Missed My Blog Anniversary...

That face you make when you realize you've missed your blog anniversary... again. 

October 8th marked nine years since I began this blog. In 2019 I shared a list with my favorite film from each year starting with 1928 and the following year I filled in a few blanks from years I had skipped because I either hadn’t seen any from that year or the ones I had seen I didn’t really care for. Here are a few more “blanks” I've filled in: 

1929 - The Love Parade 

1970 - (I need some recommendations for this year lol. The only 1970 film I've seen is Airport)

1971 - Fools' Parade - James Stewart, Kurt Russell

1974 - The Towering Inferno (could change)

CHANGE 1984 from Protocol (Goldie Hawn) to - Swing Shift - Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell

CHANGE 1986 from The Three Amigos! to - Tough Guys - Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach

1991 - Oscar - Sylvester Stallone

2013 - Safe Haven - Jullianne Hough & Josh Duhamel

CHANGE 2018 from Like Father to - Destination Wedding - Keanu Reeves & Wynona Rider

2020 - The Lost Husband - Josh Duhamel

2021 - Jungle Cruise - Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt

2022 - Downton Abbey: A New Era

2023 - haven't seen any yet

One day I hope to start my different series up again and get back into hosting blogathons. Thank you to those who keep sticking around this barren landscape lol :/

Movies I Watched in September

Had trouble deciding on my favorite movies and what picture to put at the top, which is why this post is incredibly late. Thought I was going to have a short list for September (I was out of town for two weeks) but made up for it at the last minute. Any guesses who I crushed on this month? Lol

* indicates a rewatch

1. The Lady is Willing (1942) - Marlene Dietrich & Fred MacMurray
2. Over 21 (1945) - Irene Dunne, Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn
3. The Return of October (1948) - Glenn Ford & Terry Moore, James Gleason, Dame May Whitty
4. The Man From the Alamo (1953) - Glenn Ford & Julie Adams, Hugh O'Brian, Chill Wills
5. The Big Land (1957) - Alan Ladd & Virginia Mayo, Edmund O’Brien, David Ladd
6. The Italian Job (1969) - Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Rossano Brazzi
7. Superdad (1973) - Bob Crane, Kurt Russell, Barbara Rush
8. Father Knows Best Reunion (1977) - Robert Young & Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin
9. Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977) - Robert Young & Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin
10. Field of Dreams (1989) - Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan
11. Article 99 (1992) - Ray Liotta, Keifer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Eli Wallach, John Mahoney
12. *Robin Hood Men in Tights (1993) - Cary Elwes, Dave Chapelle, Roger Rees, Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise
13. Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) - Danny Glover, Ray Liotta
14. Unforgettable (1996) - Ray Liotta
15. Pilgrim (2000) - Ray Liotta
16. Heartbreakers (2001) - Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Gene Hackman, Ray Liotta, Jason Lee, Anne Bancroft
17. A Rumor of Angels (2002) - Vanessa Redgrave, Trevor Morgan, Ray Liotta
18. Miracle (2004) - Kurt Russell, Eddie Cahill
19. *Beastly (2011) - Alex Pettyfer & Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris

Reinventing Elvis: The ‘68 Comeback (2023) - Paramount+

Least Favorite Film: I couldn't really get into The Man From the Alamo. Beastly wasn't as good as I remembered from when I watched it in college. I think Austin Butler would be great in a modern Beauty and the Beast retelling.

Favorite Movie: Hard to pick a favorite. Over 21 was a fun discovery. The Father Knows Best reunions were well done. I liked several Ray Liotta films but only because he was in them (I love elderly Eli Wallach ♥). Liotta wasn't in much of A Rumor of Angels but it was very good, and something that would have never come across my radar if I hadn't been watching every Liotta movie I could find online (it's on Freevee).