I've read Rebecca (1938) by Daphne Du Maurier. It is a great book of suspense. I read it as part of the BBC book list that I was reading from when I started this blog. (I should get back to that.) I'm not sure why, but I stopped there with Du Maurier. I didn't think, "That... Continue Reading →
For a recent holiday dinner with my in-laws, I was asked to bring a dessert. I volunteered to bring apple pie. Now, I don't even like apple pie, but I like sour cream apple pie, and I've made it a holiday tradition for the last ten years or so to make this pie on Thanksgiving... Continue Reading →
My husband and I have taken to watching old movies. Here is what we have watched so far. Casablanca (1942) It Happened One Night (1934) North by Northwest (1959) Paper Moon (1973) Rear Window (1954) I enjoyed all of them. I absolutely loved Paper Moon, and Rear Window has long been a favorite of mine. ... Continue Reading →
I watched a documentary called The Interrupters (2011), which is about interrupting the violence occurring on Chicago’s streets. There are many organizations working to curb this violence, which kills many children each week, and one of them is The Interrupters. It is a group of former gang members who have decided to use their street... Continue Reading →
Last night, I had my first experience at the Sundance Film Festival. It is a place where independent filmmakers can get their work exposed to studios and distributors. The center of it is in Park City, Utah, and it started in 1978, with Robert Redford as a chairperson. It is a big event and a... Continue Reading →
The Bookshelf of Emily J. 