tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129198422024-03-13T22:30:16.836-07:00MemosaicWelcome to Memosaic, a cyberland of memories, events, opinions, movie reviews, books -- and everything else deemed important in the mosaic of my life.Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.comBlogger663125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-70590420748460455212023-12-23T16:32:00.000-08:002023-12-23T16:32:31.100-08:00Two Christmas Poems by Film Critics <p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">T<b>HE GOLDEN PRINCESS</b></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">RICHARD j. sMITH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The golden princess dances upon a lake<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The surface frozen as she leaves beautiful
patterns in her wake.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She does not feel the cold nor mind the scene<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Such movements prove she's ever so keen.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While gentle snow falls across the mire<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It's a time for cheer, a place to inspire.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Remembering the joys of dancers like Gene Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She moves to the sounds of her favourite telly.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A tip of the top hat for you<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Every word and thought given its due.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From music soulful yet slow<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I wish you a Merry
Christmas, Betty Jo!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>THE MAGICIAN</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BY <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BETTY JO TUCKER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Richard Jack Smith, a magic man</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">,</span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">uses words as no other can</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Writing about so many things<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> ..like a magician
who has wings.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>He demonstrates an
artist’s touch.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And reading that pleases much. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Music, poems and cinema<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Not a trace of hematoma<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> At Christmastime,
we raise a glass<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">o Richard for his writing class.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We hope he keeps magic going<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">even though the world seems snowing. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> *****</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-55125500194679453192023-12-23T16:24:00.000-08:002023-12-23T16:24:11.637-08:00Hematoma Lament<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">HEMATOMA
LAMENT <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Confusion -- where did some
words go?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve lost so much that I
should know.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hematoma working away.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So not a very pleasant day.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But even with it I’ll write
more.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Inside my brain what’s left in
store?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It takes me longer as I
write.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have to do it day and
night.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you for reading, my
dear friends<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here’s hoping hematoma ends.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>*** </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-34024598311858626002023-09-19T13:35:00.001-07:002023-09-19T13:35:28.339-07:00Barbie Film Poem <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I finally saw BARBIE, which motivated me to write the following
poem <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">BARBIE’S REAL WORLD TRIP<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In Barbie Land things stay
the same.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But top Barbie has a new
game.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She wants to find a certain
girl.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This puts her life into a
whirl.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the Real World she’s not
a Queen<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In fact, most folks treat
her real mean.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Men especially treat her
bad.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Not like the Kens. This is
so sad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Friend “Beach Ken” travels with Barbie<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">and learns about patriarchy.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He’s tired of days just in
the sand<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Will he bring it to Barbie
Land?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s fun to watch this plot unfold.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Performances seem like pure
gold.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Colorful scenes shine on the
screen.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And dancing almost made me
scream!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It took two views for me to
see<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">all the drama and
comedy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Women and men equality?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That part seems still a
fantasy.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Matriarchy, patriarchy?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How will little girls know
the why?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And certain scenes might
make them cry.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Confusion too on dolls don’t die. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cheers to Ryan Gosling as
Ken.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He’s quite funny among the
men.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">His dances and songs I
enjoyed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But some viewers just got annoyed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Margot Robbie sure gives her
all<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as top
Barbie who had first fall.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Greta Gerwig directed here.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her many fans will think
it’s dear. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Too bad this film leaves
falsity<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">about Mattel Toy Company.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But it gives publicity too<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">for Barbie sales and that
will do.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Released by Warner Bros. and rated “PG-13” by MPAA.
