...Red, White, and Blue "Hunters"
Love me some Al Pacino! The hunky spitfire-thespian is back – this time leading an ensemble cast of Nazi-hunters in disco days USA. Al...
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- Apr 20, 2020
...A Dash of Salt & Pepper "Cooking in the Time of COVID"
So I can't write restaurant reviews right now – a big womp-womp. Because Americans can't dine in restaurants. The coronavirus has,...
- Mar 29, 2020
A Tad Sad? "The Lonely Tulip"
We spotted you across the field. It was April – tulip month. We were in Holland – divine. Dry dusty earth surrounded you in a sea of...
- Mar 1, 2020
...Beyond Grateful "When Did My New World Become My Old World?"
“Oh Caribbean Sea, I want to cup your warm sand in my hands, squeeze lime into my sugarcane juice. I want to hear indigenous drum beats,...
- Feb 16, 2020
...A Rainbow Firehouse "The MAC's New Video"
Here's a new video that the MAC (Milford Arts Council) released. It's called "The Heart of the Arts." It's about that intangible,...
- Jan 26, 2020
...Pink-Collar Funny "My '9 to 5' Film Review Published!"
Thank you, Flickside, for publishing my "9 to 5" fortieth anniversary tribute! As many of you know, this was my FAVORITE movie as a...
- Dec 31, 2019
...Eclectic "My 2019 Mash-Up"
2019 was a great year – at least in my arts & culture universe, a world decidedly far flung from the rough ‘n tumble of modern politics,...
- Dec 18, 2019
...A Little Pink Gem "Little Drew Barrymore Circa 1984"
Happy 35th Anniversary to “Irreconcilable Differences” (1984). Starring Old Hollywood royalty’s littlest gem, actress Drew Barrymore,...
- Nov 24, 2019
...An Orange Awning "The Spotted Horse Tavern"
It is said that the color orange stimulates pleasure, optimism, and enthusiasm. All good things. But to be 100% truthful, I most often...
- Oct 31, 2019
...Grover Blue "the MONSTER at the end of this Book"
It is with the greatest of pleasure that I break tradition for only the second time in four years of “Color Me…” This post isn’t about...
- Oct 6, 2019
...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. ...
- 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...
- Aug 18, 2019
...Feliz and Lykkelig "Fish Tacos at Fjord"
Summer 2019 has fast become my “foodie” summer. From scrumptious Italian on Arthur Ave, to a Peruvian Andes Mountain view in Port...
- Jul 15, 2019
...Piccata and Saltado "My Birthday Dinner Double-Header"
Arthur Ave, meet Port Chester. Port Chester, meet Arthur Ave. Both New York giants in gastronomy, these two scrappy ‘hoods provided the...
- 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). ...
- Jul 2, 2019
...Floral Purple "New York Botanical Garden"
The saying goes that New Yorkers LOVE nature more than the city itself. After visiting NYBG (New York Botanical Garden), I’d agree. ...
- 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...
- Apr 13, 2019
...Happy "A Smile from Guatemala"
"Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" It is with great pleasure that I unveil my first guest blogger. Ms. Barbara, my dear friend, has...
- 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...
- Feb 10, 2019
...Moroccan "I Found You in a Teeny-Tiny Store"
Delicately pacing, over a creaky wooden floor no more than 12x14, I debated buying you. Incense came up through the floorboards – wafted...
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