Monday, July 24, 2006 Marilyn Monroe proves (despite Jane Russell) that Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh and Margaret O'Brien are Little Women (1949), and Jim Sheridan once again tills his Irish heritage in The Field (1990).
Sunday, July 23, 2006 Street gangs turn to dancing and singing in West Side Story (1961), Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, and Disney make enormous amounts of money from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), and inscrutable Marlene Dietrich is the Witness for the Prosecution (1957).
Monday, July 17, 2006 Unfortunately, my paying job forced me to go to work each of the last 20 days. But, I finally had Sunday off yesterday, and was able to get some serious reviewin' done.
A tragic love story, and a life lesson, courtesy of The Widow of St. Pierre (2000), ballet, music, romance, and high drama is provided by The Red Shoes (1948), three obnoxious young preppies learn that every silver lining has a cloud in Shallow Grave (1994). My wife wants to see the Depp pirate movie, so expect a review of an actually playing film soon, coming to a website near you.
Monday, July 3, 2006 A surreal French Revolution lesson is given by Marat/Sade (1967), Putin shows us how governments cover up (and avoid armageddon) in Kursk: A Submarine in Troubled Waters (2004) and Gary Cooper disposes of pesky Walter Brennan in The Westerner (1940).