Available on Prime </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Video) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirs8wc7r83KIIjS_fjucKpWQNhfMobHMfVepwYxPgFJnnUmtLzr8Y7ve5qVgyMTSmU79O7CkTYC12h7X5ijUG5gfclLviu9YBtM5MRCVsBIcgzFve4Fx_eOAZsh20JPqdsNL2SS5Fj0hMda_uZeNHRCwzsKHhelITjXvP4qG7pIuOgnbKXN-p_bA/s330/BBarbie%20Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirs8wc7r83KIIjS_fjucKpWQNhfMobHMfVepwYxPgFJnnUmtLzr8Y7ve5qVgyMTSmU79O7CkTYC12h7X5ijUG5gfclLviu9YBtM5MRCVsBIcgzFve4Fx_eOAZsh20JPqdsNL2SS5Fj0hMda_uZeNHRCwzsKHhelITjXvP4qG7pIuOgnbKXN-p_bA/s320/BBarbie%20Poster.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-4020152327099067122023-08-20T00:31:00.001-07:002023-08-20T00:31:39.611-07:00Barbie Thoughts<p><span style="font-size: 20pt;">I am
housebound so haven’t seen BARBIE yet. My short poem is based on what I’ve
heard about this new movie.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Barbie Thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Barbie
and Ken in a film now.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Director
Gerwig, take a bow.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Margot
Robbie charms as Barbie.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And
Ryan Gosling’s Ken -- oh gee! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Colors
pop out of the big screen.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus costumes show a special sheen. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Box
Office take surprised us all.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can BARBIE lead into the Fall?. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Released by Warner Bros. and rated “PG-13” by MPAA.)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgDbpwkHQDaFNAwiI1-xO3zyPtVtz4JFQTuXyQ4y7l7mGTF6WVoNs4IuRhmTiKDGBp2ZGvN7ugCHhcUhbwIqhwQx3avpLPTVbMXme8kUvzNvv4kztp0dcRUhzj0bvyfEtGX0uLHMEcNYH4AEF2JhYLkC0v-bcF-qf99SoIO68BvGWbRGFp6dEyQ/s330/BBarbie%20Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgDbpwkHQDaFNAwiI1-xO3zyPtVtz4JFQTuXyQ4y7l7mGTF6WVoNs4IuRhmTiKDGBp2ZGvN7ugCHhcUhbwIqhwQx3avpLPTVbMXme8kUvzNvv4kztp0dcRUhzj0bvyfEtGX0uLHMEcNYH4AEF2JhYLkC0v-bcF-qf99SoIO68BvGWbRGFp6dEyQ/s320/BBarbie%20Poster.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-1664677104911413132023-07-24T13:59:00.001-07:002023-07-24T14:01:10.534-07:00Four-Star Power<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnopfQ_XcyqpV_ahX6VFGvyzGdrOKORBQO7wIEcKDuTcoAdUSNr7h4Zxt9zAb52irgz-qoOdpd1AKnXPliLURNVKPK6XNxeGb9EURbACA_bVu0IM7gEKfUAGWSfQGJze7cUxeaFUVNjKoRjfGh2vtNwW1uO34M4xThlgVe1BrrKZ-FJ8ji5CQj6A/s300/80%20for%20Brady.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnopfQ_XcyqpV_ahX6VFGvyzGdrOKORBQO7wIEcKDuTcoAdUSNr7h4Zxt9zAb52irgz-qoOdpd1AKnXPliLURNVKPK6XNxeGb9EURbACA_bVu0IM7gEKfUAGWSfQGJze7cUxeaFUVNjKoRjfGh2vtNwW1uO34M4xThlgVe1BrrKZ-FJ8ji5CQj6A/s1600/80%20for%20Brady.jpg" width="300" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i></b><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Four old friends to Super
Bowl go.</span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their adventure makes quite
a show.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">They want to see Tom Brady
play<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">and have an extra-special
day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">80 FOR BRADY stars known
gals<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">who charm us as these elder pals. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">They make us laugh and cheer
them on<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">plus feel a tear when things
go wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tomlin, Moreno, Fonda, Field<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;">prove super talent will not
yield. </span></i></b><b><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;">W<b>hat about Tom Brady? Well, he appears as himself and that
might not be enough for his fans. He also served as producer so he’s partly to
blame.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><b> Nevertheless, this offering concentrates on
its four stars, and that’s fine with me. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Directed by Kyle Marvin from a screenplay by Sarah
Haskins and Emily Halpern, this movie should appeal to senior citizens who
enjoy comedies with a bit of slapstick as well as drama.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"> </span></b> </span></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-88048021623336076032023-07-24T13:47:00.000-07:002023-07-24T13:47:14.641-07:00What Went Wrong with Grey's Anatomy?<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">I finished with the 19</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> Season of GREY’S
ANATOMY. Mixed feelings resulted as explained in the review poem below.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
Went Wrong</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A longstanding Grey’s fan I
am.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet now I’m in an awful jam.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Grey’s Anatomy started
strong.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But later many things went
wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Repetitive wedding messes,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">although we love those bride
dresses.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And killing off dear
characters<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">caused many fans to seek
others.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Plus, new intern groups got
weaker<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On that, I hate to be
speaker. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Catastrophes came onto stage<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">leaving a lot of viewers
rage <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But humanity ruled the
roost.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And diversity got a boost.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The actors did their very
best.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now is the time for them to
rest. </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When will Season 20 appear?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Maybe on Hulu and next year.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i></b></p>
<div style="border-bottom: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; border: none; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEThprcsBQCRT2pl7ldAZdcZ4ZjSJqlU6zJlESpFgOLnWRcA9RVIp5cFozEJwjsp0V-TUSU5T3VpsQVQ2Q0O9SZNkTrVKcaIKJZxOJz5YnSSdOnGUNebN-F2ckNF0n4uFyPK70zq4nlutW7vc3gvkuBiYSjwQxamwm5xBccq0Z7XBfDgtRA4gcA/s300/greys-anatomy-renewed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEThprcsBQCRT2pl7ldAZdcZ4ZjSJqlU6zJlESpFgOLnWRcA9RVIp5cFozEJwjsp0V-TUSU5T3VpsQVQ2Q0O9SZNkTrVKcaIKJZxOJz5YnSSdOnGUNebN-F2ckNF0n4uFyPK70zq4nlutW7vc3gvkuBiYSjwQxamwm5xBccq0Z7XBfDgtRA4gcA/s1600/greys-anatomy-renewed.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-51763301670904453052023-06-03T08:13:00.001-07:002023-06-03T08:13:30.393-07:00The Eyes Have It<p> </p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The latest development in my recovery involves my
eyesight. It’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dreaded by anyone but especially
film critics. So I had to write the short poem below. Although not meant to be
amusing, it is a condolence to others who suffer from this serious eye condition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Macular degeneration<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">gives your eyes a weird
vacation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now you see it, but then
it’s not.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What is that blurry printed
