~Saturday~ Bob and I watched the next movie, A Star is Born, in the list of Barbra Streisand movies, which we’re working our way through in chronological order. The synopsis Esther Hoffman, an aspiring singer/songwriter, meets John Norman Howard, a famous, successful and self-destructive singer/songwriter, whom, after a series of coincidental meetings, she finally starts … Read more
~Saturday~ Bob and I watched the next movie, Funny Lady, in the list of Barbra Streisand movies, which we’re working our way through in chronological order. The synopsis A sequel to the 1968 film Funny Girl, it is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her marriage … Read more
~Thursday~ My friend Joe and I were browsing through hulu.com looking for a movie to watch, and having a friend who is pretty much a “regular” attendee of Burning Man, the documentary Burning Man and the Meaning of Life (2013) caught my attention. Joe hadn’t heard of the event, so I filled him in about … Read more
~Friday~ This afternoon, with Bob, I watched The Company of Strangers (1990), a Canadian docufiction released in the U.S. with the title Strangers in Good Company. The synopsis “In this feature film, 8 elderly women find themselves stranded when their bus breaks down in the wilderness. With only their wits, memories and some roasted frogs’ … Read more
~Friday~ I watched A Letter to Three Wives this evening. Bob owns this movie, recently watched it, and told me about it. I thought the premise sounded intriguing, and in spite of not being a big fan of movies from an era gone by, I decided to check it out. The synopsis Three wives receive … Read more
~Friday~ Bob requested Pride (2014) from NetFlix and invited me to watch it with him. I didn’t know anything about this movie, except that it was gay-themed and in the theaters last year. The synopsis Based on a true story, the film depicts a group of lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help … Read more
~Friday~ I read about the movie, Calvary, in my friend Hugh Hollowell‘s weekly newsletter in which he ponders “The Relentless Pursuit of Beauty as a prophylactic against the ugliness of the world.” Each week in the newsletter, he lists five thing that he thinks are beautiful. Learn more about the newsletter, if you’re interested.. In … Read more
~Friday~ I’ve watched 10 movies already in 2015, which if I keep up this pace will easily beat my average annual number watched. Anyone just starting to read my blog might think that movie entries are all my blog consists of, but that’s not the case. With that said, I watched Ida (2013) today, free … Read more
~Wednesday~ I watched The Homesman (2014) with Bob tonight. Raleigh was expecting 4-8″ of snow, and I asked Bob if he wanted to be snowed in together for the first time in our relationship, and he said, “Sure!” He’d already ordered, and received, this movie with his NetFlix subscription, so we watched it together. I’d … Read more
~Tuesday~ Tonight I watched Lipstick & Liquor, another movie I’d never heard of until scrolling through the list of movies available free with my Amazon Prime subscription. Although I didn’t see it marked explicitly as a documentary, I assumed from its write-up that it was, and I like documentaries, so I went for it. Being … Read more