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Fredi Washington (1903-1994) an African-American actress during the 1920’s-1940’s and known largely for her role as Peola in ‘Imitation of Life’. This was also the first movie I’d seen her in. Her acting was brilliant and after researching her background, I was stunned at her beautiful… Read More

Fredi Washington (1903-1994) an African-American actress during the 1920's-1940's and known largely for her role as Peola in 'Imitation of Life'. This was also the first movie I'd seen her in. Her acting was brilliant and after researching her background, I was stunned at her beautiful… Read More

Harold and the Purple Crayon! I absolutely used to LOVE this book. It's the first one I remember being able to read all on my own at around age 5. The words are simple but the concept was huge. Harold was a cute little boy in blue pajamas with a fat purple crayon with which he drew… Read More

That was fun, but I don't feel so good anymore lol hahauuuuh :(

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor Growing up, my school never taught about Racism or Slavery, so my dad did. He gave me this book for my 9th birthday. It is an amazing and heartbreaking story about southern life in 1933 Mississippi, told from the perspective of a 9… Read More

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor Growing up, my school never taught about Racism or Slavery, so my dad did. He gave me this book for my 9th birthday. It is an amazing and heartbreaking story about southern life in 1933 Mississippi, told from the perspective of a 9… Read More

An Asian horror film called ‘Cinderella’ aka Sin-de-rel-la It’s South Korean. The story involves a highly-successful plastic surgeon called Yoon-hee, her teen daughter…and her cellar daughter. Years ago the first daughter was in a bizarre car accident which left her face horribly… Read More

That's a truly underrated film. I too, love the simplicity of the plot and the chemistry between the actors, and that adorable old Irish couple!! Hahaha! They were hilarious. It really is a fun movie, good choice!

An Asian horror film called 'Cinderella' It's Korean I think. The story involves a highly-successful plastic surgeon called Yoon-hee, her teen daughter…and her cellar daughter. Years ago the first daughter was in a bizarre car accident which left her face horribly burned and disfigured.… Read More

Jaws. Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere. The ambiance, the great acting, the 'Farewell to Spanish Ladies' and of course the iconic Jaws track/theme song. I can't get enough of it. I watch it nearly every time it's on t.v. (and that's often). It doesn't matter if it's just started or halfway… Read More