Chick Flick Anyone?

2012-01-26T14:08:00.000-08:00

My Top Ten Favorite Classic Chick Flicks! (At the moment)

So grab some friends and a bag of popcorn and lets get started! ;)

#1. Some Like It Hot - Marilyn Munroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis 1959

A hilarious movie you won’t regret watching! - To escape a gang of mobsters, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dress up as lady musicians and join a women’s band where they meet the shapely, ukulele playing, Marilyn. The laughs are endless and I have too many favorite lines to quote them all! I love Marilyn and I love Jack Lemmon! And I am in love with Tony! This movie is a must see. Period.

#2. On Moonlight Bay - Doris Day, and Gordon MacRae 1951

A sweet love story! - Day meets MacRae and its love at first sight!

#3. Take Me To Town - Ann Sheridan, Sterling Hayden 1953
(Never released on DVD but you can find a copy on eBay or ioffer)

A must see! - Ann Sheridan plays Vermilion O'Toole, a saloon entertainer, who is on the run from the law. At the invitation of three boys, she travels with them to their home and eventually wins over their father, a lumberjack who also upholds a very important role in the community.

#4. Belle Starr - Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott and Dana Andrews 1941 (Again search eBay or ioffer)

The story of Belle Starr, the bandit queen. Not factual, of course, but enjoyable to watch. Probably my favorite Randolph Scott movie and I love Gene Tierney! A favorite of mine growing up, I wasn't disappointed when I finally found a copy and was able to watch it again, now, years later.

#5. Meet Me In St. Louis - Tom Drake and Judy Garland 1944

My favorite Judy Garland movie of all time and it's so crazy that she didn’t even want the part! I can’t imagine anyone else playing Esther Smith. If you haven’t seen it, you need to!

#6. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Howard Keel and Jane Powell 1954

A fun movie about seven brothers who want to marry! When the oldest of the seven brothers, Adam, comes home with a bride, change comes to. His bride, Millie, insist the brothers get some manners along with a few dancing lessons. When the brothers venture down to town for a barn raising they fall for the local girls, have a dance off with the girls city beaus that escalates into a fist fight, that ends with the demolition of the half built barn. Returning home, they concoct a plan to win the girls back!

#7. Friendly Persuasion - Gary Cooper, Marjorie Main, and Dorothy McGuire 1956

A sweet family film that you will want to watch again and again! Plenty of laughs and tender moments!

#8. Gone With The Wind - Clark Gable, and Vivien Leigh 1939

My all time favorite movie!!! If you haven't seen it... DO!!!!!

And if you haven't read the book... DO!!!!!

#9. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Marilyn Munroe and Jane Russell 1953

I could watch this movie over and over... especially Marilyn's song and dance number, 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend'!

#10. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley, Richard Egan, and Debra Paget 1956

Elvis's first film and my favorite! Love Richard Egan, I have such a crush on him! (Sorry Elvis)

True Love: A Relic of the Past? ~ My brainstorm for today

2012-01-26T10:04:00.000-08:00

With all of the divorces and splits happening in the media right now, well really everywhere for that matter, it makes me wonder if ‘True Love’ is just a relic of the past.

I see signs around town that read, “Choose your love, love your choice”…

But suppose you failed to take the time to truly get to know your 'choice'? Now you have been together, perhaps married, for some time and you suddenly discover how unalike you really are. Sadly, it happens every day. We see couples, who have been married some twenty plus years, decide to call it quits. In all those years together, they have grown apart, rather than closer together. Why?

I think one of the biggest causes of this growing apart is the fact that one or both stop trying to impress the other. We just get… comfortable.

Suppose your partner is no longer putting his ‘best foot forward’ now that he has grown used to being with you. Maybe he used to bring you flowers, leave you sweet notes, or just walk up behind you, wrap you in an embrace and whisper, “I love you” in a voice of sincerity.

Why do people have to grow ‘comfortable’ with each other? In some ways, it makes being together more enjoyable I suppose, but when ‘comfortable’ moves in, it seems, far to often, romance moves out. And when I say romance, I mean romantic gestures, proof of how much he cares for you. I realize I am a bit old fashioned myself, but I think that every woman, or at least quite a few, would agree with me when I say, “Keep the roses and sweet cards coming!”

And ladies, we can’t let ourselves off the hook either. Were there sweet, thoughtful things you did for him, that now ‘comfortable’ says you don’t have to do? We can’t stop showing each other how much we care!

Another major factor in this growing apart is the lack of sharing in things together. Making time to spend quality time together. Maybe you love tennis… but he loves football. If we don’t compromise, resentment might step in to the picture. If he likes football, go watch a game with him, then ask him if he will do something with you. I believe it is so important to have things in common with your partner. As individuals we are all unique! And I realize that men and women are going to differ on many things, but guys, if we go watch an action movie with you, next go around, how about you watch a chick flick with us? A relationship, a good relationship, requires balance and it demands consideration of the other person’s feelings.

One meaning for Balance is this: opposition of equal forces: a state in which two opposing forces or factors are of equal strength or importance so that they effectively cancel each other out and stability is maintained

Balance is a huge factor in all of this! If you share in the things he loves, it is only natural to expect him to participate in the things you love. Is that selfish or wrong? I don’t think so. I think that it is just as important for him to join you as it is for you to join him. While ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’, and it is essential to have things you go and do separately, it is equally imperative that you have things you can do together. Or one fine day you may look over and see a stranger, rather than your partner, beside you!

What are some ways that you show your ‘better half’ that you care about them? Or have you slacked off? Have you gotten comfortable?

‘Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments. Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no; It is an ever-fixed mark, that looks on tempests and is never shaken…’ ~ William Shakespeare

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Chick Flick Anyone?

True Love: A Relic of the Past? ~ My brainstorm for today