I am still “technically” in Christmas mode and majorly behind on my blog. 2008 is coming to a close, and good riddens. What a year, huh? I am so thankful for classic film; they are what take me away from the hubbub. Not that my life is all that bad, but it’s all that is going on in the world that just clutters, and muddles my thoughts. When I sit down to watch a classic film, its two hours of bliss, silence, and euphoria. All...

J.C. Loophole from Random Shelf blog tagged me with a whopper. I am to choose my favorite actresses of all time. Now isn’t that a lot of homework? I mean that is hard because to me, there were so many talented actresses in classic Hollywood, it is pretty hard to pick and choose. Now, if you were to tell me to pick from today’s actresses, I couldn’t even pick 10. Sorry if I sound too harsh, but it is very difficult for me with todays...

I grew up watching the re-runs of The Honeymooners, and I got to tell you, I still watch them and I still laugh. Classic TV is wonderful, just wonderful. I know life wasn’t peachy cream in the 50’s, but I have to guess that times were simpler and maybe that is why I watch classic TV, and movies. I want to be transported to a “kinder and gentler” time. This is the very first episode of The Honeymooners which aired in 1951 with a...

How far will a man go to defend his wife and home? This is the theme of a highly controversial classic film, Straw Dogs (1971). Dustin Hoffman plays a pacifistic math professor who is forced into a violent confrontation when his wife Amy is raped by 2 local losers. The main theme of the movie is how a man, who is peaceful in every sense, can wake up the sleeping violent nature inside if provoked. Although the movie is thought provoking, it...