Valerie A. Higgs
The Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee: Elvis
Synopsis: The life story of Elvis Presley - mostly from the point of view of his infamous manager, Colonel Tom Parker, a man of dubious...
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My Cinematic Bucket List Podcast
WITH HOST, VALERIE A. HIGGS | FILM ENTHUSIAST
Valerie A. Higgs
Mar 2, 20232 min read
AFI #97 Blade Runner (1982)
Synopsis: It is 2019 in Los Angeles, and Rick Deckard has been tasked to find and terminate four Replicants that murdered their way to...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Feb 28, 20231 min read
Awards Season
(Photo Credit: AFP via Getty Images) It's awards season, friends. I spent the evening prepping for the 95th Academy Awards. There will...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Feb 16, 20232 min read
AFI #98: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Synopsis: After a performance where famous vaudeville and Broadway entertainer George M. Cohan portrays FDR, he receives a telegram...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Feb 11, 20234 min read
Sports Movies vs. Sports IRL
I have a lot to do today. It's a busy weekend, but it has nothing to do with the Superbowl. First of all, my birthday is Tuesday! I...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Feb 11, 20231 min read
BFI #99: The General (1926)
Synopsis: While a railroad engineer tries his best to enlist during the Civil War, his beloved engine (and his girlfriend) is stolen by...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Feb 2, 20232 min read
AFI #99: Toy Story (1995)
Synopsis: Turns out toys can come to life and communicate with each other when no humans are around. Andy's favorite doll, a cowboy...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Jan 24, 20233 min read
Academy Award Noms
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the list of nominations for the 2023 Oscar Awards. There were no surprises...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Jan 19, 20234 min read
BFI #100: Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017) Jordan Peele, Dir. Synopsis: A Black photographer agrees to a weekend visit with his White girlfriend’s parents at their...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Jan 13, 20231 min read
Updated Watch List
I think I'm a bit obsessed with this challenge. On the one hand, that means that I will stay consistent. On the other hand, I need to...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Movie Scores
As I have mentioned before, I am a musician. So movie scores are very important to me. A score can make or break a movie for me. I can...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Jan 5, 20233 min read
AFI #100: Ben Hur (1959)
Synopsis: As Jesus Christ reaches adulthood, two childhood best friends “break up” – one a Jewish prince, the other a Roman Tribune newly...
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Valerie A. Higgs
Dec 2, 20222 min read
This wasn't how I was going to start the day.
December 2, 2022 I didn't wake up thinking that I was going to start a blog and podcast on the best films of all time. As usual, I...
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