A Welcome From Vannie:

Vanette Ryanes (Vannie to her friends) is a true movie maven. She has been an avid movie fan for more than 35 years and has collected a large film library. Ms. Ryanes has a vast knowledge and love of classic black and white, noir and vintage color movies. As a contributing editor at Garden and Hearth Publishing, she helped to create Going to the Movies with Vannie, A Look at Old and New Movies. She is responsible for review of current films and articles concerning the film industry. In addition to review of new movies, Ms. Ryanes introduces her reader audience to classic movies dating back to the 1940‘s and earlier. She will discuss "noir" and "B" movies, "letterbox" versus "widescreen" format and more. Readers are invited to visit her community forum with questions, comments, recommendations; or just to say hello. Movies and movie-making have never been more exciting.

Vannie's Bio:

In addition to Ms. Ryanes' expertise on the subject of new and classic films, she is a freelance writer and business mentor/consultant. She is the editor of Work and Family at BellaOnline, a site dedicated to home, work and family life. She is also the moderator of the Home Business on a Shoestring forum at WomansOwn.com. Additionally she is a book reviewer; she was a final manuscript reader for Chicken Soup for the African American Soul.
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