Dream Wife, 1953

Director: Sidney Sheldon (writer of I Dream of Jeannie, Hart to Hart, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, Easter Parade)

Stars: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon

Sorry, but besides Houseboat, this is the most ridiculous Cary Grant movie I have ever seen.

Clem (Cary Grant) just wants the perfect wife who will take care of him. So, he ditches his modern state department official fiancee Effie (Kerr), and tries for a princess. He wants to marry the Princess (of a fictional Middle-Eastern country), whose sole ambition in life has always been to marry and please her husband. Sounds great to Clem, but the problem is: she's a Princess and there are strange rules to follow as they begin courting. Plus, the US is trying to sign an agreement about oil with this fictional country, so that makes things extra complicated as the state department gets involved in Clem's love life.

"Ridiculous" would accurately describe this one.

The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946

Director: William Wyler (How To Steal A Million, Ben-Hur, Roman Holiday)

Stars: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Fredric March

This one, about 3 soldiers and how they adjust to civilian life after World War II, is a little depressing, but still good! One soldier loses both his arms below the elbow and struggles with getting his life back to normal and dealing with his family and fiancee. Another soldier finds his kids much more grown up then he expected, and his job situation different. the third soldier discovers that his young wife lives more like she's single than married, and gets along without him just fine.

I didn't expect it to be happy- anything about war isn't going to be happy. But it's good.

La Belle et Le Bete, 1946

Director:

Stars: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parely

Very cool! I thought I would be bored because it was a French movie and I would have to read subtitles, but honestly, I thought it was neat! I'll always like Disney best, but this one is worth watching!

I especially liked how they made the castle appear enchanted. The chandeliers lit up by themselves and were held by human hands that came out of the walls. Hands and arms popped up from the table to serve Belle's father when he arrived at the castle. Very creative for the time period!

Last Action Hero, 1993

THURSDAY MOVIE CONNECTION!

Robert Patrick--Arnold Schwarzenegger

Director: John McTiernan (Die Hard series, The Hunt for Red October, The Thomas Crown Affair)

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Austin O'Brien

Danny Madigan (O'Brien) gets the adventure of his life when he's given a magical movie ticket, which, when used transports him into a brand new action movie, with his favorite hero Jack Slater (Schwarzenegger). Inside the action movie, Jack thinks he's real- he has no idea he is a fictional character and that his life, sad as it is, has been written by someone else.

Now Danny and Jack have to save the day in the movie, as well as stop the movie bad guy - who has discovered the magic of the movie ticket- from destroying Danny's world (our world).

It's silly, but funny. And very sweet! :) Lots of cameos, including one by Arnold!

The Green Mile, 1999

Director: Frank Darabont

Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt

Paul Edgecomb (Hanks) is a prison guard who works with prisoners who are on death row. This film is about him and his coworkers and how their lives change dramatically when a new prisoner comes to death row. The prisoner, John Coffey (Duncan), soon proves to have strange and mysterious powers.

This is a prison movie, so be warned: it's not exactly pleasant. And it has plenty of disturbing happenings. It's not too bad, I just wish that it had been the power of GOD that was given the credit. You could look at it like that, but it doesn't really seem like they want to convey it. Or maybe they did, and I missed it.

FAVORITES of 2011

Here's the last 2 of my favorite reviews of 2011:

OCEAN'S ELEVEN, 2001 (original post: May 23, 2011)

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts, and MANY more

I love heists! Watching one just makes me want to steal something! This could spark a whole marathon of films.... and a life of crime.

I especially love the style of the film, and the cinematography (I think that's what I mean). Not only is the content entertaining and the characters funny and memorable, it is also a beautiful movie.

Danny Ocean (Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Pitt) assemble an all-star, eleven-man crew to knock over 3 casinos in Las Vegas. It is a remake of the 1960 Ocean's Eleven. And it's better.

What I love: 1) Pitt and Clooney. They're amazing together. Their dialogue -wow! 2) Before working on the heist, Rusty's job is teaching movie stars how to play poker! There is a brilliant multi-cameo scene with Topher Grace, Barry Watson, Joshua Jackson, and others. 3) Matt Damon! Mr. Action Hero/Jason Bourne/all around Tough Guy plays the new thief; the pick-pocket who wants a chance to be a part of something big. He's very gullible and very lovable, and not at all Jason Bourne, which just shows how great an actor Matt Damon is.

