Sonya Schryer Norris

1944: Going My Way or Double Indemnity

:Going My Way: Remember how I said in my 1930s wrap-up that I wanted movies that showed me how to be a better person? Well, this movie delivers on that but boy was it boring! This is the tale of a church deeply in debt with an elderly priest at the helm. The bishop sendsContinueContinue reading “1944: Going My Way or Double Indemnity”

My thoughts on Donald Trump

Everyone who knows me personally knows how I feel about Donald Trump. But I think we’ve reached a point where the seriousness of his campaign can no longer be overlooked and we must each be willing to take a public stand. I was gentle on Facebook. A couple of months ago I made my profileContinueContinue reading “My thoughts on Donald Trump”

1943: Casablanca

:Casablanca: I watched this movie for the first time with hubby one snow day afternoon. I loved Bergman and it was cool to hear so many classic movie lines in context. And Casablanca has what I’ve realized I need in a movie before I’m going to really get into it: a compelling story. I thoughtContinueContinue reading “1943: Casablanca”

1942: Mrs. Miniver or Sullivan’s Travels or the Magnificent Ambersons

:Mrs. Miniver: In the event you’ve ever wondered where the “Keep Calm and Carry On” motto comes from, well, this movie might as well be it (although that motto does not actually appear in this flick). The movie is a bit of war propaganda, shining a light on the best that our posh WW IIContinueContinue reading “1942: Mrs. Miniver or Sullivan’s Travels or the Magnificent Ambersons”

1941: How Green Was My Valley and Citizen Kane

:How Green Was My Valley: I came to this movie prepared to hate it and with the battle cry: Bronwen Morgan is not a blonde!!!!! (At least not in my mental image.) what’s more Angharad and Mr. Gruffyd are not the main characters of the story yet the actors get top billing! If “favorite” isContinueContinue reading “1941: How Green Was My Valley and Citizen Kane”

PrepFest Columbus

Late last month, hubby and I attended PrepFest Columbus. We learned about it on a prepper website we were exploring after finishing Jason Hanson’s Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life: A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected. We regularly read books about preparedness, do thingsContinueContinue reading “PrepFest Columbus “

1940: Rebecca and The Grapes of Wrath

:Rebecca: This was Hitchcock’s first American film and his only best picture Oscar. He never won for best director although he was nominated several times. What a hose job. Rebecca was a wonderful flick. Laurence Olivier played the frosty, imperious, tortured Maxim deWinter, Joan Fontaine (Olivia de Havilland’s sister) his innocent, lost young wife and JudithContinueContinue reading “1940: Rebecca and The Grapes of Wrath”