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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is basically the best goofy teen movie there is, and after watching it, I think I’m long overdue for a — cough cough — day home from school. John Hughes is no slouch when it comes to the teen dream (hello, Sixteen Ca... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Spring has fully sprung in New York, which means we’re up to our eyeballs in cold, miserable rain. Precipitation normally leaves me in a perpetual state of drowned rat, so to class up my rainy-day routine, I’m turning to the 1952 classic mus... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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While I may normally err on the side of Annie Hall, no one is immune to the charms of Diane Keaton. Not now, not ever. Add a lecherous Jack Nicholson, a crazy-classy Hamptons beach house, a little rom-com sparkle dust and oops, look who just surprised h... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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There’s no better way to celebrate Mardi Gras (today!) than skipping straight past the shiny plastic beads and losing yourself in the Rio Carnival of 1959. Black Orpheus does that and more — it transfixes, bewitches and ensnares even the most unsu... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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That Coco Chanel is a woman worthy of a week’s worth of endless style blather goes without saying, but what’s the fun in that? I’m saying it loud and proud — Coco Before Chanel is pretty much as gorgeous a movie as they come. Duh, you ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Only a director like Whit Stillman could weave a story around something like disco and keep me entertained for a full two hours. His 1998 movie The Last Days of Disco is a sweetly sardonic look at coming of age in New York, and the almost embarrassing m... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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So even though yesterday was Valentine’s Day, are we still allowed to talk of swoony, romantic couples? No? Fine by me. Instead, let’s talk about criminal lovers. Bonnie and Clyde is the classic 1967 movie based on the real-life gun-toting c... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It’s that time of year again — you know, loooove time. And while I think my all-time favorite Valentine’s Day came in the form of Chinese takeout circa 2003, that doesn’t mean I abstain completely. Chocolates in some weird box with a fa... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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As much as I wish I could fight it, it’s undeniably Valentine’s Day season. While I generally fall into the bah humbug category, I figure if we’re going to do it at all, we’re going to do it right. That’s where Sleepless in... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Maybe I’m biased, being a lover of both Baltimore and endless cups of coffee, but Barry Levinson’s Diner is practically perfect. A group of ambling college-aged gentleman tease, taunt and terrorize their way through Charm City in 1959, and i... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I’m so excited and honored that Grace asked me (your ever faithful and loyal Amy M. of living in) to fill in for the ladies of Studio Choo this afternoon! As an antidote for New York’s latest snow storm, we’re going to be practicing wha... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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At this point in our relationship, it’s probably no surprise that I could sustain myself on a strict diet of nothing but period pieces. Enter Howards End, the be-all end-all of gorgeous literary adaptations. It’s so Bloomsbury, it could make... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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That The Big Lebowski is a cult classic worthy of recognition is undeniable. It’s not just because we’re Coen brothers fans or that we weirdly love The Dude’s sweater. There is an unmistakable whiff of modern California cool behind Th... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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An Education is one of my top favorite movies in recent years. It zips along at a delightful clip, and you find yourself wishing, only for a minute or two, that you were the one being swept off your feet by a rakish man with a fancy sports car. Then tha... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Okay, okay, so this guide is nothing more than a thinly veiled list of the things I’d like to give and get this year. It’s no secret that I view the world through a romantic lens and the same goes for presents under the tree. Whether it’... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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A Charlie Brown Christmas is an undisputed holiday classic, but cross my heart, I had never seen it before today. I knew all about the scraggly tree, and I’d heard the soundtrack a million times, but for some reason our paths hadn’t official... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Would it be sacrilege against all of the classics to call Metropolitan my favorite holiday movie? The holidays function as nothing more than a glittery backdrop in this film, so maybe we can call it my favorite non-holiday holiday movie. Metropolitan is... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Paper Moon is a perennial favorite around these parts. Filmed in the early 1970s, its pitch-perfect rendition of the Great Depression in Kansas will fool even the most persnickety of viewers like, ahem, me. The only giveaway that it’s a modern thr... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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My sister and I just returned home from our European vacation last night and I couldn’t think of any movie more perfect to commemorate our trip than Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette. I’ve long been a fan of the biography on which the ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Woody Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters is my ultimate Thanksgiving movie. It doesn’t get better than a cozy New York apartment filled with sisters, friends, turkey and a piping hot portion of family dysfunction. Beginning and ending with one f... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Sense and Sensibility is such a sparkling Austen adaptation that I kept forgetting to pause it to take movie stills for this post. The Dashwood sisters steal your heart right from the get-go, thanks in no small part to Emma Thompson’s fluid screen... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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My reason for falling madly in love with Breathless is two-fold. First, my savior Erica (our beloved Design*Sponge copy editor) suggested it as a Living In possibility. I am immortally indebted to this girl and knew I had to do it regardless of how gre... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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My big sister has a weak spot for the 1992 epic saga The Last of the Mohicans. She’s been staying with me for the past few weeks and has, naturally, rubbed off on me. I asked what movie she wanted to see as a “Living In” post, and here... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Beetlejuice is now my ultimate fun Halloween flick. I honestly hadn’t seen it in 15 years and had only a vague recollection of stripes and the Day-O banana boat song. Silly me — I’ve been missing out all this time. This goofy mix of New Eng... