Walk o' Shame.

I broke my consistent bloggerness! I'm disappointed in myself.  And what have I even been doing?  Besides going to Ikea and some brief shopping? And having my nose glued in a book?  Not very much frankly, though I will admit there has not been a dull moment yet.  After our success of a film festival, I plan on many more.  The agenda?
Grey Gardens (not the actual documentary but rather the movie on the documentary with Drew Barrymore) and other Kennedy-based films (one with a B/C-list star-studded cast that there was a trailer on before Factory Girl.  Has Shia Labeouf) while peering over some of Jackie O's fashion...and maybe JFK and Marilyn's scandal while we're at it (Marilyn Movies, Some Like it Hot?  Never seen one of hers before and I've been meaning to see what's all the rage on this woman).
Chloe (a movie we saw thanks to the trailers of An Education) and Brothers (I've decided) because of their cheating themes
Fred and Ginger marathon + Cats Don't Dance, I could go on forever with this era.  We'll listen to some music of then and now, Andrews Sisters and Puppini Sisters, and then watch Mad Men.
Some time when we venture into the 60s (era of An Education) we'll listen to Frank and then Mike Bubble, may as well watch his many movies and then Audrey movies topped off by Bewitched, the movie.  Because I adore that movie for no apparent reason.  Somehow, Judy Garland's movies/music will fit into this and we'll watch the Tower of Terror only for the black/white glamour (<--It says that "glamour" isn't a word.  Bullshit, update your spell-check) clips and watch the history channel in anticipation of a Modern Marvels special on The Stock Market Crash.  Not of the 80s obvs, but the other one.  In which decade I have no idea even though I did a report on it.  Methinkeths...20s?  I find it awesome that Golden Hollywood could still go on, wooden Oscars or not.  And because my thoughts are so jumbled, Pleasantville must be added in the 60s one.  Where are all the Grease-like movies?  Poodle-skirts and leather jackets?  Grease doesn't actually count because it was made in the 80s.  I just remembered something really good too, and now I lost it.  Great!
Aha! French film fest.  Chocolat, La Vie en Rose, and all those Chanel films that are coming out.  We'll do the Lifetime Coco Chanel one even though I've already seen it (and thoroughly enjoyed it, and proud to say that I knew much of her life already), Coco Before Chanel if I could get it from the library already, and the one that's coming out this summer, Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky, with frankly quite a frightening trailer.  Watch it.  After reviewing the Coco Before Chanel trailer, it seems so similar to the lifetime movie.  Is this good or bad?  Throw Moulin Rouge into the mix and Ratatouille and boy do I have myself a day/two.  Maybe we can pretend to be a little sophisticated and for me, a little less sophomoric by feasting on some goat cheese and if heaven allows it, champagne.  Though my parents never keep bubbly around the house, I'm not sure why; we like throwing occasions! And frankly champagne is much more festive and lighthearted than your average red wine from Costco.  At a non-sit down party that serves buffet style, it is definitely in call.  I"Ll hafta talk to mama about it.  JK I won't, though my knowledge of etiquette and events hints at me to push it, some day I'll make a legacy for myself.  Then we'll talk.
Kimberly Uong, great thrower of dinner and cocktail parties alike.  Always dressed to please and her place impeccably decorated; very modern but with traditional roots.  Contemporary but retro.  Classy, but chumpy.

P.S. Throw Pearl Harbor in the mix as well since I haven't seen the whole thing and would very much like to do so.  Also some Grace Kelly films for good measure.


I was going to link via Amazon but alas I shall not, too many things.  Rather, here's a collection of photos.

See, doesn't it look fun already?Just a couple o' nuts with some cast is all.  And  GLAMOUR. SPELLED CORRECTLY.

My favorite singing/dancing pair.  My only singing/dancing pair? Aside from say, I don't know, all actors of that wonderful 20s-60s era.  Actually I take that back, did flappers sing?  30s.  Who knows.   I actually think that Fred and Ginger are 20s, so yes. Since it was still black and white, not that it's really that relevant because it was black and white still for a while after, I think.  THIS IS A SHITTY BLOG POST! And about one of my favorite things too.  Whatever.  Screw late nights, I'm cuddling up with the Carlyles and a Cosmo, magazine unfortunately.  Maybe even some Sex and the City season 3.