CMBA Presents Cry Me a River: Tearjerkers Blogathon   May 12-16, 2025   Spring is here! That means it’s time for some…. tears? This year's theme for the CMBA Spring Blogathon is Cry Me a River: Tearjerkers. It will happen the week of May 12-16, 2025. You might want to buy a box of tissues, or grab your favorite handkerchief, and use ink that won’t run when you cry over your notepad, because this theme will have us watching emotional, heartbreaking, tragic and moving films; melodramas, sob stories and weepies. This event is for CMBA members only. Your main film topic should be ..read more

The CMBA is excited to feature our newest member, James Oliphant of Nuclear Theater, as this month's Member Profile.  Why do you blog? It’s a way to combine what I do for a living with what I love. I enjoy writing about films but not necessarily as a critic or a scholar. It’s more in terms of my personal relationship to the material – or its connection to history – or both. Besides classic movie blogging, what are some of your other passions? I like to write fiction, but I never finish anything. I like good whiskey when I can afford it. We have a dog named Steve McQueen. If you coul ..read more

The classic film community lost a dear friend with the passing of Donna Hill at the end of December. A member of the Classic Movie Blog Association, Donna was a talented author, historian, researcher, silent film authority and an expert on Rudolph Valentino. But above all, Donna was a wonderful friend and generous person to countless people, many of whom filled social media platforms and their own websites and blogs to share their memories of her. "The outpouring of love for @rudyfan this morning tells you all you need to know about Donna Hill," Lara Gabrielle Fowler of Backlots wrote on X ..read more

Welcome to this Fall's CMBA Blogathon with the captivating theme of the afterlife in film. A realm where past and present are woven together and the echoes of lost souls connect us. But this exploration can also extend well beyond the supernatural. It invites us to reflect on the haunting nature of being tormented by the memories of trauma, abandonment, or unattainable love, the relentless pursuit of a dream just out of reach, or the depths of obsessions that linger like a shadow. Films dealing with the afterlife and hauntings are not all gloom and darkness. Some are quite funny and charming ..read more

  Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our members. This month, we are featuring Toni Ruberto who writes at Watching Forever. 1. Why do you blog? I love writing and I love classic movies, so it was natural to combine them. Blogging allows me to share my passion with others who are equally enthusiastic about classic movies and that, in turn, makes us part of a community. I also love blogging because of how much I learn doing it. When I write, I can’t help but get lost in researching my topics and that's fun. There’s always more to learn so the films feel ..read more

  Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our members. This Month, we are featuring Selius Blelis who writes at Silver Screen Classics and Nostalgia. 1. Why do you blog? Ever since my introduction to classic cinema starting with the iconic "Frankenstein" (1931), I've wanted to share my thoughts and opinions about these brilliant glimpses into film culture - and this was in 1978, when I was five years old!  After creating various websites and Facebook groups as well as other "classic cinema" opportunities since then, blogging of course was the n ..read more

CMBA presents: A Haunting Blogathon: In the Afterlife The blogathon will run from November 11-15, 2024. This event, for CMBA members only, allows you to explore the captivating theme of the afterlife in film. A realm where past and present are woven together and the echoes of lost souls connect us. But this exploration can also extend well beyond the supernatural. It invites us to reflect on the haunting nature of being tormented by the memories of trauma, abandonment, or unattainable love, the relentless pursuit of a dream just out of reach, or the depths of obsessions that ling ..read more

Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our members. This Month, we are featuring Stela Zoric, who writes at Those obscure objects of desire.  1. Why do you blog?  We live in a world of abundant data, data that has never been easier to access. But real information? Something worthwhile? That has always been, and will always be, more difficult to obtain. Since I started exploring the vast spaces of the internet (it was in 2000 and I was in elementary school), I have developed a deep appreciation for all bloggers who put their time, effort, and energy int ..read more

Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our members. This month, we are featuring Emma Stefanzick, who writes at NITRATE GLOW.  1. Why do you blog? The most basic answer is because I enjoy writing and classic films, so why not combine them? I used to say my blog had no centering focus. Some people focus on the 1930s-1950s period, others on silent movies or older cult films. I tend to jump all over the place, from the nickelodeon era to the 1970s. Genre-wise, I veer towards the macabre, the melodramatic, and the satirical much of the time. I tend to prefe ..read more

  Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our members. This month, we are featuring Rachel Kovaciny, who writes at HAMLETTE'S SOLILOQUY.  1. Why do you blog? I blog because I love to discuss movies and books, and life in general, but I am better at writing out my thoughts than speaking them, generally.  I'm a pretty shy introvert in real life, and am much more comfortable typing my thoughts than saying them out loud, so when I discovered a new communication tool called blogging in 2002, I decided to try it.  For quite a while, my ..read more