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• Favorite Movie #52: Vertigo

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #52 - Vertigo (1958) - I saw Vertigo for the first time, and in a theater during its 1983 restoration/re-release... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #51: a Fish Called Wanda

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #51 - A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - John Cleese and Charles Crichton (who directed) teamed up to write this... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #50: Dark Passage

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #50 - Dark Passage (1947) - Bogart and Bacall in their third film together. It's a bit of a gimmick film — the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #49: Pom Poko

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #49 - Pom Poko (1994) - My mom was a huge fan of Japanese anime, especially work from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #48: the Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #48 - The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1948) - Hollywood likes to portray artists in movies, but they rarely get them... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #47: Ball of Fire (1941)

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #47 - Ball of Fire (1941) - Howard Hawks directs a delightful take on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with this... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Truth About Cats and Werewolves

  

  I've been in the mood for classic horror paperbacks lately. I recently read Whitley Strieber's Hunger trilogy and liked the first book, so thought I'd try two... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• a Book Series from Hunger

  

  Whitley Strieber wrote The Hunger in 1981. It was his second novel and featured Miriam Blaylock, a glamorous female vampire, her current companion John. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #46: Witness for the Prosecution

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #46 - Witness for the Prosecution (1957) - In honor of Agatha Christie's birthday, I'd like to share one of my... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #45: Rumble Fish

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #45 - Rumble Fish (1983) - Francis Ford Coppola wrote the screenplay for Rumble Fish with S.E. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #44: an American Werewolf in London

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #44 - An American Werewolf in London (1981) - Director John Landis served up a movie that was equally funny,... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #43: Repo Man

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #43 - Repo Man (1984) - "The life of a repo man is always intense." This crazy wonderful silly movie was a hoot... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #42: Wings of Desire

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #42 - Wings of Desire (1987) - A beautiful, emotional film. In Wim Wenders's Wings of Desire angels Damiel (Brun... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• 9/11: a Memory

  

  In the summer of 2001 I moved to Washington, D.C. from New York City. I got a job at the Smithsonian Institution, and an apartment in Adams Morgan. I settled... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #41: in and out

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #41 - In and Out (1997) - English teacher Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) finds himself yanked out of the closet b... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• La Vie Boheme

  

  When my kid was just a little one, around 5 or 6, Rent was one of her favorite movies. She loved the music. I may have fast-forwarded through some of it, but sh... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #40: the Thing Called Love

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #40 - The Thing Called Love (1993) - Peter Bogdonavich sets the film around Nashville's Bluebird Cafe, a showcas... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #39: Orphée (orpheus)

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #39 - Orphée (Orpheus) (1950) - There is something eternally modern about Jean Cocteau's update of the Greek myt... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #38: What's New Pussycat?

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #38 - What's New Pussycat? (1965) - Originally intended as a vehicle for Warren Beatty, What's New Pussycat? is ... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Movie #37: About a Boy

  

  Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #37 - About A Boy (2002) - I love Hugh Grant. He will probably show up in at least one (if not more) of my futur... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION