CMBA presents: A Haunting Blogathon: In the Afterlife

CMBA presents: A Haunting Blogathon: In the Afterlife

The blogathon will run from November 11-15, 2024.

This event, for CMBA members only, allows you to explore the captivating theme of the afterlife in film. A realm where past and present are woven together and the echoes of lost souls connect us. But this exploration can also extend well beyond the supernatural. It invites us to reflect on the haunting nature of being tormented by the memories of trauma, abandonment, or unattainable love, the relentless pursuit of a dream just out of reach, or the depths of obsessions that linger like a shadow. Films dealing with the afterlife and hauntings are not all gloom and darkness. Some are quite funny and charming or have a unique beauty or performances that are haunting in themselves. These interwoven tropes reveal how we’re often haunted by people and events that shape our lives. In this coming season, which pays tribute to these inextricable experiences, let us celebrate! From phantoms to preoccupations… from the ethereal to the deeply personal.

Please use this form to submit your topic choice, blog name, and preferred date for posting, if any. 

Because there is such a variety of topics to choose from, we won't be accepting duplicates. Topic selections will be accepted in order of receipt.

To promote the blogathon on your blog, take your pick from any of the banners at the bottom of this post. 

We’re really looking forward to another great blogathon! 

November 11 Monday 

• Cinematic Scribblings: Cría cuervos...
• Realweegiemidget Reviews Films, TV, Books and more: Fantasma d'amore (Ghost of Love) (1981)
• A Person in the Dark: The Time of Their Lives (1946)
• Shadows and SatinL Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
• The Classic Movie Muse: Rebecca 1940

November 12 Tuesday

• Whimsically Classic: Random Harvest (1942)
• Speakeasy: A Place of One's Own (1945)
• Outspoken & Freckled: Carnival of Souls (1962)
• Cary Grant Won't Eat You: Laura 1944
• Forever Watching: Somewhere in Time 1980

November 13 Wednesday 

• Poppity Talks Classic Film: Fantasy in the Highlands: Brigadoon (1954)
• Once upon a screen...: Topper (1937) 
• The Last Drive In: The Uninvited (1944)

November 14 Thursday

• Crítica Retrô: Blithe Spirit (1945)
• Taking Up Room: Heaven Can Wait (1943)
• Another Old Movie Blog: Possessed (1947)
• Silver Screenings: The Canterville Ghost (1944)
• Classic Film Observations & Obsessions: Two cinematic tellings of the Orpheus myth from Jean Cocteau

November 15 Friday

• In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
• Nitrate Glow: Kuroneko (1968)
• Hamlette's Soliloquy: Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
• Box Office Poisons: All That Jazz 1979
• Hometowns to Hollywood: The Cat and the Canary (1939)
• A Vintage Nerd: Classic Cinema Spotlight: Between Two Worlds (1944)
• Silver Screen Classics: Here Comes Mr. Jordan1941

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