Revisiting ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) at EMAGINE Minnesota’s Monthly Secret Movie Night– a beautiful & timeless classic romance

I had the pleasure of hosting the August edition of Secret Movie Night at EMAGINE Willow Creek Theaters last night. It's a monthly event organized by EMAGINE Minnesota that takes place on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 PM. I haven't seen Roman Holiday since 2012, when I first saw it, though I …

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Finally caught up with Miracle on 34th Street (1947) – a charming timeless classic that captures the Christmas spirit

It’s a few days before Christmas and I wanted to check out at least one classic Christmas movies I haven’t seen before, and as it turns out, there are a bunch of them! I’ve actually just seen most people’s annual holiday classic It’s A Wonderful Life 13 years ago in 2009. I also tried to …

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Music Break: The Artist’s Waltz for Peppy

Happy Friday everybody. Hope y'all had a nice Valentine's Day yesterday. I listen to Classical MPR radio on my commute to work and yesterday morning there were a lot of Valentine dedications and they're playing some beautiful, sweeping waltzes. One of them is Waltz for Peppy from the gorgeous soundtrack of The Artist. Oh I …

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Gone with the Wind tribute – my five favorite scenes

IMDb is featuring Gone with the Wind's 70th-anniversary edition today, complete with the lush Rhett/Scarlett bright red background. I already owned the 4-disc collector's edition, but seeing the comprehensive anniversary set on the Warner Video site is enough to make me want to get another one! Thanks to my late mother, I was exposed to …

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