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The Classics

In five short years, Jane Austen wrote some of the most enduring love stories of all time and became the crowned Queen of Chick Lit. Her most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice has inspired several movies. However, if you really want to get the full sense of Jane Austen’s book, you should see the five-hour BBC version of Miss Austen’s most-famous work.You could a copy of the 2-DVD BBC miniseries,Pride and Prejudice. Leave a comment and tell me your favorite Jane Austen movie.

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Stella Dallas is a classic chick flick about the sacrifices a mother makes for her daughter. Barbara Stanwyck stars as the working class girl in the tearjerker, Stella Dallas.

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Big 80’s hair, shoulder pads and Harrison Ford in his prime. Working Girl starred Melanie Griffith as Tess McGill, the hard-working Administrative Assistant ( but we called them secretaries then). What is your favorite Working Girls Chick Flick?

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Post image for Holiday Movie Classic: It’s A Wonderful Life

In 1946 Frank Capra directed It’s A Wonderful Life, starring Jimmy Stewert, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore. It is the story of a man who lives an unassuming life in a small town and thinks that his life doesn’t really matter in the great big scheme of things.

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Post image for Classic Chick Flicks 101: Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy

What makes their movies so special is the dynamic chemistry between Spencer Tracy and Kathryn Hepburn. Even though they seemed to be opposites, they were made for each other. They made a total of 9 movies together. Their final film was Guess Who is Coming to Dinner, for which Hepburn won her second Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Post image for Classic Chick Flick: All About Eve

All About Eve won six Oscars. Best Picture, Joseph Mankiewicz won for Best Director and Best Screenplay and George Sanders won for Best Supporting Actor. The movie also features a brief appearance by a young starlet named Marilyn Monroe

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Post image for Classic Chick Flicks: Sabrina

Once upon a time, in a place not very far away there was a place called Long Island, NY. A magic time and place where wealthy people danced and played to the delight of their eager servants. That is the world of Sabrina.

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