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What MOVIES or DVDs have you seen? (PART NINE: On-Going General Thread)
That baby girl is now a professor at the University of New Haven and has a husband and two sons/one is twenty and in his second year at Fordam/NYC on four year scholarship/lucky kid.
Today I watched a DVD from Netflix: "7 Faces of Dr. Lao" (1964) (Stars: Tony Randall, Barbara Eden)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057812/?...
"A mysterious [and magical, fantasy] circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and characters that entertain the inhabitants and teach valuable lessons."
Tony Randall played all 7 "faces".
Adapted from: The Circus of Dr. Lao (first published 1935) by Charles G. Finney
It kept me watching but I wasn't really enjoying it. I stayed with it because I've always enjoyed Tony Randall.
Sad that there are no more circus in our world.
Nina wrote: "Sad that there are no more circus in our world."Not so sad when you hear about how circuses mistreat animals:
https://www.peta.org/features/10-reas...
"10 Reasons Not to Attend the Circus"
I wouldn't trust anything PETA says, Joy. PETA is well known for twisting the truth & many of their supporters don't believe humans should own any animals at all. They pretty much say that in the very first reason they list for not attending circuses. Their adoption rates for rescued animals are abysmal according to several sources. Here's an article from the Washington Post which states that they KILL over 80% of the animals they get. By contrast, our local Humane Society has adoption rates of over 90% for dogs & 70% for cats.
I've run into PETA folks several times & my respect for them declined sharply each time. They were absolutely ignorant of the animals they professed to support. They think riding a horse is cruel.
One time they were protesting a horse show & they jumped out in the road in front of a truck with a horse trailer just before the turn into the show grounds. A pony was severely injured when the driver had to slam on the brakes even though the truck was doing less than 20mph.
Don't you think a few animals in captivity to awe people builds an empathy that helps their wild cousins? I'm not saying all circuses were always great, but most of them have treated animals really well for many decades. Circuses were one of the main reasons the Humane Society & ASPCA got started. Their public abuses formed a very hard core of people who wanted animals treated better. Now they've been treated better right out of the lives of those who will need to protect them in the future.
I saw an interview of the circus people and they were so sad to be leaving but said their animals are to be well taken care of by different sanctuaries. Hope that is the truth. We used to take our children to see the circus parades in Milwaukee and they loved it.
Hope you're right, Jim and Nina.
It seems to be a moot point now, Joy. PETA also opposes zoos & wildlife parks according to their own page here:https://www.peta.org/about-peta/why-p...
They're ignorant fanatics who use a few bad examples to promote their agenda which is inherently, cruel, short-sighted & unworkable.
My son sent me a couple of links to an interactive panorama of Mars taken by the Curiosity rover & stitched together. It's incredible. I'm looking at another world!!!Day: https://www.360cities.net/image/mars-...
Night: https://www.360cities.net/image/mars-...
I Put the movie on my Netflix list. Thanks for your review, Jim.
Inspiring movies - we all need them! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278469/
Starring Claire Danes who I think is fabulous. I watch everything she is in.
Definitely adding this one to my list. Thanks much, Nina.
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Linda wrote: "Inspiring movies - we all need them! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278469/
Starring Claire Danes who I think is fabulous. I watch everything she is in.
Definitely adding this one to my list. Th..."
This is my response to a post Nina made recommending this movie.
You won't be sorry to watch this movie. You will feel good as it comes to an end. Claire Danes is marvelous.
One more good movie; not new so you might have already seen it. "Dear John, " good acting and theme. Better to look it up than me telling you too much.
Nina wrote: "One more good movie; not new so you might have already seen it. "Dear John, " good acting and theme. Better to look it up than me telling you too much."Nina, is this the one?
https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Dear-Jo...
Nina wrote: "You won't be sorry to watch this movie. You will feel good as it comes to an end. Claire Danes is marvelous."Indeed she is!
I've put it on my Netflix queue."Dear John" (2010)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989757/?...
https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Dear-Jo...
"A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave."
Writers: Jamie Linden (screenplay), Nicholas Sparks (novel)
Stars: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins
No computer for a week! Catch up with you all soon.
Linda wrote: "No computer for a week! Catch up with you all soon."
OK!
Last night we watched a movie. Good to do since we had no tv for a week. No internet, no wifi and could only use phone if we left the cottage and went a mile north. :) All good.Watched on Netflix: "The Blind Date" made in 2015. French speaking with English subtitles. Worth it! Comedy, romance.