spot???<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Image from Pixabay)<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvlOEwffHg0X01xCzAHXwSCquEeh7Mx-_OQjl-Eg2j0j17PIkxb6FGpqC8DEGe35aSaWE6PI11LaooB0u6v41DFYBX5OC75SFWacOVrbhP0g0vPsecHvEZi_QKVlhpQDMVaj7r4vzZW0M94poCCIca2nB65X68ujXfdozS62hxCoYs-hz4nc/s960/Suspense%20on%20Pixabay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="960" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvlOEwffHg0X01xCzAHXwSCquEeh7Mx-_OQjl-Eg2j0j17PIkxb6FGpqC8DEGe35aSaWE6PI11LaooB0u6v41DFYBX5OC75SFWacOVrbhP0g0vPsecHvEZi_QKVlhpQDMVaj7r4vzZW0M94poCCIca2nB65X68ujXfdozS62hxCoYs-hz4nc/s320/Suspense%20on%20Pixabay.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-26518279467755935152023-04-24T14:44:00.001-07:002023-04-24T14:46:19.567-07:00Can Tom Hanks Be Grumpy?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBfupZ8sHtyoB_qEtvVvIKO_B2Rfetfdx4u2meNLuVGTw0cv4TbDtOXTHTQ_hf4Xz9TdaJb91GzQ556iArhxZELPYoqqgDZgdx1ERkBs3m_lbhGXe2e7BvCP3QsZSpWvjed88TxH3X4A9T8wsJVYUnhYVtzsiOfbpxABEltGfv0zvDgjNW78/s2880/A%20Man%20Called%20Otto%20poster%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBfupZ8sHtyoB_qEtvVvIKO_B2Rfetfdx4u2meNLuVGTw0cv4TbDtOXTHTQ_hf4Xz9TdaJb91GzQ556iArhxZELPYoqqgDZgdx1ERkBs3m_lbhGXe2e7BvCP3QsZSpWvjed88TxH3X4A9T8wsJVYUnhYVtzsiOfbpxABEltGfv0zvDgjNW78/s320/A%20Man%20Called%20Otto%20poster%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></b></p><p><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> A grumpy role for Tom Hanks
now.</span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> But he gets from me a big WOW!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This actor shows many a way<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">to surprise fans and make us
stay.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">He plays Otto in this movie.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A leading part that’s not easy.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Only slowly does he endear<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">his viewers who would like to
cheer.6<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Helping Hanks here is one
stray cat<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">and more actors acting down
pat. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Comedy hidden in the dark, <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“A Man Called Otto” leaves a
spark.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal">(Read full review at this link:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?id=82776"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?id=82776</span></a> )</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-13652606279991185412023-04-24T14:31:00.002-07:002023-04-24T14:31:30.811-07:00For Rom-Com Fans<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some marriages tend to grow
stale.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Maybe I Do” tells quite a
tale.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Two couples might be
breaking vows.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But actors deserve taking bows.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sarandon, Keaton, Macy, Gere<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What a fine cast you will
find here!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Plus, two young thespians
surprise.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They keep things going to
the prize.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s rom-com fans this film
should please.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A different kind of movie
tease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There’s lots of dialogue,
for sure..<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">About true love, can it
endure?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Released by Prime
Video and rated “PG-13” by MPAA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Full review at this link:.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?id=82799"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?id=82799</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaTsKZXW5Gw-biXI_6k9-1BSKpejndqhv1vygSQ3O_uuaXzGxO47hC_yUlhzbS2H20D3g2sygaZQKYjNi33yI0M1nNuE_s0-TP56b-W6UHjhJlGKSXxGES0YPMebw6YxH8JBzDKeU1u-QPQyfyO7zSfRCqKZp0f1yZL8HX755zh5oPUNZvUE/s2400/Maybe%20I%20Do%20poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaTsKZXW5Gw-biXI_6k9-1BSKpejndqhv1vygSQ3O_uuaXzGxO47hC_yUlhzbS2H20D3g2sygaZQKYjNi33yI0M1nNuE_s0-TP56b-W6UHjhJlGKSXxGES0YPMebw6YxH8JBzDKeU1u-QPQyfyO7zSfRCqKZp0f1yZL8HX755zh5oPUNZvUE/s320/Maybe%20I%20Do%20poster.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-60291632046921024322023-03-28T02:03:00.000-07:002023-03-28T02:03:02.395-07:00Larry Tucker's 5 All-Time Favorite Films<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">My dear husband, Larry Tucker, passed away early this
year and I miss him every day. He was a movie addict like me and always helped
with my movie reviews by letting me know about any “elbows” that poked out
before I submitted them. Plus, it was such fun to watch films together, some
even many times – as movie addicts do.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Below are the five films Larry liked the best and loved
watching over and over.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">THE
WIZARD OF OZ</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The last time we watched this 1939 classic,
Larry said, “There’s no other movie that compares with this one. It’s perfect
from beginning and end!” Then he bragged about the tornado sequence and how a
black stocking played that scary storm. “Greatest special effects ever,” he
added. Plus, he never got tired of watching Judy Garland deliver her wonderful
performance as Dorothy Gale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">BEST
IN SHOW</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. No matter how many times we watched Christopher Guest’s
mockumentary about dog shows, Larry couldn’t stop laughing at every scene, He
loved the crazy dialogue, especially Fred Willard’s impromptu comments as a
host of the occasion who knows nothing about canines or dog shows. My surprise
is that this one finally overcame Guest’s previous <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Waiting for Guffman </i>on Larry’s list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">RRR</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. This
recent blockbuster from India roared right into Larry’s heart. He<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>even championed it for an Oscar® in every
category. He didn’t live long enough to see it won for the best song, but I
know he would have been cheering right along with me when that award was
announced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">SEVEN
CHANCES</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. <span style="background: white; color: black;">Buster
Keaton starred and directed this silent slapstick comedy. It’s one my husband
enjoyed seeing every time TCM features it on TV. However, by the end of the
film, both of us have been exhausted from laughing so much. Larry enjoyed
Keaton’s comic stunts playing a man who needs a lot of money to keep him
out of jail. When he finds out he can inherit 7 million dollars from his
grandfather if he is married on his 27th birthday by 7 p.m., which is that same
day, Keaton puts an ad in a local dally. Results? Hundreds of women end up
running after him in one of the greatest film chases ever.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">MOULIN
ROUGE!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Both of us were bowled over by the sh<span style="background: white; color: black;">eer cinematic artistry of Baz Luhrmann’s <i>Moulin
Rouge! </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">But Larry was most
impressed with the music, especially the singing by Ewan McGregor and Nicole
Kidman. He continued to ask at any running, “How did </span>McGregor manage to
smile at Kidman while singing to her at the same time?<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">.”</span> The film’s touching romance also had an emotional effect
on both of us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Corny as it seems, we believed
