March Movies

The Magic Christian (1969) - another Terry Southern and Peter Sellers film, this time with Ringo Starr playing the adopted-as-an-adult son of Peter Sellers' millionaire. They both go about proving that everyone has their price.

Goodbye Mr. Chips! (1939) - Time and tradition move slowly in an ancient English boys school where a teacher opens up and creates his own definition of family. Sam Wood directed both this and A Night At The Opera.

Picnic (1955) - I loved this tagline "It's too hot to stay home." A lot of time is spent watching William Holden with his shirt off. He seems angry. Kim Novak is strangely attracted to this brooding, half-dressed man. Rosalind Russell makes it for me as the last-chance lady on the edge of Spinsterhood.

Oliver! (1968) Oliver Reed! Jimmy! I mean, Jack Wild!

The Future of Food (2004) - We're screwed! Save your seeds!

Blow Dry (2001) - I caught this at a friend's recommendation only a week before Natasha Richardson's sudden death. Interestingly, she plays a hairdresser dealing with her own death. But it's a musical and a comedy, really. Fun cast including Alan Rickman and Billy Nighy.

Young Bess (1953) - Jean Simmons plays her recurrent role as a feminine but strong-willed woman, this time as the young Queen Elizabeth I.

Moulin Rouge (1952) - Toulouse Lautrec is played by Jose Ferrer who so loved the part he bought the rights. John Huston worked out a deal with him playing the lead if Huston could interpret the movie from the paintings.

Madeleine (1950) Madeleine_Smith
This is an historical drama set in Scotland without a single person bothering to speak in character except one Frenchman.
Don't get me wrong, this movie's lighting, closeups, and direction (David Lean) make it a must-watch. There are subtle edits that just kept me glued.

JFK (1991) - Courtroom speech, Kevin Costner as Jim Garrison
"..The assassination reduced the President to a transient official. His job, his assignment is to speak as often as possible of this nation's desire for peace, while he acts as a business agent in Congress for the military and their hardware manufacturers.."
But of course, my favorite quote is "Back, and to the left. Back, and to the left."
Anyone remember what was the 'magic bullet' in Seinfeld's parody?

Flight of the Conchords: Season 1: Disc 1 (2007) - New Zealand artists sing tongue-in-cheek of the plights of trying to make it in NYC. This sit-com series also has The Daily Show's pixie-voiced Kristen Schaal as their personal fan club.

Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks (1987) - Odin gives two thumbs Up!

Rachael Getting Married (2008) - I wish I could get Robyn Hitchcock to play my event. Anne Hathaway struggles with being a recovering addict waking to the tragedy she created while an ever-distant mother, Debra Winger, just isn't involved.

The Key (1958) - Sophia Loren's giving William Holden nightmares? You'd think it would be the other way around. He doesn't keep his shirt off as much in this one.

A Night At The Opera (1935) - Classic Marx Brothers, showing their incredible range of talent. I LOVED the scene in Groucho's ship cabin.

The Edge of the World (1937) - Filmed on the northeast Shetland island of Foula but based on the 1930 evacuation of the western-most Scottish island of St. Kilda (or Hirta) in the Hebrides. The hardship of life on such a remote island is dramatized as the last few natives make the decision to leave and give the next generation a better chance.

Rain (1932) - Young, big-eyed and pouty Joan Crawford is an escort on Pago Pago, where it is constantly raining. Then she becomes big-eyed and prayerful thanks to the stern preacherman.

Hedda Gabler (1963) - Ingrid Bergman plays the starring role in the made-for-TV adaptation of Henry Ibsen's play.

Pinky and the Brain: Vol. 1: Disc 1 (1993) - Classic evil plotting. Now which one's Brain?

Enchanted April (1992) - Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright both star in this scenic vacation in April to Italy, circa 1920.

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