The “…And Scene!” Blogathon Is Here! Time to Relive Some Favorite Movie Moments
Breathes there a classic movie lover who has never burst forth with those immortal words…
“I LOVE THIS PART!!”
Well, read on, my kindred spirits!
The “…And Scene!” Blogathon has arrived!!
Twenty-five fabulous bloggers and I go into passionate detail about our favorite classic film scenes—the ones we replay over and over, so the DVD (or VHS tape—c’mon, some of us still have them!) has a little groove in it. The ones we catch ourselves mouthing the words to. The ones where our loved ones tiptoe out of the room because they know we’re going to get all weepy or crazy or giddy again. Yeah. Those scenes…
And what a great assortment of movies, spanning five decades from the silents to the psychodelic ’60s, crossing two continents, and celebrating just about every genre. As articles are posted, I’ll be adding the live links to the roster below. So please join us in reliving these wonderful moments. And a humongous thank you to every writer who made a scene!
The Roster:
Sister Celluloid The love scene in D.O.A.
Back to Golden Days The gin rummy scene in Born Yesterday
Writer’s Rest The porch scene in It’s a Gift
Second Sight Cinema The stoop scene in The More the Merrier
Caftan Woman The “silent farewell” scene in The Searchers
Old Hollywood Films The filibuster scene in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
MovieFanFare The Maharaja scene from Three Little Pirates
Another Old Movie Blog The bathtub scene in Katie Did It
Vienna’s Classic Hollywood The “Maida revealed” scene in In Name Only
Movie Movie Blog Blog The Looking for Trouble scene in The French Line
Defiant Success The party scene in Seconds
Love Letters to Old Hollywood The Ballin’ the Jack scene in On the Riviera
Cary Grant Won’t Eat You The courtroom scene in I’m No Angel
Sepia Stories The “getting ready for dinner with the boss” scene in It
Movies Silently The fight scene in Tol’able David
Critica Retro The funhouse scene in The Lady from Shanghai
Wide Screen World The “Barton gets suspicious” scene in Double Indemnity
Back to the Viewer The grapefruit scene in Public Enemy
Litlover12 The drunk scene in The Philadelphia Story
Wolffian Classic Movies Digest The shower scene in Psycho
Nitrate Glow The “descent into the lair” scene in the 1925 version of The Phantom of the Opera
Girls Do Film The “bumpy night” scene in All About Eve
The Wonderful World of Cinema The opening scene in To Be or Not to Be
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies The “house plan” scene in Blandings Builds His Dream House
Reel Distracted The heist scene in Rififi
Melanie Surani The kidnapping scene from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (click here for the link: http://melsurani.tumblr.com/post/122535929145/ive-been-a-silent-film-junkie-for-almost-as-long)
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Sister Celluloid 
I want to do this!!!! Now I just have to pick a scene — hmm . . . hang on, I’ll be back . . . 🙂
That was a hard, HARD choice! But I’ve decided to go with the scene from “The Philadelphia Story” when Jimmy Stewart shows up drunk at Cary Grant’s house.
(I hope you do this again sometime so I can use some of my runners-up!!)
So we wait till June 25 before putting up our posts, correct?
Yes, Gina! And that is a wonderful scene!
Great idea. Haven’t decided on a scene yet. Will be in touch
Great idea! I’ve been thinking for hours, but it is always best to go with your first choice. I’ll work up something on my favourite scene from “The Searchers”.
Okay, this reminds me a bit of the Favorite Movie Scenes Blogathon I ran last summer, and Fisti’s “Fistful of Moments” Blogathon. This sounds good but there’s so many choices I don’t know where to start; I’ve got so many favorite scenes. Just a question: you say you want “classic” movie scenes, so does that mean you want me to choose from a specific timeframe? I can do that, I just want to make sure I’m understanding the instructions correctly.
I don’t suppose you’d have any interest in the blogathon I’m currently running? I’ve only got two entries so far and I wouldn’t mind a few new participants. I know you’re probably not the biggest fan of action movies but you wouldn’t be the first one to consider trying to put together a team of characters from classical Hollywood:
http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.ca/2015/04/summer-blockbuster-cast-thon.html
Hi John, Ideally I’d like to keep it to movies from before 1970, and even that is stretching the “classic” theme a bit! But if the only scene someone is absolutely in love with is from a more recent film, I’ll bend the rules for them… basically I’m the world’s worst disciplinarian! I will take a look at your blogathon and participate if I can figure something out!
ohhh I have a bunch. The family chat in Best Years of Our Lives (“How many times have I said I hated you and believed it in my heart….how many times have we had to fall in love all over again”) or how about Joel McCrea watching the mickey mouse cartoon in that rural, Black church with the rest of the chain gang…. or or or or
I definitely want to join in. I’d choose from a favorite comedy or musical if my blog wasn’t limited to noir. But since it is so limited, at the moment I’m thinking of the Put the Blame on Mame number in Gilda re the politics of the male gaze and the femme fatale. Sound ok?
