It has been a terrible week. Many of
us, smart people, bloggers with a good heart who hoped and fought for a better
world, felt deceived and hopeless. Some participants from the #AtTheCircus
blogathon said they’d have a hard time concentrating and writing a review for
the event.
In a
TRUE democratic way, I posted a poll on Twitter and asked as many participants
as I could find there about the possibility of postponing the event. Some said
yes, some said no. Some bloggers thought we needed a little laughter and
distraction coming from the circus. The “no postponing” won, but nobody here
will be left behind. We, film bloggers, classic film bloggers in special, are
like a circus: not only a group, but a family.
If your
piece is already written, publish it and send us. If you use writing and movies
as a healing therapy, do it and submit your entry. If you don’t feel like
blogging right now, no worries: this will be just the first weekend of the
#AtTheCircus blogathon. The show starts now, and the Grand Finale will be on
late November or early December, on a date yet to be decided. Then, you can
have time, spirit and will to write your reviews. And you can always read the
entries coming this weekend and feel a little better.
And,
considering I’d write about some tragic circus films, I’m changing my topic for
this weekend. We’ll see later, but it’ll be fun, light… AND MEXICAN. ;)
The
attractions for the first weekend are:
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931), at Old Hollywood Films
Circus Clowns (1922), at Movies, Silently
Sunny (1930), at A Person in the Dark
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012), at Thoughts All Sorts
Killier Klowns from Outer Space (1988), at The Midnite Drive-In
Ring of Fear (1954), at Crimson Kimono
The Big Circus (1959), at Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Lili (1953), at Christina Wehner
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962), at Love Letters to Old Hollywood
At the Circus (1939), at Movie Movie Blog Blog
Wings of Desire (1987), at Moody Moppet
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), at A Shroud of Thoughts
Charlie Chaplin and the Flea Circus, at Big V Riot Squad
Roustabout (1964), at Wide Screen World
Shadows and Fog (1991), at MovieRob
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936), at Caftan Woman
Bronco Billy (1980), at MovieRob
The Walk (2015), at Real Weegie Midget
La Strada (1954), at Cinematic Scribblings
Trapeze (1956), at The Wonderful World of Cinema
Nightmare Alley (1947), at Cinema Cities
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), at Silver Scenes
Big Top Bunny (1951), at Once Upon a Screen
Five Men in the Circus (1935), at Recap Retro
Annie Get Your Gun (1950), at Serendipitous Anachronisms
El Circo (1943), here at Critica Retro
Circus Clowns (1922), at Movies, Silently
Sunny (1930), at A Person in the Dark
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012), at Thoughts All Sorts
Killier Klowns from Outer Space (1988), at The Midnite Drive-In
Ring of Fear (1954), at Crimson Kimono
The Big Circus (1959), at Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Lili (1953), at Christina Wehner
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962), at Love Letters to Old Hollywood
At the Circus (1939), at Movie Movie Blog Blog
Wings of Desire (1987), at Moody Moppet
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), at A Shroud of Thoughts
Charlie Chaplin and the Flea Circus, at Big V Riot Squad
Roustabout (1964), at Wide Screen World
Shadows and Fog (1991), at MovieRob
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936), at Caftan Woman
Bronco Billy (1980), at MovieRob
The Walk (2015), at Real Weegie Midget
La Strada (1954), at Cinematic Scribblings
Trapeze (1956), at The Wonderful World of Cinema
Nightmare Alley (1947), at Cinema Cities
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), at Silver Scenes
Big Top Bunny (1951), at Once Upon a Screen
Five Men in the Circus (1935), at Recap Retro
Annie Get Your Gun (1950), at Serendipitous Anachronisms
El Circo (1943), here at Critica Retro
10 comments:
Hello, my dear. My post is up at
http://flickchick1953.blogspot.com/2016/11/sunny-1930-bareback-rider-plays.html
Hi Le,
My post is up: https://thoughtsallsorts.wordpress.com/2016/11/12/absolutely-magical-cirque-du-soleil-worlds-away/
Thanks so much for having me! It has been absolutely wonderful.
The freak show entry is ready
http://midnitedrive-in.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-case-for-coulrophobia.html
Lovely post, Le, your charming and slightly distracted co-hostess is ready to for a timely and welcome distraction, thank you for this amazing theme, and inviting me to join I really look forward to reading everyone's posts!
Summer
Hi Lê. I finished my post before the election.
The Big V Riot Squad
Charlie Chapin and the Flea Circus
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2016/11/charlie-chaplin-and-flea-circus.html
- Joe Thompson ;0)
Hey Le! Here's my post:
http://loveletterstooldhollywood.blogspot.com/2016/11/doris-day-finds-elephant-in-room-in.html
Thanks for co-hosting this!
A night out with the Chan clan: http://www.caftanwoman.com/2016/11/at-circus-blogathon-charlie-chan-at.html
Hi Le! I was planning on posting "The Greatest Show on Earth" today, but my brain seems to be falling asleep and I cannot think of a decent ending, so I may not publish it till next week. Instead, I'll read these great circus entries!
Tickets to The Greatest Show on Earth are now available :
https://silverscenesblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-greatest-show-on-earth-1952.html
I hope we didn't miss the Circus blogathon!
Ah, finally got myself together and finished my post! Thanks for your patience, Le!
http://recapretro.blogspot.ca/2016/11/five-men-in-circus.html
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