ClassicBecky's Brain Food

The last few months have brought with them some stressful events, and one side-effect was an unrelenting insomnia that didn't respo...

Holiday weekends always throw me off.  I never know what day it is.  I planned to post an article on Monday, which I thought was today b...

This article is my contribution to the Billy Wilder Blogathon , hosted by Aurora at Once Upon A Screen ( aurorasginjoint.com ) and Kelle...

Kim Novak  Liza Minnelli After last year's Oscar ceremony, a shameful debacle of the lowest common denominator head...

If you are old enough to remember the wonderful 1960 television production of Peter Pan with Mary Martin as Peter and the fabulous Cyril...

Everybody has had one ... the boyfriend who turns out to be the biggest four-flushing, dirt-eating, woman-ogling, foul-mouthed, eats-with-hi...

What movies shall I watch while Indianapolis temperatures dip to 15 below (real temperature!) and we get 10 feet of snow (well, one foot any...

From the time I first loved movies, the musical scores have always played a large part in my admiration for a film.  Over the years I kept a...

19th Century Spanish Nativity  Classic Becky's Brain Food has been sadly inactive the past few months, mainly because Classic Beck...

I love a classy piece of art, don't you? The terror of all that is human?  A shock-test for your scare endurance?  Hmmm.......  Now...

I know this one ... I know I know it! It's ... wait a minute ... it's ... what is it?" It's been a while since I...

I'm not puttin' you on ... (sorry, I couldn't stop myself) ... Irving Berlin's "Puttin' On The Ritz" made a s...

"Geez, I lost?  Waddya mean?  I was workin' with ya here!" *This article contains plot spoilers* When I sett...

I intended to work on the next post in my series,  Overlooked at the Oscars, Part 2 -- but I didn't feel like it.  That's all. ...

*This article is my contribution to the Dueling Divas Blogathon sponsored by Lara at Backlots , one of my favorite movie blogs.  Follow t...