A nifty little website

A few months ago a friend told me about a website called icheckmovies. It's a really cool place where, once you've made an account, you can check off the movies you've seen on certain lists (or, even if they're not on any lists, you can still check them off) like the "Top 250" (IMDb), the "All-Time Worldwide Box Office", the "AFI 100 Years... 100 Movies", the "BFI 100" etc. etc.

Based on how many you've checked off, you're ranked among the other members of the site and you get "awards" based on how many films you've checked off certain lists.

If you're someone like me who loves lists and checking things off thereof, you should definitely check out the site! It's great fun and it's pretty nifty to have little goals in you film watching. For example, I'd like to finish the "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions" list soon (I'm over half way there! Yay!). And one of the best things is that many of the lists aren't static, so you will never have watched all of the films on all of the lists because new ones are constantly being added! 

If you go and sign up, or if you're already a member, leave me a comment with your username and I'll add you as a friend! 

If you haven't already seen it, please check out my 15 Movie Questions Meme that I posted earlier on today :D

Fifteen Movie Questions Meme

Clara over at Via Margutta 51 answered the 15 Movie Questions Meme yesterday, so I decided I would jump on the band wagon and join in the fun!

1.  Movie  you love with a passion.

This is so hard to answer! There are a whole bunch of films that I absolutely adore and can watch over and over again, but I'm going to go with The Sound of Music and Anne of Green Gables. 

2. Movie you vow never to watch.

I was going to say horror films because (besides a few early horror films) I have never watched one and don't intend to any time soon. However, I'm reluctant to say I'll never watch something, and barring a whole genre of films from my tv screen is pretty stupid. That being said, I can say that without a shadow of a doubt I will never watch the horror that is High School Musical (or any of it's sequels).

3. Movie that literally left you speechless.

Like Clara also said, I don't ever remember being speechless after watching a classic film. Probably the nearest I ever came to being speechless was when I rewatched Titanic (1953) last year, but after a few minutes I just started crying! However, more modern films such as Schindler's List and Sophie's Choice have all left me speechless. 

Come to think of it, there have been some classic films recently that have left me speechless. Splendor In the Grass, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, On the Beach, and The Birds.

4. Movie you always recommend.

Depending on the person, I usually lure them with something they've heard of that isn't too old (ugh, how I detest that word!) and that they've probably heard of aka Breakfast at Tiffany's (cliché, I know. Everyone thinks that it's the epitome of classic Hollywood and every man and his dog has the poster. But it's nevertheless a great film and well worth watching.), The Sound of Music etc. and then throw them The Thin Man, maybe The Quiet Man, and perhaps It Happened One Night. Basically, that is how I try to convert people to classic film. Oh wait, that wasn't the question...

5. Actor/actress you always watch, no matter how crappy the movie.

Deborah Kerr. I suffered through the-film-that-must-not-be-named (*cough*The Gypsy Moths*cough*) because of Deborah. I WAS SCARRED FOR LIFE! I kid you not. Do not watch that film. Ever. It is a travesty against all that is good and Deborah. Fuuuadlkajsd.

6. Actor/actress you don't get the appeal for.

Grace Kelly. I've tried to like her but I just don't understand her appeal. To me, she is the same in every film she appeared in. You could switch her characters in Mogambo and Rean Window for example, and you wouldn't notice any difference. She was just so... beige. Whilst I certainly don't argue that she wasn't a great beauty and a huge fashion icon (and still is today), I'm afraid I just don't find anything about her remotely interesting. Ah well, it's my loss I suppose!

7. Actor/actress, living or dead, you'd love to meet.

Those that are no longer with us: Deborah, Greer, Stany, Audrey, Roz, Helle Virkner, Jean (Simmons), Marlene, Lucille, Irene, Arlene, Errol, Eve, Gregory...

Still living: Eleanor, Glynis, Maureen (I could have been meeting her in June if not for my stupid health!), Celeste, James Garner, Olivia, Joan, Lauren, Peter O'Toole...

8. Sexiest actor/actress you've seen. (Picture required!)

I don't think anyone did sexy in Old Hollywood quite like Gregory Peck and Marlene Dietrich.

9. Dream Cast.

Oh my. To be honest, if Deborah and Greer had made a few films together I would have been beyond happy.  I mean, you can hardly class Julius Caesar as them being in a film together. 

10. Favourite actor pairing.

Last year I did a post about my 10 favourite on-screen couples. It hasn't really changed much, I don't think. Greer and Walter in anything, Roz and Cary in His Girl Friday, Greer and Ronald in Random Harvest, Irene and Cary, Myrna and Bill, Ginger and Fred, Maureen and John, Deborah and Cary, Kate and Spence... so many! 

