Ellen SmuckerSeeing Fate of the Furious with the FamilyThe latest Fast and Furious movie, Fate of the Furious, has car chases. Car chases, and car races; the car race is in Havana and Vin Diesel…Apr 28, 2017Apr 28, 2017
Ellen SmuckerAll This Political Stuff is Making It Hard for Me to Focus on the OscarsBut the nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, so I feel I need to try.Jan 24, 2017Jan 24, 2017
Ellen SmuckerinThe CoffeeliciousLondon on the day of the Brexit vote — it seemed like everyone was inI flew into London on the afternoon of June 23rd, the day of the big Brexit vote. I was there to visit my daughter, who is engaged to an…Nov 7, 20161Nov 7, 20161
Ellen SmuckerinThe CoffeeliciousStrange Night at the Little Italian Place on the CornerMy husband wanted pizza for dinner, so we decided to go to the little Italian place on the corner.Jun 7, 20163Jun 7, 20163
Ellen SmuckerinThe CoffeeliciousHolding HandsMy husband and I were walking through downtown LA, strolling among the homeless and the hipsters, looking for a mezcal bar he wanted to…Apr 5, 2016Apr 5, 2016
Ellen SmuckerHey Hollywood! I’m white, female and pushing sixty, and I went to see Straight Outta ComptonI saw “Straight Outta Compton” on a sweltering August afternoon in Chicago, with my husband and my 24-year-old daughter, Rosie. Rosie was…Jan 22, 2016Jan 22, 2016
Ellen SmuckerWaking Up at the Crack of Dawn to Watch the Oscar NominationsTomorrow morning I am going to get up at 5:15 am to watch the live broadcast of the Oscar nominations.Jan 13, 2016Jan 13, 2016