Celebrity Birthdays

March 7th
Laura Prepon, star of That 70's Show, turns 28 today.

Happy Birthday Donna!

Thanks IMDB.

Celebrity Birthdays

March 6th

Director, Producer, and Actor Rob Reiner turns 61 today. My fav Reiner flicks include The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and Misery.

D.L. Hughley, star of The Hughleys and The Brothers turns 44 today.

Happy Birthday Gentlemen!

Thanks IMDB!

Celebrity Birthdays

March 5th


Eva Mendes, star of All About the Benjamins, Once Upon A Time in Mexico, and Hitch turns 34 today.

Kevin Connolly, star of Entourage, The Notebook, and Unhappily Ever After also turns 34 today.

Kimberly McCullough, star of General Hospital turns 30 today.

Happy Birthday to All Pisces!

Thanks for the links IMDB.

Celebrity Birthdays

March 4th


Adrian Lyne, director of Unfaithful, Fatal Attraction, and Flashdance, turns 67 years old today.

Patricia Heaton, star of Everybody Loves Raymond, turns 50 today.

Happy Birthday you creative pisces!

Thanks for links IMDB!

Celebrity Birthdays

March 3rd
Jessica Biel, star of 7th Heaven, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and The Rules of Attraction turns 26 years old today.

Happy Birthday you pisces beauty!

Blossom Into Womanhood With My Girl

“Have you had the unfortunate experience of recently losing a loved one.” If your answer is yes, then I send my condolences. However, for diehard fans of the movie My Girl, you’ll have a nice chuckle.

Back in 1991, I was nine years old, loved the TV show Blossom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and My Girl, starring Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Macaulay Culkin.

It centers on the summer escapades of Vada Sultenfuss (Chlumsky), as she embarks on the road to womanhood. Set in 1972, Madison, Pennsylvania, My Girl uses the mixture of vintage cars, groovy clothes, 70’s hits, and witty dialogue to draw in the viewer.

When we first meet Vada, she is living in her father’s funeral parlor, faking her own death and charging neighborhood kids to see corpses. Within the first 10 minutes, Shelly (Curtis) applies for the make-up artist job and life begins to change.

The neglected Vada spends more time with Thomas J (Culkin) and singing to the picture of her teacher, Bill.

Her world is fragmented due to her mother’s death, her father’s creepy profession, grandmother’s increasing senility, and lack of female friends.

Vada’s perception of life is death. She fears loss and therefore chases it off by mocking it.

Although, her family situation is a bit nutty, Vada still manages to follow her heart and take an adult writing class taught by her crush, Bill.

During class, Vada’s world is widened with the marijuana, sex, and orgasm drenched poetry of her hippie classmate.

The reception of her first kiss nurtures her sensitivity and longing for emotional stability.

Her writing serves as an outlet for the expression of repressed memories of her death by childbirth mother.

While My Girl has a heart-wrenching twist of fate about ¾’s in, the ending leaves room for growth and resurrection, two topics that all women can relate to no matter their age.

As for me, I enjoy watching this film every few years to remember a simpler time in my life. The summer days filled with smelling the bay, channel surfing in pop-pop’s recliner, hanging with my cousins, and daydreaming. The hope of wearing a bra, kissing my crush, and getting my period still lie in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead.

The Kids Are Here!

This week's reviews will center on two of my favorite childhood films. As Spring approaches I think of a simpler time in my life and realize the memories are always conjured while watching these films. Please leave a comment and let me know your memories of these films.