11. Favourite movie setting.

Anything that takes place out in beautiful countryside is heaven to me. Some of my favourite film settings are the Salzburg and the surrounding areas in The Sound of Music, Prince Edward Island in Anne of Green Gables, Ireland in The Quiet Man, Alabama in Fried Green Tomatoes, and anything set in France or Italy.

12. Favourite decade for movies.

I couldn't really pick, but I tend to watch a lot of films from the '50s. 

13. Chick flick or action movie.

Growing up with two older brothers I have come to appreciate action movies. Not so much action moves which consist of a high speed chases, men with obscenely large muscles bursting out of their t-shirts, and the token "hot" girl, but action films which I would classify first as war films and second as action films. I'm definitely more a fan of more recent action films than the pre-1960 ones. There are a few I like, but on the whole, none of them can really match up to Saving Private Ryan etc..

14. Hero, villain or anti-hero?

Anti-hero.

15. Black and white or colour?

This is an impossible question to answer! I love black and white films and scowl at the people who say "I can't stand black and white films.". I also love colour films. Films like Gone With the Wind, The King and I, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing etc. wouldn't have been quite the same without their gorgeous colours. 

South Side — Tamanna Bhatia

Badrinath is Telugu Movie which is directed by  V.V. Vinayak and produced by Allu Aravind. The starcast includes Allu Arjun,Tamannaah Bhatia,Prakash Raj,Ashwini Kalsekar,Imran Khan. Music is done by M.M. Keeravani, 13 more images after the break...

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Anna Kournikova — Boat Ride

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Ritemail Picdump — 34 Pics

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Celebrities with Asian roots

Did you know?

Enrique Iglesias

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Gamers Injuries

Before you people who are obsessed with video games. They did not know the steps, and entertainment has become depending on the game, for which they have paid a terrible arthritis. 07 more images after the break...

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Adsense Revenue Sharing Widget For Blogger Blogs

Hi my dear Loyal Readers and Friends.Today am going to teach how to add a Adsense Revenue Sharing Widget in blogger.We all think adding Adsense Revenue Sharing in blogger is very hard but now its very easy by implementing this simple tutorial.

Actually,What is meant by "Adsense Revenue Sharing".

• You can share the adsense revenue with different People/Authors
• You can get more traffic to your Blog/Website
• Can have more Guest posts from different Authors
• Traffic from different countires
• More Adsense impressions
• Increase your site SEO(Search Engine Optimization) Ranking
• For more info visit : What is the AdSense Revenue Share

So,Now lets Start the tutorial........

Sign-in to Blogger.com Goto-->Design-->Edit Html

Now Check Expand Widget Option

Now find the following code in your Template:

<data:post.body/>

Now, paste the following code just above <data:post.body/>

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>

<b:if cond='data:post.author == "Author_1"'>

PASTE THE AD CODE OF Author_1 HERE

</b:if>

<b:if cond='data:post.author == "Author_2"'>

PASTE THE AD CODE OF Author_2 HERE

</b:if>

<b:if cond='data:post.author == "Author_3"'>

PASTE THE AD CODE OF Author_3 HERE

</b:if>

</b:if>

It will not work directly by Copying/Pasting the AdSense code.So,You should Parse the AdSense Code from here.And make sure that you paste the code as shown below in the image

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Now replace the 'Red Color Text' with your 'Author AdSense Code'. And Replace 'Blue Color Text' with the NAME of the Author (The name you choose while you register).The author names must not be different, it must be unique.Now place the author name when they have chosen when they registered at the blogger account.

It can be found on the profile editing page.

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Finally,Now save your template.And now your writer can get fully monetized post...!You can also use this trick for ad networks like Chitika and other sites if you don't like to use it for AdSense its upto the Author Choice.
It is your choice to choose the banner size. I recommend to place square banner. It is best visible on the blog posts.

Now your blog is Adsense Revenue Sharing Blog with multiple authors where each and every authors can get benefits whenever they write on your blog. Enjoy blogging with blogger!

