Black and White Cards

Saturday, 28 January 2017

Black and White Cards

January 28, 2017

Today's Blog Party Link-Up topic is anything I want. So, today, I am putting aside my collection of Gotochi Cards and showing off a few of my favourite cards in one of my favourite topics.

Because I keep this blog strictly for postcards, you may not know that I am a complete Movie-aholic. I see between 30-50 films a year at the theatre and I write a movie column for a women's group that I belong to. On Facebook, I also have a page related to movie tidbits and information. If you are interested, you can find me here.

Even before I joined Postcrossing, I collected Movie Postcards and I had a special appreciation for Black and White cards of Movie Actors and Actresses. Every time I receive a black and white postcard with an actor or actress I am very happy. I have learned about actors and actresses from other countries and from the past. I wish there was more time to watch more movies, but then I'd probably have to give up my postcards. Yikes!

Today I thought I would post a few of my favourite Black and White cards that I have received through Postcrossing. The first card is not an actress, but it does have the distinction of being the very first Postcrossing card that I received. I came across it recently when I was filing away cards and I remember how thrilled I was to receive it.

Toshiko Akiyoshi - Jazz Musician

The incomparable Meryl Streep
Definitely not over-rated

Margaret Rutherford
Actress famous for portraying Miss Marple
amongst other characters.

I am putting this card in for two reasons. It makes me laugh and I really love it. It seems to capture so much of John Cleese. Here in costume for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but taking a break between scenes to play football. It looks almost like he's doing a Silly Walk too.

John Cleese

I could show you more of these postcards, and perhaps I will in the future. For now, I hope that you have enjoyed a very brief look at some of my favourite black and white postcards.

Thank you for visiting me today. Please visit the other members of the Blog Party Link-Up to see how they are using their free topic.

14 comments:

John's Island said...: Hi Helen, These are some neat cards. I am impressed with your collection. In this post my favorite card is the second one, Meryl Streep, and I am so in agreement with your caption! :-) (By the way, that moment, when our new “leader?” spoke those words “over-rated” was, for me, a moment defining his cluelessness.) It sounds like you have a lot of fun with movies. Your blog is very well done and I sure like your design. Have a great weekend!; 29 January 2017 at 00:33
Helen said...: John, thank you so much for commenting. I do have a lot of fun with movies. I'm glad that you like my blog too. I really can't take credit for the design though because it is a Blogger Template! I might have tweaked the colour but that's about it!

Meryl Streep is a fabulous actress and I am a huge fan of hers. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one!

Thanks again!; 29 January 2017 at 01:13
Scriptor Senex said...: An interesting change to the Gotochi cards. Some great actors there. Thanks.; 29 January 2017 at 21:53
Helen said...: Thank you John! The black and white postcards really are how I got into Postcrossing and then all other things postal! I love the timelessness of the B&W portraits.; 29 January 2017 at 22:08
Joy said...: I like how the Meryl Streep card is done in an golden age movie star kind of style. Margaret Rutherford, always love her films.; 30 January 2017 at 02:56
Helen said...: Thanks Joy! I like the card as well. I think I've seen another version where we actually see more of her, but I quite like this card. It looks like she's having fun.

Margaret Rutherford was amazing. I loved her films too. I was quite shocked when I read the Wikipedia article, she had a very difficult childhood.

Thank you for visiting :-); 30 January 2017 at 03:03
Mail Adventures said...: I think of you every time I see a cinema-related postcard :); 30 January 2017 at 05:28
Helen said...: Thank you, I think! ;-)

Thank you for visiting!; 30 January 2017 at 08:46
Maria said...: Hi Helen, I'm definitely putting a black and white theme soon! I'm excited to see more of your collection. Thanks for the preview and really looking forward into seeing more.; 30 January 2017 at 16:17
Helen said...: Thank you Maria.

I think that would be fun to do a Black and White theme!

I love my black and white cards....I still try to find them whenever I'm out shopping.

Thanks for visiting too :-); 30 January 2017 at 16:28
DawnTreader said...: Love these :) Meryl Streep is awesome and to me Margaret Rutherford will always be Miss Marple (because she was the first actress I saw doing her on film...); 1 February 2017 at 01:22
Helen said...: I'm so glad that you liked them! I think I picked the two ladies because of their faces, and because they are/were incredibly talented too.

I think Margaret Rutherford was probably my first Miss Marple too!; 1 February 2017 at 01:27
Heleen said...: I love these pictures, the four of them!
The first and last ones are my favourites, although the two portraits make the serie-of-four complete!
The first picture I love for the composition and the way she looks and enjoys making music. And isn't being a musician a kind of acting, too?
And the last, oh, how I remember the fun we had watching the - then new - Monty Python movies! GReat picture of John Clees as a knight.

Thank you for sharing!; 1 February 2017 at 06:01
Helen said...: I agree that being a musician is a type of acting! I am really pleased that you like them so much Heleen. I remember the first time I saw Monty Python and the Holy Grail too. CBC TV put it on one night instead of a sporting event and my mother and sister and I watched the lunacy and laughed our heads off! Thanks for helping bring up the happy memory.

Thank you too for commenting :-); 1 February 2017 at 13:00