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I had a friend in the sixth grade whose father rented Rear Window when we asked him to get a scary movie for our sleepover. Let me tell you, it wasn’t what we had in mind and I think we ditched it half way through to play “light as a feather... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Edith Piaf is my go-to mood changer. With just a few songs, she can turn any moment into a melancholy Parisian vacation. Does it go without saying that we all could use more Parisian vacations, even of the melancholy variety? The 2007 biopic La Vie En R... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Party Girl is a new-to-me favorite recently suggested by a commenter. 1995? Parker Posey? New York? Sounds like a classic in the making. Tired of scraping by as an unemployed party promoter, Mary (Posey) tries halfheartedly to make rent on her Chinatown... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Love Story is my favorite movie. My #1 (without a doubt) and my go-to answer when asked. I’ve nervously saved it for this column until I could summon the courage to take on my Holy Grail of movies. Don’t get me wrong, Citizen Kane it’s... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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If my past Living In subjects are any indication, I’m a sucker for old-time favorites. I rarely drag myself out to the theater but this summer I made an exception for I Am Love, a spellbinding epic Italian melodrama that completely captivated me. T... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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There is something about fall in New York that triggers visions of When Harry Met Sally for me. Chilly mornings, tweed blazers, walks in Central Park, the impending doom of spending one’s life alone . . . you know, the usual. Facing this fall less... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Today’s living in is all about facing your childhood fears head on bravely and declaring for the whole world to hear, “The Dark Crystal, it’s taken 20 years but I am no longer scared of you.” Repeat a few times till you trick you... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I am a firm believer in the western genre. Not everyone loves them, especially these days, but Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a western I think anyone can get behind. I mean, P A U L N E W M A N. Need I even say more? Yes, I think I will.... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I had almost forgotten how much I loved Big as a kid until recently. Set in 1988, smack dab in the middle of my impressionable youth, Big tells the story of a 12 year old boy who wishes to be an adult and poof, overnight turns 30. Funny, because 30 s... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I suppose I should just come right out and say that my love for Dazed and Confused isn’t based off of aesthetics, strictly speaking. I mean I appreciate the 70’s and all, but it’s the disarmingly funny portrayal of both teenaged bored... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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North by Northwest is one of my dad’s all time favorites, so naturally growing up I hated it. My big sister and I would make barfing noises at the video store (yes we were very mature) whenever he brought this or The Maltese Falcon around. I thin... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Hi loves, today is a very special day for us. What, please say you didn’t forget… It’s our one year anniversary of this wonderful, fulfilling, spiritually enriching, soul satisfying (stop me if I get carried away) relationship we hav... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Many, many hearty thanks to the lovely and talented Amy Azzarito for making such a sweet living in post while I was having a blissful few days away from the computer. I mean, I love y’all, but even in the best of relationships, a girl needs some ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Okay, okay, so I wouldn’t want to actually “live in” Jaws, but must we always be so literal? Nothing screams summer like the infamous 1975 shark thriller. Set in fictional Amity Island off the coast of Cape Cod, Jaws is delicious bl... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Today is the 10th anniversary of my sixteenth birthday and I could not let this moment pass without paying homage to America’s ultimate birthday fantasy, Sixteen Candles. John Hughes so totally gets teenaged girls it’s eerie. And by teenag... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It is officially summer and I am officially, um…. hot. I’ve been channeling all of the energy I can muster (not much) into dreaming about my upcoming vacation to my family’s summer house in New Hampshire. Long canoe rides, hikes in t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I’ve long held a burning candle in my heart for Girl with a Pearl Earring. At this point, I’m not even sure if it’s a wonderful movie or if my obsession comes from the fact it’s just painfully beautiful. It’s one of those ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The middle of June triggers serious school nostalgia for me. Everyone was so happy for summer vacation and it felt like the whole school came together in one big bubbling mass of excitement. No one does school nostalgia better than the late, great Joh... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Federico Fellini’s 1963 classic 8½ quietly lulls you into it’s arms while you’re busy thinking about other things. Once you reach the 2 hour mark, you find yourself rapturously attached to it’s flawed characters and it’s fa... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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There are some days when I don’t want to watch movies with beautiful sofas or inspiring color palettes. One night last week, all I wanted to do was watch Ken Burns’ documentary The Civil War again but felt like I shouldn’t because I sh... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I want to take a spiritual quest through India on a train. I want a monogrammed set of louis vuitton luggage with little drawings of rhinos. I want to develop a rapport with Adrien Brody and by rapport I mean I want to have his babies. Sometimes it... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Truth be told, I’ve never struggled over a living in post as much as I’ve struggled with this one. Every girl who holds a small but eternal burning flame in her heart for Mr. Darcy understand that Pride and Prejudice is not something to be ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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If it isn’t already apparent, I’ve caught the summer dreaming bug. Warm nights spent outside, sipping some sort of something cold, wearing some sort of something colorful. This is when I slavishly turn to Julie Taymor’s Frida to pret... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The only way I can forgive Brooklyn for this sweltering early heat wave is by closing my eyes and internally channeling summer vacation. No school. No shoes. No responsibilities. Instead, it’s sizzling and I’ve been stuck in a coffee sh... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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[image sources, clockwise from top left: lemonlight, pretty green living, renee's roots, country living, eat drink better, food storage girl, the weather store, unh] Food is hot, folks, and I’m not just talking in the Sriracha-sense of the term.... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Regardless of the fact that I work full-time at a spectacular flower shop, elbow deep in stupidly fancy and pretty flowers, deep down I’ll always be a wild violet girl at heart. Each spring the yard of my childhood home would fill with little pur... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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