Monday, June 26, 2017

Movie 171 ~ Wishful Drinking

WISHFUL DRINKING
2010 * TV-MA * 77 min *
Directed by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato
Written by Carrie Fisher & Joshua Ravetch
June 2017

Movie 170 ~ 10 Things I Hate About You

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
1999 * PG-13 * 97 min *
Directed by Gil Junger
Written by Karen McCullah & Kristen Smith
June 2017

Movie 169 ~ The Unsinkable Molly Brown

THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN
1964 * NR * 128 min *
Directed by Charles Walters
Written by Helen Deutsch & Richard Morris (play)
June 2017

Movie 168 ~ If I Stay

IF I STAY
2014 * PG-13 * 107 min *
Directed by R.J. Cutler
Written by Shauna Cross (screenplay) & Gayle Forman (novel)
June 2017

Movie 167 ~ The Great Gilly Hopkins

THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS
2015 * PG * 99 min *
Directed by Stephen Herek
Written by David Paterson (screenplay) & Katherine Paterson (book)
June 2017

Monday, June 19, 2017

Movie 166 ~ National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION
1989 * PG-13 * 97 min *
Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by John Hughes
June 2017

Movie 165 ~ How Sweet It Is!

HOW SWEET IT IS!
1968 * G * 99 min *
Directed by Jerry Paris
Written by Gary Marshall & Jerry Belson
June 2017

Movie 164 ~ The Singing Nun

THE SINGING NUN
1966 * NR * 97 min *
Directed by Henry Koster
Written by John Furia & Sally Benson
June 2017

Movie 163 ~ The Catered Affair

THE CATERED AFFAIR
1956 * NR * 94 min *
Directed by Richard Brooks
Written by Gore Vidal (screenplay) & Paddy Chayefsky (play)
June 2017

Movie 162 ~ The Mating Game

THE MATING GAME
1959 * NR * 96 min *
Directed by George Marshall
Written by William Roberts (screenplay) & H.E. Bates (novel)
June 2017

Movie 161 ~ State Fair

STATE FAIR
1962 * NR * 118 min *
Directed by Jose Ferrer
Written by Richard Breen (screenplay) & Oscar Hammerstein II (adaptation)
June 2017

Movie 160 ~ The Shack

THE SHACK
2017 * PG-13 * 132 min *
Directed by Stuart Hazeldine
Written by John Fusco & Andrew Lanham
June 2017

Movie 159 ~ Puss in Boots

PUSS IN BOOTS
2011 * PG * 90 min *
Directed by Chris Miller
Written by Tom Wheeler (screenplay) & Brian Lynch (story)
June 2017

Movie 158 ~ I Am Heath Ledger

I AM HEATH LEDGER
2017 * NR * 90 min *
Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis & Derik Murray
Written by Hart Snider
June 2017

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Book 19 ~ Windfall

WINDFALL
By Jennifer E. Smith
© 2017 Delacorte Press
ISBN# 978-0-399-55937-2
418 pgs
June 2017

Monday, June 12, 2017

Movie 157 ~ One Direction: This is Us

ONE DIRECTION:  THIS IS US
2013 * PG * 92 min *
Directed by Morgan Spurlock
June 2017

Movie 156 ~ Fifty Shades Darker

FIFTY SHADES DARKER
2017 * R * 118 min *
Directed by James Foley
Written by Niall Leonard (screenplay) & E.L. James (novel)
June 2017

Movie 155 ~ Fist Fight

FIST FIGHT
2017 * R * 91 min *
Directed by Richie Keen
Written by Van Robichaux & Evan Susser
June 2017

Movie 154 ~ Top Gun


TOP GUN

1986 * PG * 110 min *
Directed by Tony Scott
Written by Jim Cash & Jack Epps Jr.
June 2017

Movie 153 ~ State Fair

STATE FAIR
1945 * NR * 100 min *
Directed by Walter Lang
Written by Oscar Hammerstein II (screenplay) & Philip Strong (novel)
June 2017

Movie 152 ~ Our Kind of Traitor

OUR KIND OF TRAITOR
2016 * R * 108 min *
Directed by Susanna White
Written by John le Carre (novel) & Hossein Amini
June 2017

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Movie 151 ~ Welcome to Kutsher's

WELCOME TO KUTSHER'S:  The Last Catskills Resort
2012 * NR * 72 min *
Directed by Caroline Laskow & Ian Rosenberg
June 2017

