante Spolier Alert! Jeanette MacDonald had a sense of humor. Jeanette was a punk, to be honest. From being banned from Constance Bennett’s parties for making boobs out of lemon peels   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on June 11, 2014

Jeanette MacDonald Birthday Salute (Day Two) June 11, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante I will be totally upfront with you, dear reader. There are multiple websites, blogs, web forums, yahoo groups, facebook pages, etc. where you can immerse yourself in the version of Jea   read more