Movie Monday: The Artist

Posted: February 6th, 2012 | Filed under: Uncategorized | | No Comments »

When I was little my grandmother spoiled us with old movies and ice cream sundaes – complete with maraschino cherries with the stems on top. I fell in love with old movies, Marilyn Monroe, Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Audrey Hepburn, Jane Russell – and the magic of the musical. I wanted very badly to be a movie star and tap dancer. But I didn’t want to be a modern movie star – I wanted to be a movie star like they were in the 50′s… with the drivers and the old cars and the fur coats and the long nights of dancing and beautiful dresses. I wanted people to hand me their ‘autograph books’ and smile for the big camera with the popping bulbs. So when I saw The Artist – it was like someone had gotten into my head and knew that I wanted to BE Peppy Miller. I swooned. It was pretty much magical. So if you haven’t seen it yet – go. Go now and remember when Hollywood was simple, glamorous, and more fun.