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In “Lisa’s Home Bijou”, I’ll share my reviews of classic films and hopefully inspire you to have a few film festivals of your own. I am proud to claim Betty Grable as a distant cousin. My “film career” began when my parents named me for Leslie Caron’s character in “An American in Paris.”

Lisa’s Home Bijou: I’ll Be Seeing You

December 9, 2020 by Lisa Grable 4 Comments

Ginger Rogers and Joseph Cotten are people with sad secrets in a wartime Christmas drama. Shirley Temple is a fashionable teenager. Lisa's Home Bijou: I'll Be Seeing You (1944)

Film Festival: Christmas classics I’ll Be Seeing You (1944) is a World War II drama brought to the screen by David O. Selznick. It’s a Christmas story and a love story starring Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotton, and Shirley Temple. Selznick bought the rights to the 1938 Broadway song I’ll be seeing you. The song was…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1944, Christmas movies, classic films, Ginger Rogers, holiday films, I'll be seeing you, Joseph Cotten, Lisa's Home Bijou, Shirley Temple, wartime drama

Eve’s Christmas: Lisa’s Home Bijou

December 2, 2020 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

Eve has a fabulous, but unsatisfying life in New York. Her wish on a star sends her back in time for a do-over in this fantasy Christmas story. Lisa's Home Bijou: Eve's Christmas (2004)

Film Festival: Christmas Fantasy Eve’s Christmas (2004) begins with Eve running out of her fabulous condo in New York to catch a cab to her Madison Avenue office. She is pitching an ad campaign to Cumberland Wines. She’s got a fabulous city single life. Eve’s assistant is Mandy (Erin Karpluk), her best friend since childhood….

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 2004, Cheryl Ladd, Christmas movies, classic films, countdown to Christmas, Elisa Donovan, Erin Karpluk, Eve's Christmas, Hallmark movies, Kavan Smith, Lisa' home bijou, Sebastian Spence, time travel

Christmas in Connecticut: Lisaʻs Home Bijou

November 25, 2020 by Lisa Grable 5 Comments

Barbara Stanwyck hosts a Navy veteran and finds love, all while faking it as America's Best Cook. From Lisa's Home Bijou: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Film Festival: The Holidays DURING WORLD WAR II, citizens tightened their belts by raising vegetables in Victory Gardens. And because of war rationing, it was difficult to get staples such as sugar and butter. With all this self-denial, vicarious pleasure could be had by reading about scrumptious gourmet meals home-cooked in cozy settings. Barbara Stanwyck’s…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1945, Barbara Stanwyck, Christmas in Connecticut, classic films, holiday films, Lisa's Home Bijou

Call Me Mrs. Miracle: Lisa’s Home Bijou

November 18, 2020 by Lisa Grable 6 Comments

Mrs. Miracle visits a little boy who lives with his aunt while his father serves overseas. Romance and a happy ending in this Debbie Macomber Christmas story. Lisa's Home Bijou: Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010)

Film Festival: Christmas Fantasy Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010) is based on a novel by Debbie Macomber. It’s a sweet, romantic fantasy story of how a little boy’s Christmas wish comes true. It’s Christmas in New York City. Gabe is a ten year old who lives with his Aunt Holly (Jewel Staite). His widowed father…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 2010, Call Me Mrs. Miracle, Christmas movies, classic films, Debbie Macomber, Doris Roberts, Eric Johnson, Hallmark movies, holiday films, Jewel Staite, Lauren Holly, Lisa's Home Bijou

In the Good Old Summertime: Lisa’s Home Bijou

November 12, 2020 by Lisa Grable 3 Comments

Judy Garland and Van Johnson fight at work but fall in love as pen pals. Lisa's Home Bijou: In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

Film Festival: Christmas classics In the Good Old Summertime is named for the old song from 1902. It’s actually a Christmas story, with Judy Garland and Van Johnson competing at the music store where they work, while they are getting to know each other as pen pals. The story begins in Chicago in the early…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1949, Buster Keaton, Christmas movies, classic films, holiday films, in the good old summertime, Judy Garland, Lisa's Home Bijou, SZ Sakall, Van Johnson

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