Joe, Thanks especially for the beautiful color shot of Joan Fontaine in Rebecca. I always think Victorian settings should be in color, does anyone else? I love 30's movies and they seem perfect in black and white (almost all I watch) as well as 40's and 50's stuff, but I can't get past wanting to se...

I'm sorry to hear that Desperaux didn't play that well because the book played like...well... a movie. You know, one of those stories so well written you sort of feel like you've already seen the movie in your head? I may be in for disappointment. I somehow got sucked in to The Killer That Stalked N...

But where do I post stories about a dog who thinks she's a cat and cat who thinks she's dog? Wait, maybe I just need to move to the cat psychiatric website. Still trying to post a picture of Daisy (the golden shepherd) and her kittens. (Klonnie's going to have a fit on that one.) We got Christmas mo...

Anne, If you think that one was bad, you'd better hope they don't come out with movies for the sequel books. It references "going against the church" and "adults as evil" themes and was perceived as "anti-christian propaganda". There was quite a hoo-ha when the movie ca...

Thanks for sharing that; it was so uplifting. One teensy revision: add Crown to your green tea. My mantra for the new year, in the words of the tragically lost but not forgotten Jonathan Larson, " Forget regret, or life is your to miss." My best wishes to you all in the New Year. B

Uh, yeah, let me revise that. It showed up today. Thanks for sending it our way! Something hit the attic window and broke it and I did a temporary repair (from inside. Please do not visualize me dangling from the soffits.) All has fared well except the dogs are a muddy mess. Yuck. It is still relati...

I thought Andy Hardy day was a very nice way to spend the day after Christmas. I came and went through a few of them...did any of you enjoy one in particular? My favorites are the ones with Judy Garland.

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Klonnie - what a beautiful story and I am counting my blessings as I read. How wonderful the tribute. Judith - that sounds like my kind of gift. Broadway, here I come. However, I got my usual 10 pounds of chocolate and Barbie furniture. (I have a Victorian house stuffeed with toys for all the kids w...

5 degrees Sunday...(wind chilll 25 below) and now 55 degrees today. Oh well, that's Illinois for you. We saw everything Christmas day but lightning. The warm up was great but it was a little scary driving home in the fog tonight. Hope things are looking up for all of you around the country. By the w...

A little late...(no computer access)...but my most heartfelt wishes to all of you that your holiday celebrations were wonderful and your new year will be even better. I so enjoy our silly chats and silver screen socials...thanks to you all for your on-line friendship and fun. Your film friend, Birdy

Lots of wrecks, including a schoolbus in Indi. The cats, dogs and I are hanging in there but I may leave work early depending on when this next round hits. I still have power and heat, so no real room to complain, right? My thoughts of hope are going out to those who are cold...and lonely with no TC...

Did anyone else think Jayne Mansfield looked kind of creepy? I think she was photoshopped with head and body photos about 30 years apart...

Okay, shouldn't grumble but...I can't put my car in the garage due to kittens running around all over the place. They are all being adopted as of Saturday and and I can park my car inside and Daisy can quit fretting and go back to using her favorite cat as a pillow. (See: To Dream of Dogs). I had a ...

Yes, it does seem like they're going quickly and soon the memories of an entire era will be lost and we'll be left with nothing but stories about Woodstock. My favorite movie of Mr. Johnson's was easily, In the Good Old Summertime but I also favored his performance as the conniving matchmaking frien...

Oh - I forgot Jane Wyman. Does she annoy anyone else? Is it the fact that she has no upper lip and needs bangs desperately? Or do I just have latent childhood memories that it was her fault that Pollyanna was paralyzed?