Movies, Mom & Me

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  Commentary:  Under construction.
    Yes, I've seen this movie, more than once. It's been awhile, though, so before I write more I want to see it again.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Jeff Goldblum	Dr. Seth Brundle	Geena Davis	Veronica Quaife	John Getz	Stathis Borans	Joy Boushel	Tawny
  Leslie Carlson	Dr. Cheevers	George Chuvalo	Marky	Michael Copeman	2nd Man in Bar	David Cronenberg	Gynecologist

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1986
    Directed by David Cronenberg.

Labels: folk-horror, geena-davis, science-fiction2

# posted by gail @ 23:10    0 comments    email......this post

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  Commentary:  Blew me away when I was watching this movie on cable, one evening, late, Mom awoke within the first 15 minutes of the movie, I decided to keep it on because I really wanted to see it again and she was riveted. She even likes the end of it, which leads me to believe that she understands the real power of this movie: that it isn't a dirge for the female spirit, but a celebration of it. She has even been heard to mutter, during the semi scene, "Good for them!"
    I actually didn't consider owning this movie until, a couple of times after the above mentioned viewing, when I exclaimed that it was "on", again, Mom always has wanted to watch it.
    Aside from his initial review link to the title of this post, Roger Ebert wrote yet another thought provoking review of the film six months later.
    Twenty-five years later three female journalists write an article about how the film has held up, in relevence, over the last quarter century. They make a point of mentioning that the film has not engendered more women-buddy-movies. I know. I think about this every time I watch this movie, and it's one of those that I watch about once a year. It's like, someone in the male coterie that is still film production, is constantly asking about women-buddy-scripts, "What's the point?" and dropping them into the circular file. This article does, though, increase my desire to see Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road.
    And, I have to ask, considering the plethora of male-buddy-movies made since the beginning of movie history and the ignoring of the fact that women do "buddy up", for all kinds of reasons, what the hell are you guys thinking?!? Do you think, as women, that we should be grateful that at least this movie was made? And, frankly, do you feel that delusionally safe because female buddy movies make up a very, very small percentage of films? Holy goddess! Are you in for a surprise!
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Susan Sarandon	Louise Sawyer	Geena Davis	Thelma Dickinson	Brad Pitt	J. D.	Harvey Keitel	Det. Hal Slocumb
  Michael Madsen	Jimmy Lennox	Christopher McDonald	Darryl Dickinson	Lucinda Jenney	Lena	Timothy Carhart	Harlan Puckett

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1991
    Directed by Ridley Scott.
  Update 5/8/22:  This is a reposting of a previous post dated 2/7/2005 that I managed to recover.

Labels: action3, adventure4, buddy, dream2, geena-davis, harvey-keitel, me-favorite4, michael-madsen, popcorn-and-soda6, revenge2, ridley-scott, road-movie, suspense2, women's-movie1

# posted by gail @ 17:21    0 comments    email......this post

• Who's watched:  M & G
• Mentions:  None
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  Commentary:  Mom initially discovered this series through her tabloids, insisted we tune in from the very first episode and was so addicted to it that she actually registered the news that it would be cancelled and was heartbroken. Thus, it was necessary, when it came up for sale, that we purchase it.
    I can watch it, and often do, with her. It's more interesting to me than some series: For me, a cut above, for instance, Murder, She Wrote. I am not, though, generally, a fan of Bellisario series; they all have a fawning quality that bothers me. As well, I am not nearly as fascinated with the idea of a woman U.S. president as my mother is; just surprised, continually, that we haven't yet had one. I think my mother forgets that, in the history of the world, female rulers are not an anomaly, though certainly not as frequent as men. She also tends to think that just the fact that a ruler is a woman somehow means that ruler will be "better". I do not nurse similar sentiments. All that being said, it's entirely possible that this series, without thinking, was aimed at my mother's generation (and, maybe, one generation beyond), because it may have been conceived by still active executives who are of my mother's generation (or one generation beyond).
    Please note, reader, that I've linked the title of this post to the first of two meticulous reviews of each of the seasons of this series. The review for the second season is here.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Geena Davis	U. S. Pres Mackenzie Allen	Donald Sutherland	Nathan Templeton	Harry Lennix	Jim Gardner	Kyle Secor	Rod Calloway
  Ever Carradine	Kelly Ludlow	Mark-Paul Gosselaar	Richard McDonald	Polly Bergen	The President's Mother	Peter Coyote	U. S. Vice Pres Warren Keaton

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2005-2006
    Episodes directed by various directors, none female, which seems particularly pertinent, considering the subject matter.

Labels: donald-sutherland, drama9, geena-davis, mom-favorite1, political4, popcorn-and-soda4, presidential, TV2

# posted by gail @ 13:14    0 comments    email......this post

• Who's watched:  M & G
• Mentions:  None
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  Commentary:  I'm surprised there is no mention of this movie in my journals. The reason I bought a copy is that Mom and I watch it every time we notice it playing on TV but we usually manage to cue it up after it's already begun. I'm only a fair fan of gender-bender movies. They have to have other qualities to recommend them and the gender bending performance has to be really sleek for me to enjoy it. This one qualifies on both counts. Mom always forgets that Tootsie is being played by a man until the end. The sideline performance of her surprise is a delight in itself to watch.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Dustin Hoffman	Michael Dorsey	Jessica Lange	Julie Nichols	Teri Garr	Sandy Lester	Dabney Coleman	Ron Carlisle
  Charles Durning	Leslie Nichols	Bill Murray	Jeff Slater	Sydney Pollack	George Fields	George Gaynes	John Van Horn
  Geena Davis	April Page	Doris Belack	Rita Marshall	Ellen Foley	Jacqui	Lynne Thigpen	Jo

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1982
    Directed by Sydney Pollack.

Labels: geena-davis, gender-bender, mom-favorite2, popcorn-and-soda4, romance3, satire2

# posted by gail @ 17:02    0 comments    email......this post