...Cray-Cray "Sorry 'Bout That Nun Movie"
Few things are more inspiring than crazy nuns hangin’ out in the Himalaya Mountains. Think spooky wind chimes. A treacherous cliff. ...
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- Sep 29, 2019
...Rockin' Amy Heckerling "National Lampoon's European Vacation"
Rising to stardom with 1982’s “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” today considered an ‘80s cult classic, Amy Heckerling was perfect to direct...
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- Jul 13, 2019
...Holiday Road "A Summer Classic Revisited"
Thank you, Flickside, for publishing my film review entitled "National Lampoon's Vacation: Hilarious Classic Ripe for Summer" (1983). ...
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- Apr 22, 2019
...Black New York "Where Old Hollywood Starlets Go to Die"
Yes, yes, no need to tell me. What a morbid post. Let alone in the blossoming pink month of April. What can I say, my lovelies. Even...
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- Mar 3, 2019
...Appreciative "The Loss of Stanley Donen"
STANLEY DONEN (1924 - 2019) Hollywood film director Stanley Donen passed away this February 21st, 2019, at age ninety-four. Known for...
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- Dec 24, 2018
...In Pink Cursive "An Affair to Remember"
I finish this third blog year with a movie that “started it all.” Cue the waiter with pink champagne. And where's that Dramamine for...
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- Sep 28, 2018
...Rainbow Sprinkles "The Sweet Ones"
Someone asked me recently if “Splendor in the Grass” (1961) is on my “25 Favorite Films” list – to which I replied “no.” I then promptly...
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- May 26, 2018
...Escapist "My Summer Movie List"
With the summer solstice approaching on June 21st, and then the deep, underwater days of summer, which I always estimate to be between...
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- Mar 10, 2018
...Confused "The Trials and Tribulations of Being an Old Hollywood Film Buff"
Now there’s Netflix and Amazon Prime, Hulu and On Demand. There’s streaming and downloading. There’s a smart TV or a dumb one – which...
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- May 29, 2017
...Honeypot Yellow "They're Like Winnie the Pooh"
I dip my fingertips in honeypot goo and dub thee "my favorite oldie rom-com.” Yes, the film “Vacation from Marriage” (1945) has...
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- Feb 4, 2017
...Emerald Green "Are You Joan Wilder?"
1984. It was a “seminal” year for me. 'Twas the year I saw (drum roll) the movie “Romancing the Stone.” Just a wee girl of eight, I...
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- Nov 19, 2016
...Shimmery Yellow "Doctor Zhivago"
A shimmery whispering yellow in the trees – it comes for me this time of year. Doctor Zhivago. In autumn, whenever I see a gust of wind...
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- Oct 3, 2016
...Windswept "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison"
The other day I watched “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison” (1957), a wondrously windswept, sand-in-your-eyes, nun-luvin’ movie set in the World...
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- Jul 20, 2016
...Ethereal "The Birthday of a Swan"
You know how some people like to open a new novel and read the last page first? I’m like that with Old Hollywood movie stars. Now, it’s...
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- Apr 1, 2016
...Black and White "My Old Hollywood Winter"
With my last delicate sip of Darjeeling tea, I whisper “Farewell, darling” to my Old Hollywood winter. Amber muscatel warms like the...
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- Jan 10, 2016
...Crazy? "25 Favorite Films"
Sharing my “25 Favorite Films” list is an absurdly personal thing to do. I’m quite protective of revealing my favorite “anything” – but...
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- Jan 4, 2016
...Grateful "Me and My Misfit Friends"
Going out with my fortyish, never-been-married single friends for a Friday night happy hour is like docking on the “Island of Misfit...
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