I’ve watched half of the eight films you fine folks sentenced me with for the King of Pain blog-a-thon…and lemme tell ya crew, so far this has indeed been every bit as painful as I imagined it would. Just a reminder though, that I’m hoping my fellow bloggers who read this site will join in…
Bad Selection (Announcing the Titles for The King of Pain Blog-a-Thon…and a Call to Join!)
The votes are in, the beans have been counted, and the hellish progamme has been set. Below, in alphabetical order are the seven films I’ll endure this June for the King of Pain Blog-a-Thon. But before that, a call to arms.Misery loves company gang, so I’m hoping that some of you might join me in…
Watching the Detectives (Groovers & Mobsters Noir Blog-a-Thon)
There isn’t a whole lot of modern film noir, but sometimes you can find noir in the darndest of places. For instance, my interest in WINTER’S BONE was sparked the first time I heard a fellow blogger discuss the film in the early summer of 2010. It was the term he used to describe it…
Songs We Sing (The Desert Island CD Blog-a-Thon)
Three posts in a day coming up! Seems as though the incomparable Castor Troy wants to put my playlist skills to the test, and ask which dozen songs would be on that magical indestructible iPod that would survive a crash on a desert island. Course, this sort of question could keep me shuffling through tracks…
Hurt (Announcing "The King of Pain Blog-a-Thon")
I wanted to come up with a blog-a-thon for The Dark of The Matinee, as I’m in the midst of planning a little road trip that will take me away from being able to post later this summer. I thought about making the series topical – perhaps building up to a particular film being released,…
Elsewhere: Groovers and Mobsters present Bond, James Bond
When it Comes to The Best 007, Accept No Substitue…
HIStory (Films That Defined Us Blog-a-Thon)
Marc Gets Me to Examine Just How I Managed to Get Where I Am
