I'm officially done with the AFI's Top 100 film list! I didn't watch the films in order, and I couldn't have planned a better final viewing: Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times. I've watched a few of his other films, and this one is my favorite (so far). As... Continue Reading →
I have an affinity for Scotland, since many of my dad's maternal ancestors lived there. When I think of Scotland, I think of wild and windy remote areas and tough, headstrong people who like to have a laugh. I've only ever been to Edinburgh—it's a beautiful city—but I hope to return someday to visit the... Continue Reading →
I watched a lot of TV when I was growing up. Back when sitcoms ruled the day. I remember doing plenty of other things, too: reading, playing outside, playing dress-up, playing with dolls, doing more reading, listening to Casey Kasem's Top 40. But somehow there was still plenty of time for sitting in front of... Continue Reading →
I don't think I grasped the true meaning of the phrase "Wild West" until I saw the film The Wild Bunch a few weeks ago. This film holds the 80th place on AFI's top 100 list. AFI also deemed it the sixth-best Western of all time. When a slew of innocent bystanders were riddled with... Continue Reading →
It was 1998. I had been working in London for six months through a work abroad program, and I had a few weeks left. I had read somewhere that the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields would be performing Mozart's Requiem. I could barely contain my excitement as I called the box office. It was a dream... Continue Reading →
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