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Books were my first friends....then
movies....in the theater or on television. Whether literature or film, both
mediums allowed me escape from the often painful and sometimes sordid world
in which I lived. When I was a child I was shy in the extreme and quite socially awkward. Add to that a stepfather who joined the ministry when I was in 6th grade (suddenly making me a Preacher's Kid!) and you have a textbook introvert. After a wonderful 4th grade teacher introduced me to the world of literature, I buried myself in books rather than play and social interaction. Then....in 7th grade I discovered the "Afternoon Movie" on a local television station. It began every weekday at 4:00....just as I arrived home after school....and relied heavily on black and white films....mostly old Tarzan and World War II movies....but it was my favorite time of day. For 2 hours Monday through Friday I escaped the misery of my 12 year old existence to immerse myself in the flickering black and white images where everyone's lighting was perfect, right always prevailed, houses were large and tastefully decorated, there were no "shades of gray" except in the image, and I could participate in this beautiful world as a voyeur from a socially safe distance. To this day, I love movies of all kinds, but think Black and White film is the perfect mix of art and class. I immediately feel at home when those monochromatic images flicker onto the screen....be it on a television screen or in a movie theater. I have a highly romanticized attitude toward the movie stars of the '30s and '40s as well. When I think of great film actors I reach back a bit further than most people my age. Ronald Coleman, Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, Judy Holiday...these are some of the faces and names who leap to mind for me when asked about favorite actors...and they are always in Black and White in my mind's eye. Go Back
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Just Some of My All-Time Favorite Films African Queen The Philadelphia Story Rear Window Meet John Doe Mr. Smith Goes To Washington Some Like It Hot Soldiers Story Places In The Heart Wizard Of OZ Gone With The Wind Citizen Kane Rebecca Unforgiven Suspicion The Magnificent Ambersons Notorious Parent Trap The Freshman The Third Man It's A Wonderful Life Mr. Deeds Goes To Town The In-Laws (70's version) Sunset Boulevard A Streetcar Named Desire Million Dollar Baby Born Yesterday (50's version) Now Voyager Penny Serenade Miracle On 34th Street Hamlet (90's version) Much Ado About Nothing (90's version) The Maltese Falcon The Big Sleep To Have And Have Not We're No Angels (50's version) In The Heat Of The Night 13th Warrior Guess Who's Coming To Dinner Cat On A Hot Tim Roof Suddenly Last Summer Schindler's List Casablanca Disney's Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Lion King, Beauty & The Beast, Hercules, Aladdin, Bambi, The Rescuers Jezebel Woman Of The Year Adam's Rib Laura Thelma & Louise Glory Young Frankenstein And the list could go on....and on....and on.......... |
