Description: Kellee instructs on classic film, with historical perspective and deeper study.
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Francis Benjamin Johnson was born in Foreacre, Oklahoma on June 13, 1918. Born of Irish, Osage and Cherokee Indigenous ancestry, and the son of ranchers Ollie Susan and Ben Johnson, Jr. Oklahoma-born Ben Johnson was a true cowboy and horse wrangler that first made his way into Hollywood via providing horses to Howard Hughes for THE OUTLAW (1943). He realized he could make more money … Continue reading BEN JOHNSON, a Real Reel Cowboy
Whether you celebrate Valentines Day, or Galentines Day, or (UN)Valentines Day (hello heart breakers and heart-broken alike), or perhaps you’re just ready for tomorrow to arrive, there’s room for all persuasions of this love inspired day. I’ve been on the quest for a heart designed sweater/top for many years. Never found quite the right one. Then it dawned on me. Classic Hollywood has the answer! … Continue reading Ginger Rogers Stole My Valentine
As part of my Universal Classic Monsters series, the first film I introduced is the groundbreaking and debonair undead of the Pre-Code silver screen, Tod Browning’s DRACULA (1931). Coupled with a deep dive on the background and historical context, we discussed the many themes and symbolism which included: -the supernatural -religion -classism -power -death -innocence -science vs superstition -nature vs. humankind -mortality -madness vs. sanity … Continue reading DRACULA (1931): a Film Study
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