I need to take minute to talk about West Side Story. Most people I know do not like this film, and they tend to call me a bit of a fancy pants for liking it, but I really need to say, "screw all of you!". This is one of my favorite movies, and if you haven't seen it you should. I know, it is a musical, and there's dancing and or prancing.

I think a part of the reason I like this movie is because my mom would always make us sit down and watch classic films when they showed on tv. I always complained, and urged her to let me do something else instead, but after the first few minutes I was usually sucked in. West Side Story is probably the most memorable of these movies for me. We talked for a while after the movie about Romeo and Juliet and about Leonard Bernstein and how she was unable to see the play on Broadway for some reason or another...

It is because of her that I have an appreciation for film, and of course fancy pants...