The Secret Life of Bees – 2008
This is one of the few times in my life that I responded more strongly to a movie than the book it was adapted from. That’s not to say that I didn’t like Sue Monk Kidd’s original novel because I did. It introduced memorable characters in delicate prose that [...]
Archive for February, 2009
The Secret Life of Bees
Posted in Reviews, tagged Dakota Fanning, Paul Bettany, Queen Latifah on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bringing Up Baby
Posted in Reviews, tagged Cary Grant, Howard Hawks, Katharine Hepburn on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Bringing Up Baby –1938
–When a man is wrestling a leopard in the middle of a pond, he’s in no position to run.
It’s no secret that my favorite actor of all time is Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn would easily make the top ten. They made four films together starting with the offbeat Sylvia Scarlett and [...]
Groundhog Day
Posted in Reviews, tagged Andie McDowell, Bill Murray on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Groundhog Day (1993)
–There is no way this winter is ever going to end as long as that groundhog keeps seeing his shadow. I don’t see any way out of it. He’s got to be stopped. And I have to stop him.
Well, Punxatawney Phil saw his shadow yesterday. Imagine that. Considering snow was pouring from the [...]
