GIVEN ON CRUISES WITH A LOT SEA DAYS AND TAILORED TO THE SHIP’S ITINERARY:

BIRTH OF THE MOVIES: The earliest days, pioneers, landmarks in film history, the transition from silent movies to “talkies,” and some of the beloved films of long ago.

FABULOUS FEMALES IN FILM: “Bombshells,” “serious actresses” and everything in between. Jane, Jayne, Marilyn and a sampling of Hollywood’s most interesting actresses.

THE COOLEST GUYS IN HOLLYWOOD. Better than cool, bigger than cool, and cooler than cool. Steve, Paul, Clint and others. Who made your day?

NEVER MARRY ANOTHER ACTOR.  This is a quote from actor George Peppard, who was in the process of divorcing one actress-wife to marry another. Great screen relationships: “You know how to whistle, don’t you?”

THE OSCARS.  Hollywood pats itself on the back each year before a world-wide audience of one billion people. Some memorable scenes from past Oscar telecasts.

BLOCKBUSTERS. The r-e-a-l-l-y big movies of past (and present) years. What makes a movie a blockbuster? How about some of the biggest busts of all time as well?

MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES. How does Hollywood view its own? The good, the bad, and the beautiful of the best of films about Hollywood.

WESTERNS. The hero as Knight Errant; gunslingers, good guys, bad guys, and damsels in distress; the best Western movies.

DAMN YOU, SCARLETT O’HARA. Did Vivien Leigh really say that? Here is the making of Gone with the Wind, the classic film that almost did not get made at all.

NOBODY’S PERFECT. Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, and Some Like it Hot, the great film with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, & Marilyn Monroe that ends with, “Well, Nobody’s Perfect.”

CITIZEN KANE/CASABLANCA. Consistently voted #1 and #2 “best movies of all time.” Why? What is their “staying power?” Why do they attract new generations of movie lovers? Which movie is moving up to challenge #1 and #2?

CHAPLIN. “Anyone who has seen a movie is in his debt.” Actor, director, composer, movie mogul. The life and work of “The Little Tramp.”

HAWAII. On the Transpacific cruise to Hawaii, films shot in or about Hawaii.  A kissing scene on the beach, Elvis gyrates, and dinosaurs come back to life.

SOUTH PACIFIC. On the Transpacific cruise to Australia, films shot in or are about the South Pacific region. Fletcher Christian takes over the Bounty and Crocodile Dundee takes on New York.

ICELAND. Movies shot in/about Iceland highlight scenery over stars and stories; Hollywood comes to Iceland.

NORWEGIAN FJORDS. Movies shot in/about Norway: Vikings, a war hero, an art thief and films about Ibsen, Grieg, and Munch.

HOLLYWOOD GOES TO JAPAN. “Sayonara,” “Godzilla,” and “Lost in Translation.”

Sprinkled throughout the presentations are movie clips from the best films of all time, great lines from the movies, and trivia quizzes. As one guest who heard my talks on the Celebrity Silhouette recently wrote: “Wonderful and fantastic lectures!! We never missed one. We would love to be with you again.”