We are on a Chinese Take-Out binge this week. We’ve had it twice. All the leftovers make for a nice smorgasbord perfect for watching movies. I suppose for this movie we should have had Italian, but we didn’t think of it.
The Story: Lucy Honeychurch is visiting Florence, Italy with her older cousin Charlotte Bartlett. When [...]
My husband, Jay, and I have loved going together to the movies ever since our first date. (An Elvis Presley film.) Over the years it’s been our habit to take turns picking out the movie. For instance, last time Jay sat through a romantic comedy and I know, the next time we go to the [...]
Lunch and a Matinee is the Joyfully Retired version of Dinner and a Movie. Who else can go in the middle of the day?
Going to see movies on a big screen is one of my favorite activities. There is just nothing to compare to watching a story acted out on a screen that is the [...]
The Big Sleep
Screenplay by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furthman
Based on the book (same name) by Raymond Chandler
Directed by Howard Hawks
Released in 1946/Filmed in 1944, pre-release in 1945 but never in theatres
My Rating: B+
This month’s assignment for the Words Behind The Pictures Challenge was to pick one of three Humphrey Bogart film, read the [...]
A Made For TV Movie: The Hallmark Channel
Directed by Lou Diamond Phillips
Teleplay by Rachel Stuhler
Synopsis of the story:
The frontier town of Sikeston, Missouri needs a doctor. They are desperate enough to hire someone who just graduated from John Hopkins Medical School. As soon as Doctor Belinda Simpson (Sarah Jones) arrives in town she steps into [...]
The screenplay for Fast Times at Ridgemont High is my first foray into the genre. What a great experience it was. Thanks to Michael of A Few Minutes With Michael for sponsoring this callenge and tempting me into reading screenplays.
My thoughts after reading the screenplay:
Until now I’ve never seen this movie. I think that worked [...]
Lunch and a Matinee is the Joyfully Retired version of Dinner and a Movie. After all, we can go any time the theatre is open. I must confess it still feels like we’re playing hooky when we go to the movies on a weekday afternoon.
This movie was showing at what many people call an Art [...]