Movie Music Monday – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

On this day in 1970, the 42nd Academy Awards were handed out. The Oscar for Best Song - Original For Movie went to a song from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head for the film. Some felt the song had the wrong tone … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid →

The Music of My Life – 1999

Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1999 →

The Music of My Life – 1996

TV Show Draft – Round 10 – The Untouchables

We have reached the final round of the Hanspostcard TV Show Draft. I want to take a moment and thank Max from the Power Pop Blog for taking up the reigns and helping us continue this round in Hans' absence. It truly has been a fun draft! For my final pick, I have gone back … Continue reading TV Show Draft – Round 10 – The Untouchables →

TV Show Draft – Round 3 – Perry Mason

This blog post is part of the Hanspostcard TV Show Draft. My choice for the third round draft pick is Hollywood's first weekly one-hour series that was filmed for television - Perry Mason. The show ran for 9 seasons (September 1957 - May 1966) and starred Raymond Burr in the title role. Raymond Burr The … Continue reading TV Show Draft – Round 3 – Perry Mason →

National Twilight Zone Day

My Facebook friend, Bill, shared that today is National Twilight Zone Day! He says, Twilight Zone Day is mysterious, weird, surreal and perhaps a little scary. I can think of many other adjectives, but I think you get the picture. Every once in a while, you have a day like this. And, May 11th is … Continue reading National Twilight Zone Day →

The Challenge: #PayClassicsForward for Christmas

A blog that I follow, Once Upon a Screen, posted a challenge that she has done for a few years now. The idea is to share some of your favorite movies with others - by "paying classics forward". You can my friend, Aurora's post from this year here: https://aurorasginjoint.com/2019/12/13/the-challenge-payclassicsforward-for-christmas/ From the above link, you can … Continue reading The Challenge: #PayClassicsForward for Christmas →

Favorite Film – The 70’s

I guess I saw this on Facebook some time ago. Somebody had the idea to post a list of your favorite films. The list was to consist of your favorites from each year of your life. So, you start with your birth year and move ahead year by year and list all the films from … Continue reading Favorite Film – The 70’s →