Films from Long Ago and Far Away. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. The World of Henry Orient. Directed by George Roy Hill. I first saw this in the theater as a pre-teen. This coming-of-age comedy holds up well into adulthood.

A blog to recommend movies, hikes, books, TV shows, internet sites, or other things that may catch my interest. Monday, August 10, 2015. We have arrived at my August review of a movie recommended courtesy of Steve at 1001plus. Friday, August 7, 2015. I watched 22 new movies in July,.

Living by, deviating from, and expanding upon the good book. In my Scandinavian book of the unattainable. Disputable morals, incompetent cops, shady corporations, and a general fear of technology. Typical eighties thriller with coloured lights, synthetic sounds, and strangely detached characters even in rather dire situations.

Monday, August 25, 2014. Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi. My husband rarely watches my 1001 Movies. But he wound up watching Babel. Amazing quality, however, as when it was over, we turned to look at one another and vocalized our almost identical reactions.

Saturday, 15 August 2015. Let me start with the positives. As you can already tell this movie has a lot going for it, but then we get to the plot. The melodrama gets very thick, the acting is heavy handed in the silent tradition, but though it annoyed me at the time I see it now.