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Monthly Archives: November 2006
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery Now the Emily books start getting really really sad. The whole unspoken unrequited love thing with Teddy really speaks to me – even though it’s frustrating to read it. … Continue reading
Suspicion
Yet another photo of that “ordinary chap“. Yeah, you know. Totally ordinary. Uh huh. Reguluar dude. Hitchcock saw something different in him. Suspicion (that’s him with Joan Fontaine) was Hitchcock’s first attempt to tap into the darkness beneath the gleam. … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Directors, Movies
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Suspicion
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90210 Fug
I know it’s election day and everyone’s all serious and stuff, and yes, I voted – but I just had to link to this. Because I have my priorities straight and there is just too much about that is funny. … Continue reading Continue reading
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Prep, by Curtis Sittenfeld
I am now reading Prep: A Novel, by Curtis Sittenfeld, which is one of those books that has been hard to miss lately. Member what I said about “buzz” a couple posts below? Prep had BUZZ. It was everywhere. It … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery In a weird way, even with all its … sadness and tragedy and thwarted passion (God almighty! The thwarted passion!!) – sometimes I think Emily’s Quest is my favorite … Continue reading
“Get Me a Mary Astor Type.”
Today is Part 1 of a piece on Mary Astor, an actress I have always loved. I loved this bit: Mary Astor always conveyed a sense of having lived in the real world, as opposed to those who were just … Continue reading
“I wanted to be Lily Tomlin.”
Awesome interview with Emma Thompson in this weekend’s New York Magazine. I love it because she’s talking about the books she loved. Oddly enough, Im probably still vaguely Victorian. Moderns are just different. As a child, my mind latched onto … Continue reading
Grey Gardens on Broadway
I’m going to see Grey Gardens this Thursday. Everyone has heard about this musical, and its development, and also its off-Broadway run. The buzz has been undeniable. You could hear it from Rhode Island practically. There’s so much theatre that … Continue reading