oscar month

Hello lovely,
To celebrate Oscar month the husband and I've been watching as many Oscar winning films as we can. Tonight it was Amadeus. Our criteria is the film has to be nominated or have a nominated actor or actress in it. It's been really fun. I'm also taking the opportunity to check off a few more films from my top 100 list. Here are the films we've watched so far. Hopefully we will be able to squeeze Benjamin Button and All About Eve in before the awards.
Hope your Valentine's Day was full of love. I took some photos of Niles' Valentine. I was pretty proud of the wrapping. I'll post soon.
love,
alyssa renee

Schindler's List

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Amadeus

Gangs of New York

the most wonderful time of the year!

hello lovely,
no it isn't christmas time. it is 31 days of oscar time! i love this time of year. every night there is an amazing classic film to watch. free movie dates every night! some of you may already know this, but i have a goal to watch all of the AFI 100 greatest films. not the newer list, the original list. (it includes more classics) maybe this 31 days of oscar season i'll check off a few more from the list. here are the films i'm most excited to watch. (you will notice bette davis stars in half of the films on my list...that is because she is the best) so far saturday, february 12th looks like the best day. wuthering heights, mr. smith goes to washington, the wizard of oz! it is a 1939 day :) 
oh... and my most favorite vacation is this month too....CABIN NASTY! february is looking like a pretty awesome month.
xoxo,
alyssa renee

bonnie and clyde

1967

jezebel

1938

it happened one night

1934

the silence of the lambs

1991

the maltese falcon

1941

all about eve

1950

east of eden

1955

cabaret

1972

the way we were

1973

what ever happened to baby jane?

1962

this list could go on and on and on...

{ harry potter }

hello lovely,
it is harry potter time again, yay! only two more midnight showings to go :(  last time the bubbie met up with me downtown to dress up for the midnight showing with my friends. this year i'm going home to watch it with her! here are a few pics from the last movie. can't wait to see all the costumes this year! you going at midnight? i hope you are at least going this weekend. it is more fun to go with the hardcore fans. makes the movie watching experience more fun. let me know how you like the movie!
xoxo,
alyssa renee

miss you girls!

mice and birds: movie date

hello lovely,

since niles and i just got a dog we have been staying home more so i thought i'd give you an idea for an at home movie date. here is a little teaser to entice you to watch one of my favorite films for your next date night in.

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Charade

1963

Directed by Stanley Donen

Starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, & Walter Matthau

Two of Hollywood's most famous stars team up in this delightful caper. Audrey Hepburn is about to divorce her distant husband when she finds he's been murdered. Not only that, he converted everything they owned into cash which is now missing...

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Cary Grant is there to help her solve the mystery, but is he really her friend, or working against her?

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The plot thickens as more people turn up trying to find the cash.

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When some of the men looking for the cash wind up dead, you'll never guess who turns out to be behind the crime.

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"Expect the unexpected when they play Charade!"

Let me know what you think when you finish the movie!

hope you have a great date ♥