Favorites I have seen many times but enjoyed again on HBO; TCM;or FX:
My Man Godfrey (1936) William Powell, Carol Lombard, Gail Patrick, & MGM's stable of character actors. Wonderful screw-ball comedy. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028010/
The Doctor & The Girl (1949) Glenn Ford, Janet Leigh, Charles Coburn, Gloria DeHaven, Nancy Davis. A-listers in a B melodrama. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041300/
Rhapsody (1954) Elizabeth Taylor. The director has the camera linger on closeups of Liz, parted lips, heaving bosom, for frame after frame. She was a smasher! Wonderful music to have with the pictures. Our girl is loved by two musicians, a violinist and a pianist, but not enough to satisfy her. Oh, woe! 6/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047408/
Enemy Of The State (1998) Will Smith as a young lawyer who is erased from everything in a matter of a few hours. Fun to run along with him trying to figure out what is happening to his life. Gene Hackman is the old pro who helps. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120660/
Robin Hood (2010) Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchette, Mark Strong, William Hurt, Max von Sydow. After watching this film over in full twice and parts numerous times, I have upgraded my score a point. The more realistic clothes, buildings, etc. and the prequel story of how Robin of Locksley became Robin of the Hood is really interesting and true or not, fun to see. And Marian, as one of many women left to run estates while the men go off to battles, is strong as she had to be to keep hearth and home together. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0955308/
HBO Premier:
Game Change (2012) Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ed Harris, Sarah Paulson. Story of the selection of Sarah Palin as the running mate for John McCain in the 2008 election. Moore is fantastic creating a image of Palin right out of the news shows. Main cast are all really good and since we have seen so much of this story as it unfolded, seems more or less accurate. How smart guys - "the smartest in the room" - could have not asked any questions about foreign policy when vetting Sarah, is amazing. Half to time she is obsessing about what is being written and said about her in Alaska, and then she just zones out completely at times. At least that is what this film shows. America can't afford people this shallow running the government. IMHO. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1848902/
My desk top computer had a hiccup and my daughters friend had to get a new motor for it and - it works again! I had my laptop, but this is better. Need to get some flash drives, my daughter tells me. Oh, boy! Something new to learn.
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