The very first moment I sat in a movie theater as a child, I was entranced & mesmerized by the whole experience. The lights darkened... the red velvet curtains slowly opened... the music swelled & I was magically taken away into other worlds. Worlds filled with Randolph Scott, Gary Cooper, Alan Ladd & John Wayne in gritty westerns; Jane Powell, Doris Day, Ann Blythe, Marge Champion, Gene Kelly & Fred Astair singing & dancing... Cary Grant, Hepburn, Tracy, Gable, Davis, Taylor, Burton, Bogie, Rock Hudson, Lana, Susan Hayward, Natalie, Newman... just to name of few of the hundreds of actors that took me to places beyond my imagination to experience so many emotions in so many places... drama, love stories, epics, mysteries, horror, comedy, tears & laughter... big stories & small stories & everything in between. Every Saturday I would go & escape for hours 'n hours with my friends up on the giant screen. I would keep scrapbooks on all the movies I had seen & the actors I adored. They all became my imaginary family. The movies were my friends, my lovers, my therapy & my escapes . How I ached to be Natalie Wood or Jane Powell. My first job @ 15yrs was a movie lover's dream... I became an usherette! Good grief... free movies & getting paid too! 'Course there was that darn red wool uniform with the gold braid 'n epaulets... the standing at attention, arms behind the back 12" from the marble posts when not walking the aisles flashlight in hand to quiet the noisy patrons or nab the sweaty, panting neckers & not to forget the lengthy kiddie Saturday matinees, lost screaming toddlers & cleaning up after vomiting children who had stuffed down too much candy corn or the sneaky theatre owner who tried to grab & fondle at every opportunity. Didn't matter, I was in movie heaven. After all this time, my love for film has never lessened & I still get mesmerized by the countless stories & my new friends on the silver screen. I was always taught to only write about what I know & love. Da Hunk & I always critique & discuss ad naseum the latest screen offerings we've viewed, so this opinionated momma's jumpin on the movie critic soapbox.

1:1:05: I'm no longer adding new reviews, but I'm still enjoying my outings to the cinema you can be sure. I've kept all my past reviews online per visitor requests for your reading pleasure. See links below. See you at the movies...