I’ve wanted to hold a blogathon celebrating James Mason for a while now. So I thought it was high time that I got on and put one together. He is a great favourite of mine, and as a fellow Brit, I am very proud of him for having been able to achieve international stardom.
James Mason was one of the greatest classic era actors. He had one of the most distinctive and memorable voices in history. He was suave, brooding, intense and charming.
James Mason excelled at playing both villains and good guys. He was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on the 15th of May, 1909. He would go on to enjoy a fifty year career in film and Television. He died in 1984.
For this blogathon you can write about any of James Mason’s films and TV performances. You can write about your favourite James Mason characters. You can write a tribute to him. You can write about his career as a whole. You can write about either his British or American film career.
You can write more than one post if you would like to do so. I will allow two duplicates per screen title. Previously published articles and reviews are very welcome.
The blogathon will be held on the 6th and 7th of October, 2018. Please publish your entries on or before those dates.
Let me know what you want to write about in the comments section below. Check the participation list below to see who is writing about what. Take one of the banners and put them somewhere on your site to help promote the event.
Participation List
Maddy Loves Her Classic Films: Pandora And The Flying Dutchman
Caftan Woman: Five Fingers
Dubism: Odd Man Out
Realweegiemidgetreviews: Heaven Can Wait
Diary Of A Movie Maniac: Salem’s Lot
Musings Of A Classic Film Addict: The Seventh Veil
Pale Writer2: The Wicked Lady
Wide Screen World: Heaven Can Wait
Poppity: Lolita
The Stop Button: Bigger Than Life
Silver Screenings: The Reckless Moment
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood: North By Northwest
MovieRob: The Desert Fox & The Desert Rats
The Wonderful World Of Cinema: James Mason and Margaret Lockwood
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies: James Mason’s Films
Critica Retro: Caught
Retro Movie Buff: Pandora And The Flying Dutchman
The Midnite Drive-In: The Boys From Brazil
OK. I’m in. May I offer something on 5 Fingers?
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Very happy to be able to welcome you to the party, Paddy. Five Fingers is all yours.
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I’m in for “Odd Man Out” if you’ll have me…
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It’s all yours. Welcome aboard.
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Fab idea for a blogathon, can you add me for his role in Heaven Can Wait (1978)?
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Thanks, Gill. Sure can, it is all yours.
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Thanks!
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I thought about that movie, but sometimes the sports analogies aren’t so hidden in a sports-themed flick 🙂
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Was surprised you didn’t go for North Sea Hijack right up your street ! Check my post out if you not heard of it.
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That movie is a prized part of my “movies hard to find on disc” collection 🙂
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Hope you find it, Roger Moore is on top form as usual!
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I meant I have it. Also, that movie was in theaters when I was a kid, and the scene where he warms up the girl in the shower is a fond adolescent memory 🙂
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No comment! We have it in our collection too.
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One of my favorite actors! I want to write about his work in Salem’s Lot (1979). Let me know if it’s okay with you!
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Hi Eric. It’s all yours!That is a terrific miniseries, I think it’s very creepy(especially the scenes of the vampires at the window). Welcome aboard.
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… and Mason’s butler from hell steals the show! 😉
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That he does. He’s creepy and funny.
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Joining this is a no-brainer for me as I think James Mason is easily one of the most underrated actors ever! If it’s alright with you, I’d also like to tackle The Seventh Veil. Thank you!
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It’s all yours, Samantha.
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Heaven Can Wait. And I promise to make my post different from Gill’s.
http://widescreenworld.blogspot.com
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It’s all yours, Rich.
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I would love to cover ‘Lolita’! I will let you know if there is second one I would like to do. 😊
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I was hoping someone would pick that film, he is superb in that. It’s all yours.
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I’m so glad, Maddy! It’s going to be a challenging article to write due to the controversy of the novel/film but I hope people will see that there is do much more to it than that. ☺
I saw ‘Pandora and the Flying Dutchman’ a few months ago. It was amazing!!
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I’m sure that they will. I can’t wait to read your thoughts.
Glad you enjoyed Pandora so much. It is a stunning film.
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Oh this looks so lovely! Thank you for this! May I please write something about his performance in The Wicked Lady?
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You sure can. I love him in this film.
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You will do fantastically, no doubt. Good luck for your first blogathon! 😄
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Thanks so much to both of you 😀
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Omg. awesome
Can I do Bigger Than Life for The Stop Button?
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You sure can, Andrew!
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Maddy! I’d love to do “The Reckless Moment” (1949). Great idea – it’s about time James Mason was featured in a blogathon!
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I have been waiting for someone to claim that one. It’s all yours, Ruth. Glad someone else thinks it’s high time to celebrate James Mason. 🙂
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I’m so glad this is early October, because late October will be busy for me. I love James Mason. I know I may sound mad, but I have a crush on his voice. I could listen to him speak all night.
I am tossing up between “North By Northwest” and “A Star Is Born”, but on this occasion, I’m going to go with “North By Northwest” (1959) Thanks.
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I totally get the voice crush 🙂 He could have narrated the phone book and I would have listened lol. I’ll add you to the list.
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hey maddy,
can i do both the desert fox (1951) and the desert rats (1953)?
Tnx
Rob
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Sure. I’ll put you down for both of them.
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Hi Maddy! Could I write about James Mason and Margaret Lockwood on-screen collaborations, please? I’m at The Wonderful World of Cinema
https://thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/
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Great choice. They were awesome together.
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I’d like to write about Caught, from 1949, please!
Kisses!
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You sure can. Thanks for joining, Le.
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Ach! Du lieber! No one has selected The Boys from Brazil yet? Nein! Das is nicht gut!
(I promise I won’t write the whole thing in German…)
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It is all yours!
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Hello Maddy, may I write about ‘Pandora and the Flying Dutchman’ too, please? It’s one of my favourite James Mason films. Thank you!
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Of course you can. What is the name of your blog?
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Thanks! It’s Retro Movie Buff (retromoviebuff.com).
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