Come on and dress up, dress up, dress up in your tuxes and gowns!
If you're already tapping your toe and starting to sing along, you're right in time to head over to the Awards page and find out the results for the Rag Awards from 1960-1969. If you don't have the theme song memorized yet, maybe you should start at the beginning. . . For the new folks joining us this year, I sit on the Board of Directors for the Hot Toasty Rag Awards. It's an alternative to the Academy Awards (posted online once a year), and during each year's webpage, you'll see a direct contrast from their ceremony to ours. There's also a video ceremony (crafted by yours truly) included for each year, so go ahead and dress up in your tuxes and gowns - and get ready to right the wrongs!
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Are any of you planning on watching the Academy Awards tonight? The Members of the Board of the Hot Toasty Rag Awards are having our own ceremony, to announce more nominees and winners of the classic era. Last year, I posted the results from the 1950-1959 ceremonies, and I hope you've enjoyed looking over our choices. Come back tomorrow for results of the 1960-1969 ceremonies!
A special congratulations to all 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s Rag nominees and winners who have also recently enjoyed time as Stars of the Week: Brian Aherne (My Son My Son-nom.) Freddie Bartholomew (Juvenile Award win 1935, 1936) Ann Blyth (Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid-nom., The Helen Morgan Story-nom.) Ward Bond (Gentleman Jim-nom.) Shirley Booth (Come Back Little Sheba-win) Felix Bressart (The Shop Around the Corner-nom.) Gary Cooper (Ten North Frederick-nom.) Joan Crawford (Grand Hotel-nom., Mannequin-nom., Harriet Craig-nom.) Bing Crosby (The Country Girl-win) Doris Day (Calamity Jane-win, Love Me or Leave Me-nom., The Man Who Knew Too Much-nom.,) James Dean (East of Eden-nom., Giant-nom.) Brian Donlevy (The Great McGinty-nom., A Gentleman After Dark-nom., An American Romance-nom.) Kirk Douglas (The Strange Love of Martha Ivers- nom., Young Man with a Horn-nom., Ace in a Hole-nom., The Bad and the Beautiful-nom., The Juggler-nom., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-win) Paul Douglas (Clash by Night-nom.) Errol Flynn (Captain Blood-win, The Dawn Patrol-win) Clark Gable (Gone With the Wind-nom.) Greta Garbo (The Painted Veil-win, Camille-nom., Ninotchka-nom.) Ava Gardner (Show Boat-nom.) Judy Garland (Juvenile Award win, A Star Is Born-win) Susan Hayward (Smash Up: The Story of a Woman-nom., I'll Cry Tomorrow-win, I Want to Live!-win) Katharine Hepburn (Little Women-win, Alice Adams-win, Adam's Rib-nom., The African Queen-win, The Rainmaker-win) William Holden (Picnic-nom.) Henry Hull (Objective Burma!-win) Deborah Kerr (Edward My Son-win, From Here to Eternity-nom., Tea and Sympathy-nom., Beloved Infidel-nom.) Charles Laughton (The Private Life of Henry VIII-win, Mutiny on the Bounty-nom., Rembrandt-nom., The Hunchback of Notre Dame-nom., They Knew What They Wanted-nom., The Suspect-win, The Night of the Hunter-win) Vivien Leigh (Gone With the Wind-nom.) Carole Lombard (They Knew What They Wanted-win, Vigil in the Night-nom.) Shirley MacLaine (Some Came Running-nom.) Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-win, A Star Is Born-nom., The Best Years of Our Lives-nom., An Act of Murder-nom) Herbert Marshall (The Painted Veil-win, The Enchanted Cottage-nom.) James Mason (A Star Is Born-win) Robert Mitchum (The Night of the Hunter-nom., Not as a Stranger-nom.) Frank Morgan (The Wizard of Oz-nom., The Shop Around the Corner-nom., Tortilla Flat-win) Paul Newman (The Rack-nom., Somebody Up There Likes Me-win) Robert Newton (This Happy Breed nom., Hatter's Castle win, Tom Brown's Schooldays-nom.) David Niven (The Dawn Patrol-nom., Enchantment-nom., Separate Tables-nom.) Edna May Oliver (Drums Along the Mohawk-nom.) Anthony Quinn (Wild Is the Wind-nom., Hot Spell-nom.) Donna Reed (It's a Wonderful Life-nom.) Randolph Scott (High Wide and Handsome-nom., The Bounty Hunter-nom.) Jean Simmons (Home Before Dark-nom.) Frank Sinatra (The Miracle of the Bells nom., The Man with the Golden Arm-win, The Joker Is Wild-nom.) Barbara Stanwyck (Stella Dallas-win, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers-nom., Sorry, Wrong Number-nom., Clash by Night-nom.) James Stewart (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington-nom., It's a Wonderful Life-win, Vertigo-nom.) Elizabeth Taylor (Juvenile Award win, Raintree County-nom.) Gene Tierney (Never Let Me Go-nom.) Spencer Tracy (Boys Town-nom., Father of the Bride-nom., The Last Hurrah-nom.) A toast to Richard Harris, our new Star of the Week! To start things off, you can get to know other facets of his career by watching a musical clip from Camelot or reading reviews of the outdoorsy dramas Man in the Wilderness and A Man Called Horse. Enjoy, and come back to his page every day for two new reviews! Say hello to spring! It's time to saddle up your horse and head for those wide open spaces - or, you could stay in the comfort of your living room and pop in a good western instead. New reviews on the Rag: The Cattle Queen of Montana starring Barbara Stanwyck, Hombre starring Paul Newman and Fredric March, Raintree County starring Elizabeth Taylor, The War Wagon starring Kirk Douglas and Howard Keel, and The Way West starring Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum. Have fun watching all those cowboys - I mean movies!
Spring is coming, and sometimes it's nice to read books about budding relationships or friendships. When things are new and starting out, anything is possible. Check out my reviews for these books centered on groups of friends: The Group, The Inn at Rose Harbor, and Four of a Kind.
Daniel Radcliffe's time as Star of the Week has come to a close, and all 20 of his reviews are now posted to his page. It was fun to have an easy clue, wasn't it? Here's another one:
Next week's star's career goes back to the 1960s, and the last movies he made were in the magical world with Daniel Radcliffe. If you can't imagine him without the long white beard, you've got a real treat starting on Tuesday. See you then! Hats off to Daniel Radcliffe, our new Star of the Week! To start off on a unique twist, we're not featuring any Harry Potter items on his first day. Instead, head on over to his page to read reviews of Jungle and Victor Frankenstein. As a bonus, you can watch a video clip of him singing a song from his Broadway performance of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! Enjoy, and come back each day for two new reviews! I recently devoured Elsa Lanchester's memoir, which focuses mostly on her marriage to Charles Laughton. I bought a copy because I was looking for a great biography on Laughton, and I figured she would have the most accurate accounting. It's a beautiful book, well-researched and full of tender and intimate moments. Two biographies in one, I found exactly what I was looking for. Check out the full review for details! Also, a fun update about the Rag: the Books page has been completely revamped! There are too many hundreds of reviews to list them all on one page, so they've been sorted out into categories. Check it out! Thrillers are such a popular genre nowadays, aren't they? I'm not the biggest fan of them, but every now and then I pick one up and give it a chance. Usually I'm reminded of why I don't read them very often, but sometimes they can be entertaining.
Check out my new reviews of The Thinnest Air, I Am Watching You, The Good Samaritan, and An Anonymous Girl. Freddie Bartholomew's week has come to an end, and all 13 of his reviews are now posted to his page. Are you ready to leave the silver screen? Here is your clue for the next star:
We’re honoring another adorable little boy, although he is all grown up now and still making movies. He played the most famous orphan in screen history in an iconic series. What’s his connection to Freddie Bartholomew? They both got their starts playing Charles Dickens’s favorite character (another orphan). It was about time for an easy clue, don't you think? Check back on Thursday to start his week. Freddie Bartholomew is our new Star of the Week! To kick things off, we have reviews posted for two of his cutest performances, Little Lord Fauntleroy and David Copperfield, as well as a video clip from the latter posted to his page. Enjoy! Some of you over the past couple of years have really missed your families. Some of you have spent the past couple of years cloistered up with your family - and you don't share that sentiment. So, here are some new reviews of 'family-themed' flicks:
Spring and Port Wine: James Mason is the patriarch in this English comedy centered on "clean up your plate or you don't leave the table". The Battle at Villa Fiorita: Maureen O'Hara leaves her family for a new man, and expects her children to be happy for her. . . Come Blow Your Horn: Frank Sinatra sets a bad example for his younger brother, and his parents aren't happy! |
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