The Academy of Amy, Presents Top Films

It’s Oscar night, and it’s got me thinking about those films that I never tire of and never fail to plant me into the depths of my sofa as a Saturday reserved for errands eludes me in favor of faraway places and unforgettable characters. So today, The Academy of Amy, presents my Top 10 nominees for Best Picture. 10. Sixteen Candles. Maybe not an Oscar-worthy movie, but this movie is a Gen X classic. Of course, I blame this movie for planting the seed that all your dreams come true at the naive age of 16, and that the most popular, best-looking guy in school would whisk me away in his red Porsche. Yep, this did not happen and all expectations went south from that point forward. 9. The Queen. A sucker for British royalty, I love this portrayal of...

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Disney is a Cult: Happily Ever After Dispelled

Disney is a cult! Yes, I said, it. Disney is a cult! Sorry, Sue and Tyler, I loved your Disney wedding, but after five days living on the grounds of the “happiest place on earth,” I felt I was being wooed into believing that nothing bad ever happens in the world,  and if I stayed there long enough,  I too could find Prince Charming while riding Space Mountain. Call me a realist, but life is not a “happily ever after,” as Mr. Disney wants us all to believe.  Cinderella and Snow White are just fantasies: A ploy to  warp little girls minds into believing that Prince Charming will come and sweep them away.  My rant on Disney could go on for hours, but I found that photos do a much better job in dispelling the happily ever myth that Disney...

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And the nominees are…

Finally, the Oscars are here!  And yes, I must admit that instead of listening to today’s homily, I drifted to think about my favorite movies and the lines in them that “spoke” to me. Here’s my top 10: 10. Mommie Dearest – “No wire hangers.” 9. A Few Good Men – “He eats breakfast three hundred yards away from four thousand Cubans who are trained to kill him and no one’s going to tell him how to run his unit, least of all the Harvard mouth in his faggoty white uniform.” 8. Bridget Jones’s Diary – “The only thing worse than smug married couple; lots of smug married couples.” 7. When Harry Met Sally - “All I’m saying is that somewhere out there is the man you are...

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Things I Learned from the “Rocky” Marathon

New Year’s Day is typically reserved for football fans or those who need inspiration to lose weight from a marathon of The Biggest Loser. But today, I found my inspiration from the Rocky saga. Even though I had seen them all at one point or another, somehow watching them all back to back brought a new perspective. 1. You may be down, but you’re never out. 2. There’s always someone that believes in you even when you don’t believe in yourself. “Yo Adrian!” 3. You’ve gotta have heart to win the fight and the crowd. 4. Don’t forget where you’ve come from and who helped you along the way. 5. Sometimes the enemy is within you. 6. What’s new and shiny is not always the best way 7.Go out on top. 8. There is a top...

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