Movie 150 ~ The Great Wall

THE GREAT WALL
2016 * PG-13 * 120 min *
Directed by Yimou Zhang
Written by Carlo Bernard & Doug Miro
June 2017

Movie 149 ~ Falling For Christmas

FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS
2016 * TV-G * 87 min *
Directed by Christie Will
Written by Barbara Kymlicka
June 2017

Movie 148 ~ A Puppy for Christmas

A PUPPY FOR CHRISTMAS
2016 * TV-G * 120 min *
Directed by Justin G. Dyck & Myles Milne
Written by Melissa Rundle
June 2017

Movie 147 ~ A Christmas to Remember

A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER
2016 * TV-G * 120 min *
Directed by David Weaver
Written by Dorie Barton & Jay Lowi
June 2017

Movie 146 ~ Sleigh Bells Ring

SLEIGH BELLS RING
2016 * TV-G * 120 min *
Directed by Marita Grabiak
Written by Tracy Andreen & Buddy Baron
June 2017

Movie 145 ~ My Christmas Love

MY CHRISTMAS LOVE
2016 * TV-G * 120 min *
Directed by Jeff Fisher
Written by Garrett Frawley & Brian Turner
June 2017

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Book 18 ~ Curiosity Thrilled the Cat

CURIOUS THRILLED THE CAT:  Magical Cats Mystery #1
By Sofie Kelly
© 2011 Obsidian
ISBN# 978-1-101-47705-2
324 pgs
June 2017

Monday, June 5, 2017

Movie 144 ~ My Christmas Dream

MY CHRISTMAS DREAM
2016 * TV-G * 120 min *
Directed by James Head
Written by Don Perez & Ron Oliver
June 2017

Movie 143 ~ Christmas in Homestead

CHRISTMAS IN HOMESTEAD
2016 * NR * 84 min *
Directed by Steven R. Monroe
Written by Rick Garman
June 2017

Movie 142 ~ Sound of Christmas

SOUND OF CHRISTMAS
2016 * NR * 84 min *
Directed by Harvey Crossland
Written by Rick Garman & Lisa Reisner
June 2017

Movie 141 ~ Love You Like Christmas

LOVE YOU LIKE CHRISTMAS
2016 * TV-G * 90 min *
Directed by Graeme Campbell
Written by Karen Berger
June 2017

Movie 140 ~ A Nutcracker Christmas

A NUTCRACKER CHRISTMAS
2016 * TV-G * 86 min *
Directed by Michael Lembeck
Written by Nicole Avril
June 2017

Movie 139 ~ Albert

ALBERT
2016 * NR * 43 min *
Directed by Max Lang
Written by Aaron Eisenberg & Will Eisenberg
June 2017

Movie 138 ~ Hearts of Christmas

HEARTS OF CHRISTMAS
2016 * NR * 120 min *
Directed by Monika Mitchell
Written by J.B. White
June 2017

Movie 137 ~ Looks Like Christmas

LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS
2016 * TV-G * 84 min *
Directed by Terry Ingram
Written by Mark Amato
June 2017

Movie 136 ~ Girlfriends of Christmas Past

GIRLFRIENDS OF CHRISTMAS PAST
2016 * NR * 90 min *
Directed & Written by Jake Helgren
June 2017

Movie 135 ~ A Dream of Christmas

A DREAM OF CHRISTMAS
2016 * TV-G * 83 min *
Directed by Gary Yates
Written by Mike Bell & Gary Yates
June 2017

Movie 134 ~ My Life as a Zucchini

MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
2016 * PG-13 * 70 min *
Directed by Claude Barras
Written by Giles Paris (novel) & Celine Sciamma (screenplay)
June 2017

Movie 133 ~ Unleashing Mr. Darcy

UNLEASHING MR. DARCY
2016 * NR * 84 min *
Directed by David Winning
Written by Teena Booth (teleplay) & Teri Wilson (novel)
June 2017

Movie 132 ~ Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

HOLLYWOOD SINGING AND DANCING:  A MUSICAL HISTORY
2008 * NR * 108 min *
Directed by Mark McLaughlin
Written by Philip Dye & Denise Hamilton
June 2017

Movie 131 ~ Food, Inc.

FOOD, INC.
2008 * PG * 94 min *
Directed by Robert Kenner
Written by Robert Kenner & Elise Pearlstein
June 2017

Friday, June 2, 2017

Movie 130 ~ American Pastoral

AMERICAN PASTORAL
2016 * R * 108 min *
Directed by Ewan McGregor
Written by Philip Roth (novel) & John Romano (screenplay)
June 2017