in the film’s theme. "The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love
and be loved in return."</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thanks so much, dear Larry, for all the movie fun we’ve
had together from the late 1940s to early 2023. I will always love you. . <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p>
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-81726421702343622402023-03-04T12:28:00.001-08:002023-03-04T12:28:23.893-08:00Oscar Best Films: A Motley Crew<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>OSCAR BEST FILMS, A MOTLEY CREW<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>BIOPIC AND *“EVERYWHERE” TOO.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>“ELVIS” LIVES AGAIN TO PLEASE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>SHAKIN’ AND SINGIN’ ALL TO TEASE. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>“THE FABELMANS,” A SPIELBERG TREAT.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>AND BOY MAKES MOVIES THAT WE GREET. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>A WOMAN CONDUCTOR SHINES IN “TÁR”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>WITH CATE BLANCHETT AS THE STAR.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>“TRIANGLES OF SADNESS” ENDS ON ISLE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>WHERE NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE US SMILE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>“THE BANISHEES OF INISHERIN” TELLS A WILD TALE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>IF HAPPENED HERE THERE WOULD BE JAIL.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>“WOMEN TALKING” SERIOUSLY<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>ABOUT MEN AND ABUSE, YOU SEE.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>“ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>SHOWS WAR IS BAD, THAT’S WHY THIS FONT! <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>“AVATAR” AND “TOP GUN” AGAIN.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>DON’T COUNT THEM OUT; EITHER CAN WIN. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">T<b>EN FILMS ENTER THIS OSCAR RACE.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>IT’S TIME TO BET, SO TAKE YOUR PLACE.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>*"Everywhere and Everything All at One" </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXxT40z37S3AiP8EBxw7iEVynyyvxYlU-7GIugXvsYccplTlCtaUqtg_xhvslg8sV9jNxIe4KraAf4EbpbBFoK-ZmLHD3jihNUwPWJsXv5JIfi_R7-9D8x3JznVGYAqqNfiLzMinBLKJ3GuUgGGcJWeC2x8TCdWNYG14fjJbiJhkOkJVDfwo/s117/10th_oscar_gold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="87" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXxT40z37S3AiP8EBxw7iEVynyyvxYlU-7GIugXvsYccplTlCtaUqtg_xhvslg8sV9jNxIe4KraAf4EbpbBFoK-ZmLHD3jihNUwPWJsXv5JIfi_R7-9D8x3JznVGYAqqNfiLzMinBLKJ3GuUgGGcJWeC2x8TCdWNYG14fjJbiJhkOkJVDfwo/s1600/10th_oscar_gold.jpg" width="87" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bLJUmYei2qM3HtL7tLVkyIoVy4oy04eUXTD_Ue6KJSmP6tt4MogH3E5qlwP4ZqHD1quw41z_PdzNq9mZH0FAz1r53OFxW0sb7s7OYduhQIbLRWPKTRNFm0pXNLVSrMhfk-UXoS_pP4ndA_BpwNUcPfgoCV2YWoQPzW0tP6nA_aHcg145FZA/s300/Oscar%20nominations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bLJUmYei2qM3HtL7tLVkyIoVy4oy04eUXTD_Ue6KJSmP6tt4MogH3E5qlwP4ZqHD1quw41z_PdzNq9mZH0FAz1r53OFxW0sb7s7OYduhQIbLRWPKTRNFm0pXNLVSrMhfk-UXoS_pP4ndA_BpwNUcPfgoCV2YWoQPzW0tP6nA_aHcg145FZA/s1600/Oscar%20nominations.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*"Everything Everywhere All at Once"<o:p></o:p></span></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-38730858710755239342023-02-05T20:25:00.000-08:002023-02-05T20:25:05.139-08:00Missing Larry<p> </p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Missing
Larry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Crying
while remembering<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">little
moments that make me sing.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Larry
is gone but lives in my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And
there we’ll never be apart.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m
glad our two lives intertwined.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Without
him I would not have shined.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">His
love for me made all things glow. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Never
let this kind of love go! <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMFislHO9g9FXnh5X6KKONtnRYdwLS5g9sUgqoKIQxnWu5_15kWg5tDTn-JH7iLjWebRMw9IpZl6axOfhzsSSonia6VgvBBI6I_shM3kO9LdIK-LfbYhTBRxSXNi6VbkiQxgoR68vHGMCF5o51fhvU5XTvrXHfVYECaqXN0Jsn87gbWASSgI/s450/candle%20heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="450" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMFislHO9g9FXnh5X6KKONtnRYdwLS5g9sUgqoKIQxnWu5_15kWg5tDTn-JH7iLjWebRMw9IpZl6axOfhzsSSonia6VgvBBI6I_shM3kO9LdIK-LfbYhTBRxSXNi6VbkiQxgoR68vHGMCF5o51fhvU5XTvrXHfVYECaqXN0Jsn87gbWASSgI/s320/candle%20heart.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-46408886680395147802022-12-22T22:45:00.003-08:002022-12-22T22:48:14.496-08:00Steven Spielberg's Latest Film <p style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A young boy wants to make movies.</span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He dreams and schemes and makes his pleas.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">His mother tries hard to help him.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But father thinks of it as whim.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He prefers practicality<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Not something done as artistry.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So who will win this argument?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spielberg directs -- and that’s a hint<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">THE FABELMANS appealed to me,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">a movie addict, you can see.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Michelle Williams has hardest role<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">as the mom with a sad soul.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Paul Dano as the dad is fine.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He’s long a favorite of mine.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Each of the boys who play main part<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">help movie go straight to my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>E<i>xciting scenes of
youngster’s shots!</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Who worries about major plots?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prejudice aimed at Jews exposed<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That’s important as it's disclosed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some more awards I see ahead<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">for Spielberg’s work. Mind what I said. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: #050505; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTuF6qHqNqGyoA83RPR3uR5tS-VAVSyJy5UVtNcuB7z70eGBB_3QmjMinZAuCoxm2WwIcWp9mqdpBSk1VnNIVELWyMoSDRBOlONWWbcl1_ZG4X8CSCOwxyUDTN_i6zGhTJw-5PnRIfCBopOs-4risUH-PEum97d-dDtdj_K5qzmbXrtyAvrA/s1582/The%20Fabelmans.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTuF6qHqNqGyoA83RPR3uR5tS-VAVSyJy5UVtNcuB7z70eGBB_3QmjMinZAuCoxm2WwIcWp9mqdpBSk1VnNIVELWyMoSDRBOlONWWbcl1_ZG4X8CSCOwxyUDTN_i6zGhTJw-5PnRIfCBopOs-4risUH-PEum97d-dDtdj_K5qzmbXrtyAvrA/s320/The%20Fabelmans.jpg" width="202" /></a></i></b></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-11046588115308674612022-12-12T20:50:00.001-08:002022-12-12T20:50:21.444-08:00Wildcat Film Poem<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">FULL DISCLOSURE: Before watching the documentary WILDCAT, I had never seen
