What movie have you seen today?

[Shaun]

I watched the Spencer Tracy Legacy yesterday and for me, the best part of the entire thing is at the end where Kate reads her letter to Spencer.

[Judy]

I think the entire thing is wonderful - and unique. After all, this is not some other, younger actor doing a voice over for a documentary on some Hollywood great. This is Kate talking about Spencer - professionally AND personally. This is Kate wandering the backlot at MGM and stopping outside the Thalberg building to tell us the story we've heard countless other times from other people, pointing out where their dressing rooms were, sitting on the rooftop laughing about how he ended his days at Fox, reminiscing about days at MGM that - according to a letter I have from her to an old MGM exec and friend - were very happy days, talking on camera to Susie Tracy.

The ST Legacy because Kate talking about Spencer in this way - and especially the reading of that letter - was unprecedented.

Can you imagine what that image looked like on a large screen? When I saw the premiere of the film at the Majestic Theatre - in that AADA event - well, there was not a dry eye in the house.

JS

[Cate]

Natural Born Killers is one of my favorite movies. It is heartless and crude but... it's a movie. It was very well-made. I think the director wanted to bring us into the psychotic minds of a two serial killers and perhaps try to be at their level for a change. Actually try and understand why a person would want to kill another person for fun.

Movies I've seen:

Lost in Translation - Great music and cinematography ;D I actually really like this movie. There is not much going on but... I think it's a movie for which you have to be really relaxed and ready to pay attention (not that there is a plotline or a lot of dialogue to pay attention to) but to get into it, I think you just have to go into a trance. lol

The Love Letter - OK... this movie was okay I guess. Throughout a lot of it I just wanted to fast forward to find out who the letter was from. Kind of dragged. Ellen Degeneres was completely unconvincing as a straight woman.

[Cate]

Last night:

Stage Door - What can I say? It's a Hepburn movie ;D I have to admit, every time I watch it I get teary-eyed during the calla lily scene.

[Cate]

This kind of has a spoiler in it so if you haven't seen Sideways and you want to, don't read it ;D

Sideways - I finally finished watching this movie after having fallen asleep half an hour after the beginning the first three times. Not that it was boring, it was just late. I really liked it. I'm not sure if it's a movie I'll watch repetitively... It was sort of depressing. I was really thinking he was going to commit suicide at the end. Everything was just going completely wrong for this depressed guy and then he gets that phone call. I was never so happy for a guy in a movie. lol You want to knock him over the head with one of his wine bottles because he's the definition of loser and you want him to wake up and stop sulking. As for his friend, Derek, I liked him. Yeah, he cheated on his fiancee, but the guy was all about a good time. A complete opposite. If only Miles looked up to him more often rather than looking at him as an annoyance.

[Richard]

I love Sideways. That bit with Jack and Miles coming up with the plan to explain how Jack got his nose broken... the car completely misses the tree and drives off into a ditch. That was good humor, and the movie is full of them.

[Richard]

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) This movie is so bad.

The Boogens (1982) This movie is not bad, in fact, it rocks. I would have to say it's one of my favorite horror films from the 80s. At least with this picture, we have mediocre acting and a decent story.

Jamaica Inn (1939) Hitchcock's last movie he made before arriving in America. The film itself is pretty good. (I'm copying this from imdb, because it's better than what I can do).--> It's about a young orphan girl, Mary, who is sent to live with her Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss who are the landlords of the Jamaica Inn. Mary soon realizes that her uncle's inn is the base of a gang of pirates who lure ships to their doom on the rocky coast.

Just Married (2003) I enjoyed it when it aired on FX a couple days ago. I laughed at some parts, but nothing big. It was alright.

[Shaun]

Dawn of the Dead-This movie was okay, it wasn't as bad as I'd thought it would be. Although, it definitely isn't for everyone--you have to be able to stomach all of the gore.

The Nutty Professor-(Eddie Murphy version) It has been a while since I have last seen this movie. It had it's funny points (the Klump family).

