Movies and TV

Cobra Kai and The Karate Kid

I love The Karate Kid! It is my second favorite movie. I loved it when I saw it in the movie theater in 1984 when I was 11, I loved it when I watched it over and over on vhs then dvd then streaming, I loved it when I went to the screening two years ago and met Ralph Macchio (who I’d been in [continue reading]

April 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

Grease – the 40th Anniversary

Grease is my favorite movie. It was my favorite movie when I five, and it is my favorite movie at 45. It is like home to me. I watch it when I am in a good mood to celebrate, and I watch it when I am in a bad mood to comfort me. I not only know every word to every song on the soundtrack, but I know [continue reading]

April 15, 2018 // 1 Comment

Gilmore Girls return to Stars Hollow

If you haven’t watched the Gilmore Girls revival A Year in the Life, stop reading now, bookmark and come back after you watch it because this entire blog post is one big SPOILER! I am a Gilmore Girls newbie. I never watched GG when it originally aired between 2000-2007. In fact, I did not [continue reading]

November 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

Ferris Bueller Turns 30

In 1986 on the last day of 8th Grade, I saw Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in the theater with about two rows of my friends from middle school – all of us singing “Twist and Shout” thinking we discovered this Beatles’ classic. This was sort of a watershed moment as some of [continue reading]

May 19, 2016 // 2 Comments