~Saturday~ Like yesterday, I saw two movies today, although only one of them was as part of the North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF). The other one was part of a “Dinner & Movie Night” I attended with Bob and a group of his friends. The NCGLFF film, Out in the Dark, was … Read more
~Friday~ It’s time for the 18th annual North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, during which I can see movies where the boy actually gets the boy in the end. Bob and I purchased a 10-pack of tickets, from which we’ll see three movies together (Scenes from a Gay Marriage, Interior. Leather Bar., and The … Read more
~Thursday~ It was unintentional, but I watched two movies today. Well, one was intentional, and the other was fortuitous. Jen and I got together to hang out, and watch some TV, which we haven’t done in forever, but we ended up watching a movie instead. Synopsis: Ron Burgundy is San Diego’s top rated newsman in … Read more
~Tuesday~ I was pretty sure I’d seen In & Out years ago when it was first, well, out, however the more I watched of it, the more I wondered. I have such a bad memory for movies. Synopsis: Life is sweet for high-school English teacher and sports coach Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline); he’s still living … Read more
~Saturday~ A couple of months ago, I read The Great Gatsby for the first time ever, and then made it our Mostly Social Book Club selection, since it was my turn to select a book. Since then, I have been waiting for the the newly-released version of the movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Gatsby, to … Read more
~Tuesday~ Tonight, I watched the classic 1939 film, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the movie that made Jimmy Stewart a major movie star. I really didn’t know anything about this movie, but it appealed to me on a few levels: 1) It’s a classic, 2) I like Jimmy Stewart, and 3) Bob hadn’t seen it … Read more
~Saturday~ Tonight I watched the 1999 film Tea With Mussolini, starring several actors that I like, including Cher, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and Lily Tomlin. Thanks to Bob for making it available from his vast collection of movies! Synopsis: Based in part on his autobiography, director Franco Zeffirelli’s Tea With Mussolini is a drama with … Read more
~Tuesday~ Tonight I watched the 2007 film Broken English, which is the final film of five that I’d decided to watch from a list (of 50) called “The Best Movies You Never Saw.” Bob was kind enough to request this film for me in his NetFlix account, for which I’m thankful. I really didn’t know … Read more
~Tuesday~ I'm nearing the end of the five movies I decided to watch after reading a list at the beginning of May of "the best movies you never saw." My friend, Bob, has patiently waited for me to be able to fit movie-watching into my schedule, and he has generously ordered them from his Netflix … Read more
~Tuesday~ What started as a conversation back in the first week of February of this year, I received a recommendation to watch two movies: Picnic and Bus Stop. I watched Picnic a week after that, and I enumerated my thoughts and observations about it in my February 8 blog entry. Tonight, Bob and I watched … Read more