For the Weekend: Harry, of course!
Well, if you followed me on Twitter yesterday, you know I was one of the many people in America camped out in line to watch the first installment of the Harry Potter finale, "Harry Potter and the...
View ArticleThe Little Mermaid: Good Ole Family Fun
It's Thanksgiving time again here in the States, and that means football, food, and most importantly, family. So what better time to talk about one of the best family films ever made from the...
View ArticleWhite Christmas: My Favorite Time of Year
It's Christmastime!! Woohoo!! Hip hip hooray!! It's finally here!! Yahooooo!!! (Teeheehee!) If you haven't guessed yet, I love Christmas. It's most definitely my favorite time of the year. And...
View ArticleFor the Weekend: More Bing for Christmas
Christmas would not be Christmas without Bing Crosby. So for your weekend suggestions today, I've got more Bing for your holiday enjoyment.I already talked about "Holiday Inn" (1942) a little on...
View ArticleThe Nightmare Before Christmas: A Burton Holiday Feast
Yep, you guessed it! Another holiday movie for you today as we creep closer and closer to Christmas. (Did I mention I have a LOT of holiday favorites?) Today's film is actually the one Christmas...
View ArticleFor the Weekend: Nothing but Firth
After seeing "The King's Speech" last week, I have been in the mood to watch a lot of Colin Firth films (and who could blame me). So I thought I'd write about all those wonderful, sappy, romantic...
View ArticleThe Thin Man: Mystery with a Little Bit of Christmas
Today's favorite film of mine is not necessarily what you might consider a Christmas film, but, hey, it does take place during Christmas! No, I'm not talking about "Die Hard." (I already talked about...
View ArticleFor the Weekend: More Christmas Classics
Christmas is just a week away, and there are still so many great films to talk about before then. So today I've chosen a few more great classics from the '40s that will surely brighten your...
View ArticleIt's a Wonderful Life: Back to the Beginning
Can you believe it?! It's been a whole year now since my first blog post. And what a crazy year it has been. So many things have changed, but I couldn't be happier with it all. Therefore, I felt...
View ArticleWhen Harry Met Sally: To a Happy New Year
Well, it's my last favorite film of the year. I think I did a pretty decent job keeping up on my goal. I only missed a few weeks total. I've decided to end the year the way I started it, with a...
View ArticleHere's to a Great New Year!
I have been trying to write my first blog of the year for a week now with no luck. I was blocked. I wanted it to be big, to be grand, to be epic! I wanted to start out what I know will be an amazing...
View ArticleI Love Lucy: My Childhood Love
Okay, I've finally come up with the new format for this year. I'm mixing things up. Now, my individual favorite topics will be on Friday, to get your juices flowing for more specific Hollywood fun...
View ArticleNew Beverly Cinema: They Got it Wright
I have had a lot of amazing movie experiences over the years, whether it's been standing in line for midnight showings of "Star Wars" or "Harry Potter," or getting to see classic films on the big...
View ArticleStar Wars: Happy 100th!
No, "Star Wars" isn't turning 100. I am! This is my 100th post! (Yay, me! And posted a little late due to a new job, so another yay there too!) Of course, I couldn't just write about any old film...
View ArticleHollywood 101: It's Oscar Time!
The nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning. All in all, I'm pretty pleased with this year's list (especially since my favorite film of the year "The King's Speech"...
View ArticleSpaceballs: Laugh Your Schwartz Off
Well, last week I talked about the sci-fi movie of all sci-fi movies, "Star Wars" (1977). So how about flipping all that upside down with the essential sci-fi spoof "Spaceballs" (1987)?"Spaceballs,"...
View ArticleHollywood Composition: Two Guys Named John
Sadly last week, we lost one of Hollywood's great film composers, John Barry. He passed away at his home in New York from a heart attack at the age of 77. And today happens to be another great...
View ArticleHello, Mr. Burton: Becket & Anne of the Thousand Days
I have a lot of favorite actors (Paul Newman, Stewart Granger, Cary Grant, to name a few), and they all seem to have one common characteristic that drives them to me – their wonderful voices. I could...
View ArticleAcademy Awards: Time for a Celebration
Are you watching the Academy Awards this Sunday? If so, here’s some great trivia and such to get you pumped for the big event. As you already know, “The King’s Speech” is my favorite film of the year,...
View ArticleNeil Simon: A Bundle of Love
If I had to pick my favorite playwright (outside of Shakespeare, of course), I think Neil Simon would definitely be the winner. As a romantic, he’s the perfect fit for me. Not only did he write some of...
View ArticleHollywood 101: Hollywood’s Original Showman
Next week, on St. Patrick’s Day, it’s the birthday of someone so influential in Hollywood that I’m sure you all know his name yet don’t know anything more about him than that. He was a showman, but not...
View ArticleElizabeth Taylor: The Last Hollywood Icon
As I’m sure you all know, Elizabeth Taylor passed away last Wednesday at the age of 79. I have to admit that it wasn’t much of a shock for me. She had been ailing for so many years. But it’s still sad...
View ArticleHappy 100th, Lucy!!!
Helloooooooo! Nice to see you again! It's been so, so long. I'm sorry I've been away. Did you miss me? Maybe a little? Well, you know how life can just get away from you sometimes. But I'm back...
View Article2011: The Best of the Best
Okay, it's hard to keep up a blog without at least self-made deadlines or goals. (Paid deadlines would be even better, but, hey, can't have everything...yet.) So I am officially back with a new goal...
View ArticleThe Golden Globes: My Hopes for Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the 69th Annual Golden Globes ceremony. I, unfortunately, won't be watching it live (because I have no cable or digital antennae connection), but thanks to the internet, I'll still know...
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