Harley's Revised List of Favorite Movies

1. Roman Holiday (1953)
2. Guys and Dolls (1955)
3. Rear Window (1954)
4. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
5. It Happened One Night (1934)
6. Sunset Boulevard (1950)--> More to come on this very excellent film.
7. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
8. 12 Angry Men (1957)
9. Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
10. Sabrina (1954)
11. Twentieth Century (1934)
12. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
13. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
14. You Were Never Lovelier (1942)--> Again, excellence
15. Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
16. From Here to Eternity --> More excellence
17. Cover Girl (1945)
18. Indiscreet (1958)
19. The Third Man (1949)
20. Rebecca (1940)
21. Spellbound (1945)

Congratulate me! I've got 3 movies watched, and I hope to review them soon. I've got to share.

And what each of these movies have showed me (again), is how important they are to our culture and ourselves.

And for the time being, this list is quite temporary, and may not even be in order. yes, cos # 21 is way wrong! This needs more revising, but I can't wait to post these reviews! Cheers for now!

Birth of a Notion: Grace Kelly's Birthday Is Coming Up

Birth of a Notion: Grace Kelly's Birthday Is Coming Up

Grace Kelly fans read this! I couldn't have said it any better myself David! Wonderful job, she truly is missed and loved!

Man...I MISS WILLIAM HOLDEN >=[

Seriously? I remember when his face used to get me through the day.

I want a free day to myself; where no one talks to me, no homework needs to get done, no tumblr or facebook or twitter distracts me. Where I can just sit and watch my love all day long.

I'll relinquish hold on Ryan Sheckler & everyone else if it means Bill is mine again.

My Current Obsession

Photos of Audrey w/ Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis. 'nuff said. Take a look cos you can't blame me!!!!!!!!!! I <3 Dean + Audgers too of course, Jerry seemed cool. I go crazy when I see em. Thank you tumblr.


no Jerry; insert Frank, Shirley + William Wyler.


Ok, she was the most adorable thing...ever.




LOL

Style needs to come back in style

That lovely jewel of a blogger Merriam posted this a while ago, and of course I missed it! What is this ‘it’ I refer to? Only her completely true/shout AMEN to the heavens post about how gloves need to come back in style. But not just gloves; hats, skirts, tights. In short, everything that made a woman look elegant and lovely back in yesteryear and which is being sorely missed in the here and now. So Merriam tagged us to post what needs to come back in style. She pretty much covered the list. But I can think of something else that I want to add to my wardrobe, because I hate slumming around in sneakers and hoodies. Nothing in my closet reminds me of Lisa Carol Fremont; sure I have my share of slim dresses, but when am I ever going to wear them causally? Merriam also made a point to mention that dresses are not worn casually anymore, as they once were so stunningly.

Ok, so here is what I want back:


Yup, scarves. I know, I see plenty of women ages 70+ wearing head scarves, but I want to wear them too! I’d pull an Audrey or a Grace or a Jackie and slip outside to do errands in a head scarf; or a neck scarf. Who says they’re only for winter wear? “Scarf” does not only mean wooly thing that needs to be worn with a jacket. It can be thin and perfectly accessorized, as by this lovely lady:



People seem to feel the same way about hats too. Sure I’ve got a beret, but I’m using it for bad hair day solutions nowadays. And I would totally wear this:


Fedoras are not just for guys! Pair this with a man’s collar shirt, or just skinny jeans, and who knows? Francine Sinatra, maybe??? Yeah, I’ve got a fedora in my house. Too bad it’s brown, belonged to my grandfather, and my father, who guards such things with jealous protection (i.e. they sit in a dark corner of the closet unseen and untouched until I get a hold of them) would yell at me if I put it on my head. Maybe a brown fedora could work; only black is my cup of tea. But these can be found in contemporary stores, in any color or pattern. Woo hoo for being a girl!


BUT, cloche hats rule too, and they are coming back in style. Whatever. Even if they weren’t, I’m still buying one, and wearing it whenever the hell I feel like it! Take that 2009!

Halloween =]...and I want to have sweet dreams

Beauty...my sweet dreams

Anyone dressing up? I wanted to go for cute and charming; I'll be a dead cheerleader. There's my "I don't get your sarcasm" sarcasm.

Well my friend and I were on air for our school's TV network, and for the fun of Halloween, we counted down the top best horror movies.

NOTE: I don't watch horror movies. I have seen a couple, and the reasons are spelled out. And for that reason, NO CREEPY/SCARY movie stills.

5. Child's Play--> I was five; meaning my mother, brother, and sister made me watch it. Of course I would be terrified! And it still creeps me out because I've always had an aversion to glass dolls and ones that are possessed.

4. The Sixth Sense--> Ok, really, who hasn't seen this one? Yeah I know, it's not "scary". Ok, see some dead people walking around, and have a dead Mischa Barton show up and vomit in your tent, and then we'll see if it really isn't scary. Well, it has that psycological element, and there's no blood and gore.

3. Nightmare on Elm Street--> Confession: I only just saw this last week, and after seeing beautiful, 21 year old Johhny Depp get taken by Freddy Krueger, I screamed and ran from the room. Seriously, I went to sleep afraid that he would GET ME. (I know, what a dork; I hate acting scared like I'm 17 all over again).

2. The Shining--> Yeah, Jack Nicholson is crazy and terrifying and you got the REDRUM spelled everywhere. Um, the scariest part of this movie are those creepy dead twins. Shudders. I'm going to give myself nightmares if I keep talking about these movies!

1. Psycho--> Lead the way for all the aforementioned movies. I don't think any commentary is needed. It's just a good movie, regardless of genre. Hitchcock= genius, and the blood was scary even in black and white.

My friend's list:
5. 28 Days Later
4. Poltergeist
3. Nightmare on Elm Street
2. The Excorcist (NEVER EVER WATCHING THIS MOVIE)
1. Halloween

I'll Eat you up, I love you so

You might think it'd be pretty impossible to turn a 10 paged children's book into a feature length film. But then again, Hollywood likes to embellish. That's what you get with Where the Wild Things Are. There's no mention of a pretty sucky older sister, loneliness, or being let down in the celebrated Maurice Sendak book. But in this film, director Spike Jonez manages to pull it all together, in a way that is neither forced, but intense, and even powerful. This movie will make you sad; it will make you gasp. But what it will not do is make you regret it. Yes, it is a children's film, but a good film nonetheless. I guess it doesn't matter if a movie is classic or contemporary; if it makes you think, if it leaves you feeling a little breathless, then it's done it's job.



Here's Carol, leader of the pack, adding flowers to the fort he, Max and the gang built. A monster gentle with flowers...



Max in his wolf suit and crown. The young actor who plays him, Max Records, is a pretty talented kid. He brings to life the Max of the book; mischievous and wild of course, but also a sad, and angry Max, a boy who grows disappointed and escapes to fantasy when reality proves less than appealing.


Carol and Max.


Enjoying the view after their wild rumpus. (Click on this photo since it got cut off; it makes a lovely picture).

5/5 stars