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...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...
May 26, 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...
Mar 10, 2018


...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...
May 29, 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...
Feb 4, 2017


...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...
Nov 19, 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...
Oct 3, 2016


...Hollywood 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...
Jul 20, 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...
Mar 31, 2016


...Crazy? "30 Favorite Films"
Sharing my “30 Favorite Films” list is an absurdly personal thing to do. I’m quite protective of revealing my favorite “anything” – but...
Jan 10, 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...
Jan 3, 2016
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