Small Town memories and dreams of Camelot.
Women, Women, Women
Women in film: How far we’ve come; how far we have to go.
Hysteria
Hysteria births the vibrator. And a love story, to boot.
Movie Night
Nothing like a classic film when you’re under the weather. Add popcorn for maximum curative effect.
Vampires… At a Theater Near You. Again.
Bloody shame? So many Vampire movies, so little time.
Summertime – In Wintertime
Who doesn’t love just a touch of summertime on a biting winter’s day? Last night, after a hectic afternoon of crazed shopping and jammed roadways, I crawled into bed in search of a chick flick. I wasn’t in the mood for the usual that I enjoy occasionally. Not Rene Zellweger, not Meg Ryan, not Sandra […]
Eat, Pray, Love… And?
Zapping around on cable during a sleepless night, I tuned into Eat, Pray, Love on the tube. It seemed a reasonable selection; like many women I enjoy a good relationship film, and I anticipated gorgeous scenes of countries I’ve never visited. I’m also well aware of the irritation raised in some circles over this book […]
Stella Dallas
It stopped me cold, and I couldn’t change the channel. It was Barbara Stanwyck, in 1937’s Stella Dallas, a film I hadn’t seen in years. It’s the story of a working class mother who manages to marry into money, leaves her husband, then raises her daughter under difficult (and questionable) circumstances. Years later, when the […]
Sex and the City 2: Too Much, and Not Enough
Sex and the City 2. Thumbs up or thumbs down? I’ll leave it to the experts with their proclamations of yeah or nay. And I will repeat what I said after viewing the movie. I was delighted to spend a few hours with Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, Miranda and the gang. Yet I was disappointed. I’ll […]
Addicted to Sex (and the City)
Last night I had to face it. The truth. My addiction. I guess as confessions go, it could be worse. So here it is. I’ll just spit it out. I am an addict. Yes – I am addicted to Sex and the City. To the series. The movies. And it’s been going on for some […]