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🌟Star Quote: Bing Crosby

" Honestly, I think I've stretched a talent which is so thin it's almost transparent over a quite unbelievable term of years"        

🎥 Review: Harvey (1950)

"In this world, you must be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me. " (James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd) Let's talk about a film that has always left me feeling all fuzzy and warm inside. Harvey, a marvelous comedy-drama film from 1950 directed by Henry Koster and starring the amazing James Stewart. This gem of a movie is actually based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play called "Harvey," written by the talented Mary Chase in 1945. It follows the captivating story of Elwood P. Dowd, a genuinely kind and amiable man who lacks any hidden motives or ulterior agenda. He simply lives in the moment, enjoying the occasional drink and spreading joy in the lives of those around him. He is accompanied by his best friend, Harvey.  Harvey is a puca, a benign but mischievous creature from Celtic mythology. Harvey is 6 ft 3 1⁄2 in tall, white and, wait for it... invisible rabbit! Yup, you read that right!    Josephine H

The Queensboro Bridge in Film

    Manhattan   I absolutely love whenever I spot the Queensboro Bridge (aka the 59th Street Bridge) in films. Whenever I would visit family, I’d take the N Train, that pops out of an underwater tunnel right next to it. Or walk along it. The bridge was built in 1909 to connect Manhattan on the Upper East Side to Long Island City in Queens and has been featured in countless romances and movies over the years.        Pillow Talk   You can spot it in iconic films like Woody Allen's Manhattan, apartment scenes in My Man Godfrey, The Tender Trap, and Pillow Talk. It's been the backdrop for so many memorable moments on the big screen.   My Man Godfrey       The Tender Trap   The Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel song 59th Street Song (Feelin’ Groovy) was based on the bridge. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway observes, “The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty i

🌟Star Quote: Rock Hudson

  "The most dangerous thing for an actor is to refuse to listen to anyone else, to feel you know more than anybody"