34 Followers! Wow! I'm so happy to have you all! I'm glad we can all find such great love and admiration for Ingrid Bergman. The network of fans has become so intertwined, interesting and Ingridly. I can't tell you all how much it means to me.
Thanks for all of your contributions and loyalty. I hope to continue to make things interesting-- and I hope you do as well!
Sincerely,
Alexis
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I'm working on some Ingrid film reviews-- A Matter of Time and Adam Had Four Sons-- Should I do a minute by minute or just a review? You pick!
I'll willingly admit to spamming people on twitter to try and get them to read this blog. But I do it with precision. I only go after people tweeting about Ingrid Bergman or Classic Film. They have a choice--to come and go as they please--if the blog is included, then YAY me! :)
One tweet, in particular, caught my eye. It was posted by @glamourbylbd and said "Ingrid Bergman, Isabella Rossellini and Elettra Weidemannhttp://shar.es/Lq05." So I check it out.
It's this really cool article on Delamina.com, a fashion website, about the beauty, tradition and style of the three generations of, let's call them, "Rossellinis." The article discusses the sustainability of the family and the differences between the generations. Incredibly interesting and I suggest checking it out.
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If you would like to follow me on twitter.com, my screen name is @alexis_morrell
Does anyone have or has anyone seen Walpurgis Night? I just found it on ebay but I'm not sure of the quality and can't get it right now. I'm curious as to how difficult it will be to find again... if anyone knows, please let me know! :)
I have found a piece of devine honorary craftsmanship that I would love to grasp if I had the $$. The Montblanc Ingrid Bergman Pen. That's right, this year they have released a limited edition pen (both fountain and ball point) that is inspired by Ingrid Bergman. The pen is GORGEOUS. I just wish I could find and buy the thing (hard to pin down).
The Ingrid pen is following sets that were in honor of Garbo, and Dietrich... This particular pen was inspired by Ingrid's "outstanding talent, riveting personality, sophisticated elegance and charismatic radiance."
The pen would be a remarkable gift for any Bergman fan or writer-- or a writer who also happens to be a Bergman fan *cough* *cough.* jk. Lol.
Maybe someday, if/when I make it big, I'll buy myself a fancy Ingrid Bergman pen. Lol. If you can buy it--please send a picture of the pen or of you writing with it. That would be amazing! :)
One of my future USC SCA Trojans has written a doozie of a write up for my blog! Will Goldstein pens the blog Goldstein Reveiws-Balanced Film Commentary and this blog covers various aspects of film; reviewing, must-sees, classic hits, etc. It is a well articulated commentary based on Will's opinions but also his education in film. His point of view leaves room for argument and like any good author, he entices the reader to bring their POV to the table in an open forum. His blog is entertaining and informative--I suggest checking it out.
I have realized that the posts I've made today have all revolved around Casablanca. This is assuming everyone has seen it since you're here @ Ingrid Bergman Life and Films.
I want to now point you in the direction of Casablanca parodies that I have found on the internet. Feel free to point me in the direction of any other ones you know about, please! :)
These are all pretty ridiculous, but I think they're funny and related to the theme of the day. Lol.
Friday night I was having dinner with the people I live with and their friends. Their friends have 3 children, one of whom, Thomas, is really into classic film!
The catch is: Thomas is 10.
This kid knows a ton about Classic Film. He has his favorites and is a total WWII buff. He and I had talked about Indiana Jones before, but on this particular evening he brought up Casablanca.
Thomas told me that he has a poster of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, from Casablanca, in his room.
I thought this was amazing. The kid could list off tons of movies including Gunga Din and The Maltese Falcon.
He was most interested in how the studio system conducted business, including the breakdown of the system and buy outs. Smart kid.
Thomas has a blog. Yes, can you believe it? He, a 10 year old, has a blog and it's about Classic Film. Well, let me be more specific; his blog is about Legos and Hollywood.
I have known about these shorts that Lego's does, involving recreating scenes and summaries of iconic films with Lego pieces. Thomas has made a blog discussing his favorite films, the Lego recreations, and it includes photos, write ups and video!
If you'd like to check out Thomas' work, blog, opinion or become one of his followers, please visitLegos-Hollywood. Keep in mind that he is 10, but also, that he is trying to learn all he can about film and the system.
Thomas, if you read this-- Check out this book that Sarah Case gave me for my birthday last year-- it's called Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s (click on the link and it will take you to what it looks like and prices on amazon.com). It might be a bit of an advanced read, but it explains the studio system, who bought who in the 40s and how it all worked. A dry, textual read, but extremely. informative.
Oh, anyone else can click that as well... just thought I'd tell Thomas first! :)
An avid Ingrid Bergman fan, I am a student of her life and work as well as film, filmmaking and Classic Film in general.
I have my M.F.A. in TV/Film Production from USC School of Cinematic Arts and have been making a living in the business they call show.
Feel free to follow me on Twitter @alexis_morrell
