Where I write about The Band Wagon...

For the November/December issue of Femnista I had the distinct pleasure of writing about one of my favorite films -- the gorgeous, hilarious, whip-smart and intelligent 1953 gem, The Band Wagon, starring two of my all-time favorites, Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. I hope you'll check it out!

Read here//Download here

does it get any classier than this?

I think not. (Obviously I'm talking about the post that follows, not my new blog design...haha!!) *wink*

Thanks for all of the feedback on the new layout, everyone! I'm very excited about giving my little corner of the blogosphere a facelift. :) In case you didn't notice, part of that project included finding a new profile image. Given my love of classic Hollywood (and books, that goes without saying, right?), I started searching for images of my favorite stars reading. Myrna Loy was a top choice, and ultimately the winner:

She also had a good option B:

There were a few runners-up...

Marilyn Monroe

Audrey Hepburn

After these great finds I had to look up some of my favorite guys (this makes sense, right?).

Errol Flynn

Fred Astaire

Frank Sinatra

A post like this just wouldn't be complete without a little Frank. :)

*happy sigh* I love these people, I really do...