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five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes

How do you measure, measure a year? I would say in classic film because... *drum roll*... today is the 1st birthday of Waitin' On A Sunny Day! I can't quite believe it's been that long since I started this blog. Back then, I wasn't quite sure what I was going to write about; classic film definitely wasn't one of my intentions. You see, a couple of years ago I tried to just watch more "modern" films instead of classic film because I was sick of people saying "Who? What? 1941? I don't like old films..." whenever I talked about the films and actresses I loved. I should have known that my classic film love was just waiting to burst out again when the first few posts I wrote on here were about some of my favourite classic actresses. However, the amazing classic film community on here soon had me as in love with the classics as I ever was and now, a year on, I have a hole bunch of new classic loves. So, I thank you all so much for welcoming me and getting me back into the films I love!

Deborah says cheers!

I thought that this week I would write a few posts about classic related things I've come to love throughout the past 365 days. So stay tuned!

Once again, thank you to all my wonderful followers and to everyone who welcomed me into the classic film community here on blogspot! You're all fabulous!

Deepika Padukone at Neutrogena Event

Neutrogena, leading skin care brand in the USA, broke the Guinness World Record for the Largest Umbrella Mosaic with 1056 people at the MMRDA grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex. Deepika, a brand ambassador for the Neutrogena, flagged off the event with the participants holding open each of their umbrellas in formation for 10 minutes. The umbrella mosaic formed for the record breaking attempt showcased the Neutrogena logo. 07 more images after the break...

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Kim Kardashian Works Her Strange Booty

The consistently fit and always enterprising Kim Kardashian shows on the beach in Santa Monica, CA on April 12, 2011 where she filmed a commercial  for Sketcher’s Shape Ups sneakers with her mom-ager Kris Kardashian., 08 more images after the break...

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Ritemail Picdump — 45 pics

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The 10 Most Expensive Vehicles of U.S. Military

01. Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit

The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, better known as the Stealth Bomber, can launch conventional and nuclear weapons against the most heavily protected enemy lines on earth thanks to its ability to evade radar detection. Originally, it was supposed to be manufactured in a run of 132, but it was so expensive that the initial 1987 order was slashed to 21. The cost of the B-2 program in 1997 was $737 million, or just over $1 billion today. Combined with procurement costs, the B-2 Spirit costs over $2 billion. The craft was first used during the Kosovo War in 1999, and it has been used successfully in Iraq and Afghanistan as well. They have also been used during the 2011 Libyan uprising, according to the BBC.No other country on earth has a larger defense budget than the United States. According to the Department of Defense, its base budget for fiscal year 2010 is over $500 billion, with another $130 billion to bolster the War on Terrorism and another $33 billion in supplemental spending on top of that. And that’s not to mention Homeland Security or nuclear arsenal maintenance.A lot of this money is spent on aircraft, tanks and ships, all of which are top – of – line and represent the furthest advances in military technology. In other words, they cost a lot of money. 09 more after the break...

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Smart Dog — Video

Thanks For Being My Friend

Recognize your friend's bonding, care, co-operation and understanding by not only acknowledging the same but along with that saying great thankful words like Thanks For Being My Friend with such nice gallery full of animation, creativity and ecards. Click to download and send them online to other friends.

You Are My Best Friend

Express your heart feel and emotions of saying - "You Are My Best Friend" with these ecards available all for free. Enjoy the most of this ultimate gallery designed for sweet group of friends searching for something elegant, unique and awesome. Add up that loving touch to your friendship bond through us.

Friendship Scraps

Enjoy these creative, animated and free scraps to set them on your online social profiles like of Orkut, Facebook and others for the coming friendship day celebration. Preview all these friendship scraps for free to spread beauty of animation all over. Click to download and easily use in layouts.

Friendship Day Miss You Cards

Missing someone is a sad feel and we always view image of the person in mind to recall the special bonding. Don't worry, here we have solution for your feel of missing your dear friend on this friendship day. Here is the variety collection of Friendship Day Miss You Cards to make your friend feel special and speak your heart emotions of missing him or her so much.

College Friendship

Friendship bond during college days is more strong, loving, fun-filled, pleasing and full of memories when all friends bunk their classes, enjoys freshers party, celebrate teachers day and do lots of activities inside their college and class rooms. Recall those special college friends for a get-together party and let them know how much you miss all of them. Best utilize these below showcased College Friendship pictures, quotes and cards.

Deeksha Seth latest Photoshoot

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Irina Shayk and Ronaldo

Irina Shayk and Ronaldo, at Madrid Masters Tennis Tournament — Cristiano Ronaldo and Iker Casillas appear to be doing battle in a mixed doubles sm00ching match with their girlfriends. The Real Madrid goalie got off to a flyer with a ki$$ from Sara Carbonero. But team-mate Ronnie drew level when Irina Shayk tenderly stroked his face, sparking a flurry of canoodling on both sides. It was a close contest but it seems love was the winner. 11 more images after the break...