an ocelot. But the minute this baby one came on screen, I fell in love. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want an ocelot as pet.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But that won’t happen, want
to bet?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Baby ocelots are so cute!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">See WILDCAT and do not
dispute. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This documentary with heart<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">reveals how hard it is to
part<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">with ocelots when they are
grown.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Before WILDCAT not broadly known.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Animal lovers will be glad <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> to see this film though sometimes sad.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And many will feel just like
me<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">wanting more ocelots to see.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">*****</span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSZOlep4Y86-E4OWGqmFTratdxqI2lPN3p_hkNXBRIkMB8DIX2-BXuIH66yxB06xP5fnh-ouuO5odnUKLmkL-TQxXSV-SRQ6hiTy5lbiJZHIRBubqN131IIHTUa9GTAZwTsFYikeudEBRMxqEs_OFp2FXF7RligSxT23a1koIAWjMRTeERXI/s977/Wilcat%20poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSZOlep4Y86-E4OWGqmFTratdxqI2lPN3p_hkNXBRIkMB8DIX2-BXuIH66yxB06xP5fnh-ouuO5odnUKLmkL-TQxXSV-SRQ6hiTy5lbiJZHIRBubqN131IIHTUa9GTAZwTsFYikeudEBRMxqEs_OFp2FXF7RligSxT23a1koIAWjMRTeERXI/s320/Wilcat%20poster.jpg" width="216" /></a></i></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-2436561361518948822022-11-27T21:15:00.003-08:002022-11-27T21:15:57.063-08:00TILL: A Film Poem <p> <span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">A star is born in TILL, the 2022 film about the murder of
Emmett Till, a rambunctious 14-year-old boy killed in Money, Mississippi, back
in 1955.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Playing Emmett’s mother,
Danielle Deadwyler was definitely ready for her close-ups! She becomes Mamie
Till-Mobley right before our eyes. And speaking of eyes, we get to see her big
sad ones in some of the most emotional scenes of the year. It motivated me to write the poem below.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A
movie that matters is TILL.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It
showcases a mother’s will.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After
the murder of her son,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">she
wants the world to know what’s done.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Danielle
Deadwyler plays this role <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> with pure emotion and lots of soul.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s
tough to watch, but a must-see. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p>
</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s
cinematic history<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><br /></b></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscZzIFJu_7dsfAH22eBDiDBuEVkv1KY1OHqT90YCtf-WHndhLnWge1xBuzYgxJgPiqOYwAtae5aEKa78wDcE2epBMdnqM0T2NA-69bUfI7r3mTAr4bkNnGQ3G5QsPQksbSmcoJknXt9GPGADmFuAmmiy-d71AberBWSCmIfMGbKRSjnAPUUY/s4096/Till.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscZzIFJu_7dsfAH22eBDiDBuEVkv1KY1OHqT90YCtf-WHndhLnWge1xBuzYgxJgPiqOYwAtae5aEKa78wDcE2epBMdnqM0T2NA-69bUfI7r3mTAr4bkNnGQ3G5QsPQksbSmcoJknXt9GPGADmFuAmmiy-d71AberBWSCmIfMGbKRSjnAPUUY/s320/Till.jpg" width="216" /></a></i></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-26718585471197723412022-11-04T20:55:00.000-07:002022-11-04T20:55:10.198-07:00Ode to Angela Lansbury<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ode
to Angela Lansbury<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She performed
to entertain us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Drama,
comedy and surplus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Musical
roles she also played.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Five
Tonys gladly she displayed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Elegant,
fun and versatile,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">she
often made all patrons smile.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Favorite
roles? So hard to say.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her
total work will surely stay. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We
thank her as a shining star.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Worldwide
fans love her from afar. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We’ll
close with this nostalgic word. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s
Goodbye, Little Yellow Bird.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV7Va_0g4nLZJZ8go1LBL1DTW9KyUeyvgeR9PCCGjXp5xJeWl6Aoxf0YagLUJ_pP8XJJmQqoHoH2Hry1vg7jldDxfUgA8jTgnp7iOnvwYRDJkRS9SozEEhKiYaI-TjweEg_k1l3xL5s8uEVkJm0oGl3DnqAvSsQFogCemGEcQ4U2uvOTS4QQ/s300/Angela%20Lansbury%20and%20Yellow%20Bird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV7Va_0g4nLZJZ8go1LBL1DTW9KyUeyvgeR9PCCGjXp5xJeWl6Aoxf0YagLUJ_pP8XJJmQqoHoH2Hry1vg7jldDxfUgA8jTgnp7iOnvwYRDJkRS9SozEEhKiYaI-TjweEg_k1l3xL5s8uEVkJm0oGl3DnqAvSsQFogCemGEcQ4U2uvOTS4QQ/s1600/Angela%20Lansbury%20and%20Yellow%20Bird.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-72804727036764277452022-10-19T21:50:00.002-07:002022-10-19T22:42:49.748-07:00Do the Right Thing Review and Poem <p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">DO
THE RIGHT THING: Five Screenplays that Embrace Diversity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">By
Karla Rae Fuller<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Review
& Poem by Betty Jo Tucker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Moonlight</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Get Out<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Mudbound<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Roma<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always Be My Maybe <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Those
five movies do the right thing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">by
diversity they all bring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The
screenplays avoid common roles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Different
characters with souls<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">take
center stage to share their hearts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">and
help us know new movie parts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Screenwriters
need to read this book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">It
analyzes films that look<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">much
different than you expect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Readers will end up with respect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Stereotypes
are left behind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Races
and gender you will find.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Plus,
genres get a brand new flair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">and
reach more viewers by this dare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dr. Fuller’s book encourages screenwriters to branch out
and write stories that will appeal to more than white people. She picked five
films that became successful and documented some of the ways each one took
advantage of new approaches<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Do the Right Thing,</i> is the result. Fortunately,
it’s a terrific book that should appeal to anyone interested in the movies --
but especially screenwriters or wannabe scribes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The author’s choice of films for her book is perfect.
