Appreciation Day!
I've been working hard on a new feature soon to be unleashed on this blog.
*Just pausing for dramatic intake of breath*
It's called "[Insert Actress Name Here] Appreciation Day"!
What is Appreciation Day?
"[Insert Actress Name Here] Appreciation Day" is part of a larger project that I'm working on for a full-length publication.
Over the years I've watched a lot of black and white comedy films, and frequently, there will be actresses in such films whom I've never heard of.
Nothing strange about that, I hear you ask.
Well, even when you try and do a bit of research about some of these actresses, our good friend Mr Google has very little to show for them.
Sometimes you might get a snippet of a biography. Sometimes you might be lucky and find a two sentence biography about them.
In short, there are lots of unsung comediennes out there who have failed to get the appreciation they deserve over the years!
So "[Insert Actress Name Here] Appreciation Day" has been created to give a full day's glory to one of those unsung women of black and white cinema of yesteryear.
Every month will see a different actress star in "[Insert Actress Name Here] Appreciation Day", and I'll be kicking things off shortly.
Of course, it won't be called "[Insert Actress Name Here] Appreciation Day" beyond this post.
It will become, for example "Betty Mack Appreciation Day".
Let's say that "Betty Mack Appreciation Day" is on 29th January - a date that will now go down in history as "Betty Mack Appreciation Day" for all time - with that post on this blog you can expect to see lots of screenshots of Miss Mack in various comedy films, and a tentative biography, perhaps even a few fun facts thrown in for good measure.
Voila! "Appreciation Day" has been born and will be a fun little side-project to complement the comedy reviews that feature on this blog.
Eventually you'll find a separate "Appreciation Day" Page link at the top of this blog, next to the Films Reviewed tab.
Enjoy,
HHK, Magnolia.
