When I Grow Up
When I was five years old, I remember someone asking me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told them “Carol Burnett.” It was true then and it’s still true for me. As I grew a little …
Tag: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
One More Movie Phone App
My last two blog posts have mentioned movie-related smart phone applications that I find fun and useful. I have another one that I have to share before I leave the topic. It’s called “My Movies for iPhone Pro,” and it …
A Sucker for an Accent
I’ll confess. I love listening to others speak with an accent. I like them all. Since I was very young I’ve had friends from other countries—Norway, Germany, Australia. My mom’s family had roots in New Orleans, Louisiana. One of my …
What Movies Do For Me
I love movies! I do. From the opening sequence of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, my very first movie outing, I was hooked. Forty years later, I still spend a considerable slice of my life watching, talking about, analyzing, quoting, and …
I Just Want to Sing!
My husband hates musicals. Okay, maybe “hate” is a strong word. My husband says that he strongly dislikes movie musicals. I think this is strange, primarily because he is a singer. He’s not just a shower singer, or the guy …