The Winners of the 2015 CMBA Awards

Congratulations to all of the winners! Also, a special thanks to all of the bloggers who submitted articles, read the articles, and voted. 

Best Film Review

Queen Christina ( 1933 ) - Pre-Code.com

Best Film Review ( Musical/Comedy )

In Defense of Lina Lamont - The Vintage Cameo

Best Film Article

Real-life Society "Honor Slaying" Inspires Two Movies - Immortal Ephemera

Best Classic Movie Series

History Through Hollywood: or, What I Learned from Classic Movies - The Blonde at the Film

Best Profile of a Classic Movie Performer or Filmmaker

CMBA Forgotten Stars Blogathon : Eddie Cantor - Once Upon a Screen

Best Classic Movie Event

The Great Villain Blogathon April 13-17, 2015 Hosted by Speakeasy. Co-hosted by Shadows and Satin • Silver Screenings

Best Classic Movie Blog Design

Silver Scenes 

Shadows and Satin

Now stop hanging about this blog and go out and celebrate! 

The Week of the CMBA Awards!

The official nominees for the 2015 CMBA awards have been decided. Congratulations to all of these fine bloggers! Below you will find the links to all of their posts. If you did not yet make time to read them, now is the time to do so. When you are ready to vote then check your inbox for the email marked "The 2015 CMBA Awards" and you will find a link to the survey. Vote for only one nominee in each category!

The ballot for the CMBA Awards will be open until September 16th.

If you have any questions about the awards, this year's submissions, or the voting process, you can leave a comment in the box below or send us an email here.

Good luck to all of our nominees!

2015 CMBA Nominees

BEST FILM REVIEW 

Queen Christina - Pre-Code.com

Captain's Courageous - Immortal Ephemera

The Adventure of Robin Hood - Silver Scenes

The Helen Morgan Story - Another Old Movie Blog

Double Indemnity - The Blonde at the Film

BEST FILM REVIEW ( MUSICAL/COMEDY ) 

Dames - Pre-Code.com

In Defense of Lina Lamont - The Vintage Cameo

The General - Second Sight Cinema

The Rules of the Game - Speakeasy

Ear-way Innay the UNNA-May - Mildred's Fatburgers

BEST CLASSIC MOVIE ARTICLE

Real Life Society Honor Slaying Inspires Two 1932 Films - Immortal Ephemera 

Newsreels of the Early 1930s - Second Sight Cinema

Paramount in Paris - The Blonde at the Film

How I "Met" James Cagney - Hometowns to Hollywood

*Tie*  - Summer Reading Challenge - Shadows and Satin

         - Antonio Moreno and the Story of Spanish-Language Hollywood - Once Upon a Screen

         - Random Harvest of Thoughts - Now Voyaging

MOVIE SERIES 

Film Noir of the Week - Old Hollywood Films

Classic Movie Blog Tips - Java's Journey

History Through Hollywood - The Blonde at the Film

(Note : Biopic Theater was dropped after one day when the blogger asked to have an article added in a different category in its place )

BEST PROFILE 

Helen Twelvetrees - Immortal Ephemera

Robert Montgomery - Caftan Woman

Eddie Cantor - Once Upon a Screen

The Year of Ann Blyth - Another Old Movie Blog

Notes on Peter Lorre - Second Sight Cinema

MOVIE EVENT 

The Beach Party Blogathon - Silver Screenings

The Great Villain Blogathon - Speakeasy

The 2015 TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon - Journeys in Classic Film

BLOG DESIGN 

Silver Scenes 

Once Upon a Screen

The Blonde at the Film

Shadows and Satin

The Vintage Cameo

Alas, we won't be holding a banquet after the awards...I just thought this was a cool photo.

Coming Soon - The CMBA Fall Blogathon!

Good news, everyone! The subject has been selected for the 2015 CMBA Fall Blogathon, open to all members: Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Posts about movies and scenes featuring any of these modes of transportation are welcome.

The blogathon will run from October 19th to 24th.

(If you're a member of CMBA and wish to participate, please email classic.movie.blog.assoc@gmail.com with your subject by August 31st.)

Summer Under the Stars Blogathon: Hosted by Journeys in Classic Film

August is TCM's annual Summer Under the Stars "film festival", and this year Journeys in Classic Film is hosting a corresponding blogathon. It all takes place between August 1st and 31st.

The fine folks at Warner Archive will be giving away several DVDs and Blu-rays to blog participants and #TCMParty friends. Journeys in Classic Film will give exact details on July 30th, so make sure you sign up by then!

Join in the fun! Click HERE for more details.

The Classic Movie History Project Blogathon is Back!

Movies, Silentlyis tickled to announce the second edition of the Classic Movie History Project. Once again this event is co-hosted by Once Upon a Screen and Silver Screenings.

We believe that there is a little bit of the historian in every classic movie fan. After all, we love films that were made before we were born and, in some cases, before our parents or grandparents were born. Here is our chance to combine our love of classic film with our passion for history.

Read all the details at the Movies, Silently blog by clicking HERE.

Announcing the Beach Party Blogathon

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, along comes the Beach Party Blogathon.

Save the dates June 8-12, 2015, because that’s the time to blog about any movie involving the beach or seaside. If it parties on the shore, sets foot on the sand, munches on swimmers, wades into or comes out of the ocean, or makes you love or hate the deep, you can write about it. Endless summer surfing and wild bikinis, sharks and sea monsters, leis and lagoons, juvenile delinquents, musclebound hunks, music stars, tropical climes and treasure hunters, all are welcome. We’re gonna need a bigger boat.

For all the scoop, including the roster and sign-up form, click HERE.

Be there or be square, daddy-o!

Celebrate National Classic Movie Day on May 16th!

This Saturday marks the inaugural National Classic Movie Day, a new "holiday" created by classic film lovers.

To show their support at the Classic Film & TV Cafe, Rick and company are hosting the My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon. Almost 60 bloggers (and still counting) will write about their favorite classic movies. You can view the complete schedule of participating bloggers and their selected films by clicking the link below:

Classic Film & TV Cafe My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon