The Fate of the Mutineers on Pitcairn Island

Following the mutiny on the HMS Bounty, the nine mutineers along with 6 men and 11 women they picked up in Tahiti sailed to Pitcairn Island. There, they marooned themselves by burning The Bounty, and hoped that they would not be found and tried by the British government. I didn't know anything about ( Read more... )

My Neighbor Totoro

My husband and I happened to rent Princess Mononoke when it came out and after that decided that we needed to see (and own) all of Miyazaki's films. We're still missing a few, but I think we've at least seen most of them now. Brian still likes Mononoke best, but Totoro became my immediate favorite when we saw it. I wish I ( Read more... )

Man on WireFor a long time, I couldn't watch anything that had to do with the World Trade Center towers. I couldn't see images of them without getting upset, imagining the people jumping, thinking of the lives lost, remembering that awful day. It made me so angry whenever I felt that their image was being exploited for a cheap emotional or ( Read more... )

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Raiders of the Lost Ark


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I don't know that I could pick a single favorite actor or actress, really, so I guess I'll pull something out of the air and go with....

Amy Adams in Enchanted

I was going to go with the film Junebug because that was where I first saw her and was amazed by her, but I've posted enough dramas on this list. We'll go with a film that is sheer fun ( Read more... )

The Remains of the Day


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Oh, there are so, so many, but if I needed to choose one, I'd go with...

City of God

When I mention this, people usually say, "Is that the one with Patrick Swayze and lepers?" No, that's City of Joy (which I've never seen, hehe...). City of God (Cidade de Deus) is a film out of Brazil about kids growing up in the slums of Rio, and pardon my ( Read more... )

Easy one.

The Graduate

I'm baffled by its placement on the AFI Top 100 list. Better than On the Waterfront? High Noon? All About Eve?? Wrong wrong wrong. Unlike Anne Bancroft, this movie did not age well.


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