Saturday, February 18, 2017

So this is what all the fuss was about

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Whenever I read about "Pre-Code Hollywood," the movie Baby Face is mentioned. This 1933 film is emblematic of what disturbed the ...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Johnny Angel (1962) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here .   --> 1) In this song, a girl sings...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017

He walks it like he talks it

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Our movie group meets in the auditorium at a small Christian university in the South Loop. I can tell by the decor that the room is also a...
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"People have got to know whether their President is a crook"

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I know a Trump supporter who used Nixon's favorite phrase, "the silent majority," to describe those who put #45 in office. I w...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

It's almost here!

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Tomorrow is February 15th. Important because it's payday ... and because the 15th is the day I crack open a new pair of contact lenses ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2017

31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: Best Supporting Actress

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  FROM HARLOT TO HOUSEWIFE: A Best Supporting Actress Winner Went from Oscar's Bad Girl to Perfect TV Mom   Richard Burton is ...
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Here's to our favorite favorite son

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It's Abraham Lincoln's birthday. You're welcome, America. Hell, you're welcome, World.
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Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Disappearing Questions 1. Last movie you saw in a theater? I saw Hidden Figures last weekend, and really enjoyed...
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Saturday, February 11, 2017

ONEWORD: Sharpening My Focus

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FOCUS verb to concentrate: to focus one's thoughts I want to end 2017 by being able to point to concrete achievement...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Love Yourself (2015) 1 )  In this song, Justin sings that he doesn't like to admit he's wrong. When d...
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Thursday, February 09, 2017

Fascinated

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I don't know why this fascinates me so, but it does. In preparation for next week's sitdown with my accountant, I collected all my...
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Wednesday, February 08, 2017

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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To participate, and to see how others responded, click  here .  1. What are you currently reading? Wonderland , by Ace Atkins. ...
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Sunday, February 05, 2017

Finally!

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After Jackie and Manchester by the Sea , I was beginning to associate movie going with heartache. Thank God for Hidden Figures ! It...
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Godspeed, John Glenn

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With the orgy of grief over 2016's celebrity deaths -- beginning with David Bowie and continuing through Debbie Reynolds* -- one was und...
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Saturday, February 04, 2017

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Racquet Questions 01  What is the worst nickname that anyone has ever called you? When we were in junior high, my...
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I got the "old cat" dish out

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Reynaldo is going to be 12 this year. If he were a human, he'd be about 65 years old. He's still lively, social and affectionate...

"Seven spots on his brain"

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I went to see The Bodyguard with my friend Barb. We had a lovely dinner and, since we took it on its own terms, we enjoyed the play. But ...
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And I will always love him ...

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… until I move on to my next crush. HE is Judson Mills,  the best thing in the touring company of The Bodyguard . Maybe he is a good a...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Some Guys Have All the Luck (1984)   Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) Do you consider yourself lucky...
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