The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Pocket-a pocket-a pocket-a... This is a great movie full of comedy, romance, and suspense. Danny Kaye is wonderful as Walter Mitty and the several roles of his day dreams. Watch it and enjoy it.

My Kid Could Paint That: This is a documentary about child painting sensation Marla, I saw some of this movie in a class in college and thought "why not" when I saw it on the shelf at the library. This film really had me considering things, it hits home especially because I'm an artist and not one that really cares for modernist and post modern art; the art that quite often gets comments like the title of this film. Watch it and make your own conclusion, or don't.

Ninotchka: I came across this movie on tv and I watched and enjoyed it. Gretta Garbo is wonderful in this movie, where in a sense, communist Russia takes on Paris. It made me think about life and how it ought to be lived.

The Sheik: Rudolph Valentino, I'd heard of the great but never seen a movie with him before. I'm a bit fan of the movie Thoroughly Modern Millie and at one point in the movie Millie raves about this movie, when I saw a copy of The Sheik on the shelf at the library I had to get it. It was interesting, I haven't watched that many silent movies and I think all the ones I have seen have been comedy's. This movie was pretty good and it was very interesting to see a sort of time capsul of how things were, or were seen in the 20s. The copy I watched had music that was from the 80s and it was wonderfully awful synthesizer music, I would love to hear music that would have been more original to the movie.

The Thin Man: I have stayed away from this series in the past, I'm not quite sure why but I think I may have equated it with Perry Mason, which it was not in any way. I really enjoyed the thin man, it was funny, witty, and a pretty good mystery to boot. I didn't really suspect the actual culprit. I think I'll try some more of the series.

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown: Truly a Halloween classic. Peanuts are wonderful.

Toy Story 3: I was a little skeptical about this movie but it proved to be quite a good show. I do think that the plot got a bit recycled from Toy Story 2, but oh well. The short before the movie, Day and Night, was also quite enjoyable. There were some good laughs and some definite drama and I recommend Toy Story 3.

The General: This is a fun silent movie, Buster Keaton is always hilarious. In this movie he's a Southern train engineer during the Civil war and needs to find a way to make the father of the girl he loves approve of him.

Meet Me In St. Louis: I was reminded about this movie by a friend and decided to give it a try since it's a classic. On the whole it's pretty cheesy, although Margret O'Brien was quite good. I suppose that part of the problem is that I'm just not a Judy Garland fan.

Bend it like Beckham: I enjoy this movie, it's a multi-cultural, soccer/football, girl power movie. Jess is an Indian girl who lives with her family in England and loves soccer. Haveing a soccer star for a daughter isn't exactly what Jess' parents were hoping for and so she has to find a way to fulfil her dreams.

In The Good Old Summer Time: So if you recall when I talked about Shop Around the Corner and You've Got Mail, this movie was based on the same story, only it's a musical. This was a nice movie and very funny, but somehow it didn't have the magic that the other two, it was a good movie but not wonderful; the story didn't quite gel together completely, some movies everything just clicks and they live on, an other movies don't quite make it there. Buster Keaton was responsible for a lot of the humor in this movie, his part didn't actually work so well but his comedic direction was wonderful. Van Johnson and Judy Garland played the main roles and they were all right but neither are actors that I really love. Enjoyable but I'll stick with the other two movies in the future.

Coco Avant Chanel/Coco Before Chanel: This was a very interesting movie about the life of Gabriel Chanel before she became the fashion icon we know today. I enjoyed this movie and came away with a new respect for this woman; I had no idea how much she liberated women by her styles which did away with corsets etc. Oh, and this movie was in French.

Jodhaa Akbar: I loved this movie, I really, really loved it. This movie tells about the marriage between Emperor Akbar (I'm sorry I don't remember his other names or how to spell them, the same goes for his wife) and Princess Jodhaa... He was the head of the Moughal(sp?) Empire and she was a Princess of a kingdom that he gained command of in part through marriage to her. Their marriage was pretty ground breaking because he was Muslim and she was Hindu(i) and he allowed her to keep her religion and traditions, this lead to religious freedom and respect/tolerance in his empire. I know very little about these cultures and so it was very interesting to see more. I really loved the respect and wisdom between the two; I don't know how accurately it's portrayed but this movie is based on real people. See it today! P.S. the movie's in Hindi.

Blame it on Fidel!: This movie is French and takes place in the early 70s in Paris. Anna's family used to be upper middle class and Anna liked it that way, then Anna's dad quit his job and got involved with Chilean politics; Anna's mom got involved in women's lib and Anna's world got turned upside down. This movie was definitely thought provoking, it made me think about various ways of life, right and wrong, and the effects that parents choices can have on their children. I don't know if I'd watch it again but it was very interesting.