NOTE: The commentaries are very fun! Sometimes I absolutely love watching/listening to the commentaries, and these ones I really loved! I highly recommend them.

Bottom line: You'll love it.

THE CASTLE, 1997 (original post: July 1, 2011)

Director: Rob Stitch

Stars: Michael Caton, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe, Eric Bana, Charles "Bud" Tingwell

An Australian comedy about a family being forced to leave their home because the airport (next door) wants to acquire their land to expand the airport and runways. It's the story of how Darryl Kerrigan (Caton) fights to keep his "castle".

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!

"You won't stop laughing!" --totally true.

FAVORITES of 2011

Here are a couple more of my favorite reviews from 2011:

STARDUST, 2007 (original post: June 2, 2011)

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Stars: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Mark Strong, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert de Niro, Rupert Everett, with Rick Gervais and Peter O'Toole

It's a fairy tale! We need more of these!

Tristan Thorne (Cox) lives in England in a village called Wall, so named for the wall that runs alongside it, which, according to legend, hides a mysterious and magical land called Stormhold.

His life is turned upside-down when he witnesses a shooting star that falls somewhere beyond the wall.

There are several story-lines in this movie, including: 1. Tristan's mission to find the shooting Star-who, he is surprised to find, is actually a beautiful woman named Yvaine (Danes)- and bring her back to Wall for his "love" Victoria. 2. The princes of Stormhold (Mark Strong and Rupert Everett, to name 2) search for the necklace that their father the King (O'Toole) threw into the heavens on his deathbed, saying that whoever finds it will become the next king. This is what knocked the star out of the heavens, by the way. 3. A witch (Pfeiffer) and her sisters also search for the star, because if you eat a star's heart you will live forever, of course.

And there's so much more!!! I absolutely love Robert de Niro's surprising role as Captain Shakespeare! He's hysterical!

5 stars easy. I think this movie has a little bit of everything for everyone, really. You can't not be entertained! Okay, so I really love it.

THE A-TEAM, 2010 (original post: June 4, 2011)

Director: Joe Carnahan

Stars: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel

If you're familiar with the tv show from the 80's of the same name, you know that these men were sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit, and that they promptly escaped from prison. Well, this movie is about how they meet, and then, skipping ahead, years later, we get to learn about that crime they didn't commit which drove them to prison, and then to the Los Angeles Underground! So basically this is the prequel to the classic tv show.

I LOVE THE A-TEAM!!!!

Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith (Neeson), Lieutenant Templeton "Face" Peck (Cooper), Sargent B.A. Baracus (Jackson), and Captain H.M. Murdock (Copley) are The A-Team! They're the best Alpha team out there. But then they're set up- framed!- and sent to separate prisons (well, three prisons and one Veteran's Hospital for Murdock - he's a little nuts). Six months later, they all break out, and their mission is to find the one who framed them and clear their own names.

(There is even a little bit of romance between Lieutenant Carissa Sosa (Biel) and Peck. So that keeps things interesting.)

I was surprised at how much I liked Murdock (played by South African Sharlto Copley- who is he? He came out of nowhere!), the crazy pilot of the group, and in true A-Team fashion, there are quite a few scenes where Murdock gets to show off his moves in flight! I'd have to say he was my favorite.

Brilliant!

Walk the Line, 2005

THURSDAY MOVIE CONNECTION!

Reese Witherspoon--Robert Patrick

Director: James Mangold

Stars: Joaquin Pheonix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick, Ginnifer Goodwin

The story of the life of Johnny Cash (Pheonix). From childhood to marrying the love of his life June Carter (Witherspoon). It's mostly about the relationship between he and June. It's not the happiest of movies, but it has it's redeeming qualities. I nearly cried when June and her family chased a drug dealer off Johnny's property, trying to save Johnny when he was completely helpless on drugs. That was a beautiful intervention, in my opinion. But otherwise, I liked the music and didn't like the story. It was too sad. The music is excellent, however! I was already a Johnny Cash fan, but it definitely made me like him more. And Pheonix and Witherspoon do a great job singing! :)

It's A Great Feeling, 1949

Director: David Butler
Stars: Doris Day, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson (cameo appearances by Jane Wyman, Joan Crawford, Eleanor Parker, Danny Kaye, Sydney Greenstreet, Michael Curtiz, Gary Cooper)





Judy (Doris Day) is a small-town girl from Wisconsin working in the kitchens at a movie studio in Hollywood, just waiting for her chance to be discovered as an actress, and be in pictures! When a chance comes up to bring Jack Carson his lunch in his dressing room, she takes it, and tries to do an impromptu audition for him, to show him what she's got. He uses her skills to get his friend Dennis Morgan to sign the contract to be in his next movie, and then kicks her out. But then he and Dennis realize they could really use her in the picture, since no one wants to work with Jack Carson.

