Just another quick update! Summer has approached me so quickly. I felt like just yesterday I was yearning to get out of school. Now, I am busy catching up with friends and doing my own thing. Lots of reading, movie watching, game playing, and cleaning!
I am planning a movie date [well, just me...] for sometime soon, maybe an Audrey Hepburn evening would suffice. :] I really want to watch Roman Holiday or Two For the Road [my two Hepburn favorites] again. Who knows!? I might decide to go all out and spend an entire day watching the beautiful lady on the screen.
In another news, I do have a formspring! I know, everyone seems to... but I LOVE LOVE LOVE answering questions! So feel free to visit my formspring and ask me anything! Movies, music, books, other interests, etc. You can visit it by clicking here or by asking directly in the right hand column.
Leave your recommendations for me! I'd love to hear some :]
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sorry everyone for the lack of an update! I have been busy with my second semester of college that I finally finished. Now, I have finally found some time to update. School was dandy, and I’m glad it’s over. I finally have time to relax a bit and not stress as often… and of course, watch many classic movies :].
I have been enjoying TCM A LOT these past couple of months. I loved Donna Reed as the Star of the Month this past month. It’s always a delight to see her and her beauty on the screen. I also enjoyed TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar, like usual. ^ .^ Always great chances to catch some of my favorites, and find some new ones!
I have a few plans for this summer, such as my vacation and working… ballroom dancing and going to flea markets, sleepovers and everything xD. Then back to school in the fall. I am super excited… taking a History of the Cinema course! That should be fun (:
I will give a good update soon :) Otherwise, leave me some recommendations :D
Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a very wonderful holiday and a lovely year... tomorrow is the start of a new year! I can't believe it. I have grown so much this past year, and have watched a ton of fabulous movies on the way. I graduated high school, I started college... so many milestones...
I will be celebrating/ringing in the new year by watching the annual The Twilight Zone Marathon that the Syfy [SciFi] channel shows :). I'll probably be switching from that to the Hitchcock Marathon that Turner Classic Movies is playing all day. I'm so excited! What can I say though? The Twilight Zone is my favorite show<3>
Just wanted to update you all :). And I had a very nice Christmas and birthday C: Hope you all had a great year!
Because of Kate's recent post, "An Epic Gift Guide for the Classic Film Fan," I was inspired to make up my own wishlist. It's about time I reconnect with Etsy anyway :) So here is my wishlist for Christmas/My Birthday!
I know, I know… it is still incredibly early, but I can’t help myself! Because it is Black Friday, I decided to talk about a movie that relates to a store that is incredibly American. Macy’s. So, if you guessed correctly, Miracle on 34th Street.
I actually saw this film well before It’s A Wonderful Life. I fell in love with little Natalie Wood and the lovely Maureen O’Hara at first sight (the first film I saw with either or them). This film captures the true spirit of Christmas, and is as timeless as Christmas itself.
In this classic film, a man who claims to be Santa Claus [Edmund Gwenn] is hired as such at Macy’s department store. He becomes a huge hit with the customers. Doris Walker [Maureen O’Hara], the special events director, learns that the man calls himself Kris Kringle. Ms. Walker, a cynic when it comes to Christmas, has trained herself as well as her daughter Susan [Natalie Wood] to reject all ’notions and belief of fantasy.’ However, everyone starts to see notice something special in Kris. After failing a mental examination, Kris becomes institutionalized as insane. But a young lawyer named Fred Gailey [John Payne], a friend of Ms. Walker, decides to take on his case and defend him, arguing that he truly is who he says he is.
I’m a sap, yes, but I cry at many of the parts. I really can’t spoil it if you haven’t seen it, but I will attach my favorite scene below.
I give the movie four out of four stars. It’s worth every minute of waiting and finally watching. Edmund Gwenn is the only actor to date, to win an Oscar for his portrayal on Santa Claus. And in fact, he was the Santa Claus in the actual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade back in 1946. OH, and you should definitely check out the movie’s trailer! It is one of the most creative ones I’ve seen.
I'm Madalynn. I'm a twenty-four year old movie fan who lives in Pennsylvania. I love video games and television, as well as my lovely boyfriend from across the pond!
