Can they pull this off?
I’ve had some time to wander the streets of Paris alone and just admire its beauty. It really is, to me, the most beautiful city anywhere. I used to feel…
What are you doing New Year’s Eve?
That’s the title of the old song. Turns out, in my case, not a lot. My husband, Enrique, got sick during our trip to Paris. At first, I thought it…
“From Television City in Hollywood…” (Should I be watching this?)
When I was a kid and you heard those words you knew something special was about to happen. Carol Burnett. Sonny & Cher. In this case… “From Television City in…
Paris
Here we are. Back again to our favorite city. Paris is magical anytime of year. At Christmas though, it really is something special. Yes, we do come here a lot.…
“Maestro.” It’s a helluva movie.
“Maestro” premiered on Netflix. I couldn’t wait to see it. It’s Bradley Cooper’s take on the life of composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein. It’s magnificent. Somehow, some way, Cooper becomes Leonard Bernstein.…
“A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Honestly, I hadn’t seen it in years. It’s just not been on my annual list of movies and TV shows to get me in the mood for Christmas. I’ve been…
Free speech? Shame on them.
At what point, does free speech become dangerous? That’s a question we are faced with in America today. Maureen Dowd’s column in Sunday’s New York Times takes a tough stance…
Norman Lear.
When the first alert came across my phone this morning that we lost Norman Lear I did my usual thing when a big name passes. Alert the producers. (I take…
“From Dallas, Texas, the flash, apparently official, President Kennedy died…”
It was November 22, 1963. I was four years old. We were living in a rental house in Paris, Texas, while our new home was being built. The rental was…
Hitch
It’s Halloween. No shortage of scary movies on TV right now. TCM always goes all in on Halloween. Love it. The classic stuff. “Dracula.” “Frankenstein.” I stumbled across something though…