Watched most of this one on Lifetime, it's great. Well worth seeing, it's about Christmas Eve and has some very emotional moments (unless you're dead) and some great characters, including two gorgeous ladies, Susan Sarandon, & Penelope Cruz, as well as Robin Williams making an entrance as an ex-priest. Susan Sarandon has a mother who has Alzheimer's. Check it out! Here's another voice, click on the image for the review;
Being democratic, I'm posting this bozos comments as well: NOEL IS ABOUT JESUS NOT GAYS, Posted: March 18, 2006 Posted By: alan We borrowed the movie hoping we'll spend a nice saturday night watching this movie with my wife and son. Lucky that they didn't watch it. WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN GAYS ! WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR GROSS "SEXUAL PREFFERENCE". The whole movie made me sadder than the characters. it is a dumb american story, unninspiring, not entertaining, nothing. It was the worst choice ever! PEOPLE DO NOT BUY OR RENT THIS JUNK
based on a true story, this one is worth seeing if you like strong family drama. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326664/#comment touching story about a boy who competes to win his alcoholic dad's heart, and never sure that he does, goes on to win the bigger battle of life.
James Garner reads a love story from a notebook to an elderly lady (Gina Rowlands) whose memory is fading but she still has her brief moments of lucidity. It is a wonderful story about the undying power and devotion of love. It makes me think about some the many facets of my own life and re-affirms my commitment to my own "Allie", my errant ways not withstanding. If you've missed this 2004 movie, I'd recommend it as good viewing.
has anybody seen this one? one of the best I've watched; brilliant writing, great actors, directing seems flawless & fluid nominated for on oscar, and winner of the Christopher award for content, this movie is absorbing and long enough (143 mins) to get and keep your attention. it also started a charity; mr hollands opus foundation
a great grandpa movie, bring tissue.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" Richard Dreyfus as Mr. Holland.
Absolutely great movie. Ellen Burstyn is the grandma everybody wishes for, she takes in a young boy and manages to bring out his best. If you can find it, rent or buy, you'll enjoy it. Also available in book form. P.S. it has a car chase. http://www.cinemascreen.co.uk/filmdata/filmdata.asp?filmid=5419
Johnny Depp in a psychological thriller that, in spite of the bad reviews which I fortunately failed to read before I watched the movie, I found very good. Then, on the other hand, I don't get out much, so when I do manage to watch a film, It has to be good to hold my interest. This one did. Neglected writer's wife (Depp's) finds company elsewhere and seeks a divorce, she gets much more than she bargained for. Mr. Shooter is a spooky guy from Mississippi that has obviously had his material plagiarized and wants his story fixed. The corn ending was weak but necessary for cohesion. Not too much blood and gore, and no car chases.
Shall We Dance Romantic interlude with Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Lopez. A middle aged man seeks adventure outside his ordinary routine and finds it at Mitzi's, then, ultimately, at home. Wife (Sarardon) hires an investigator and learns some surprising things. Very entertaining, even for those who don't usually watch mushy romance movies. Recommended for Valentine's Day. A wide range of characters make this movie worth watching.
Just watched Gothica--http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348836/ starring Halle Berry and Robert Downy Jr. I liked the show, well because it has Halle in it. Besides that, a paranormal tale about a psychiatrist who gets involved with trying to solve a murder and winds up in the mental ward herself. Unpredictable ending, at least for me.
another nicholson movie. although i don't particularly care for him being cast in this role of an aged 66yo retiree, even if he is in real life born in 1937, the smiling face was a little out of character for him. still there are some nicholson traits that are evident in his portrayal of widower and soon to be father-in-law. early in the movie he takes up with one of those feed the children missionary charities and it becomes an integral part of the story line. slow starting, there is a mixture of some sad & uncomfortable scenes coupled with some very funny ones that make the show overall very entertaining, but you have to watch it all the way through. not for children or distracted adult types. R- rated for some bad language & brief nudity, it may be too close to home for some to watch. Thumbs Up
Starring Adam Sandler & one of my favorite actors, Jack Nicholson (Terms of Endearment, As Good As It Gets, etc.) I will always take the time out to watch one of his. Very good as Nicholson as a psychiatrist manages not only to make the guy that appears to be as humble as apple pie angry, but draws the viewer in as well in a connecting sort of way. Should see if you haven't already.
Slow start, but some really heart wrenching scenes, especially of mother Mary having to watch her son suffer. Not for queasy stomachs, but since we all know the outcome of this story, or, as much of it as we can know for now, it is manageable viewing for grownups.Not entirely up to the hype it received but still very good production, thumbs up.
Local Natchez writer. Held my interest, read it in 2 days. Not so distant future mixing psychiatry, warfare, and computers in a doomsday scenario. Had to flip back to pages to reconnect to some references, (magnetized lead?)and as in some books and movies, author has a hard time finding a good conclusion to the book. Overall, good book for computer guys.
I have just passed another milestone, my ninth year anniversary on my
present job. There was no fanfare, no bells, whistles, or confetti, not
even an acknowledgment of a goal seldom reached in the notoriously
revolving door of the hospitality business.
In my young and restless days, I would have strongly considered moving on
after five, so, how did this happen? Maturity, you say? Complacency?
Losing sight of a vision of always moving up and onward? I can tell you
now, those restless feelings are still there, but somehow, somewhere,
they are reshuffled to the back of the deck, to make room for the
different hand that has, more recently, been dealt. Impulse gives way
to reason, and desire yields to necessity.
If there is one bit of advice I have for the new generation, it is to make the most of the
spontaneity and vigor with which you envision life's challenges and
crossroads, for these are the moments that will define you as you
approach that "oh, so far off middle age".
Seldom is life so generous as to give you that second chance, which is in us all, to
start anew, and if by circumstance we do, we are not the same. There is
no fearless desire to run naked through the woods (although I've done
it a time or two at far, far, too old), there is no expediency to being
number one in the crowd. There is no longer "Me" and "Now". There is
however a different kind of boldness. I am not afraid of things that go
bump in the night. No longer do I fear hunger, or illness, or
unemployment, nor despair, because I have been visited by all these
things, and I have endured, and I know there will be tomorrow.
With our increasing age comes our greatest strength, and this is experience,
and the wisdom to pass it along to our children, and to theirs. In this
day and age there are many who may contemplate that there is no God,
or, there must be many Gods, but now, more than ever, I can fervently
say, and without a doubt, God bless my children, and keep them from
harms way, for where I lead them, they will follow.
-----byron c.
The
direst foe of courage is the fear itself, not the object of it, and the
man who can overcome his own terror is a hero and more.
- -- George MacDonald
"Go placidly amid the noise & haste & remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter; for always there will be greater & lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not fein affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a Child of the Universe, no less than the trees & the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors & aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy." -Max Ehrmann ["Desiderata"]
