| What CCN Is All About |
| History |
| Cat's Celeb News was created on January 23, 2002 by Catherine Krummey when she was 15. For more about Catherine, visit About Cat. When CCN first started, it was just a bunch of crowded, unorganized crap. At one point, there were 9 news pages that weren't organized whatsoever. Then, in mid-2002, the 7 specific news pages were born: Broadway's Best, Casting Calls, In Sickness and In Health, Legal Eagles, Misc. Matters, Musical Notes, and TV Tales. Another major feature of CCN is the Movie Catalog. Catherine put together a list of pretty much every movie ever made (if you can think of any more, e-mail her!), and has started getting information about all the movies and putting all the movies on her site. On May 19, 2003, CCN's official list of The Best Movies came out. Most recently came the debut of The Archive, CCN's sister site, an extension of MovieCat Reviews for previous cinematic releases, on June 27. In late July, in an attempt to be even more organized, CCN birthed a Site Map. And in mid-August 2003, CCN started another endeavor: compiling a list of all major movies ever made, publishing it and providing links to information and reviews for some of the movies on the list. The list also indicates which movies have been seen by CCN. The page is now up and running and is aptly titled The Movies. |
| Accolades |
| Around late 2002 or early 2003, CCN became officially listed as an Accredited Site by the Internet Entertainment Writers Association (IEWA). Summer 2003, CCN shifted off the Accreditied Site list to be included alongside The Archive with Catherine's name in the Accredited Member list. Catherine is also listed (along with CCN's MovieCat Reviews and The Archive) on the Critic Doctor's website. |
| What We're All About |
| CCN is for people enthusiastic about movies, music, television, celebrities and/or awards shows. Or for the people who just need a break from all the scary regular news. The spirit of CCN lies in its creator, Catherine Krummey. Catherine has always loved movies, writing, music, television, celebrities, awards shows and many other things in the entertainment world. She shares her opinions with the world in What the...? and in MovieCat Reviews. |
| E-mail Catherine at [email protected]!!!!!!!! |
| Movies |
| An original poem by Catherine |
| Just a flicker of the screen, And I'm taken to New York or Paris or somewhere in between. Stories of loved ones and times that pass us by That make us laugh or smile or even cry. I'm transported to different places, Different eras, all with different faces. I follow the hero On his way up from zero, Sharing his experiences, His heartbreak, his grievances. I'm told a story That will leave my life changed. A story that always Keeps me engaged. A story, a moment, A quote, or a song, From my memory Will never be gone. |
| Movies: My Passion |
| An essay by Catherine Krummey |
| Ever since I can remember, I've had a love for movies. Seeing people get to act like these extraordinary people and go to extraordinary places was something truly amazing for me. I had a passion for movies that hasn't quit yet. I've always felt like I could relate in some way to every movie I see. When I was younger, I wanted to be Belle in Beauty and the Beast. More recently, I've wanted to be Bridget in Bridget Jones's Diary or I felt like I actually was the character Christian in Moulin Rouge. From Beauty and the Beast to Moulin Rouge, movies have had a deep impact on my life. Movies portray the extraordinary and the ordinary. Most importantly, they portray humanity. Comedy movies extend those clutsy moments we know we all have or silly jokes we hear and can't stop laughing at. Action movies give us heroes and some really ridiculous macho stuff. Drama movies extend pain, sadness, joy, love - all the emotions that make life real. Horror movies, well, they let us make sure we have someone special to cling onto when we're scared. Sci-fi movies make us wonder if there really is intelligent life out there somewhere. Biopics show us real people, real lives to be inspired by and learn lessons from. Moments that can last a lifetime are also created by movies. I will eternally remember Drew Barrymore's speech at prom in Never Been Kissed. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor singing to each other in Moulin Rouge. George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez's conversation/love scene in Out of Sight. Renee Zellweger's one line to Tom Cruise at the end of Jerry Maguire. And too many more to count. Movies also create icons: legends we all wish we could be or, at the very least, meet. Charlie Chaplin. Ingrid Bergman. Humphrey Bogart. James Stewart. Katharine Hepburn. Faye Dunaway. Jack Nicholson. Al Pacino. Susan Sarandon. Robert DeNiro. Michael Douglas. Julia Roberts. George Clooney. Renee Zellweger. But the filmmakers and screenwriters that have visions and make them real - they're the extraordinary ones. Hitchcock. Kubrick. Scorsese. Allen. Coppola. Spielberg. Howard. Luhrmann. Soderbergh. Crowe. Then it's what these extraordinary people come together to make: movies that stand out against the rest. Vertigo. The Shining. Taxi Driver. Annie Hall. The Godfather. E.T. A Beautiful Mind. Moulin Rouge. Out of Sight. Jerry Maguire. Movies shape style, music, trends and lives. Movies are pop culture masterpieces that can draw tons of followers and publicity - both positive and negative. I might be one of those people who always criticizes movies, but at the end of the day, I'm just sitting in the theater, waiting to be entertained. |
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| THE ESSENCE OF CCN |
| Summed Up in an Original Poem and Essays |
| Why It's Good to Be a Moviefreak |
| An Old What the...? Piece by Catherine Krummey |
| Whenever I give someone my web or e-mail address, they're like "Moviefreak??? What's up with that???" It's just who I am. And there's nothing wrong with that. If you ask a kid who plays any sport or instrument or is intensely religious (my best friend's e-mail is "JesusFreak") why they have the word "freak" in their web or e-mail address, they're most likely to give the same response. Freak is defined in many ways, but the synopsis of all the definitions really is "unusual or irregular." The role that movies play in my life I guess could be described as "unusual or irregular," but that's just to the public. My friends might lovingly make fun of me from time to time, too, but they understand for the most part. To me, it's normal. I love movies and I always have, and I find it strangely rewarding when the benefits of being so knowledgeable about movies occur. For example, the other day in one of my classes, some kids in my class were playing "Family Feud" on a computer. When a question about Alfred Hitchcock came up, they were clueless. Me, being the knowledgeable person I am about movies, offered up the list. Then my teacher asked me if I'd heard of the last one, North by Northwest, because I offered up Vertigo instead. I replied with a yes. And she looked at me like "How the hell does she know all this? She's only 17." That is what is rewarding to me. And no one, I think, will ever know just how it feels to be in that position. You might have your sports or your theater or your whatever, but I have my movies, my writing and my webpage. And I am damn proud of them all. |