Feature Film Friday: The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Usually, if you’re looking hard enough, you can come across a good movie. Occasionally, you’ll come across a great movie. And rarely you’ll come across a movie like The Joy Luck Club, the kind of movie...
View ArticleFeature Film Friday: True Grit (1969/2010)
I always love me a good Western. So choosing True Grit to feature on this friday’s post was a no-brainer. True Grit is based off of a novel by Charles Portis about a tough US Marshall and a Texas...
View ArticleFeature Film Friday: Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Now this Friday’s film isn’t only a favorite of mine, it’s actually a favorite of the director’s too- Alfred Hitchcock. Said to be the king of suspense’s fav flick, Shadow of a Doubt is a...
View ArticleFeature Film Friday: Thor (2011)
Every girl wishes that her guy was a built-like-a-rock, hot, Australian, fallen god of thunder. Unfortunately, that make of man is out of stock. So, if you can’t have him you might as well spend 114...
View ArticleFeature Film Friday: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
As a writer I always get a kick out of films that start with narration, because much like the first lines of a novel they instantly let the reader know if this is a book worth reading. And the first...
View ArticleFeature Film Friday: Jaws (1975)
I love old school movies. My mom taught me at a young age to appreciate old films, and especially classics like Jaws. Probably the most quintessential of summer films, Jaws has always been one of my...
View ArticleFeature Film Friday: The Ghost and Mrs.Muir (1947)
One of the most hauntingly (pun so intended) romantic films that I’ve seen, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir stars native New Yorker Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady), and young Natalie Wood (West Side...
View ArticleFeature Film Friday: Runaway Jury (2003)
I absolutely love thriller movies, especially if they involve journalism, the courts, and rogue justice seekers. I blame my dad. Thanks to him I’ve seen loads of cliche’ guy movies- The Magnificent...
View ArticleFeature Film Friday: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
I’m a really big fan of most, if not all, of Tennessee Williams’ plays- but I love Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for it’s starring cast and the fact that it gives me the excuse to yell “Mendacity!” all the...
View ArticleFeature Film Friday: Under Capricorn (1949)
I know I haven’t done a Feature Film Friday post in like forever, the only excuse I can offer is that I’ve been ridiculously busy between school, blogging, and other obligations. Anyways, the movie I...
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