Thursday Movie Picks -- Childs Actors Venture Out

The movie where the gifted little kid actor takes off his/her clothes and grows up, at least in the case of my picks this week.  Sometimes it plays better than others. Either way, the ones who become the best need this sort of breakthrough in order to simply make the transition to "real actor." All three of these actors have proven that they had an ability to transcend what made them famous first.

Thursday Movie Picks -- Super Long Titles

I'm playing this week...for the first time in a long time...because I want to get back in the game. My grad school journey is winding down, and I'm ready to start talking movies with everyone again.

So...welcome back...and welcome me back! I'll be around to everyone's blogs soon, reading and commenting on your great writing.

I love a good, long movie title. And I have some gems to offer up this week as part of Wandering through the Shelves' Thursday Movie Picks.

Long-Awaited Sequels

Sundance Favorites

On Three Favorites that played a Sundance past

Once Was Enough

Life's short, man. And sometimes you just plain regret watching a movie that, even if it has some merit, just isn't your thing.

Character Name in Title

A Trio of Must-See Flicks with Character Names in the Title

The Woods

Double Features

Thursday Movie Picks: Tall Buildings

Thursday Movie Picks: Shakespeare Adaptations

Thursday Movie Picks: Your Comfort Movie

Thursday Movie Picks: Movies Adapted from TV Shows

Thursday Movie Picks: Movies about Addiction

Thursday Movie Picks: Teen Angst

Thursday Movie Pick--College Movies

Thursday Movie Picks--World War II

Thursday Movie Picks: Crime Gone Wrong

Thursday Movie Picks: Movies About Writing

Thursday Movie Picks: Summer Camp

Wet Hot American Summer. Out.

Thursday Movie Picks: Female Ensembles

I got into an argument with my Mom early yesterday morning about some family drama. It seriously ruined my Wednesday. I couldn't even put together this post. I was blocked up, a bit depressed. I couldn't figure out, of all the movies with great female casts, which ones I wanted to highlight. Then, I took a few out of my list and came up with what follows...

...a tribute to a few movies of my childhood, with Female Ensembles, that my Mom LOVED and watched repeatedly, so that she could feel something, empower herself through stories of female empowerment, and, of course, get a good cry.