Some oldies and goodies-----

---and some newby goodies too. This week I watched:

His Butlers Sister (1943) Deanna Durban is charming as the young step-sister of Pat OBrien, butler to rich theater impresario, Franchot Tone. When she comes to the big city to stay with him she ends up becoming a maid instead of auditioning as she had hoped. All works out as usual for Deanna, and she ends the film singing a magnificent version of Nessun Dorma. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036001/

His Kind Of Woman (1951) Jane Russell and Big Bob Mitchum have fun turning up the heat at a resort in Baja, Ca. Big Raymond Burr is the villian. Having a ball playing an egotistical ham actor is Vincent Price and he steals every scene he is in. Lots of fun from the Golden Era. 9/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043643/

The Fugitive & Extras (1993) 2003 copy. This was and is a favorite film of the 1990's. This transfer is superb. Richard Kimble's (Harrison Ford) flight from the overturned bus, as the train barrels off the tracks down the hill right towards him is still one of the most heart pounding images in film. And in the extras the director and producer talk about the 7 cameras used, and the real train engine used, in a one time only shot. Ford did his own stunt jumping at the last minute and they got a 'classic' of the live and real, baby! Tommy Lee Jones is great in his role of the relentless U. S. Marshall after Kimble. Never tire of this film. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106977/

Apollo 13 (1995) One of the most enjoyable films of astronauts in space. Wonderful cast headed by Tom Hanks. Gary Sinise great as always. How the whole NASA staff worked to get the crew back after the explosion onboard is still interesting and amazing that it all worked out. 9/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384/

The Notebook (2004) Could not stand it so turned it off. I didn't like any of the characters as their young selves so it was a complete turn off. So I did. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332280/

The Last King Of Scotland (2006) Forrest Whitaker deserved his Oscar. He is riveting as the mad Idi Amin. I was dissapointed in James McAvoy. He seemed way too young to be this character. I just didn't believe it. But the story of what happened to Uganda after Amin took over was very interesting and horrifying. Don't think I'll ever watch it again, but it was well done. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455590/

American Gangster (2007) Denzel Washington is such a presence that I even liked his bloody gangster. Very good telling of the story of the rise of the man who made the drug traffic in NYC become a billion dollar business. Russell Crowe equally good as the relentless honest cop who takes him down. (9/10) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765429/

The Heartland is having lovely weather for August. So I'm outdoors more, doing some cleanup and trimming. Very pleasant. Our local paper just had their fall preview of upcoming movies and there are some interesting ones coming out. If they make it to the Heartland. One I want to see, of course, is Gerard Butler in RockNRolla. But it may be in limited release according to the latest news. Which makes me a little blue. Love to see this Scotsman up on that big screen. He's the real deal. JMHO.