They each won acclaim even though the writers were surprised at their success. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Moonlight </i>received a Best Picture Oscar
in 2016 and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Roma </i>took home the Best
Foreign Language Picture Oscar in 2018. Plus, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Get Out </i>earned Best Original Screenplay in 2017. Also, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Always Be My Maybe </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mudbound </i>were favorites among critics. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dr. Fuller’s credentials for writing a book like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Do the Right Thing </i>are impeccable. For example,
she is an Associate Professor at Columbia College in Chicago where she teaches
Cinema Studies and Screenwriting. In addition, she has done research about
racial and ethnic representation in Hollywood films and postwar Japanese cinema.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Although I helped write a screenplay for an award-winning
short movie adapted from a book my husband and I wrote (under the pen names of Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence), that’s my only
screenwriting experience. How I wish <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Do
the Right Thing </i>had been available then!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">DO THE RIGHT THING: Five Screenplays that Embrace
Diversity is published by Michael Wiese Productions. Available at Amazon.com. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtPKM0Qc_slgmncmQ0l7xNCkTJa0kc-BMNFNiMY87Dqq021uMWXvCUd4MkbME9BY9028N_IzunAE_nCqQU8hWIXMeNZ-7-E5UdhgE4u5JuLht_92JCArIauWVLSIQiRwTyLT0vkQjGXaE5lECo2O0ksr9lAmycE41Ajq_zU7CPxDSgLBevpg/s500/Do%20the%20Right%20Thing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtPKM0Qc_slgmncmQ0l7xNCkTJa0kc-BMNFNiMY87Dqq021uMWXvCUd4MkbME9BY9028N_IzunAE_nCqQU8hWIXMeNZ-7-E5UdhgE4u5JuLht_92JCArIauWVLSIQiRwTyLT0vkQjGXaE5lECo2O0ksr9lAmycE41Ajq_zU7CPxDSgLBevpg/s320/Do%20the%20Right%20Thing.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-58439130698719125132022-10-13T21:45:00.003-07:002022-10-13T21:45:35.455-07:00AH MUSINGS Review Poem<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">AH
MUSINGS: My Inner Muse Let </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Loose</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>By
Nancy Lombardo</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Poem
Review by Betty Jo Tucker<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The author let her Muse break loose.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">She surprises
us with that ruse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kaleidoscope
of poems to read<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">How
did she know it’s what we need?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nothing
missing from this project.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">All
things get covered with respect.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">And
humor pops out so we smile. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Plus
thoughts and cares we read awhile. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">We
thank her for this gutsy move.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reading
AH MUSINGS serves to prove<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">nature,
life, love and even death<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">grab
our attention and our breath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don’t
miss this chance to understand<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">musings
from a new poet grand. </span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEHzJnLIYW_aJvUQhn5Oc7DdCwenQ1d9-7uF01KmlYyDz9r1jeEHW1JQoOIWff2Mu0DhpoSJiU-ZdXnFesf5gfXGqN_Za5QbZj9r-OMt7xwTI_CYuxpKy-DMzcVSbftyS711llrmoGu-FXm4g16P1rMUs_klBa_QGZaFm-B2IrlCvWz9Gdtw/s499/AH%20MUSINGS%20PHOTO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEHzJnLIYW_aJvUQhn5Oc7DdCwenQ1d9-7uF01KmlYyDz9r1jeEHW1JQoOIWff2Mu0DhpoSJiU-ZdXnFesf5gfXGqN_Za5QbZj9r-OMt7xwTI_CYuxpKy-DMzcVSbftyS711llrmoGu-FXm4g16P1rMUs_klBa_QGZaFm-B2IrlCvWz9Gdtw/s320/AH%20MUSINGS%20PHOTO.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">*****</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Available now in paperback at Amazon.com. </span></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-91066916643926533812022-10-02T20:44:00.004-07:002022-10-02T20:49:55.071-07:00Yo-Yo Ma's Artistry at Work<p><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt;">These couple of minutes listening to Yo-Yo Ma absolutely
mesmerized me. So, of course, I had to write the poem below.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lovely sounds fill the stifling air.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Who are that artist and song pair?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I hear the tune’s longing refrains <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">and love the way it entertains.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">No lyrics needed, not this time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">They fill your brain with perfect rhyme.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“Over the Rainbow” cello plays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by Yo-Yo Ma
with wizard ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So beautiful, you have to try<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">and watch it more or you will cry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This artistry, wondrous to hear,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">deserves a poem, not just a cheer. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Watch on YouTube at this link: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ-l-Oqy76U"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ-l-Oqy76U</span></i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbS91-npQztdLam-yEcO9fZx9G6xbzG46J1Bha4yAI8IQ36Ms-auX2z4fGmoVkj4OCB290mHYelapnZo5_yhPbOLCEeAOAtCXcjYwYykd7QaOAS-JdplKViYBBG5ADfHZmHZIuiBZiheF2_X0vpWYWdx9zZhJMvbLDJZRlRCcjPg-C5LaIbQ/s1242/Yo-Yo%20Ma.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1242" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbS91-npQztdLam-yEcO9fZx9G6xbzG46J1Bha4yAI8IQ36Ms-auX2z4fGmoVkj4OCB290mHYelapnZo5_yhPbOLCEeAOAtCXcjYwYykd7QaOAS-JdplKViYBBG5ADfHZmHZIuiBZiheF2_X0vpWYWdx9zZhJMvbLDJZRlRCcjPg-C5LaIbQ/s320/Yo-Yo%20Ma.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></i><p></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-90637716945553851762022-09-16T21:36:00.004-07:002022-09-16T21:36:51.079-07:00Goodbye, Elizabeth<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elizabeth, part of our
