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52 Romantic Movies You Either Love or Hate

Dale’s blogs about some of her favorite romantic movies (see “Favorite Romance Movies” and “Favorite Romance Movies-Part 2”) has inspired this next one from me. The idea took hold because I sympathized with a comment one reader, deedee1231, left on both blogs regarding the movie Casablanca. She wasn’t a fan. (Though she didn’t begrudge Dale for including it on her fave list.) Deedee1231 thought Casablanca was overhyped. (Though she also admitted she’d seen it so many times she was just plum over it.) I chuckled with sympathy when I read her comment. Though it wasn’t Casablanca I had in mind, … Continue reading →

This Year’s Academy Awards

This Sunday is the 79th Annual Academy Awards. This year’s host will be Ellen Degeneres. I like Ellen – I think she is funny. I never cared to watch her talk show because I like her more as a stand up comedian, but I think she should fit in well as host. This is her first appearance as an Oscar host. As I started searching Families.com, I realized we had tons of blogs on Oscar’s previous hosts, previous winners, and this year’s nominees. Check some of these out: Blogs about former Oscar hosts: Chris Rock Chris Rock: Brooklyn’s Own Stand-Up … Continue reading →

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Clark Gable stars as Fletcher Christian, first mate, in this adaptation of the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, based on the true story. This is not a film you will watch for entertainment purposes; instead, you will watch it because you want to learn more about the history. It’s not a light-hearted tale. The captain of the Bounty, a man named Bligh, (Charles Laughton) is a cruel, sadistic man. He runs his ship so tight, his men can’t breathe. Every slight infraction is disciplined, often to the point of death. In fact, one man scheduled for a … Continue reading →