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The Awesomeness of Color Movies

Last time I wrote about how much I love black & white movies and recommended a few titles. This time I’d like to talk about color movies. Because, yes, I love them, too.I especially love movies...

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Your Day in Court

I’ve mentioned growing up watching TV on a black & white set.  Well, one of the first shows I remember watching is Perry Mason.  (Yes, I’m old.  Not older than dirt.  Just as old as dirt.) Now I...

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Veterans' Day

Next Wednesday is Veterans’ Day here in the U.S. In Canada and the United Kingdom the day is known as Remembrance Day. Before that, it was Armistice Day, to commemorate the end of World War I. When I...

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Kathryn Grayson (1922-2010)

The lovely Kathryn Grayson died last week at the age of 88. Grayson was a mainstay of MGM in the 1950s, playing the lead in several of the studio’s best musicals. She made her movie debut in Andy...

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Remakes That You Didn’t Know Were Remakes … Or Maybe You Did

                  Hollywood is always doing remakes. Sometimes they’re sneaky about it.                                              All right. I confess. Sometimes while watching an old movie, I start...

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Reel Culture

Have you heard a quote from a movie but don't know where it came from? Are you in the pop culture dark but want to impress your friends with knowledge of old movies? Never fear, Reel Culture is here....

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"Fabulous Friday at the Movies"

A small dog, a little girl, and some very glittery red shoes are part of the classic children's movie showing Friday, November 12 at 4 pm in the Children's Activity Room.  The movie will last about 100...

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Back to Basics

A couple of weeks ago, a co-worker was telling me about a movie she’d recently seen. It was a romantic comedy, but she found it difficult to get involved in the story. I suggested she try some older...

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All this over a bird?

I wanted to change it up a little read a classic mystery. I’m a huge Humphrey Bogart fan (as you can see), so I decided to read The Maltese Falcon, a role that he brought to life and made it into a...

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I'm Dreaming of a Black & White Christmas

Christmas is full of bright colors.  Red Santa suit.  Green Christmas tree.  Silver tinsel.  Gold stars. So why are my favorite holiday movies in black & white? I don’t know.  They just are. I love...

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The Awesomeness of Black & White Movies

When your favorite movies are black & white, and you confess that to people, many of them look at you as if you're some kind of alien species."Black and white?! That's boring!"I grew up with a...

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