Tag Archives: movies

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 →

Madeline Kahn is a comic genius. This is a fact. Do not argue with me on this. Describing Madeline Kahn’s talent and skill is a little difficult. This is a woman who created an iconic character with a single line … Continue reading →

This performance is technically from a television special, not a film, but I don’t care – my blog, my rules, and this performance is far too important to overlook. The filmed production of Peter Pan was vital to my upbringing. … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] She will not be known as the greatest actress of my generation but she certainly will be remembered as the greatest female movie star. Some of her recent choices have been half-baked … Continue reading →

The Wizard of Oz is my favorite movie. No other film has ever captured the very specific, beautiful magic that you find in the land of Oz. Where would I be today without this movie and Judy Garland as Dorothy? … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] In the spirit of being behind on these posts, I meant to post this one last Saturday in honor of the premiere of “Game Change” and got waylaid trying to mirror Lady … Continue reading →

[The following is a guest post by abovethetitle.] Simply put, is there a more frightening or more iconic performance?

[The following is a guest post from abovethetitle.] It’s more trendy to say Bancroft in “The Graduate” (and she would absolutely be worthy for that performance as well) but Bancroft in “The Miracle Worker” marks a point in time in … Continue reading →