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I spent this week in Kentucky, so I am
sorry that I missed posting a few days.
KY updates coming soon.
I spent this week in Kentucky, so I am
sorry that I missed posting a few days.
KY updates coming soon.
Bucket List Update
Academy Award Nominated Movies
1951 Quo
Vadis
starring: Robert Taylor,
Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov plot – Taylor plays a
military leader who discovers Christianity
in Rome. He falls for Kerr, but she doubts
it will work out. Emperor Nero blames the
Christians for his own failings and choices.
I had never even heard of this movie, but after watching it, I
feel like I knew a lot about it from snippets of other movies. It was long but
okay.
1966 The
Russians are Coming…the Russians are Coming starring: Alan Arkin, Carl
Reiner, Brian Keith, Eva Marie Saint, Jonathan
Winters, Theodore Bikel, John Philip Law plot – A Soviet sub is
grounded off the New England coast. The crew pretended to be Norwegians to get local
help.
I am so surprised that this silliness was nominated for an Academy
Award. I loved all of the familiar characters, but it is so unbelievable, which
is where the comedy comes in. Of course, it lost out to A Man for all Seasons.
1971 Fiddler
on the Roof
starring: Haim Topol, Norma
Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon,
Paul Mann, Paul Michael Glaser
plot – A poor Jewish man works on
marrying off his three daughters. Many of the townspeople are beginning to
have anti-Sematic feelings.
This is such a wonderful musical. I only saw the play, but never
the original movie. I sang and danced through the movie and loved every minute
of it. If you haven’t seen this
movie in awhile, it is worth a quick trip to the library to check it out!!!
1986 Children
of a Lesser God
starring: William Hurt, Marlee
Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf
plot – Hurt plays a speech
teacher at a private school. He falls
for Matlin, an angry graduate who now cleans
the school.
Hurt teaches deaf children to speak.
She wants nothing to do with it, but she ends
of falling for him,
I really liked this movie. Matlin is an amazing actress. I truly
felt her anger and loved Hurt’s incredible patience. This is a wonderful film
to help people learn about and accept people’s difference.
1992 Unforgiven
starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene
Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris.
plot – Eastwood plays Mundy, who was
once a gunfighter. He comes out of “retirement” to compete against Harris.
The winner will receive a reward for committing
a murder.
I loved this movie!
First of all, I love most movies that star Morgan Freeman. Eastwood and
Hackman were also fabulous in this movie.
1953 Julius
Caesar
starring: John Gielgud, Louis
Colhern, Greer Garson, Marlon Brando, James Mason, Deborah Kerr
plot – The Shakespearean story of the
eventual death of Caesar after
his greed becomes greater than his love for his country.
Lord help me. Once again, another Shakespeare movie. This one had
terrible casting. Who ever thought that Marlon Brando should star in this one
was just not even thinking! Yikes!!!
2005 Munich
starring: Eric Bana, Daniel
Craig, Claran Hinds, Mathieu Kassoritz
plot – The story of the revenge
killings for the Olympic deaths of
Black September in Germany.
I was glad to learn the whole story of what happened at the
Olympics, but it was pretty rough for me. I really don’t like to watch extreme violence, and I have such a hard
time understanding how and why Middle Eastern countries are always at war, and
never can figure out a peace that they can all live with in the future.
2007 Juno
starring: Ellen Page, Michael
Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons
plot – A pregnant teen has to make a
difficult decision as to what
to do with her unborn baby.
I loved this movie. The acting was wonderful and unfortunately,
the problem is real for two many teenagers. I love J.K. Simmons who played the
laid back Dad of the pregnant teen.
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