The Great Villain Blogathon: Day 1 Recap

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What an exciting first day of the Great Villain Blogathon! Today’s posts look at villainy in men and women – as well as in mysterious flocks of birds.

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A Person in the Dark looks at the “misunderstood” Mrs Iselin (Angela Lansbury) in The Manchurian Candidate.

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Caftan Woman show us how Raymond Burr throws his weight around in Pitfall.

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Moon in Gemini discusses the beautiful cinematography of The Conformist and its disturbing “protagonist” (Marcello Clerici).

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Girls Do Film examines Fatal Attraction, and the über 1980s femme fatale, Glenn Close.

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Movie Movie Blog Blog features the purely villainous Judge Claude Frollo in Disney’s underrated The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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Two Heads are Better Than One tells us why we can never trust birds again with The Birds.

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CineMaven’s Essays from the Couch scrutinizes Peggy Cummins’ hold over John Dall in Gun Crazy.

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Le Mot du Cinephiliaque analyzes the complexity of Jack Nicholson’s character in The Shining.

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Shadows and Satin investigates the stages of Veda’s Villainy (Ann Blyth) in Mildred Pierce.

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Now Voyaging profiles the smart and suave radio crime investigator Claude Rains in The Unsuspected.

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The Stop Button examines the wealth of material available to villains in The Maltese Falcon.

Stay tuned! Kristina of Speakeasy will be hosting Day 2 of the Great Villain Blogathon tomorrow.

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9 Comment on “The Great Villain Blogathon: Day 1 Recap”

  3. Audleigh April 13, 2015 at 10:05 pm

    Reblogged this on Carleigh-Hepburn and commented:
    Villains are the best!!

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  4. Wendell April 14, 2015 at 7:37 am

    Only read a couple so far, but enjoyed both a great deal. Looking forward to digging in to more goodness all week.

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    1. Silver Screenings April 14, 2015 at 7:39 am

      I know! The posts are all so good! Plus, there are a few new movies to check out. (New to me, anyway.)

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  5. cjcleach April 14, 2015 at 4:02 pm

    Hi!

    I loved last years GVB, ’twas great fun. Sorry to ask…but is it too late to sign up? I’ve been away and haven’t been checking wordpress enough. Totally missed it.

    I don’t mind just tagging on to the last day – but I understand if it’s too late, I’ll just stow my idea ’til next year.

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    1. Silver Screenings April 15, 2015 at 6:55 am

      Hi! Yes, we can add you into the last day. Glad to have you aboard! What is villain/movie?

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      1. cjcleach April 16, 2015 at 3:59 am

        Trevor Howard as the villain in…wait for it: Brief Encounter.

        Yeah. That’s right. I’m going there.

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      2. Silver Screenings April 16, 2015 at 6:35 am

        Ha ha! You’re a nut! I’ll add you to the schedule today (for your post tomorrow), and we’ll include you in tomorrow night’s round up.

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