Saint Ralph – Day Thirty Two – #40movies40days
Saint Ralph is a slight Canadian film, but highly enjoyable. It’s whimsical, funny and features fine performances.
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Today Dog Day Afternoon is an unabashed classic, a template by which other movies are based and a formula which is periodically tweaked and refined.
Continue readingForeign Correspondent – Day Thirty – #40movies40days
Foreign Correspondent, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is a great complement to The Quiet American. Again, two men fighting for different sides are caught in a triangle over a girl.
Continue readingMonsters Inc. – Day Twenty Nine – #40movies40days
This wonderful Pixar movie made me wonder what in my life is powered by fear? It made me wonder what would happen if I turned off that switch and changed tactics, like Monsters Inc.
Continue readingThe Quiet American – Day Twenty Eight – #40movies40days
The Quiet American is a wonderful 2002 film starring Michael Caine (Power of Idealism) as a jaded newspaper reporter who moves from being an observer, passionately in love with a young Vietnamese girl, to a direct participant in the tangled politics of her country.
Continue readingSomewhere – Day Twenty Seven – #40movies40days
Somewhere is an odd little film but I rather liked it.
Continue readingAnvil: The Story of Anvil – Day Twenty Six – #40movies40days
Anvil: The Story of Anvil is a testament to the human spirit, the passion that drives every creative person and the power of positivity and perseverance.
Continue readingDid You Hear About The Morgans – Day Twenty Five – #40movies40days
This movie demonstrates conclusively that an actor’s persona is no replacement for actual character development in a script.
Continue readingThe Mating Season – Day Twenty Four – #40movies40days
The Mating Season is a good old fashioned Power of Love story in the best sense of the word.
Continue readingDevil In A Blue Dress – Day Twenty Three – #40movies40days
Easy Rawlings (Denzel Washington) loses his job and is offered a quick $100 to find a politician’s girlfriend. He quickly gets caught up in murder and blackmail.
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