Movies

Big Night -- DVD
With the recent release of Julie and Julia I am reminded of another great food movie, also starring Stanley Tucci -- Big Night. Tucci and Tony Shalhoub star as immigrant brothers who own an Italian restaurant with great food but few customers. Roger Ebert calls this is “a film of great wisdom and delight.” ~Julie

The Fall – DVD
In a hospital in 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman tells a little girl with a broken arm a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances. This is a wondrous, beautiful film! ~Julie

Out of Sight – DVD
A career bank robber breaks out of jail and kidnaps a US Marshal in the process. When the cons head for Detroit to pull off their final big scam, the Marshal is put on their case but finds she is attracted to one of them and has second thoughts about bringing them in. Very funny! ~Julie

Strange Days – DVD
One of my very favorite movies, this futuristic thriller has it all: “racist cops, rap-star statesmen, armored cars and widespread anarchy.” This film keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very last scene. ~Julie

The Complete Musketeers (The Three Musketeers / The Four Musketeers) – DVD
There are many versions of this film but none compares to this 1973 version. Richard Lester has made this into a tongue-in-cheek, adventurous, swashbuckling tale. Lots of fun for the whole family! ~Julie

Thunderheart – DVD
Val Kilmer plays an FBI man with Sioux background who is sent to a South Dakota reservation to help with a murder investigation. The cinematography is fantastic, the acting, particularly from Kilmer and Graham Greene is superb. This is a great mystery as well as a film that leaves you thinking. ~Julie

Bell, Book and Candle -- DVD
A frothy romance starring Kim Novak as a seductive Greenwich Village witch who ensnares publisher Jimmy Stewart to spite an old college rival. Mayhem ensues, but Novak is in trouble when she falls for Stewart, since a witch loses her powers when she falls in love. Gorgeous costumes, great soundtrack, and wonderful supporting cast, including a young Jack Lemmon as Novak’s bongo playing brother, Elsa Lanchester as her dotty aunt, and Ernie Kovacs as a hard drinking writer. ~Macaire

Coraline (Single-Disc Edition w/ 3D) -- DVD
This deliciously dark and delightful animated movie, created from the Neil Gaiman book of the same name, tells the story of a girl who is bored with her ordinary life and finds a much more interesting one with her “other” parents who are endlessly devoted and attentive to her. But as she spends more time with them, she discovers they are sinister and dangerous and she has to fight to get back to her real life. A great lesson in being careful what you wish for. ~Judie