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Here are my comments:

Too Many Husbands (1940) Jean Arthur, Melvin Douglas & Fred MacMurray. Idid not like this so-called comedy at all. I gave the points for the 3 stars attempts with a lame script. The story of a husband thought dead and the wife marrying his best friend is familiar because of My Favorite Wife, which came out the same year but had a much better screen play using the same premise. I usually adore Jean Arthur but found her annoying in this one. 5/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033174/

Tales Of Hoffman (1951) Moira Shearer. One of the Powell-Pressburger films from England. This was a pretige road show film and played in the Heartland city where I lived for around a year. We dressed up to go to the elegant theater where it played. It is basically the story of Hoffman falling love with 3 women (or are they the same woman) and their stories. Beautiful color, set decoration, cimetography and music. So glad TCM finally got permission to show it last week. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044103/

Night People (1954) Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford. Cold war drama that I love. Story of a young soldier who is kidnapped by the Russians in divided Berlin and how the soldier in charge (Peck) works the shadowy and sinister 'night people' to get him back. He has to contend with the boys blowhard father (Crawford) who flies from Toledo, Ohio to "get something done." Good performances all around and nice look at the dangerous political games from the 1954 era. 8/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047279/

The Package (1989) Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones. Hackman is always interesting, but this was rather uninteresting story. I've forgotten it already. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098051/

One Fine Day (1996) Michelle Pfeiffer & George Clooney. Busy parents try to fit the kids school field trip, fish, and work crises into one day. The stars try but this is just barely fun to watch. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117247/

You've Got Mail (1998) Meg Ryan & Tom Hanks. Another film made from the story "The Shop Around The Corner." This time the "shop" is being forced out of business by a big super market bookstore. The stars are good, the story tried and true and it ends in a lovely garden I have visited in NYC. And with a dog, too. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/

Burn After Reading (2008) Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich. It's a shaggy dog story, a black comedy. Loved it. Every character was over the top and wacko. The end scene with the two top spooks was delicious. Laughed out loud. If you remember that it is not supposed to make too much sense, reality-wise, you can just sit back and wait for the punch line. Also watched some of the extras. The Coens are two men with one brain, all about movies 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887883/

Finally got my comments posted. Not that I'm busy; I just wasn't in the mood.

It is so cold out it is depressing. But we know it won't last forever, so look to the January thaw. If we get it this year.