[Richard]

Which Dawn of the Dead? 78' or 04'?

[Richard]

Scarface (1932) This is the first movie I watched in my film class. Everyone seemed to enjoy it - but I loved it. Actually, it's just as great as the remake I'd say.

Wavelength (1967) Oh yeah, my very first experimental film and it sucked. But I see what it was all about. The two creators behind it really had it in for the zooming technique. This film can hurt a man, literally. 45 minutes of utter boredom.

Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (1961) It's not too shabby. I don't really have much to say about it, actually. It's science fiction and we know how most of those movies are.

20,000 Years In Sing Sing (1932) This is a pretty cool movie starring Spencer Tracy. It's a cross between 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'The Green Mile', but really good nonetheless.

Boys Town (1938) Another Spencer Tracy film and probably one of my personal favorites. Tracy plays Father Flanagan, a priest who decides to build a small town for homeless boys with the hope of changing their lifestyles to something good instead of roaming the streets causing various misdeamonors. It co-stars Mickey Rooney.

Humanoids From The Deep (1980) It would be my expert opinion to avoid any movie with the word humanoid in the title. They're not very interesting creatures, and let's face it... they're butt-ugly. This movie stinks and Paramount widely known for distributing horror stinkers throughout the 80s has added another one to the list. Shockingly, Vic Morrow was in this movie. Avoid this picture and the stupid girl on the beach who bares her breasts and runs all over the place stark naked. Sometimes full frontal isn't enough.

An American In Paris (1951) Good movie. Great dance numbers by Gene Kelly and a few good memorable songs. One of my favorite musicals.

Gene Kelly: Anatomy Of A Dancer (2002) (TV) A great documentary on Kelly. The best I've seen, even though they hardly mentioned anything about his later career. What can I say? The guy rocks.

Barry Lyndon (1975) It's 3 hours, but it's 3 hours of Stanley Kubrick. The best compliment (among many) I can give this movie is that it looked beautiful. It could also be the best period piece I've ever seen. It's a really good movie, but not one of my favorites among his.

[Cate]

Didn't Howard Hughes produce/direct (?) Scarface? My movies:

Jesus' Son - This movie put me into a total state of depression for about 2 hours which is strange because it's about a guy's "road to recovery." I have issues with movies in which people commit suicide. Although I sort of make an exception for The Hours.

The Philadelphia Story and Woman of the Year (again) because I am trying to convert a friend to KH. I think he's falling for it.

The Fifth Element - One of my favorite movies... I saw it for the first time in high school and thought it was the greatest thing ever. It's funny how differently you view movies after about 9 years. I still think it's great... just not as great as I thought I thought it was 9 years ago In fact, I thought it was so great that when I went to France the year after it came out, I saw that it was in the theaters there... so my friends and I went. We left after about 20 minutes because it was dubbed and we had no idea what they were saying. The theater there was set up completely opposite how it is here... the seats sloped upwards. AND they had a woman with a little tray full of candy walking up and down the aisles. So cool. That was I think the first time I practiced my French on a real French person. I was quite proud of my 16-year-old self.

[Cate]

Oh yeah and:

American Beauty - One of the greatest there is. It should be a requirement for all Americans to watch this movie at least once a year. Kevin Spacey is so cool.

[Richard]

Howard Hughes only produced Scarface but didn't direct it. Howard Hawks did. Sometimes I get confused too because both men have the same first name and initials H.H.

I love The Fifth Element. It's one of my favorite action films. Oh, and I haven't seen American Beauty... I guess I'd better soon.

[Cate]

!!!! Richard! You definitely have to see American Beauty. In fact, why are you reading this?? You should be out renting it. ;D Oh yeah, and anytime someone yells Richard, it reminds me of Somewhere in Time. Another good movie

[Shaun]

Catherine:
Here's to hoping your friend is converted into a life long Katharine Hepburn fan!