Countdown to France on Film

Countdown to France on Film 30 Monday Nov 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in France, Random ≈ 7 Comments Tags#FranceonFilm Dear Reader, I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to hosting my first blogathon this coming Januar... Read full article

REBLOG: Countdown Nearly: Whistle Down the Wind (1961)

oooThis site’s essay from a few weeks ago about Whistle Down the Wind (1961) has been reblogged at the prestigious website Wonders in the Dark. I’m obviously much honored. Wonders in the Dark The British gem ‘Whistle Down the Wind” came very close to making the Greatest Childhood/A... Read full article

The Triumphant Conclusion to the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown: #1. Casablanca (1942)

Wonders in the Dark By Marilyn Ferdinand Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Although director Michael Curtiz and the rest of the team involved with making Casablanca could not have known it at the time, this last line of dialogue from the film perfectly characterizes the... Read full article

o/t: antepenultimate update on the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown

The countdown nears its end, with five more essays added this week. Here goes: 11. Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) 10. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) 9. Gone with the Wind (1939) 8. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 7. La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast) (1946) Interesting that #7 ... Read full article

o/t: the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown comes into sight of the finishing post!

It began in the middle of May at #101, with a new essay posted every weekday since, and now the numbers are nearing single figures — quite a heady moment! Here are links to the fine essays that were published last week: 16. L’Atalante (France 1934) 15. Romeo and Juliet (1968) 14. Cinema Par... Read full article