lives,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">but now it’s King
Charles who arrives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hard to believe the
Queen’s not here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She made a monarch to
many dear.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If friend or foe, she
tried her best.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now she deserves
eternal rest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1JdR_afixrdcV3bkqATu_odx8rSPh2oRJRniXfr6m5QlD0okG8I1dqAe-ZwUpCoBQPOtT7HuH5F16Y3w8AkCosBviRcGXW138Ia9PkwNOEgdOrnBmnHCDMK7IW9qVy5jvvmoyZ_g3WkfTePVImMJsKm9EGyeZNx1FawQa2hFx438af7QBIc/s450/candle%20heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="450" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1JdR_afixrdcV3bkqATu_odx8rSPh2oRJRniXfr6m5QlD0okG8I1dqAe-ZwUpCoBQPOtT7HuH5F16Y3w8AkCosBviRcGXW138Ia9PkwNOEgdOrnBmnHCDMK7IW9qVy5jvvmoyZ_g3WkfTePVImMJsKm9EGyeZNx1FawQa2hFx438af7QBIc/s320/candle%20heart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-71971497832643085022022-09-04T20:46:00.001-07:002022-09-04T20:46:35.426-07:00Fred Willard: In Person<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All during the month of September, the late great Fred
Willard’s birth month, fans can hear this iconic funny man talk about <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his extensive acting experience in such movies
as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Best in Show</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Waiting for Guffman</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">For
Your Consideration </i>plus his hosting of a Robert Osborne Film Festival. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Willard appeared in almost 200 films and TV
shows. Known for his quick wit and improvisational skill, he loved doing sketch
comedy. Willard was one of our favorite guests on Movie Addict Headquarters. We
still miss him. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Listen to this vintage interview any time at the BlogTalkRadio
link below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.blogtalkradio.com/movieaddictheadquarters/2009/02/24/fred-willard-in-person"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.blogtalkradio.com/movieaddictheadquarters/2009/02/24/fred-willard-in-person</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CaCykossHzqWCxVTuHb3Svvhtl1_2A4KbQw9T2ipQyqU3fzFEmxqZ2Z9OT_eVjhwRQuQCabRlYPVPWTB9bxXLzyGD0L9Oukd2h5DCjPDgqDtixplUpAese5sGhxdufMLR04FbER4Ren4liYILnWwnRIRE5oZx1Jb0w7lfMgcq5hsDq0WWMw/s270/Fred%20Willard%202.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="180" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CaCykossHzqWCxVTuHb3Svvhtl1_2A4KbQw9T2ipQyqU3fzFEmxqZ2Z9OT_eVjhwRQuQCabRlYPVPWTB9bxXLzyGD0L9Oukd2h5DCjPDgqDtixplUpAese5sGhxdufMLR04FbER4Ren4liYILnWwnRIRE5oZx1Jb0w7lfMgcq5hsDq0WWMw/s1600/Fred%20Willard%202.webp" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-70043896866473760232022-08-03T17:41:00.001-07:002022-08-03T17:41:25.087-07:00The Last Movie Stars Docuseries<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Last Movie Stars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Joanne
Woodward and Paul Newman <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">come
center stage for us again.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A
documentary so dear, <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“The
Last Movie Stars” now is here.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sixteen
films they made together<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">in
calm days and stormy weather.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">An
Oscar® was bestowed on each.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wide
stardom both of them did reach.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Clips
of great movies back on screen.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many
that you may not have seen. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Family,
actors, fans and friends<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">contribute
to how the story ends.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Six
episodes reveal it all.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Warts
and talent, and rise and fall.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To
Paul and Joanne, we miss you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But
your movies will pull us through.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Kudos to actor Ethan Hawke</span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">whose
fine direction is a shock.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That’s
not a snarky smart comment.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I
mean it as a compliment.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyM_DoO0XkR94VZB6qQGc5MaqNbw-LxyzLVfhBoBiUVLiVPKi-qpBH3_piAj-NUU1gwjU9CXrQkQwgem4p0QnJUBE4JRBHtAzCDUgDIgmFPcgFTIvQofZS4Zu1xzlYJMeQY9R0nCJeR5cDLcbZ8RBV5iqb3KyEv9hACMEGb3mOpzRPctrmUw/s593/The%20Last%20Movie%20Stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyM_DoO0XkR94VZB6qQGc5MaqNbw-LxyzLVfhBoBiUVLiVPKi-qpBH3_piAj-NUU1gwjU9CXrQkQwgem4p0QnJUBE4JRBHtAzCDUgDIgmFPcgFTIvQofZS4Zu1xzlYJMeQY9R0nCJeR5cDLcbZ8RBV5iqb3KyEv9hACMEGb3mOpzRPctrmUw/s320/The%20Last%20Movie%20Stars.jpg" width="216" /></a></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">*****<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-86072238710402250312022-07-17T19:00:00.001-07:002022-07-17T19:00:40.347-07:00Tribute to Julie Andrews<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The poem below came to me after watching multi-talented Julie
Andrews receive the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award on TCM a couple of nights
ago.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ode
to Julie Andrews<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her
lovely voice raised to the sky<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in “Sound of Music” and that’s why<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">we
all then knew what she could do.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fans took to her like Elmer’s glue.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
“Mary Poppins” she was great.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Motion
pictures became her fate. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And
besides singing, she could dance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How