Woman is a pianist - at one point she is playing so beautifully brought tears to my eyes.
Man is an inventor.
A little corny, yet fun. Interesting. Sweet. A nice ending. No violence (only a little loss of temper here and there).
Don't read the plot summary from Wikipedia. Tells too much. Gives the story away. You need to flow gently with the story.
Saw it last night and my mind still goes back to the story.
Definitely something I'd watch again.
Is this the movie, Linda?The Blind Date (2000)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241250/?...
No, it can't be. Can't find the 2015 one.
Maybe it's this one: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4466936/c...
In French.
Yes, it's the French one. If you can get it on Netflix and don't mind subtitles (good for the mind) give it a go!
Couldn't find it on Netflix DVD. It must be on Netflix streaming which I don't subscribe to.
You are right, different ones on Streaming. I only have the Netflix DVD also.
Yes, I do Netflix Streaming. That's too bad not on DVD.
Watched an excellent movie/"Our Little Sister" filmed in Japan/subtitles. On Netflix. Other good one tonight, "Ithaca," and took a while for me to reconize Meg Ryan and bit part by Tom Hanks. Have you seen either of them in the last year?
Here's a link to "Our Little Sister" won some awards: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/our...
Here's "Ithaca" - which stars Meg Ryan who also directed the movie and also stars Sam Shephard
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3501590/
Meg's movie didn't get good reviews but I think getting to see Meg and Tom Hanks along with Sam Shephard in a recent film is worth a watch!
Nina, I haven't seen or even heard of these movies. I will search for them on Netflix.
Thanks for the links. Haven't seen either of them.
I thought "Ithaca" gave a good view of life during the 1940's.
Good article about the fears of technology. I'm putting it here because there is a short (6 minute) silent movie in it from 1911. Makes the point well.https://techliberation.com/2017/06/21...
Just watched "The Grass Harp," and loved it. I forgot what a good writer Truman Capote was as it was based on his novel.
Jim wrote: "Good article about the fears of technology. I'm putting it here because there is a short (6 minute) silent movie in it from 1911. Makes the point well.https://techliberation.com/2017/06/21...-..."
Thanks, Jim. I'm saving for my husband as he will enjoy this silent movie. I find some of the information on the website very interesting and saved as a favorite.
Nina wrote: "Just watched "The Grass Harp," and loved it. I forgot what a good writer Truman Capote was as it was based on his novel."Movie looks good - Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, name a few.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113211/
Thanks for the link, Linda. Here's the Netflix link:https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/The-Gra...
Adapted from The Grass Harp by Truman Capote
Glad you liked it, Linda. You might find Pocket handier than saving items as a favorite. I do since I can login to it from any browser on any computer to find an article I previously saved. You can use multiple tags on them, so it's easy to find them later, too.
The four actors in The Grass Harp were all Academy Award winners and the acting was superb.
Jim wrote: "Glad you liked it, Linda. You might find Pocket handier than saving items as a favorite. I do since I can login to it from any browser on any computer to find an article I previously saved. You can..."Never heard of "Pocket" - I'll give it a go. My favorites are getting so full it's hard to find things. Will need a few hours to clean up the favorites and get rid of ones no longer relevant.
Joy H. wrote: "Thanks for the link, Linda. Here's the Netflix link:https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/The-Gra...
Adapted from The Grass Harp..."
Thanks, Joy (and Nina!) Shows the INCREDIBLE cast: Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, Edward Furlong, Nell Carter, Jack Lemmon, Mary Steenburgen, Joan Plowright, Roddy McDowall, Danny Nelson, Cicely Tyson, Charles Durning, Sean Patrick Flanery, Joe Don Baker
Definitely a movie to watch.
The Grass Harp is in my Netflix DVD queue.
Not available from Netflix streaming. Is available by DVD. Amazon sells the movie for $12.99. I haven't check the library yet.
I just streamed "Ladies in Lavender" from Amazon. Very good.Ladies in Lavender (2004)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377084/?...
"Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930's Cornish seaside village."
Writers: William J. Locke (short story), Charles Dance
Stars: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith
https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Ladies-...
Ladies in Lavender by Shaun McKenna
PPS - I guess the "lavender" reference comes from the lavender flowers in their garden, seen in the vases during the film.
If I remember correctly I think the ladies walked through fields of lavender when they first discovered the man.
Nina wrote: "If I remember correctly I think the ladies walked through fields of lavender when they first discovered the man."Thanks for the info, Nina. I hadn't noticed that, but I did notice the lavender in the vases. :)
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That's interesting, Nina.