Okay, I know what you are thinking. "You have never held a Rule, Britannia Film Blogathon, so how can this be the 5th annual one?" Well, the Rule, Britannia Film Blogathon is essentially my old British Invaders Blogathon with a new name. I have never really cared for the name "British Invaders" as it really would not be applicable to those living in the United Kingdom. When I finally realised there has never been a "Rule, Britannia" blogathon, I simply decided to rename the blogathon with something much cooler!
Anyway, beyond the new name the blogathon is pretty much the same. It is a celebration of British films. While many people think of Hollywood when they think of classic movies,
the fact is that the United Kingdom made many significant contributions
to film over the years. From the Gainsborough melodramas to Hammer Films
to the British New Wave, cinema would be much poorer without the
British. I've scheduled this year's
British Invaders Rule, Britannia Blogathon for
August 3, August 4, and August 5 2018.
Here are the ground rules for this year's blogathon:
1. Posts can be about any British film or any topic related to British
films. For the sake of simplicity, I am using "British" here to refer to
any film made by a company based in the United Kingdom or British Crown
dependencies. If you want to write about a film made in Northern
Ireland or the Isle of Man, then, you can do so. Also for the sake of
simplicity, people can write about co-productions made with companies
from outside the United Kingdom. For example, since
2001: A Space Odyssey is a British-American co-production, someone could write about it if they chose.
2. There is no limit on subject matter. You can write about any film in
any genre you want. Posts can be on everything from the British New Wave
to the Gainsborough bodice rippers to the Hammer Horrors. I am also
making no limit on the format posts can take. You could review a classic
British film, make an in-depth analysis of a series of British films,
or even simply do a pictorial tribute to a film. That having been said,
since this is a classic film blogathon, I only ask that you write about
films made before 1993. I generally don't think of a film as a classic
until it has been around for thirty years, but to give bloggers more
options I am setting the cut off point at twenty five years ago.
3. I am asking that there please be no duplicates. That having been said, if someone has already chosen to cover
From Russia with Love (1963), someone else could write about another James Bond movie or even the James Bond series as a whole.
4. I am not going to schedule days for individual posts. All I ask is
that the posts be made on or between August 3, August 4, or August 5.
5. On August 3 I will set up the page for the blogathon. I ask that you link your posts to that page.
If you want to participate in the Rule, Britannia Blogathon, you can
simply comment below or get a hold of me on Twitter at mercurie80 or at
my email: mercurie80 at gmail.com.
Below is a roster of participants and the topics they are covering. Come
August 3 I will make a post that will include all of the posts in the
blogathon:
The Stop Button: Stormy Monday
Realweegiemidget Reviews: Withnail and I (1987)
Caftan Woman: The Mudlark
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood: The Elephant Man
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies: The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog: The Ghoul (1933)
Moon in Gemini: The Crying Game
Taking Up Room: Chariots of Fire
The Stop Button: Brief Encounter
Cinematic Scribblings: The Go-Between
The Midnite Drive In: Morons from Outer Space
Cinematic Catharsis: Yellow Submarine
A Scunner Darkly: Universal Soldier
The Wonderful World of Cinema: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Liberal England: The Magnet
Wadswords: "Movie Crash Course: Blackmail
Crítica Retrô: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Silver Scenes: Turn the Key Softly (1953)
Movierob: Sink the Bismarck (1960),
Time Bandits (1981), and
The Sound Barrier (1952)
Below are banners for participants in the blogathon to use (or you can always make your own):
