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I'm so excited

Yesterday I got to watch a great movie on cable. It was Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. This is definitely one of my favorite Hitchcock films. I love the mystery and the eeriness of it (did I spell that right?). Plus, Jimmy Stewart is one of my all time favorite actors. He is sooo good in this film.

Speaking of Hitchcock, my husband and I are spending Thanksgiving on our own this year due to him having to work the day after (and of course I need to shop, lol). We are going to resurrect a tradition we started a few years ago and haven't had a chance to do the last couple of years. Namely, we are going to spend the day watching Hitchcock films. On the list so far are classics such as Rope, Dial M for Murder and Rear Window. There are others too, but I don't remember what they are. Hey, if anyone else out in blogland has any suggestions, let me know. I'm up for anything except The Birds, which freaked me out and North by Northwest, which I watched once and it caused me to fall asleep. Hope nobody thinks that's a sacrilege or anything ;)

In other exciting news, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban comes out on Tuesday, so hopefully we'll get to pick up a copy and enjoy that on Thanksgiving Day as well. I'm also looking forward to more great movies that come out in December. Now if I can just scrape together enough money to go see them. I'll keep you posted.

Have a great day all

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Sometime check out "The Trouble with Harry". One of the funniest movies ever made.
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