This movie is full of cameos and silliness. I recognized some of the actors in the cameos, but I think it would have been much funnier if I had watched it in 1949 when it first came out. I would know who the actors were and it would be much better, I'm sure.

SPOILER: The guys finally decide that Judy really does have talent and they want her in their picture, but it's too late and she is on her way to Wisconsin to marry a "nobody", Mr Bushdinkle. Jack and Dennis get there just in time to see to the two kiss after the wedding. I had to look up who her husband was when they showed his face finally, because I am not that familiar with actors from this era. Well, it was Errol Flynn, so that was kind of cute.

FAVORITES of 2011

These three reviews are of movies that were originally released in 1985. 1985 was a great year for movies!

THE GOONIES, 1985 (original post: August 13, 2011)

Director: Richard Donner

Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Jeff Cohen, Ke Huy Quan, Martha Plimpton

The classic treasure-hunting adventure story!

A group of kids (known as "the Goonies") find a treasure map in an attic, and decide to follow it and see if the local legend is true- that pirate One-Eyed Willy really did leave behind a ship and treasure in a cave. Unfortunately, as they follow the map, it leads them to an abandoned restaurant where a family of criminals, the Fratellis, are hiding a dead body. As witnesses to this crime, the kids flee the Fratellis underground, following the map, as it leads them to a spectacular surprise!

It's absolutely wonderful! This isn't a kid's movie; it's definitely scarier than a kid's movie, and there's swearing too- not too much at all, I just thought I'd mention it. I love the kids' acting and the way they work together. It's very different, and refreshing. Their acting seems to make it more real. I just love it!

BACK TO THE FUTURE, 1985 (original post: November 5, 2011)

Director: Robert Zemeckis (Romancing the Stone, Forrest Gump, Cast Away)

Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson

My favorite.

In 1985, Marty McFly (Fox) hops in a DeLorean to escape from terrorists, and he accidentally gets sent back in time to November 5, 1955. His friend "Doc"- Dr. Emmet Brown- (Lloyd) had converted the DeLorean into a time machine. Marty finds Doc in 1955, and together they have to repair the broken time machine and get Marty back to the future!

But a wrench is thrown into their plans when Marty bumps into his high school age father and mother, and interferes with their first meeting, which was pivotal in their relationship. Marty has to convince his wimpy father that Lorraine (Thompson) is the girl for him. Extra complications arise when Lorraine apparently has a crush on Marty, her future son!

This movie is brilliant, and I could watch it over and over again. I think my favorite part is when Marty plays Johnny B. Goode at the dance. Michael J Fox didn't actually play it, but wanting to be accurate, he learned all the correct fingerings on the guitar. He probably could have played it!

I have watched these movies (parts 2 and 3, as well) with commentaries a few times. They have so much information and insights for geeks like me! I loved it.

CLUE, 1985 (original post: October 15, 2011)

Director: Jonathan Lynn

Stars: Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Leslie Ann Warren, Eileen Brennan

I swear, 1985 was the best year for movies!

This delightful whodunit was based on the board game, so Miss Scarlet (Warren), Professor Plum (Lloyd), and the rest of the colorful cast join Mr Boddy (Lee Ving) and the butler Wadsworth (Curry) on a crazy, murderous adventure inside a creepy old mansion.

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.

I really enjoy this one.

NOTE: This movie is unique in that it has 3 separate endings! I love watching it with all 3 endings right in a row. But apparently when it played in theaters, it showed the different endings at each theater. I mean, if I went to one theater and my friend went to another, we would have seen two different endings! How cool is that? I wish they'd do that again!

FAVORITES of 2011

These three reviews have Cary Grant in common. He is without a doubt one of my favorite actors.

HIS GIRL FRIDAY, 1940 (original post: June 12, 2011)

Director: Howard Hawkes

Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy

(Try to get past that crazy hat!)

