tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post40871313515468299..comments2023-12-11T20:04:16.370-08:00Comments on Allie's Musings: Another Happy Graduation...and a QuestionAllie Bonifacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334745422433097012noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-63375901747854875962007-06-21T19:48:00.000-07:002007-06-21T19:48:00.000-07:00Here's a great one, beautifully acted, directed, a...Here's a great one, beautifully acted, directed, and filmed: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, starring Jack Nicholson. Adapted from the classic novel by Ken Kesey.Jim Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109419832672177370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-65354148441994517802007-06-21T08:52:00.000-07:002007-06-21T08:52:00.000-07:00Nice graduation picture, Ali.Movies? We go WAY ba...Nice graduation picture, Ali.<BR/><BR/>Movies? We go WAY back!<BR/> <BR/>"Citizen Kane" ( Dad's choice.)<BR/>Yes, Virginia, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is at the top of my list (Mom)<BR/>"Wait Until Dark" (everyone should see at least one Audrey Hepburn movie, and this is a great mystery. (Mom)<BR/>"American Graffiti", one of our favorites. Depicts high school kids in a totally different era from today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-11216382141471058232007-06-21T08:04:00.000-07:002007-06-21T08:04:00.000-07:00How are you defining classic? I'm addicted to TCM ...How are you defining classic? I'm addicted to TCM and the first three I thought of all star Cary Grant. Bringing Up Baby. That Touch of Mink. North By Northwest. That last is a Hitchcock film, and I didn't see it until a college film course, but it's definitely a classic. That Touch of Mink might be a fun one to start a discussion about social mores then and now. And Bringing Up Baby is a good example of a comedy with slapstick elements as well as societal commentary.<BR/><BR/>It all depends on the lessons you wish to convey, Allie. (Hi. I'm Virginia, by the way.) For serious lessons about prejudice I suggest Gentleman's Agreement. There's also To Kill a Mockingbird. Both of those films starred Gregory Peck.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea if I'm helping, but I was inspired to respond by your post.Virginia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493643681622551814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-68077197020286046002007-06-21T06:07:00.000-07:002007-06-21T06:07:00.000-07:00Marianne,We loved "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and w...Marianne,<BR/>We loved "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and we were just talking about that movie the other day. Schindler's List is a great suggestion. <BR/><BR/>Allie, <BR/>I loved the "Back to the Future" movies with Michael Fox. I especially liked the first and third ones. The second one wasn't as good. Another fast paced adventure movie is "Romancing the Stone." <BR/><BR/>I love your graduation quote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-33457752852750592832007-06-21T04:19:00.000-07:002007-06-21T04:19:00.000-07:00Some movies I've seen and then left the theater th...Some movies I've seen and then left the theater thinking, "Everyone should see that." are: Schindler's List and The Power of One.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the ones I quote from are typically movies like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (DH said someone was "snotty" the other day... I said "snotty?", he replied, "snooty?", tee hee. Poor DD was in the dark.) or Monty Python and the Holy Grail (I frequently say "I blow my nose in your general direction" -- who wouldn't?).<BR/><BR/>What are some of your ideas?Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.com