Movies
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A Dream Called Marilyn by Mercedes King — Book Review
As soon as I read the information on A Dream Called Marilyn by Mercedes King is I could tell it would be a book that pulls you right into a version of Hollywood that feels both familiar and a little unsettling. It takes Marilyn Monroe and places her into a fictional 1962 story where her life becomes even more complicated than what history already tells us. The story follows Dr. Charles Campbell, a psychiatrist hired by a Hollywood studio to help manage Marilyn. From the very beginning, he expects a difficult patient, someone unpredictable and weighed down by fame. What he does not expect is how quickly she changes the…
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Retro Movies & Live Shows
For my family, there are certain kinds of memories that don’t come from vacations or big milestones. They come from ordinary nights that somehow stayed with us anyway—watching movies we grew up on, sharing snacks at home or sitting in a dark theater, and spending time together as the stories on the screen carried us through so many different seasons of life. Those moments for my friends and family were never planned, and they were never meant to be anything special at the time, but somehow they became the ones we remember the most, the ones that stayed long after everything else changed. For my family movies have a way…
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What We’re Watching Right Now: From Classic Family Television to Modern Streaming Stories That Shape How We Watch Together
Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the items you purchase. I don’t know about you but Suzzane and I and even my best friend Debbie Finney Sutton are die hard Gilmore girl fans. I wanted to share why the Gilmore Girls Still Feels Like Family Viewing in a Streaming World not only for women but men and children as well. There are some shows that don’t just play in the background of a home—they settle into it. They become part of the rhythm of everyday life, something familiar enough that you can…
