What I Watched in August 2020

What did you watch last month? Like Bette Davis, I was screaming at what I consider one of Cary Grant’s lesser movies. But that’s just the beginning… Please read on!

What I Watched in June 2020

Okay, it’s a few days late, but here’s what I watched (and mostly enjoyed) last month. Please share the movies you watched and enjoyed from last month!

Tag – You’re It! 10 Classic Movie Prompts

Raquel Stecher’s having some fun over at her blog Out of the Past: A Classic Film Blog. Here are my answers to her 10 classic movie prompts. Now let’s hear yours!

A Call to Save Classic Movies? A Review of The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

The Smallest Show on Earth is a quaint, quirky comedy, but maybe it’s also a call to save classic movies… Please read on!

Movies and Community: Someone (besides me) Who’s Serious About Both

Read all about the surprise I got at the library just a few days ago.

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you’ll watch a movie today that in some way celebrates this wonderful holiday. Here are a few moments from movies you might consider:

Happy 100th Birthday, Kirk Douglas!

Wow. Kirk Douglas turns 100 today… I wonder if we really can grasp just how spectacular this birthday is. He made his first screen appearance in 1946 with The Strange Love of Martha Ivers next to the great Barbara Stanwyck 70 years ago and he’s still with us.

A Look at The Great Movies at the Severna Park Library 2016

We had a spectacular year at the Severna Park Library in 2016 with our series The Great Movies, which kicked off in January. My co-worker Julia and I believed this would be an enjoyable monthly event for our patrons, showing an important movie each month, and discussing it afterward. It certainly succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.

ScreenPrism

I am so honored to be a contributor to ScreenPrism, a great website and discussion platform for those of us who love movies, can’t get enough of them, and often have questions about them.

If you’re not familiar with the site, please read their About Us page, which will tell you everything you need to know. You may even want to submit a question.

The question I recently answered for ScreenPrism:

Two Down, 48 to Go…

I recently purchased Mill Creek’s Crime Wave 50 Movie Megapack and decided to jump right in. This set is obviously going to take some time to get through, but why not get started now?