about acting? She took the chance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now
we love her and her career.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> A
treasure she is – one so dear! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bGTqhNoNSfsrcsuuMoqiURI1XKStVU0ohfTJHJMo_03FmJQLGdVmGt-gy7v9Mewf6NRK9ELdpXRXLwkdLga3cNOmVCyec0eenVg1y8qx1CWi-yOWyVVeILqwYCgn7xA_BLtrvuqLUOR2GoK05vrGg-M2kUipRbk7VVUIhhFLYR8TbaEc_Es/s560/0048_2022_LAA_JulieAndrews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bGTqhNoNSfsrcsuuMoqiURI1XKStVU0ohfTJHJMo_03FmJQLGdVmGt-gy7v9Mewf6NRK9ELdpXRXLwkdLga3cNOmVCyec0eenVg1y8qx1CWi-yOWyVVeILqwYCgn7xA_BLtrvuqLUOR2GoK05vrGg-M2kUipRbk7VVUIhhFLYR8TbaEc_Es/s320/0048_2022_LAA_JulieAndrews.jpg" width="271" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /> <o:p></o:p></b><p></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-77795911920576667352022-07-01T21:22:00.001-07:002022-07-01T21:22:23.746-07:00Happy Birthday, Mel Brooks!<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Mel Brooks
celebrated his 96</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> birthday on June 28, 2022. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">As an avid Brooks fan, I want to thank him for all the
pleasure he’s given me through his movies, especially “<i>Young Frankenstein,” “ Blazing Saddles,”
“High Anxiety,” “To Be or Not To Be,” </i>and “<i>The Producers” </i>(both the original
and the musical re-make). The musical pleased me the most because it boasts so
many great musical treats. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oh, how I wanted to see <i>The
Producers </i>on Broadway! I never made it to New York, but thanks to the magic
of movies, my family and I enjoyed this highly entertaining film version on a special
Christmas Day. Happily, cameras didn’t cut away during any musical
routines, so we were treated to each terrific number from beginning to end. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Outrageous
musical numbers evoke most of the laughs in this movie funfest. Here’s an
excerpt from my review<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. Eat your heart
out, Rockettes, because here comes a little old ladies’ chorus line (“Along
Came Bialy”) to rival your success. Watch out, real-life producers, for an
actor named Gary Beach (“Heil Myself”). Never, and I mean <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">never</span>,<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span>hire him if you want your play to flop! And stop spinning in
your grave, Florenz Ziegfeld. Those “Springtime for Hitler and Germany”
showgirls are all in good fun</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
am in awe of Brooks’ talent as a comedian, writer, producer, director and
composer. He’s received three Oscar® nominations -– for the adapted screenplay
of <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Young</span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Frankenstein</span>,</i> for the <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Blazing Saddles</span> </i>lyrics<i>, </i><b>for
<i>The Producers</i></b><i> </i>(1968) screenplay -– and won the golden
statuette for the latter. He also earned an Oscar® for <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Critic</span>, </i>a very funny short
film in which he did the hilarious narration. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My
favorite Mel Brooks movie scene? There are so many, it’s hard to choose. But the
one I love the most is his Frank Sinatra-like singing of “High Anxiety” in the
film of the same name, which is a brilliant send-up of Alfred Hitchcock’s <b><i>Vertigo</i></b><i>.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">But I also enjoy Brooks and his talented late great wife, Anne
Bancroft, singing and dancing to “Sweet Georgia Brown” in <i>To Be or Not To
Be. </i>What a wonderfully funny and rousing routine!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I hope you had a very happy birthday yesterday, Mel
Brooks. And may you have many more. Thanks again for your great movies. <i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Humor is just another defense against the universe. </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">--- Mel Brooks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Life literally abounds with comedy if you look around
you. </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">---
Mel Brooks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1Gyd3b_BPdpP8SvYUkNfggKN96Jo5OqEMy_GSrF2ogHqmKiEThW8IuxZkGz5hslkgl5JZ2OHsjIz9pDmDt-zwcFPy_32XfbdKBnmLVYasZvOlFsuxZ6GIuq4873sjTyAZX4oSfY-Qeae8Gs_liP2Lwao9qZBJvVPsHt4MH9R5Ts4MAK9Pmw/s480/Anne%20Bancropft%20Sweet%20Georgia%20Brown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1Gyd3b_BPdpP8SvYUkNfggKN96Jo5OqEMy_GSrF2ogHqmKiEThW8IuxZkGz5hslkgl5JZ2OHsjIz9pDmDt-zwcFPy_32XfbdKBnmLVYasZvOlFsuxZ6GIuq4873sjTyAZX4oSfY-Qeae8Gs_liP2Lwao9qZBJvVPsHt4MH9R5Ts4MAK9Pmw/s320/Anne%20Bancropft%20Sweet%20Georgia%20Brown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span><p></p>Betty Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443600972141367467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12919842.post-38352521559735051672022-06-01T20:33:00.001-07:002022-06-01T20:33:22.491-07:00Kindle E-Book Now Available in Paperback Edition <p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Good news! To celebrate the
12th Anniversary of the Kindle E-book edition of </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">It Had To Be </i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Us by Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence, this extended
story is now available in PAPERBACK format on Amazon, thanks to Long Story
Short Publishing Company, Inc. Thanks also to Denise Cassino for the beautiful
image below.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As most of you know, my husband and I used pen names to write this popular romantic memoir. We were happy when it won
first place in the E-book category at the Hollywood Book Festival as well as when it was made
into an award-winning short film -- by Misha Zubarev and Vera Zubarev -- titled
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">CAKE: A Love Story, </i>which can be seen
on YouTube. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">For more information, please check out this </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Amazon Page Link: </span><span style="font-family: Garamond, "serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3LBogDw" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3c61aa; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">https://amzn.to/3LBogDw</span></a></p>
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