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Ritemail Picdump — 39 Pics

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Largest Wooden Sculpture in the World

The power of a wood structure is defined in a striking new edifice. A wood canopy of six "parasols" has been erected in Seville, Spain. Completed last month, it was designed by Berlin architect J. Mayer H., with timber construction by Finnforest-Merk GmbH, Aichach. Metropol Parasol, is it is formally known, is built of 3,400 wooden parts, is over 90 feet tall almost 500 feet long. 16 More images after the break...

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20 Wild Animal T-Shirts

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Photo of the Day

I really want Claudette's outfit in this photo. I just love how she always managed to look so casual and comfy whilst still looking put together.

The Big Country or How Sophie Has Almost Been Converted to Westerns

I'm sure I've mentioned it several times before but I don't like Westerns at all. Or, I didn't used to like Westerns at all. My Mum really likes them, as did my Grandma. Whenever I used to visit her, she would often have a Western on the tv (but that could have just been because she always had the tv on and at least one of the terrestrial channels has to show a Western in the afternoon - I think it may be a law or something). Anyway, I digress. So, yeah, I've just never liked Westerns. They annoy me. I had never deliberately sat in front of the tv to watch a Western (unless you count Calamity Jane... but they sing! That takes some ofthe pain out of it.) until last year. Forty Guns I'm looking at you. Well, actually I'm looking at Barbara Stanwyck because she's the one who made me start watching Westerns (In my step-Granddad's words "She was a cowgirl!"). I will watch anything with Stany in it and Westerns are no exception. So, just for Stany, I voluntarily watched a Western for the first time. I watched a few more and then BAM! In March I watched The Big Country (1958).

Is it legal to marry a film theme?

Jean Simmons + Gregory Peck + Charlton Heston + Burl Ives = an absolutely fantasmagorical cast. Oh, and there was Caroll Baker but I have no idea who she is so I'm not going to talk about her. I only decided to watch this film because Jean is in it and, being quite a big fan of hers, I thought it about time that I had a shot at watching it. I thought it would be 165 minutes of blergh but instead, it was 165 minutes of PLEASE LET ME MARRY THIS FILM AND GREGORY PECK AND LET JEAN SIMMONS BE MY BEST FRIEND BECAUSE SHE'S SO INCREDIBLY MAGNIFICENT IN THIS FILM!! Well, Jean is always magnificent, but even more so in The Big Country. Watch it, you'll see what I mean. Meanwhile, here's a taster.

Now, I thought about it, for not that long I must admit, and found out that I actually know what's making me enjoy Westerns. The sweeping, breathtaking vistas (that aren't painted -- not that I have a problem with the scenery in Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. If you focus on Jane Powell, you can kind of forget about the backdrop - especially when she sings...). I don't know why, but as long as I get to see vast Technicolor deserts/mountains/plains/whatever every few minutes, I will carry on watching. I do not, however, want any Spaghetti Western/low budget cheap ket, I want the real stuff. EPIC WESTERNS. That's what floats my boat. Give me spectacular scenery and I'm happy. Basically, give me a big country (See what I did there? Yeah.) for 165 minutes. Or even longer because, you see, I have discovered something about Westerns and I want to share it with you all. There are a few exceptions (The Misfits, for example. I think it's just over 2 hours and it doesn't have any Technicolor scenery. It's still incredible though. You should watch it.) but a really good Western will be almost Gone With the Wind-like in length. FACT. Or not. That's more of a personal opinion or just a random observation. It's still true though. Raise your hand up if you agree with me!

Here's the opening scene. I must say, it didn't draw me in as much as it could have. I almost stopped watching. Sure, the music is delicious but...

... I'm not feeling it. Too much wheel/horse leg action. I NEED MY VAST TECHNICOLOR LANDSCAPES, WILLIAM WYLER.

If you're interested, you should check out this "behind the scenes" video narrated by Jean. Good stuff.

So yeah... I'm not 100% sure what this post was. I hope it's not too crazy - wait, who am I kidding? Crazy is the new... something. I don't know. But crazy is awesome. Maybe crazy is the new awesome. That doesn't really makes sense but let's pretend it did, k? ;D Speak to you soon!

~Sophie

Photo of the Day

Deborah and Ava on the set of The Night of the Iguana (1964). I think this photo is so lovely. Ava is my favourite female co-star of Deborah's (along with Jean Simmons) and they are both give absolutely astonishing performances in this film. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. 

Tamanna Bhatia Latest Stills

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