Saturday, May 30, 2009

June is Guest Blogger Month!

I'm excited to declare June 2009 as the second annual guest blogger month for this blog! I already have a few guest posts in the works and I hope to get a lot more. If you are interested in writing a guest blog for me, please send me your idea and/or post to QuelleLove at Gmail dot com.

I only ask a few things:

1) That the post be classic film related (1920s to 1960s)
2) That it not be too long.
3) That it have a personal perspective or personal twist
4) That you include at least one image or allow me to add one

I hope to see lots of you participate and am looking forward to adding some variety to my blog with the perspective of lots of intelligent and enthusiastic classic film fans.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Out of the Past, Tildes and a Parking Lot


Senor Tommy Salami over at the excellent Pluck You Too! saw this sign, snapped a picture and sent it over to me. I immediately loved it! Not only does it have the name of my blog, it even has my signature tildes and everything! Woot!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Latino Images in Film Schedule for 5/28

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)

Lonestar (1996)

Popi (1969) - read Tommy Salami's take on this here.

My Family (1995) - superb contemporary Latino family drama

Terror in a Texas Town (1958)

While I'm not writing a proper review about this, I would like to post a little something about this Western being shown on TCM tonight. It's a very interesting little movie about Swedish and Mexican immigrants in a small Western town being run by corrupt and dangerous men. Sterling Hadyen stars as a George Hansen, a Swede, who comes to visit his father's farm only to find out that his father has been killed. A wealthy tycoon had hired a professional hitman/gunfighter to kill anyone who refused to give up their land, which it has been discovered to be oil-rich. His father's best friend, Jose Mirada (Victor Millan), a Mexican, witnessed the murder but is reluctant to give George information about the hitman who was hired to kill him. Hayden's character is determined to avenge his father and the corrupt men in the town, especially the gunfighter/hitman Johnny Crale (Ned Young), is worried that George knows too much and that his freedom as a gun wielding murderer is at stake.

I like the bond between the Swedes and the Mexicans. I think this has to do with me being a Latina and having formed a really great friendship with Jonas from All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!, who happens to be a Swede. If you get a chance to watch this/DVR it tonight, please do! Otherwise, it's available on DVD as well.

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