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[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] She’s the second best Disney princess but she has the best Disney princess hair.  

Yesterday, I wrote about a performance that was subtle and quiet. Today, it’s time for something completely different. I’ve only watched Casino once because parts of it were too disturbing for me to see a second time. Most of these … Continue reading →

I wouldn’t be me if I only wrote about one Jane Austen heroine and the actress who played her. Pride and Prejudice is my favorite Austen novel – in fact, my favorite novel, period – but I think Persuasion is … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] And now I should be caught up. In keeping with Lady T’s choice of Dame Julie for “Mary Poppins,” I’m going with Dame Julie for far and away the single most influential … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Just to be ornery, I’m choosing something at the total opposite end of the spectrum from Swank. My early childhood was dominated by “Baby-Sitters Club,” “Sweet Valley” and “Pippi Longstocking.” Of those, … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] Hilary Swank’s goodwill in Hollywood is on a downturn right now but that doesn’t mean we should forget her breakthrough performance. Gender bender is a long-standing tradition in Hollywood (another favorite of … Continue reading →

The best babysitter and nanny of all time – Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way. Seriously, how many people can maintain a persona of perfect dignity and calm even when jumping through sidewalk drawings, having tea parties on the … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirates Daughter.” Thus begins the conceit of one of history’s most groaned about Best Picture winners…and perhaps my favorite movie of all time. It’s a simple but clever … Continue reading →

Citizen Ruthis a damn funny movie. If you haven’t seen it, you should. It’s about a woman whose four children have been placed in different foster homes as she has been declared unfit to take care of any of them … Continue reading →