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Special Appearance on Hollywood Kitchen Tonight!

As a wrap-up event to the 2021 Luso World Cinema Blogathon, I will join Karie Bible on a special bonus episode of Hollywood Kitchen tonight!

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Blogathons, Carmen Miranda, Luso World Cinema Blogathon
Jan, 18, 2021
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CASA DE LAVA / DOWN TO EARTH (1994)

CASA DE LAVA / DOWN TO EARTH (1994) begins explosively. Red lava tumbles down a pitch black hillside, and then suddenly more bursts upward from the volcano.

Day 2 of the Luso World Cinema Blogathon

Here are the posts that went live for Day 2 of the Luso World Cinema Blogathon. You are in for some good reads!

Banners for the 2021 Luso World Cinema Blogathon

Participating in the 2021 Luso World Cinema Blogathon? Here are the banners to promote the event.

The Luso World Cinema Blogathon Returns!

Letícia Magalhães of Crítica Retrô and I are reuniting to run round two of the Luso World Cinema Blogathon!

My Family & Max von Sydow

I’ve always meant to share a family story about Max von Sydow. Now feels timely.

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Max von Sydow, My Family & Film
Apr, 19, 2020
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Special Home Edition Picks

Tonight at 5 PM PDT, Turner Classic Movies launches the Special Home Edition of its annual festival with A STAR IS BORN (1954). Here’s a highly personal list of picks not to miss!

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Film Festivals, Special Home Edition, TCM Film Festival
Apr, 16, 2020
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Special Home Edition

Shortly after I shared tips on how TCM Classic Film Festival goers could maximize their onsite fun, TCM cancelled the 2020 edition of the Hollywood-based festival. Now it’s been reinvented!

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Film Festivals, Special Home Edition, TCM Film Festival
Apr, 15, 2020
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That time I channeled False Maria

That time I channeled False Maria while on break from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival while wearing a Medusa cap—because why not? The festival gave me a new appreciation of METROPOLIS (1927).

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Before all the craziness, I ordered this custom hair clip from Baublebar. The accessory is a reminder, motivator, and advertisement that I write. It arrived at the perfect time.