New Year's Resolutions: Cinema Style

Once more unto the breach!Yes, it's a new year, and with new beginnings come those resolutions. This time, I intend to use some cinematic inspiration.1.Get Organized! Somewhere between this:and this:Must not go all crazy-eyed Sleeping with the Enemyare my orderly closets and kitchen cabinets.2. Loose Weight!Somewhere between this:The hilarious Rebel Wilson in "Bridesmaids"and this:Angie - please eat!is a reasonably thinner and healthier me (just...

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My Fantasy Christmas

I usually avoid writing about television, this being a movie blog and all that. However, television was the medium that introduced me to classic films, fed my dreams of Hollywood and remains, still, through DVDs and TCM, my main venue for viewing movies. It was also the first breeding ground of my fantasy life (you know, the one where I grow up and marry Cary Grant). So, this Christmas, instead of lovely starlets posing for Christmas publicity...

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A Sumptuous, Passionate and Utterly Cinematic Anna Karenina

If you are dazzled by beauty, daring, and creativity, I think you will like the new cinematic stab at “Anna Karenina.” While I looked forward to seeing this, the weight of the earlier performances of both Greta Garbo and Vivien Leigh seemed too much for the frail little shoulders of Keira Knightley. How could she compare? First, let me say that reading this book in high school was NOT a happy experience. It was just so long, and all of the artifice...

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