Eartha Kitt: 1927-2008
Movie Dearest — Eartha Kitt, legendary performer of stage and screen, died today at the age of 81. Known for her distinctive voice and catlike purr, Kitt became famous in the 1950's with such recordings as "C'est Si Bon" and the holiday standard "Santa Baby", and even more so as the ultimate "sex kitten", Catwoman, on the 60's camp classic Batman. A fixture on the international cabaret scene for decades, she also made a name for herself on Broadway, earning Tony Award nominations for Timbuktu! and The Wild Party. In more recent years, Kitt could be seen in such films as Boomerang, ...

Holiday vidspam
Storywh0re — Hello, all! I just got back from Christmas with my family, and I wanted to stop by to share some things on my mind. In my very first post, I shared issues with It's a Wonderful Life...a movie I used to love. This year, I seem to have found a new Christmas movie, and that's White Christmas. It's the whole package: a buddy movie, a holiday film, a musical, and even a patriotic (ande timely) shout-out to the armed forces. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It may be the actual "anti-IAWL". The message, if there is one, seems to be that the best way to help others is to do what you love. Very Joseph Campbell, ...