Monday, March 31, 2014

Walk out the door in the morning, you're mixed up in something. Only thing that matters, if you're mixed up to the top or not.



Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Author Walter Mosley was honored this past weekend at the National Black Writers' Conference in New York City. What better time to watch the film version of one of his most popular novels, Devil in a Blue Dress?

Thursday, March 27, 2014

I have a head for business and a bod for sin.



Working Girl (1988)
Don't expect anything enlightened... this blog post is just an excuse to watch a fun 80s flick and drink at the same time :)

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Say, where'd you learn to dunk? In finishing school?



It Happened One Night (1934)
AFI 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) Ranking: #46
A charming and very enjoyable film by Frank Capra.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

I AM big... It's the pictures that got small.



Sunset Boulevard (1950)
AFI 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) Ranking: #16
Eerily creepy and beautifully sad.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Oh I wish something would happen... nothing ever possibly in the least ever happens here!



The Philadelphia Story (1940)
AFI 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) Ranking: #44
This is always a fun one to watch. Hepburn, Stewart, and Grant at the top of their game.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Snakes... why did it have to be snakes?



Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
AFI 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) Ranking: #66
Where do I even start? Sexiest archaeologist ever. Best theme song ever. Coolest adventure movie ever!

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Monday, March 10, 2014

Story of my life... I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.



Some Like It Hot (1959)
AFI 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) Ranking: #22
Time for some more Billy Wilder! Full of witty banter and all the classic movie trademarks (spats! sleeping cars! gangsters that are constantly flipping a coin!), this film is a fun ride that proves everything's better in drag :)

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Gee, Officer Krupke... krup you!



West Side Story (1961)
AFI 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) Ranking: #51
A musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s best-known romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.