Kirk Douglas, circa 1955.
DORIS DAY, HOLLYWOOD’S FAVORITE GIRL NEXT DOOR, DIES AT 97 [THR]
Doris Day (1946). Photo by William P. Gottlieb.
Birthday boy Kirk Douglas
Fictional characters. Sometimes you like them, sometimes you loathe them, and sometimes you’re half in love with them. Want to get to know someone in a hurry? Swap character crush stories; it’s the ultimate icebreaker!
Reel Infatuation is a reader participation virtual cyclopedia of character crushes. It’s a symbiotic, interactive platform built on the old-fashioned notion of give-and-take. We want to hear all about your film, television, and literary loves! Are your stories sweet, silly, embarrassing, or seemingly inexplicable? Share ’em! First crushes, old crushes, new crushes? Bring ’em on! You show us yours, and we’ll show you ours!
Our goal is to share as many character crush stories with as many people as possible. Think of it as a continuing conversation joined by thousands of voices from around the world: you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll occasionally be totally confused. Sounds fun, doesn’t it?
Reel Infatuation is comprised of this fabulous introductory blogathon, a website, Facebook page, and Twitter account. All stories will be cross-posted in order to maximize the fun! After the (first annual) blogathon is over, we’ll keep the party going on all of the other platforms.
THE REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON…
IT’S IN THE DETAILS:
After signing up for the blogathon, be sure to grab a banner or two!
SIGN UP HERE:
PARTICIPANT LIST:
We (myself and my partner-in-pop-culture, Ruth* of Silver Screenings) are incredibly excited to share this project with you! If you think it sounds half as fun as we do, please spread the word! On that note…
JOIN THE CONVO TODAY!
In addition to the blogathon, you may submit your stories at any time via email, Facebook message, directly to our Facebook wall, or by tweeting! (We will take care of the cross-posting duties.) Please include the following information:
We ask that you keep your non-Twitter/non-blogathon posts to a maximum of 300 words each. There is no cap on how many stories you may share! Keep ’em coming!
Contact info:
Help us break the Internet, and all things pop culture, by spreading the word about Reel Infatuation. Thanks for being awesome.
*Kudos to Ruth for making the beautiful blogathon banners!
Silver Screen Fiend by Patton Oswalt
Here’s a bit of info about my soon-to-officially-launch new blog!
What are your favourite words?
I love serendipitous, melancholy, and fortuitous.
Adamantine, sliver, and succor.
And, oh, perhaps a hundred others. They inevitably change with the finesse or jolt of a passing mood.
Words are surprising things, the way that they latch hold of our imaginations.
Some visit but a moment; others stay for a lifetime.
At the top of my list?
FROCK.
Always.
Aside from its dictionary definition(s), and the fact that it is fun to say, the word conjures up, for me, a kaleidoscope of vivid images that have less to do with fact, and more to do with feeling.
Frock is bold, artistic, spirited, rebellious, chic, and imaginative. It is, in short, the heart of this endeavor.
What of the front half of the name?
Font is the foundation upon which everything is built.
It embraces my love of language, of writing, of communication.
Font
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Have a very Mary 1923 2015:
Mary Pickford, 1923
I’m thrilled and honored to be co-hosting The Miriam Hopkins Blogathon with Ruth of Silver Screenings. Watch this space for updates!
We are so excited, we can hardly contain ourselves – and for Two Big Reasons!
Firstly, you’re invited to help us celebrate one of the most remarkable actresses in Classic Hollywood: the fabulous Miriam Hopkins. The blogathon will run January 22-25, 2015, and we’d love to have you join us.
Secondly, we’re excited to be co-hosting this event with our über-chic friend Maedez of A Small Press Life. But that ain’t the half of it! This blogathon with correspond with the launch of her new movie blog, Font and Frock, in January, 2015.
Who says January is a dreary month?
Ms Hopkins’ Requests:
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The deliciously talented Miriam Hopkins was born on 18 October 1902.
“How can a motion picture reflect real life when it is made by people who are living artificial lives?”
Miriam Hopkins, 1933
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 