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Holiday Musings: Gifts, Books, & Manners6 comments

Kat wrote 4 months ago: “Christmas in Connecticut” Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Are you breathing easie … more →

Tags: Christmas, gifts, holiday emptiness

Merry Christmas!

DMS / Talking Classics wrote 4 months ago: As a holiday treat this year, I bring you a list of my favorite holiday films. So lean back and clic … more →

Tags: Miscellaneous, barbara stanwyck, James Stewart, Remakes, cary grant, Natalie Wood, Donna Reed, Maureen Ohara, it's a wonderful life

No one needs a mink coat but the mink.1 comment

Caitlin wrote 4 months ago: Christmas in Connecticut Christmas Post part deux! Christmas in Connecticut is one of my favourite C … more →

Tags: Movies, film, Entertainment, Christmas, christmas movie, black and white films, barbara stanwyck

Christmas Movie Battles: "Everything is Hunky Dunky"2 comments

Josie O wrote 4 months ago: It was a Dostoevsky character who said that God and the devil are fighting over beauty and “th … more →

Tags: Classics, Stage, Christmas, James Stewart, love actually, white christmas, Fyodor Dostoevsky, white christmas the musical, it's a wonderful life

A Day in the City

New Balance Nicole wrote 5 months ago: Today I spent the afternoon with my sister and we went Christmas shopping, ate yummy food, talked ab … more →

Tags: Family, lunch, Drinks, Reviews, Start restaurant review, half price books coffee shop tea, Edible Arrangements, giant christmas trees, Giant Peanut Butter Cups

50/50 Reading Challenge Update: November Movies

Stephany wrote 5 months ago: November was a so-so movie watching month for me.  I didn’t love any of the films I watched, b … more →

Tags: Books and such, Movies, 50/50 Reading Challenge, Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Office Space, holiday affair, The Andromeda Strain

Five Best Christmas Movies of All-Time (In my humble opinion)18 comments

theinboxjaunt wrote 5 months ago: My husband and I have a long-standing Christmas tradition that we have enjoyed as long as we have be … more →

Tags: Christmas, Entertainment, Movie Reviews, A Christmas Carol, bows, Christmas Gift Wrap, christmas movies, Entertainment 2, Gift Wrapping

A Holiday Evening

Champagne Moods wrote 5 months ago: As the days get colder and shorter, the warmth one craves can be found in the love of family and fri … more →

Tags: films, Events, Decoration, Party Planning, party, Holidays, holiday event, Christmas, Chanukah

Films to watch in winter: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)2 comments

Lindsey wrote 5 months ago: (Image: Wikimedia Commons) A note from Lindsey: This film was viewed as part of TMP’s Barbara … more →

Tags: "New to me" reviews, 1940s, 5/5, barbara stanwyck, Christmas, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, film

Advent Calendar – Dec. 2, 20126 comments

Carine wrote 5 months ago: Stamford, CT – November 2012 … more →

Tags: Photography, Holidays, New York State, america, Photography (2), CT, Christmas, Advent, Advent Calendar

Classic Holiday Movie Post #2

Michael Lee wrote 5 months ago: Post #2 but Movie #3! This week it was another beauty from the World War II era, starring Barbara St … more →

Tags: brain food, film, holiday movies, barbara stanwyck, classic film

Old Christmas Movies2 comments

ragamuffingospelfan wrote 6 months ago:   One of the reasons I love this time of year (and there are many) is that I get to pull out my … more →

Tags: Movies, Christmas, Loss, Home, it's a wonderful life, Memories, Holidays, christmas movies, Balderdash

How to Plan a Storybook "Christmas in Connecticut"

Wayne and Judy Bayliff wrote 6 months ago: In 1945, Hollywood coined the phrase “Christmas in Connecticut” after the movie of the same name. Si … more →

Tags: luxury lodging, historic destinations, Great Destinations, Family Vacations, Budget Appeal, Romantic getaways, Best Dining Experiences, Best Bed And Breakfasts, madison connecticut

favorite leading lady

bookbuffmovieworm wrote 10 months ago: Barbara Stanwyck is 100% my favorite leading lady. She is confident and sexy and, in all my favorite … more →

Tags: Movies, Blog, Opinion, barbara stanwyck, Sterling Holloway, sidney greenstreet, fred macmurray, Christmas, Remember the Night

My Month in Films: December

soundofmemory wrote 1 year ago: Here’s all the films I watched in December and my opinions of them (expressed in a color code which … more →

Tags: My Month in Films, films, Cinema, Thoughts, 2011, my month in films, December, bicycle thieves, hannah and her sisters

Heri ya Mwaka Mpya!1 comment

Darlene wrote 1 year ago: Happy New Year!  I’ll be celebrating it in style over here in Baghdad.  The days leading up to … more →

Tags: Foreign Service, baghdad, Friends 2, iraq, Christmas, Holidays, new years, Swahili

The Perfect Mix of Schmaltz, Schmerz and Schmutz15 comments

morlockjeff wrote 1 year ago: That was how Preston Sturges described his screenplay for REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940), directed by Mit … more →

Tags: Classic Films, Remember the Night, barbara stanwyck, fred macmurray, Preston Sturges, Mitchell Leisen, double indemnity, Movies, The Lady Eve

Merry Christmas3 comments

Feather Ives wrote 1 year ago: I hope everyone has a beautiful day. If you are away from your family for the holiday, I hope you ge … more →

Tags: Holidays, Holidays, Christmas, away from family, new year, Resolutions

It's A Classic Christmas

Jeffrey Dodson wrote 1 year ago: I was never a fan of “A Christmas Story”, until one year that I was feeling more than a … more →

Tags: Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th Street, A Wonderful Life, Christmas


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