Journalist Hildy Johnson (Russell) is getting married again and leaving news work altogether for a chance at a normal life. Before leaving for Albany with her fiance Bruce Baldwin (Bellamy) and his mother, she decides to say goodbye to her former employer, editor of the Morning Post- also her ex-husband- Walter Burns (Grant). Surprised to see his ex after so many months, Walter, a lovable schemer, will stop at nothing to win her back to their crazy, haphazard journalist lifestyle.

He convinces her to do one last story for him: a jobless man who shot a cop, but claims he didn't mean to, though he's not insane. Hildy interviews him, and, ever the journalist, knows just how to spin it. But things go a little haywire when the convicted man escapes, and Hildy is the one who finds him.

They speak so FAST in this movie! It drives me a little crazy the way they interrupt each other- everyone does this- and talk over each other. (I guess it's supposed to be more realistic, but it's not really familiar in film, you know? But I get over it quickly when I get into the story. I laughed and laughed. So many of Grant's lines are just brilliant.

FACT: At one point in the film, Grant talks about "Archie Leech" as the last person to get on his bad side. Archie Leech is Cary Grant's real name. There's some trivia for you.

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, 1940 (original post: June 6, 2011)

Director: George Cukor

Stars: Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, James Stewart

Tracey Lord (Hepburn), the former wife of C.K. Dexter Haven (Grant), is getting married again. But the editor of a tabloid magazine has some dirt on her father, and to protect her high society socialite family from embarrassment and scandal, she very reluctantly agrees to have reporter Mike (James Stewart) and a photographer stay at her home and do a story on her wedding. Dexter shows up, too, to make things interesting, and Mike starts to make her fiance George uncomfortable with his attentions towards her.

This is one of my favorites of all time! Just look at those leads! Cary Grant, Katherine, and Jimmy! They are absolutely wonderful!

FACT: When I write these "reviews", I utilize Imdb (Internet Movie Data Base) and Wikipedia to make things a little more interesting, and also to make sure I get the right information on the director. Usually I know who the stars are, but the director (unless he's Hitch) is often a forgotten name. All that to say, when I looked up George Cukor, the name sounded familiar. And no wonder! First, he also directed "Pat and Mike", which I just reviewed a couple weeks ago; and second, he was the director of "My Fair Lady"!

THE TALK OF THE TOWN, 1942 (original post: April 24, 2011)

Director: George Stevens

Stars: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman

No, I didn't think up this blog name myself! I borrowed it from one of my favorite Cary Grant films: The Talk of the Town, of course!

Leopold Dilg (Grant) is a wrongfully-accused escaped convict who shows up on Nora Shelley's (Arthur) doorstep, looking for a place to hide from the police. Believing him to be innocent, she reluctantly agrees he may stay the night. But her new tenant Professor Michael Lightcap (Colman), who agreed to rent the house from Miss Shelley, shows up early. Now Miss Shelley takes it upon herself to hide Dilg, while also employed as the Professor's secretary. What follows is a perfect mix of comedy, mystery, romance, and drama as the three become friends, and eventually attempt to prove Dilg's innocence.

I could not possibly love this movie more.

I always rewind the very last scene and watch it again and again.

Sweet Home Alabama, 2002

THURSDAY MOVIE CONNECTION!

Josh Lucas--Reese Witherspoon



Director: Andy Tenant (Fool's Gold, Hitch, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Fools Rush In)

Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey

When big New York designer Melanie (Witherspoon) gets engaged to the Mayor's son (Dempsey), she goes back home to Alabama to get something she should have gotten many years ago: a divorce from her husband Jake (Lucas). Married right out of high school, Melanie had fled Alabama and Jake soon after the wedding, and had never come back. Until now.

Now Melanie faces her old home, her husband, her family, and old friends, trying to get Jake to sign the divorce papers. Then somehow, the Mayor gets wind of the situation and shows up in Alabama, trying to avoid a scandal.

I don't like the part where Mel makes a fool of herself, and that's quite a bit since she's so sure of herself (except not), and that never works out well. But this one has a happy ending, and it also has Josh Lucas. :)

FAVORITES of 2011

My favorite tv show of 2011. Well, I discovered it in 2011, anyway.


HAWAII FIVE-O, tv series, 2010- (original post October 21, 2011)

my new favorite show!

2. Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-O ran from 1968-1980, and was a police action drama starring Jack Lord and James MacArthur (yes, that would be Fritz from Disney's Swiss Family Robinson, folks!). I'm sure it was great- it did run for 12 seasons after all. But now, 30 years later, it's back!

