Ellipsis Christmas Movie Countdown #14

 

(After telling Klara that they have been pen pals all along...)

Alfred Krelik: Are you disappointed?

Klara Novak: Psychologically I am very confused... but personally I don't feel bad at all.

~The Shop Around The Corner

I bet you thought the AOL voice that announced that, You've Got Mail, was all about the movie, You've Got Mail. Nope. Before that was, The Shop Around The Corner. I love these gentle old black and white movies. No mentions of the internet, I mean was that even a gleam in anyone's eyes in 1940? No cynical look at life. Just two people falling in love in an old fashioned way, during the holidays. Getting to know someone's heart, deeply, is the way to do it. My husband and I knew each other forever, before we realized in wasn't that we were best friends, we were in love. It was that prior friendship that lead to the deepest of love. That's why I love this film so much. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie, You've Got Mail, and I will be featuring it between now and Christmas, but this one is special to me. If you can find it, watch it! Check Turner Classic Movies, they have it often during Christmastime. Watch, The Shop Around The Corner, first, then watch, You've Got Mail!

Seriously, Don't Drink The Water!

"I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories."

~Dave Barry

It's been a strange week for news. The IRS targeting the Tea Party. Yet another sex scandal rocks the Pentagon. The government spying on the Associate Press. And it's only Wednesday! All very interesting mind you, but I think my favorite story so far this week has to be the CIA agent caught in Russia with 2 wigs, a map of Moscow and $130,000 to be used to hire a Russian security officer to act as a spy for the U.S.!

Damn!

2 wigs, a map, and a relatively low amount of money? Hello? 1940 called, they want their spy back!

LOL. Sheesh!

I think this story needs to be made into a movie, with maybe Bradley Cooper in the lead! The whole situation reminds me of the amazingly funny, "Don't Drink The Water" by the great Woody Allen! So it just seems like a natural for him film it. Woody, if you do make the film, all I ask is a minor mention during the end credits. Just something simple like... "As suggested by the weird girl who took my picture on 20th and Lexington, while I filmed Blue Jasmine in San Francisco! I will know who you mean!



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Mood: Silly

~Me :)