Announcing the Third 'Favorite Stars in B Movies' Blogathon

The Third 'Favorite Stars in B Movies' Blogathon is now in the history books. Many thanks to those who contributed posts and/or promoted it on their sites and social media. Check out the day by day rundown: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

It’s time once again to do some star watching in those modest B movies that did so much to make acting careers, or that kept careers going after A-list fame and fortune faded away.

There are so many interesting stories in B Movie City.

There are the up-and-coming, pay-your-dues stories, like Ginger Rogers shrieking in the night in B thrillers before she danced the night away with Fred Astaire,

Or the do-whatever-it-takes-to-keep-working stories, like Academy Award winner Joan Crawford playing a reformed axe-murderess for B-meister William Castle,

Or the persistence-is-its-own-reward stories, like Lyle Talbot making a 6 decade career of B movies and TV shows.

We all have our favorite “star(s) in B movies” story, so I hope you’re inspired to participate in this year’s blogathon.

Since they’ve worked so well the last couple of years, we’ll keep the basic guidelines intact:

• The focus is on B, low budget, exploitation, and/or direct-to-video films featuring your favorite stars (no TV episodes please)
• Blog posts, podcasts or videos should be new
• No movie title duplicates, so get your request in early to ensure that you get the title you want
• An overview of an actor’s career in B movies instead of focusing on a single title is perfectly acceptable
• Limit 2 posts per person
• Most of the past entries have clustered in the time period from the 1930s through the 1980s, but go for it if you want to cover something older or newer

When: Friday, March 28 through Sunday, March 30
Where: Right here at Filmsfrombeyond.com
How: Please sign up by providing your name, your blog/vlog/podcast title, and your preferred star and movie title(s) (or just the actor’s/actress’ name in the case of a career overview). You can use the comments below, email me at brschuck66@yahoo.com, or reach out on X (@brschuck66).

I will keep this page updated with participants as they roll in. Please send me the link(s) to your completed contribution(s) on or around the dates of the blogathon. For each day of the event I will post a page with links to the contributions in the order they came in.

Here’s hoping you can join in on the fun!

The Roster:

Brian at Films From Beyond the Time Barrier: Maureen O’Sullivan in Stranded (1987)

The Flashback Fanatic: Joan Crawford in Berserk (1967)

Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews: Oliver Reed in Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)

Marianne at Make Mine Noir: Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger (1973)

Mike at Mike's Movie Room: William Shatner and Beau Bridges in The Explosive Generation (1961)

Joey at The Last Drive In: Roddy McDowall's B movie career

Barry at Cinematic Catharsis: Joan Crawford in Trog (1970)

Grand Old Movies: Ava Gardner in Ghosts on the Loose (1943)

Ruth at Silver Screenings: Ray Milland in Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)

Frank at Smoke in the Library: Rod Taylor in Darker Than Amber (1970)

Cat at Thoughts All Sorts: The B movie career of Christian Slater

Daffny at A Vintage Nerd: Carol Lynley in The Shuttered Room (1967)

Kayla at Whimsically Classic: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone in The Comedy of Terrors (1963)

Sally at 18 Cinema Lane: Richard Harris in Orca (1977)

Dustin at Horror and Sons: An Adam West-led ensemble cast in Zombie Nightmare (1987)

Kristina at Speakeasy: Jim Davis and Dorothy Malone in The Day Time Ended (1980)

John at tales from the freakboy zone: Leonardo DiCaprio in Critters 3 (1991)

Rebecca at Taking Up Room: Vincent Price in The Haunted Palace (1963)

Eric at Diary of a Movie Maniac: Ed Harris in Knightriders (1981)

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