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...Ambitious "My Epic December"
For all you dedicated cinephiles (big word!), I have big news. Conceived on Thanksgiving, and fully realized by January 1, I have dubbed...
Dec 6, 2020
...A Touch of French New Wave "Love with the Proper Stranger"
Hollywood filmmakers Robert Mulligan and Alan J. Pakula were wise to make 1963 dramedy “Love with the Proper Stranger.” Capitalizing on...
Nov 30, 2020
...Sunny Side Up "The Drew Barrymore Show"
Yes, 2020 has a silver lining. Or should I say a ray of sunlight. “The Drew Barrymore Show” debuted on September 14, 2020, on CBS, and...
Oct 26, 2020
...Brightly Sentimental "Adios to the Fiesta Room"
In a big crash, bam, boom – I have moved from my infamous “2-bedroom on the 10th floor,” which included my sweetly monikered guest...
Oct 19, 2020
...Tearful "Rest in Peace to the Beautiful Olivia de Havilland"
Bathed in vibrant 1939 Technicolor, she sashayed onto the screen: eyes bright, manner eager, smile luminous. She then spoke. Her words...
Jul 30, 2020
...Lemony Yellow "My Toast to Italy"
It was November 1996. I was twenty years old and studying abroad in Madrid, Spain. With classes considerately on Thanksgiving hiatus...
Jul 26, 2020
...Hopeful "Round #2 of COVID Cooking"
Back by popular demand, I unveil a new round of fun foodie pix. Might the below bright dishes reflect a sunny end-in-sight to all of our...
May 18, 2020
...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...
May 8, 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,...
Apr 20, 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 29, 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,...
Mar 1, 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,...
Feb 16, 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...
Jan 26, 2020
...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 31, 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,...
Dec 18, 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...
Nov 24, 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 31, 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. ...
Oct 6, 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...
Sep 29, 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...
Aug 18, 2019
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