Raise the Red Lantern: This movie is Chinese but I don't know if the language is Cantonese or Mandarin. Songlian becomes the fourth wife of a rich man to please her step-mother after her father dies; she'd rather be at the University (I couldn't get a sense of how long ago this movie was set). As anyone who has spent a period of time with a group of women knows, the drama is inevitable and that's without them all competing for the attentions of the master. I found myself thinking how grateful I was not to be sharing Songlian's fate in any way.

Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland: Move over Tim Burton, this is the original live action movie. I really got a kick out of this movie, ofcourse now the special effects etc. are dinosaurs, however this movie was made in the 30s or 40s and the special effects would have been as revolutionary as Star Wars was when it first came out. This movie was weird but I don't know that you can have Alice in Wonderland without it being at least a little bit weird. It was entertaining to see both Carey Grant and Gary Cooper in little roles. I enjoyed this movie, I might even watch it again.

Tarzan: It's a good story, it's a good movie, Phil Collins wrote some really good music. It's funny, you should watch it.

The Trouble With Harry: I really enjoyed this movie, it's a black comedy but it's a lot lighter than most and very enjoyable. I credit how much I enjoyed this film to its director Alfred Hitchcock, the man made fantastic movies. It's very refreshing to see movies that are really and truly well crafted, so many aren't and they come and go quickly. See this movie.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrals: I have mixed feelings about this movie, it was funny, but so many times funny crosses into terrible awkwardness and makes me want to stop watching; I like Steve Martin but I didn't really enjoy him in this movie. Michael Caine was great as usual, however in this movie he lookes older than he currently looks. I did like how this movie ended however.

Pride and Prejudice: I find the A&E/BBC version (the one with Colin Firth), to be the best version of Pride and Prejudice that I have ever come across. I will admit that I think I've only seen this version and the one with Kiera Knightly, however I still stick to my claim. I enjoy all five hours of this movie, and while it can be a bit much to watch it all in one go, I love how well you can get to know the charachters etc. in that time period and how great the characters are. Watch it, love it.

My Neighbor Totoro: This is the first Miyazaki movie I ever saw, and I believe it's his first movie. I like it, it's a childhood memory and it was still pretty good when I watched it now, several years later.

Bugsy Malone: This movie is quite different from any other I've ever seen, it's a story about gangs and speakeasies in the 20s but the catch is that all the actors are kids and the story has a kids perspective. It's a really cute movie and I really enjoyed it.

National Treasure: I really liked this movie when it first came out but in subsequent viewings I've found myself liking it less. The plot is intriguing but it's really cheesy in many parts. It's not a bad action movie though and I like that it makes me think about history a bit more.

National Treasure 2: I don't actually remember what the exact title was. I think I like this one better than the first one, despite the fact that while a "national treasure" is a bit far fetched, a temple of gold behind Mount Rushmore is even more ridiculous. I think this movie on the whole is better than the first, however I think that the plot/idea behind the first movie was much better.

The Man Who Knew Too Much: I am a fan of Hitchcock and a moderate fan of Jimmy Stewart, but while this movie was very suspenseful, I didn't care for it. I blame Doris Day, she in no way says "Hitchcock thriller" to me, she says Glass Bottom Boat and other cheery movies full of song.

The Blindside: If you have not already watched this movie, watch it NOW! It was really that good. I have enjoyed most of the inspirational/based on true story sports movies I have seen, I think this is now my favorite of them. I don't mean to denegrate any of the other inspirational stories that these movies have told, they're wonderful, but I enjoyed this movie more and more over the story seemed more powerful, more relevent and I suppose more real to my life. Invictus was the last sports movie that I've seen and it was a wonderful movie and I enjoyed it and was inspired by these people's story and what they accomplished; however while I know these are real stories, I suppose they blend in with historical fiction for me, appartied is not something I've ever had to deal with first hand, I love Remember the Titans but integration hasn't been an issue for me in my life time, this story is something much more relevent to my life. This story could be my story without too much streching of the imagination. This is a lot of words and I don't even know if I've gotten my point across but if you haven't seen this movie please see it a.s.a.p. and then think about it.

Invictus: This movie was really really great, it was so inspirational. The movie tells the story of when Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa and the role that he and rugby played in bringing the country together after years of apartheid; think Remember the Titans but on a much larger scale. Matt Dameon and Morgan Freedman were both wonderful in their roles and it was so inspiring to learn more about Nelson Mandela.

Princess Mononoke: As much as I enjoy Miyazaki's movies, this wasn't my favorite. A lot of this may go back to my lack of knowledge of Japan and it's culture... or my lack of enthusiam for gorey cartoons. You'll have to watch it and decide what you think for yourself.