Now starring Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, and Grace Park. It reminds me of NCIS: Los Angeles, except the guys are better looking (HAVE YOU SEEN THAT PICTURE? <<<<<<<<------), and of course, it takes place in Hawaii. I would probably never want to visit Hawaii, but it sure is pretty on tv!

I've started season 2 because that's where the show is now and I can watch full episodes on CBS.com. But I'm excited to watch season 1 through Netflix. I really love Netflix, and right now especially. I can even watch all 12 seasons of the old version of Five-O on Netflix- instantly! I might give it a go.

FAVORITES of 2011

These 2 don't have a specific theme, just their titles. But I LOVE them both!

IT HAPPENED TO JANE, 1959 (original post: June 14, 2011)


Director: Richard Quine

Stars: Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs

I seriously love this movie.

Jane Osgood (Day), a widowed mother of two living in a small New England town, raises and sells lobsters for a living. When the Eastern and Portland Railroad fails to deliver her lobsters on time, as she paid them to do, the result is a load of dead lobsters. She and her friend George Denham (Lemmon), also her lawyer, begin to fight the big corporation, which is run by Scrooge-like Harry Foster Malone (Kovacs).

It's a classic David-vs-Goliath story. With romance and small town charm.

This is on my "to-buy" list. It's definitely worth owning! Best marriage proposal scene ever!

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, 1934 (original post: September 26, 2011)

Director: Frank Capra (also directed It's A Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Arsenic and Old Lace)

Stars: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert

"I'll stop a car........ and I won't use my thumb."

(my favorite of all Colbert's lines!)

Ellie (Colbert), daughter of a famous millionaire, marries King Westley at a Justice of the Peace, but her father's goons drag her away directly after the ceremony. She's of age, but her father disapproves and tries to keep her on his yacht in Florida. But she escapes and hops a bus to New York, where her husband is waiting for her.

On the bus, she meets a reporter, Peter Warne (Gable), who, seeing she can't take care of herself, tries to teach her what life in the real world is like. He soon discovers who she really is (not just any spoiled brat!), and needing a good story to get back into his boss's good graces, decides to basically blackmail her into staying with him and giving him an exclusive, and in return he will not tell her father where she is.

On their little adventure, they pose as husband and wife, share a cabin for the night, hitchhike, and basically fall in love.

Words can't express how much I LOVE this movie!!

Two thumbs up!

FAVORITES of 2011

The ones that surprised me:

THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN, 1954 (original post: May 14,2011)


Director: Jean Negulesco

Stars: Clifton Webb, Jean Peters, Dorothy McGuire, Louis Jourdan,

I watched it twice!

Need I say more? No, but I will. There's something about the 50's, isn't there? Just watch a movie from the 50's. (Watch this one!) The big, detailed sets with absolutley wonderful furniture; the beautiful scenery and places; the color; the clothes! (I absolutely loved the dresses from this film! I wish they were in style now!)

Three secretaries in Rome and the tales of their romances. I don't want to give anything away, which is always my story with the good ones. This is one of those great "summer movies". Travel, new places, Italy, beautiful locations, great clothes, gorgeous people, sweet romances- is there anything else you could want in a movie?

This one is on my "to buy" list.

Thank you, Rebekah, for
suggesting it!

SWEET LAND, 2005 (original post: June 8, 2011)


Director: Ali Selim

Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, Alex Kingston

Inge (Reaser) arrives in a small Minnesota farming community to marry Olaf (Guinee), but without her immigration papers, plus the fact that she is German and the time is right after World War I, both the minister and the county clerk refuse to marry them. And poor Inge doesn't speak English, so she doesn't understand what is going on.

At first Inge stays with Olaf's good friends Frandsen (Cumming) and his wife Brownie (Kingston), but soon, sleeping in the same quarters with their nine children becomes insufferable. She ends up living at Olaf's house with Olaf, though he sleeps in the barn since they are not married. Assuming scandal, the minister preaches a sermon against them, and Olaf's friendship with Frandsen suffers, as well.

I don't want to write anything more, because I don't want to give anything away or make it sound stupid, which I probably do sometimes. I absolutely loved it. It's a quiet, slow movie, very sweet and emotional. There's lovely music, when there is music, but there isn't a lot of it. Which makes it more realistic to me.

I absolutely despise Alan Cumming's accent, but it's very accurate; so good job, dude!

Rebekah, I really, really think you'd like this one!

THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN, 2005 (original post: November 30, 2011)





Director: Roger Donaldson

Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Aaron Murphey

Burt Munro (Hopkins) has been restoring his 1920's Indian motorcycle, in order to race it during Speed Week in 1967 at the salt flats in Utah. It's the story of his journey from Inver Cargill, New Zealand, to the salt flats.

It's an absolutely wonderful film, and I don't want to give anything away! Watch it! I actually cheered when he passed though motorcyclists in the first race in the beginning. It had only been 20 minutes, but his character is so lovable, I couldn't help it.

Secondhand Lions, 2003

THURSDAY MOVIE CONNECTION

Robert Duvall- Josh Lucas



Director: Tim McCanlies

Stars: Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick, Josh Lucas

I love this film.

Walter (Osment) is sent by his selfish mother (Sedgwick) to live with her bachelor uncles Hub (Duvall) and Garth (Caine). Hub and Garth reluctantly take him in, and eventually grow to like him, since he seems to get on the nerves of other relatives who are just coming over to get into the men's wills. Rumor has it, Hub and Garth have millions stashed away somewhere.

A lot of the movie is Garth telling Walter the story of Hub and Garth's lives: how they traveled to Europe, fought in the French Foreign Legion, and lived in Africa. Tales of action, adventure, romance!

This movie is beautiful from start to finish. I can't do it justice at all. You'll love it.

2012 Thursday Movie Connection

In 2012, I've decided to play a movie connection game. Every Thursday, I'll have a new movie, which connects by an actor to the Thursday before it. Then from that movie, I'll choose another actor and connect it to the next Thursday's movie.

I will begin with Robert Duvall, and tomorrow's movie is Secondhand Lions.

I tried to plan it with new movies only, as in ones I haven't already reviewed. But there are a few repeats- oops!

My favorites of 2011

For the next two weekends, I'd like to do a re-post on my favorite movies I reviewed in 2011. A few I watched for the very first time, and was very pleasantly surprised with them. They joined the list of my own all-time favorites. This Friday, the re-posts will be:

Sweet Land, 2005
The World's Fastest Indian, 2005
Three Coins in the Fountain, 1954


Just a little shout out to my favorites of last year! Hello, 2012!

Two Thousand Twelve

Happy New Year!!

My 2012 New Year's resolution is to watch more movies and write more reviews!

Well, it's sort of a real resolution.

If you are a regular reader (Rebekah!) or just happen to come upon my site, here's what you have to look forward to in 2012:

--March is the month of musicals! March will include:

*An American in Paris *Singin' in the Rain *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers *On the Town *Guys and Dolls *Shall We Dance *Swing Time *My Fair Lady *Summer Stock *The Sound of Music *Oklahoma *The King and I *Hello, Dolly!

and more! Should be a fun month for me, especially. I'm sure I'll be singing a lot in March.


My favorite director, Alfred Hitchcock, died on April 29, 1980. So the month of April will be dedicated to Hitch, The Master of Suspense!! Movies to include:

*Saboteur *To Catch a Thief *Vertigo *Torn Curtain *North by Northwest *The Thirty-Nine Steps *Rich and Strange *Notorious *Lifeboat *Shadow of a Doubt *I Confess *Dial 'M' for Murder *Rope *Easy Virtue (sounds interesting...!) *The Trouble With Harry *The Man Who Knew Too Much *Rebecca *Rear Window *Marnie *Strangers on a Train

I might even try to watch "Spellbound" with Gregory Peck. I mean, it stars Peck; not that I would watch it with him. Unfortunately.

More random ones include:

The Swiss Family Robinson *The Parent Trap *17 Again *Sabrina *Roman Holiday *Ever After *Secondhand Lions *Music and Lyrics *The Wedding Singer *13 Going on 30 * The Blues Brothers

Many more movies to come, though I don't know about any more theme months or weeks. Those are always fun, so I'll try to come up with more of those ideas. Maybe....

-A week of Jane Austen? (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Emma, Mansfield Park)
-Star Wars (only the classics!)
-Lord of the Rings
-Disney classics (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, The Lion King, etc.)
-The 80's (Romancing the Stone, Look Who's Talking, The Princess Bride, Overboard, etc.)

Some films may be repeats from last year (example: I already reviewed a few Hitchcock films, and I will re-post them in April), but I promise never to re-post an awful film. Those don't even deserve one post.