Released in 1997, director's James Cameron’s Titanic was even more expensive than the actual RMS Titanic due to the CGI and special effects that weren’t commonplace in Hollywood studios at the time required to make Cameron’s film into a blockbuster hit movie. You know how much I like special effects. I especially loved how the period fashion and effects in Titanic were so … [Read More...] about Titanic’s Iconic Jewelry: the Heart of the Ocean
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Mad Men Mondays: The Beautiful Girls
The ladies of Mad Men have problems of their own. In episode 409: The Beautiful Girls, we see the women who inhabit Don's world and keep Sterling Cooper Draper Price running , Joan, Peggy, Faye and even Sally Draper, all are entering new … [Read More...] about Mad Men Mondays: The Beautiful Girls
Mad Men Monday: Public Relations
A New Beginning The end of Season 3 left Don, Roger, Pete, Peggy, Joan in a hotel room with Lane Pryce and Burt Cooper starting their own advertising agency, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. With Lucky Strike as their primary client and a … [Read More...] about Mad Men Monday: Public Relations
Meet the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Amy Sherman Pallidino, the creator of The Gilmore Girls brings us another Emmy Award-winning hit series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In this Amazon original series set in the late 1950s, a woman’s place was at home supporting her man. … [Read More...] about Meet the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
7 Reasons You Should Watch Poldark
There are some television shows that just seem to gather a legend of loyal fans. They blog about them, tweet about and talk about them to anyone who will listen. Shows such as: Outlander Timeless The Crown [And you know how I feel … [Read More...] about 7 Reasons You Should Watch Poldark
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McKinney Classic Film Festival: 5 Courtroom Themed Movies
McKinney Classic Film Festival is proud to welcome special guest Mary Badham at the festival’s gala events on Sept. 12.
MARY BADHAM
McKinney Classic Film Festival proudly welcomes special guest Mary Badham, who portrayed “Scout” in the 1962 film TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
Ms. Badham is scheduled to be the festival’s inaugural guest of honor on Sept. 12, 2015, for the gala events and evening screening of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
Classic Movie Actress: Bette Davis
You think you know Bette Davis. Maybe you know her as the old hag of a woman in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane or in Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. But those movies came at the end of the long and illustrious career of Bette Davis.
Bette Davis is the Academy Award winning actress known for her roles in All About Eve, Jezebel and Now, Voyager. What is your favorite Bette Davis movie?
Classic Movie Actress: Joan Fontaine
Today, TCM features the movies of Joan Fontaine. Joan Fontaine enjoyed a long career in movies and television. She worked with some of Hollywood’s best leading men, like Cary Grant in Suspicion and Gunga Din and Lawrence Olivier in Rebecca.
The Inspirational Billie Burke
Billie truly was a progenitor for women in Hollywood during its glory years and an inspiration for all those who followed her.
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Movie Adaptations: When Good Books Go Bad
Have you ever seen The Neverending Story? Yes, it's a children's movie, but I loved it. Not because of Falcor, the big, fluffy flying dog, but because it visualized in movie form, my love of reading books and storytelling. Movies and Books When I am really … [Read More...] about Movie Adaptations: When Good Books Go Bad
15 Great Chick Flicks Characters
The best thing about a really good chick flick is the strong female character. Whether its the young girl looking for loving in a romantic comedy or the poor sick girl in a really sad tearjerker, or maybe she is a woman who can handle her own business and is … [Read More...] about 15 Great Chick Flicks Characters
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5 Things About Just Chick Flicks
Is this your first visit to Just Chick Flicks? Let me show you around. I started this website to write about my love of movies and to redefine the term 'chick flick'. The term chick flick has a bad rap, it should mean not only movies that feature women in a … [Read More...] about 5 Things About Just Chick Flicks
5 Movies that Make Me Hungry
Chick Flicks About Food While everyone is preparing their Thanksgiving feast, I am trying to find out which one of my friends is making a sweet potato pie today. Sorry, I don't like pumpkin pie. For those of you who are not familiar with the American … [Read More...] about 5 Movies that Make Me Hungry