......were my viewing highlights this week. Lots of news shows also. Our poor country it back to my childhood with people losing jobs and others worried they will be next. Hope and pray our new President and his team can get us back to safety. War isn't the only thing to fear. Poverty is just as horrible. I'm praying!
Videos from my collection:
Christmas In Conn. (1945) Barbara Stanwyke, Dennis Morgan, S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall, and a great house. Babs is a writer of a feature in a womans magazine about hearth and home. Her publisher (Sydney Greenstreet) gets a letter from a nurse who has hero who was shot down and survived 3 weeks in a raft. She wants to give him a great Christmas and from the pictures with the article decides to see if she can get an invitation for a Christmas In Conn. for her patient, who she thinks wants to marry her. Of course, The writer can't cook, isn't married, doesn't live on a farm as the article said, and how it all works out is the rest of the story. Loits of fun and charm. The sleigh coming up to the house, the first look at the lovely great room with blazing fire - everyone should have Christmas there! 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037595/
Miracle On 34th Street (1947) It's the best! Edmund Guinn is Kris Kringle; is hired to ride in Macy's parade and work in the store. Maureen O'Hara is the personel officer who hires him; Natalie Wood, her daughter; and John Payne the lawyer who gets the court to declare him the one and only Santa Claus. Charming fable to start off the Season to be merry. Perfect! 10/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039628/
In The Good Old Summertime (1949) Judy Garland at the Christmas Party in red velvet singing "I Don't Care" is a highlight.. S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall is the store owner, Van Johnson is the head clerk, Spring Byington, the cashier at Oberkugens Music Store. A remake of "The Shop Around The Corner" with a crazy title, because almost the whole film is in winter, ending on Christmas eve, with Judy and Van kissing under the Christmas tree. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041507/
Rented DVD
NCIS-Season 1 (2003) 4 episodes and commentary by director. Mark Harmon is Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs of the Navy Criminal Investigative Service.
Michael Weatherly is Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo; Pauley Perrette is Abby Sciuto, forensics; David McCallum is Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, coroner; Sean Murray, Special Agent Timothy McGee; and Cote de Pable is Mossad Liaison Officer Ziva David.
Great cast make each episode interesting and fun, even when the subject matter is gruesome. Very good series that I have just discovered. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/
The women of the clan are going to see "The Nutcracker Ballet" during the season. Gives a good feeling and is a beautiful experience.
More of my Holiday films are on my table ready to watch this coming week.
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