The Betty White Calendar 2011

Are you a big Betty White fan? If you are you need the Betty White 2011 wall calendar in your collection. Celebrate what was a fantastic year for White with the actress and twelve interesting images ranging from Saturday Night Life, The Tonight Show to The Mary Tyler Moore show. The calendar is retired though still available from resellers on eBay.

Declared 'America's Favorite Pin-Up' on the cover, it was definitely a stellar year for White.

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Brenda

Movie Treasures By Brenda

More Betty White:

The Golden Girls Coffee Mugs. Discover a bright and fun mug celebrating all four of the ladies.

Betty White: A Celebrity Documentary. Learn more about White's 100-year birthday celebration.  

Liz & Dick: Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton Movie

THE LOVE LIFE OF ELIZABETH TAYLOR AND RICHARD BURTON

Liz & Dick celebrates the scandal and the marriage of the century. It tells the rocky story of the love between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The story was written by Christopher Monger and stars Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor and Grant Bowler as Richard Burton and premiered as a made-for-television movie on Lifetime on November 25, 2012.

Despite a story that still mesmerizes people today, the movie was not so warmly received. I watched it and would have to agree with the majority of comments that it was not a very successful movie. However, if you are a big fan of either Taylor or Burton, you might want to give it a watch anyway...

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REVIEWS OF LIZ & DICK 

The Hollywood Reporter says that "it should come as no great surprise that Lifetime’s Liz & Dick movie starring Lindsay Lohan is spectacularly bad. After all, it’s Lohan, more memorable in the tabloids than she ever was as an actress.

On Huff Post, Maureen Ryan says, "Oh Lord, What Have They Done?" It's easy to come up with a list of a few things a movie about Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton should do and this movie does absolutely none of these things. All it really does is make you sad about what's become of Lindsay Lohan.

The New Yorker says that Lohan is now in the unenviable position of the classic cartoon character who dashes over the edge of the cliff and stays in midair, spinning her legs madly but not falling, and, of all things, the flimsy and inadequate platform called “Liz and Dick”

Liz and Dick and Lindsay: Lohan made this Taylor biopic her own | Emma G Keller | Film | The Guardia

Finally, Emma G Keller says on The Guardian that Lohan made this Taylor biopic her own elaborating by saying Lindsay Lohan's performance as Elizabeth Taylor was universally panned, but it saw art imitate life to perfection.

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Brenda

MORE ELIZABETH TAYLOR READING

Elizabeth Taylor Books

The editor of Vanity Fair is quoted as saying, "Try to imagine a star who combines the talent of a Meryl Streep with the beauty of a Nicole Kidman, the sensuality of a Penelope Cruz, and the notoriety of a Lindsay Lohan. Magnify that a hundredfold,...

The Best Elizabeth Taylor Movies

Elizabeth Taylor was definitely an icon. Living from 1932 to 2011, she only recently left us but, because of her amazing beauty, talent and incredibly long career, she left us with some very memorable movies. This page is dedicated to the BEST...

Talking Pictures: A Parent's Guide to Using Movies to Discuss Ethics, Values, and Everyday Problems with Children

 

Talking Pictures is a book that will help you get discussion going with your children. This book actually takes the movies and uses them as ways to discuss sensitive issues. It covers subjects like divorce, marriage, family, love, gender identity, social ethics, separation and loss, friendship, death, illness and substance abuse.

One reader says that this book is full of insights into how to use films in a family setting. He says that it is not just a movie guide but also a book that will show parents how to use movies to learn about their children. If you do not have chatty children, the movies recommended in this book will give you some common ground for conversations.

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Brenda
Movie Treasures By Brenda

Anne Frank House PC and Mac CD-Rom (2012)

Anne Frank's House is a CD-ROM appropriate for use on a PC and Mac. It was designed for adults and young people, to take you on a virtual tour of Anne Frank's life including meeting her family, viewing the house on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam and learning about the Second World War and about the family's hiding from the occupying forces. 

Your mouse will guide you around and through the building. 

As you would expect, the main characters from Anne's life will be there including Anne, her father Otto, her mother Edith, her sister Margot and more. It shares the stories of their lives with unique images and information including pictures and reports from eyewitnesses.

Viewer David R. Martin says, "I ordered this CD several years ago...it's fantastic. You will not be disappointed. The disk contains a lot, and I mean a lot, of information. And loads and loads of pictures. It is an interactive CD. There is so much stuff on it, you will never be able to find it all. I never did."

You will want to note that this product was released in 2012 and therefore may or may not work on your current computer. Make sure you investigate before you order your copy of Anne Frank House here from Amazon.

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Brenda

Quick Links:

The Diary of Anne Frank Movie Review.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Kansas Centennial Edition Book

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book features L. Frank Baum's story with a forward by Ray Bradbury and illustrations by Michael McCurdy. It is an unusual, collectible version of the story done in black and white. 

Printed in 1999, this hardcover book is an older version of the story that would make an unusual and interesting gift choice. The New York Times said in their review of the book that "McCurdy's illustrations are a revelation. As rich in emotion as they are in detail." 

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Brenda

Movie Treasures By Brenda

MORE READING:

Discover The Wizard of Oz in my eBay store!

A Wizard of Oz Book & Movie-Themed T-Shirt.

Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful Flying Monkeys Bag.