5 Best Thanksgiving Movies

I love holiday movies. Christmas movies. Halloween movies. But it's so easy to forget there are movies about Thanksgiving!

I mean, ABC family jumps straight from Halloween to a countdown to their Christmas countdown. It's a tragedy of epic proportions that they're overlooking the untapped market of Thanksgiving movies!

They could gobble their way to the big day! Or make a hand turkey and do five movies. Like these five movies. I mean, I'm putting in all the work here ABC family. What's your excuse?

 5. The Ice Storm

Okay, this movie is insane. Most importantly, it has Kevin Kline. Let's just get that out of the way right now. Kevin Kline is a key to a great movie. Speaking of keys - there's a KEY PARTY in this movie! And neglected kids who act like adults! Get on it.

4. The House of Yes

Speaking of insane movies - I present 'The House of Yes'. I first watched this in college in a class about movies based on plays. It involves incest, and a storm, and a family who thinks they're the Kennedy's, and a wine called "mother's milk". It's ridiculous and takes place over Thanksgiving so you should watch it.

3. Pieces of April

Just look at Katie Holmes on this cover. She's trying SO hard to be edgy and I love it. This movie is about an estranged daughter who decides to host Thanksgiving and reunite with her family. She tries so damn hard to create a perfect Thanksgiving to a point that I can seriously relate to the over freaking out about things. Add to that some crazy family antics to get to NYC for the party and you've got a recipe for ridiculousness.

2. Planes, Trains and Automobiles

John Hughes is a god. Let's just face it. This might be my most controversial ranking because it's not number one. But I don't care. My number one is my favorite.  Anyway, this is a great movie with an odd couple type pairing. Steve Martin's straight laced Neal juxtaposed with John Candy's John candy, I mean Del is just genius. But I love anything those dudes are in. John Candy is good at holidays.

1. Son in Law

I can't even. I love this movie so much that it's not just on this list, but my all time favorite movie list as well. My BFF, Jessica, and I quote this movie more than sane people should. It's about a country girl who goes to LA for college and meets Crawl, her fun loving RA who helps her break out of her shell. But then, she has to go home to the farm for Thanksgiving and break up with her fiance so she brings her BFF crawl with her to ease the news. Hilarity ensues. I love it so much. If you watch any of these, make it this one.

Do you have any favorites that aren't on this list? 

xoxo
Amanda

Music Monday - Kanye West: Gone

Guys! I'm on vacation this week for Thanksgiving.

Know what that means? Let's keep this Monday dance party going!

I can't promise that Music Mondays will always involve awesome dance parties. But I can guarantee that I usually want to dance. So it makes sense that a majority of my jams are dancey numbers.

Let's do this!

Happy Monday!

xoxo

Amanda

Catching Fire Day

Happy Catching Fire Day!!!

For those of you who are not in the know, 'Catching Fire' is the sequel to 'The Hunger Games'. If you really didn't know that you must be living under a rock (or AS a rock like Peeta).

The Hunger Games is one of my all time favorite book series'. Yes, I LOVE YA books. I can't help it. I actually blame The Hunger Games for this. I've read the books 2 times each. Saw the first movie in theaters 3 times (and countless other times on Blu-ray). I constantly quote my favorite line when I'm drunk. (That's nightlock, Peeta! You'd be dead in a minute!)

The point is - you should see this movie.

I'm waiting until I'm in Michigan on Monday to see it with some of my very best girlfriends and it's killing me. I can't believe I volunteered (get it?) to see it for the first time a few days late! I have such will power!

I wanted to share my past Hunger Games posts here just to get you in the spirit.

DIY Katniss Braid:

Friday Faves - Hunger Games Edition

And in Hunger Games things that I haven't posted before but need to be shared, I present: 

The Hungry Games

This is ADORABLE. And involves cookies. So it's glorious. And makes a joke about Peeta/Pita. Which is amazing.

Please tell me your Hunger Games: Catching Fire plans so that I can live vicariously through you until Monday.

May the odds be ever in your favor!

Amanda

PS - If you still need a reason to see this movie. Look at this handsome pirate:

Power Ballad Thursday: Damn Yankees - High Enough

This PBT is brought to you by my sister in law, Kat, who brought it to my attention. It's just so beautiful.

Not only is this an epic ballad, but it's a great video. Which is apparently a requirement for PBT now. This guy has BANGS. There's a shootout and some black and white. What more could you ask for?

See! BANGS!!!

Anytime a guy is wearing a vest with no shirt or a sleeveless mock turtleneck you just know that fashion history is being made.

So, thanks Kat!  What a great addition to Power Ballad Thursday!

xoxo

Amanda

Somewhere In Dreamland

Am I the only one who constantly remembers random things from my childhood?

Like this extremely sad cartoon about poor kids at Christmas? And they have these sad hole filled blankets. And the town folk want them to have a nice Christmas for once. And their mother is so sad and can't take care of them and they go to sleep and dream of a land of candy and clean clothes?

Omg. It's the saddest cartoon. But I remember it from my childhood distinctly. I have no idea where I watched this depressing crap.

They sell WOOD for god's sake. Barefoot in the snow no less.

But I LOVE it for some reason! It's so sweet!

It ranks up there with 'Under the Umbrella Tree' or 'Claymation Christmas' for things I remember that no one else does.

Happy Holidays? haha

xoxo
Amanda