Classic Movie/TV Cars Race Polls

Hey everyone, got a new event going on my blog starting today. I compete in a NASCAR fantasy league, picking drivers who I think will do good each Sunday. It dawned on me that I could do something like that on here, focusing on classic movie and TV cars. Cars that are iconic and known through-out the world. And I decided to invite my friends who play in that league to choose their favorite car to compete in a race/poll. Eight of us will be competing so I broke it down into two polls. First one begins today, and the second begins next Sunday. The winner from each poll will then face off in the third and final match to declare a champion. And if it goes well this will be the start of a regular series as their are tons more cars we can choose from. So here is the line-up for the first match featuring 4 competitors: 

82 AMC DeLorean (Back to the Future) Captain: Josh

77 Pontiac Trans-Am (Smokey and the Bandit Captain: Joan

55 Lincoln Futura (Batmobile, 1960's) Captain: Jason

63 Volkswagen Model 117 Beetle (The Love Bug) Captain: Cassandra

This match will run through Friday afternoon..good luck to everyone..now start those engines!!
And remember its one vote per person but you can vote from different devices, i.e. laptop, tablet, smartphone..

Congratulations to Jimmy Stewart in winning the 2016 Favorite Classic Movie Actor Tourney

Well it's official...Jimmy Stewart is the Favorite Classic Movie Actor of 2016 after defeating William Powell 28-22. Jimmy joins the tourney's first winner Cary Grant and he pretty much dominated from the get go. His match with William Powell was his closest one. I like to thank John of Mythical Monkey who  helped me put on this 2nd annual actor's tourney and to all those who voted. We'll do it again soon.

2nd Annual Favorite Classic Movie Actor Tourney Championship Match: William Powell vs James Stewart

Alright, Alright, Alright..we have arrived at the final match in the 2nd annual Favorite Classic Movie Actor Tourney. It will be 30's era winner William Powell vs 40's era winner James Stewart. This marks both actors first time in the championship match. Powell made it to the final four last time only to lose to 50's era champion William Holden. And Stewart made it to the elite 8 that same year only to lose to eventual tourney winner Cary Grant. The match begins now and will run through Friday evening!

The Final Four in the 2nd Annual Favorite Classic Movie Actor Tourney is now set and underway

Well we started with 64 classic movie actors and now are down to the final four. An what an interesting final four it is. William Powell, who won the 30's bracket will face 50's era winner John Wayne while 40's era winner James Stewart will face 60's era winner Jack Lemmon.  William Powell is the only previous final four finalist to make it back to the big dance.  The matches will run through Friday afternoon. And I want to thank my good friend John Parker of Mythical Monkey who helped me put on this tourney.

FINAL FOUR MATCH 1

Round 4: Era Finales

Now we get to the exciting part. 4 matches and 8 actors left for the 2nd Annual Favorite Classic Movie Actor Tourney. One match per era to decide who will represent the final four. The two matches taking place here are the 40's and 60's era finales while my good friend John at Mythical Monkey handles the 30's and 50's era. Here's the link to his awesome blog: mythicalmonkey
These matches will run through Friday afternoon and then the final four will begin on Saturday. 

Round 3 (60's era semi-final matches) are now underway

Here we go with round 3 in the Favorite Classic Movie Actor Tournament. Two semi-final matches for the 60's era start today and will wrap up on Saturday afternoon.  Once again you click on the link below to go vote on the other eras of 30's and 50's at my good friend John's blog, Mythical Monkey:  mythicalmonkey

Round 3 (40's era semi-final matches) are now underway

Here we go with round 3 in the Favorite Classic Movie Actor Tournament. Two semi-final matches for the 40's era start today and will wrap up on Wednesday afternoon. Then two semi-final matches for the 60's era will begin later on that evening. Once again you click on the link below to go vote on the other eras of 30's and 50's at my good friend John's blog, Mythical Monkey:  mythicalmonkey

Happy 100th Birthday Olivia de Havilland: my review of GOVERNMENT GIRL (1943)

Government Girl (1943) is a vastly underrated and little known Olivia movie that is fun to watch.  Olivia plays Elizabeth "Smokey" Allard, a Washington secretary who knows the ins and outs of Washington DC as war is ongoing and weapons must be made. Also the housing shortage is in full affect as Smokey does her best to find her gal pal May (played by Anne Shirley) and her beau a hotel room for their honeymoon. In the meantime auto make ED Browne (played by Sonny Tufts) arrives in time to see what he can do to help production. Of course he doesn't know how to deal with the politics of Washington so Smokey lends a hand. This is B movie but it is still fun to watch. Some say Olivia over-reacts in her performance but I think it's fun. She is ably supported by Tufts, Shirley, Agnes Moorehead, Harry Davenport and Una O'Connor. I recommend this delightful little movie for those who have never seen it.   Oh best scene is where Smokey and May get drunk to try and get some information from an unsavory character. Olivia is hysterical!