June 2025 Newsletter – Murder on the Orient Express

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Both Jill and Barbara traveled to Europe this spring and Barbara spent a night on the train, the Orient Express. That, of course, evoked for us the Agatha Christie novel, Murder on the Orient Express, which was adapted into movie versions in 1974 and 2017.

May 2025 Newsletter – May Flowers

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In the spirit “April showers bring May flowers,” we focus in this month’s newsletter on three movies where flowers are prominent in the title: Cactus Flower, Flower Drum Song, and Driving Miss Daisy.

September 2024 Newsletter – Gena Rowlands and 1975 Oscar Contenders

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Actress Gena Rowlands, twice Oscar-nominated and the recipient of an Honorary Oscar, recently died. In a tribute to Rowlands and her first Oscar nomination, we profile some of the women from Hollywood: Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies who were Oscar contenders or winners in 1975.