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Monthly Archives: May 2006
The Books: Tiger Eyes (Judy Blume)
Next on my YA shelf: My personal favorite of Judy Blume’s: Tiger Eyes. I have the same copy that I had when I was a teenager. I read it to pieces back then. Why isn’t this a movie? All you … Continue reading
Under-Rated Movies #7: In a Lonely Place (1950); Dir. Nicholas Ray
7. In a Lonely Place Bogart’s deepest and most pained performance. It’s completely overlooked – or – not completely – People who are film-buffs know this movie, or Nicholas Ray buffs – Bogdonovich’s essay about Bogart is why I sought … Continue reading
Diary Friday
More Picnic … although this one has more to do with what was going on outside of Picnic. I can hear in my own writing that I was getting kind of manic. I also have boyfriend problems.
Posted in Diary Friday
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Light Reading
I’m tearing my way through Viktor Klemperer’s Language of the Third Reich: LTI: Lingua Tertii Imperii. Can’t put it down. I’ve been waiting to read this a long long time. When I stayed with Carrie in Belfast – (“Take a … Continue reading
Busted!!
Cashel and I had a long conversation about his most recent projects, and his upcoming projects. The talk turned to Kung Food Guy. “Auntie Sheila,” said Cashel over the phone, “I went to your blog and saw that you put … Continue reading
Under-Rated Movies #6: Four Daughters (1938); Dir. Michael Curtiz
6. Four Daughters Here is another nearly-forgotten film (even though at the time it was nominated for Oscars left and right). It was directed by Hungarian-born Michael Curtiz, the man responsible, naturally, for such little-known art-house films as The Sea … Continue reading
Honesty
Alex and I have talked before about how our blogs inform each other … we were reading each other’s sites even before we became friends, really. We had Mitchell in common, and also she had been in a show with … Continue reading
Under-rated movies …
Here are some of Anne’s choices. Love to read stuff like this. I’ll be posting my next 5 under-rated movies at some point today. Continue reading
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Eurovision: “Mona ya Guppeeeee”
To my siblings: A huge article about the Eurovision song contest. Which SO obsessed us when we were in Ireland as kids. Or – maybe I should say it obsessed Jean and me. Brendan was too busy accidentally putting salt … Continue reading
The Books: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Judy Blume)
Next on my YA shelf: The immortal Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume. Now I just can NOT approve of the cover. I remember what the cover was when I had it as a kid. Or … Continue reading