Sounds fabulous!!
It’s all done and scheduled to post on the 25th! Woo hoo!
Hey—I’ll take the kissing scene in The More the Merrier.
What a unique blogathon idea! To complement such uniqueness, I’d like to blog about the one scene in an otherwise horrible movie: Jane Russell’s number “Looking for Trouble” from the excruciating Howard Hughes production THE FRENCH LINE. Kapish?
You’re on! I’m looking forward to reading it!! 🙂
I’m in! Let me just agonise for a while longer about which scene to do.
Hey there! I will cover the fight scene in Tol’able David, if that’s okay with you. 🙂
Sounds fabulous! We need a good fight scene! 🙂
I’m in. Gimme some time to think of a scene.
widescreenworld.blogspot.com
Welcome, Rich! Just let me know when you decide; I know it’s tough to narrow it down!! 🙂
Great blogathon idea. I’ve struggled with to narrow down the selection but I’m going to go with the bumpy night party scene from All About Eve. This is going to be fun!
Fabulous!! Just remember, if you need a drink while you’re writing, don’t yell “Butler”! Maybe somebody’s name is Butler!!
Oh, yay! Lots of good stuff to choose from! Put me down for Clara Bow’s “getting ready for dinner with the boss” scene in “It.”
Ooh, it’s so hard to pick just one scene! I want to go for a film I haven’t written much about lately, so I’ll pick the descent to the Phantom’s lair in the 1925 Phantom of the Opera.
What a great idea!!! I would like to do the “house-plan” scene in “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.”
Hi, I’d love to participate and write about the opening scene of Gone With The Wind. Thanks!
Hi, My name is Amanda Garrett and my website is http://www.oldhollywoodfilms.com. I would love to participate in the blogathon with an entry on the filibuster scene in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Oh, this has to be an annual Blogathon. We all have tons of favourite scenes to choose from. Can I do the unveiling of Maida in IN NAME ONLY. Kay Francis shows Warner Bros. how wrong they were to let her go, and shows up the Oscars for not even nominating her for this role.
I remember when I wrote about it for another blogathon, you shared my love of that film, and of course Kay!! That is a GREAT scene! And you’re welcome to write about more than one scene if you like!! For anyone who doesn’t know this film, here’s a bit more info, and stay tuned for Vienna’s take on that key scene!! https://sistercelluloid.com/2015/01/31/lombard-and-francis-in-in-name-only-onscreen-rivals-offscreen-sisters/
Hey, hey! I spent the last couple of days thinking about a great scene to write about, and I finally chose one: the mirror scene from The Lady from Shanghai.
I’m Le from the blog Critica Retro.
Cheers!
This blogathon is such a great idea! There’s so many scenes I’m thinking about, I can’t made up my mind. Will be back soon with my choice! 🙂
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Join this fun movie blogathon! I did!
Hello it’s joey form wolffian classic movies digest. so many great scenes. i have chosen psycho’s shower scene for this wonderful event. i cannot wait to write about insights into this classic scene.
Can we do repeats? If yes, I’d love to do the drunk scene from “The Philadelphia Story”. If not, my second choice is the gin rummy scene from “Born Yesterday”.
-Cátia.
Back to Golden Days (http://back-to-golden-days.blogspot.pt/)
Nope, sorry! But you are welcome to do the gin rummy scene from Born Yesterday!!
Greetings from MovieFanFare, and thanks for sponsoring such an interesting blogathon topic. Like everyone else it was quite the dilemma to pick just one scene, but as a lifelong Three Stooges fan I have to go with the boys’ last great performance with Curly, the Maharaja scene (“Maja? A-ha!”) from 1946’s Three Little Pirates. We’ll be running it on Friday 6/26.
Wonderful idea, could I possibly join with my favourite scene from ‘The Fifth Element’? The awakening of Leeloo?
Hi James! I would love to have you join, but could you pick a scene from a classic-era film? I’m pretty flexible on that timeline — anything before 1970…
Oh yeah sure, I just got carried with excitement! I’ll have a think and get back to you
Great!!
I’m thinking The Public Enemy, James Cagney grapefruit scene?
You’re on!
How about the courtroom scene in I’m No Angel?
Sure, Leah! Why don’t you come up and write it sometime!! 🙂 So happy to have you here!!
I could come up with a lot of ideas, but I have two questions since my first reactions may not qualify:
1. Can we repeat a film if we’re not covering the same scene?
2. Any leeway on the date of the film’s production if the director was active in the “classic” period?
Just curious. As I wrote this I thought of additional options so just wanted to know about those gray areas. Thanks!
