Well, we've now see all 4 Swank Helm films and what a load of fun they are! Pure over-the-top swankiness sprinkled with inside jokes and sexy women. Lovey Cravesit!

We also spend some time with a bunch of other pus$y-themed films recently:

Faster Pussycat Kill Kill
The Cat from Outer Space
The Pink Panther
Kiki's Delivery Service

are the one's I remember watching (or sleeping thru due to sleep deprivation).

Our DVD collection has improved dramatically lately.

Ugh. I'm reminded why I don't pay to go to see films very often.

I'm dog sitting and raided the DVD collections yesterday. For purely John Cusack reasons, I choose to watch Must Love Dogs. What an incredibly trite and insipid little film! I need to remember that enormous marketing campaigns do not make for a decent film. Yeah, I was familiar with the film but not familiar enough to avoid it. Oh well.

Meanwhile, we also watched Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers, which was much more satisfying in a zen sort of way. At least the mood and the activity made some semblance of sense.

I will try to make better choices this week.

This weekend I was reminded that not everything featuring William Shatner is fun.

Recently watched High Noon, the classic and much-applauded 1952 Western starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly and (a young) Lloyd Bridges. What a great film! Not just a typical Western, the film deals heavily in themes of morality, courage vs. reason, and conviction vs. popularity. The excellent storyline is enhanced by almost "real time" filming that builds suspense and maintains a constant sense of time-running out--with characters' paths intersecting at "High Noon." The black-and-white film is also beautifully shot, well edited, and highlighted by Gary Cooper's convincing portrayal of a marshall's last duty on his last day on the job.

Love love love 'High Noon'.
I often watch it in times when I feel like I'm all alone on a certain issue...


I recently saw 'The Constant Gardener' and loved it. I also finished watching the last disc of 'Firefly' - stupid Fox. 'History of Violence' and 'Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room' just came on Netflix.
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Recently saw The Women (for the 1200th time and it's still hysterical) and Footlight Parade (the very best in Busby Berkely excess), Kurosawa's Dreams (sorry I missed that in the theatre, stunning film to look at) and Mambo Italiano (stereotypical Italians, but it had some cute moments)
Donna

We've been watching Season One of Arrested Development. You know that's a pretty good show. I think we'll have to get the next season when we're done.

Glad you're enjoying it...it just keeps getting better as more and more things intersect. And the good news is that there's been a rumor that it will indeed by picked up by, I believe, Showtime.

Yes, I'm really liking AD. Since I am pet sitting all week, I thought it would be a good thing to watch while I'm not at home, and that has proven to be the case. However, I had to first explain to € that Amy Sedaris was NOT in this show and that is, in fact, the other show I am interested in, I love having a husband who is even more clueless about TV than I am. ;)

Our last three netflix rentals were "North by Northwest", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "The Green Mile". We enjoyed all of them a great deal.

Next on the list is "The Reluctant Astronaut", "Lady and the Tramp" (which I havent seen in years) and "Treasure of the Sierra Madre". Should make for a good weekend.