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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...

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The 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...

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White 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...

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For 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...

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The 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...

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For 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...

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The 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...

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For 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...

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It'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...

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When 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...

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Here'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...

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I 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...

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New 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...

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Star 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...

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Hollywood 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"...

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Spaceballs: 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,"...

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Hollywood 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...

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Hello, 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...

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Academy 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,...

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Neil 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...

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Hollywood 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...

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Elizabeth 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...

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Happy 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...

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2011: 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...

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The 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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