Yes, you can do a different scene from the same movie, but I really am trying to stick to films before 1970, even if the director has classic credentials! I hope you’ll join us in the blogathon and I look forward to seeing your choice!! 🙂
I just finally had to decide or I never would. I’m going to do the repeated scene in “Persona” (1966
I’ve made my choice! I would like to write about the first scene of To Be or Not To Be. 🙂
My blog is The Wonderful World of Cinema: https://thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com
Thanks!
Just curious how these things work. I have a dormant blog that I’ve been contemplating reviving or giving a complete makeover. I have several scenes in mind, but the one that comes to the fore right now is the swordfight at the top of The Cliffs of Insanity in The Princess Bride.
That’s a little late for our blogathon; as I’ve mentioned in previous comments, we’re looking for movies before 1970! 🙂
I’m not sure exactly what to do or how to write it so I’ll just watch from the sidelines, but in keeping with the timeline, I guess if I were participating, I’d opt for the first meeting between John Wayne and James Caan in the cantina in “El Dorado”. That’s another movie I wear out the disc watching.
Count me in. I just have to decide what scene to write about. There are several scenes I love, and it’s hard to choose.
Michaël from Le Mot du Cinephiliaque here and I’ll be writing about my favorite scene in Rear Window.
Thanks for coming aboard, Michael! Can you let me know what scene it is, so I can note it in the roster?
The first scene where Jeff watches his neighbors.
Hi Janet!!
I would like to write about a scene from “It’s a Wonderful Life”. The scene just after the wedding of George Bailey’s brother Harry.It’s quite a subtle scene but I find it extremely powerful.
You’re on!
Hello! I’d like to write about the party scene from Seconds. My blog is Defiant Success (http://movienut14.blogspot.com).
Hi. Would I be able to write about 2 scenes from 2 different movies??
I would like to write about the end scene in “The Ghost And Mrs Muir” and Ethel Barrymore’s first scene in “The Spiral Staircase”?
Two noteworthy scenes from two wonderful films, but could you narrow it down to one? Only because everyone else had the same tough choices! 🙂 I look forward to your pick!!
I’ve decided on the one I would like to do. Put me down for the end scene in “The Ghost And Mrs Muir”.
I’m not sure if you got my last post. Would I be able to do the end scene in “The Ghost And Mrs. Muir”?
Yes absolutely! I just need to update the roster.
No worries.
Hey Janet,
Made it (pant, pant): Here’s the link
http://secondsightcinema.com/the-more-the-merrier-1943-kissin-on-the-stoop/
Thanks so much for hosting this, can’t wait to see the other posts!
Marvelous idea! It took me a few hours to figure it out (so many choices!), but put me down for Danny Kaye singing “Ballin’ the Jack” to Gene Tierney in On the Riviera.
Reblogged this on The Movie Rat and commented:
Second reblogged announcement of the day. At the same time I will be partaking in The Classic Movie History Blogathon I will also be contributing to the great “…And Scene! Blogathon” where I will be discussing the repeated scene in Persona.
Hi,
I hope it’s not too late for me to get in on this blogathon…It’s taken me a while to narrow down a scene to do. I’d like to do the heist scene from Rififi (1955).
Thanks
Paul
You’re in, Paul! Please also take a look at the new blogathon honoring John Hurt — we’d love to have you on board!!
Thanks I’ll check it out.
Sister C.: My blog about Jane Russell’s THE FRENCH LINE number is now posted at: https://moviemovieblogblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/the-french-line-1955-jane-russells-lookin-for-trouble-with-some-censors/
My article ,”In Name Only:The unmasking of Maida” is now posted at http://dancinglady39.wordpress.com
Hi!
If it’s not too late, I’d like to blog about the scene in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) where Cesare kidnaps Jane.
Jump in, Melanie!
Here is my entry: http://back-to-golden-days.blogspot.pt/2015/06/the-and-scene-blogathon-gin-rummy-scene_25.html
Not related, but I have a post from you called. 7314 about a blogger award but I can’t open it. Are you aware of any problem?
Yes, I hit Publish instead of Save!! And had to pull it back. Someday I’ll master this strange device called a computer… But thank you so much for letting me know! I’ll see if I can pull it from the queue also…
We’re up! http://www.caftanwoman.com/2015/06/and-scene-blogathon-searchers-silent.html
Just a quick note to say that my Three Little Pirates scene article went up today, a little sooner than planned:
http://www.moviefanfare.com/maha-aha-the-three-stooges-in-three-little-pirates-1946/ .
Thank you, Gary! The link is live on my page! And thank you for joining!!