Ponyo: This is a weird movie, not necesairily bad but weird. Ponyo is by Hayao Miyazaki and I always find his movies a bit weird (maybe because I'm not Japanese) but this one was especially so. This is Miyazaki's spin on Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid. It's a cute movie but I felt like we were just getting going and then it ended and that was disapointing.

Julie and Julia: I quite enjoyed this movie, it was interesting, sweet and way funnier than I thought. Kudos to Meryl Streep on her Julia Child, she didn't nail the voice 100% but I'm not really sure that anyone could. Or mayber I just know voice better from when she was older and more warbely. Either way I reccomend it, there were multiple points of laughing out loud.

The Italian Job: This is the more recent version of the movie with Mark Walberg. I really enjoy this movie, it's one of those all around action movies, exciting plot and cool gadgets, humor, an enjoyable cast of characters and romance. Watch it.

Memoirs of a Geisha: This movie is so beautiful in many ways and so ugly and sad. I know next to nothing about about Japan and it's history and culture, and this movie represents all I know about Geisha, I found it fascinating but I have no idea how accuratly everything is portrayed. The world of the movie, the city, the setting, the clothing is so beautiful, it's stunning. The story, while it has a happy ending, is a very sad story and quite hard to watch at times. I reccomend this movie. P.S. For anyone who has seen Shall we dansu?? you'll recognize the Chairman's buisness partner.

Mamma Mia: This movie is a collection of ABBA songs thrown together with a plot, based off of the Broadway musical. I've never seen the musical and so I don't know how it compares but I have heard the soundtrack from the original cast and the singing's much better in the soundtrack. If you watch this you can't be expecting a phenomenal plot, you have to take it for what it is, a plot built around some unrelated ABBA hits. I like being able to see the story in the movie, that can be hard to get from just a soundtrack. Over all I'm not largely impressed with the movie, the acting's pretty good (Meryl Streep, Colin Firth...) but the singing leaves a lot to be desired in most cases. I wish that Pierce Brosnen hadn't been cast because he's sketchy as a singer and not a great actor even in action movies... Anyway that's what I think about this movie.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town: This is the movie that Mr. Deeds was based off. I've never seen Mr. Deeds, but I'm inclined to think that this movie is better, but to each their own. This movie was directed by Frank Cappra and stars Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. Mr. Longfellow Deeds of a small town in Vermont has just inherited 20 million dollars and has to adjust to a fantastic new life in New York. I really enjoyed the messages of this movie, they were by no means subtle, however I believe they are very much needed. This movie talks about kindness towards fellowman and about being satisfied with enough, not always wanting more. It's not my favorite movie ever but it is a good one.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding: I quite enjoy this movie, it's both very funny, and very sweet. I don't really know any Greeks and so I imagine that the way they're presented in this movie is exagerated. I really love the family message of this movie, and that family is so important.

Star Wars A New Hope: I have to say that of the original trilogy, this is my least favorite, and I usually skip it when I watch Star Wars, but I couldn't really remember the plot of this movie so I gave it another chance. There are some good parts of this movie but the same things that have driven me away in the past (e.g. whiny Luke) are still a deterrent.

Xanadu: Wow, it's hard to find the words for this movie. 80s, neon, go-go boot rollerskates, Gene Kelly, Olivia Newton-John, dancing, bad special effects, animation....it's a wonderful if sort of awful combination. Something about the 80s made bizzare things like this work.

Stalag 17: Billy Wilder's movies are well known for being darkly comedic, I've heard it had to do with what happened to his family in WWII, anyway this movie is very darkly comedic. Hogan's Heros is loosely based off of this movie and leaves out a lot of the blackness. William Holden plays a cynic p.o.w in the German Stalag (Prison) and when it's discovered that someone is leaking information to the Germans, Holden's character gets the blame. This movie is very dark and serves as a good warning against jumping to conclusion in judging people and jumping on a mob mentality.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: This is one of Frank Capra's greatest movies, I think that everyone should see it, and often. Jimmy Stewart and Jean Aurthur are both wonderful in this movie. I highly recommend it.

Return To Cranford: While this movie was still quite enjoyable with Judi Dench and all the other wonderful actors, and while there was a lovely happy ending, I was rather disappointed with this movie. If you liked Cranford you will probably still enjoy this one but I almost wish that I'd just stopped at Cranford and not seen this movie. Most of the stories from this one come from the Cranford novel and I believe a great deal of them have been made up to create more drama.

Only Angles Have Wings: This movie is a bit more black than a lot of movies but it's still fairly comedic and perhaps even sappy. I really enjoy this movie though, Carey Grant and Jean Arthur are great.

The Princess and the Frog: This movie was good, better than a lot of Disney (excluding pixar) movies have been the last few years. Was it amazing? no, was it a good enjoyable movie? yes, would it scare me if I were still a little kid? yes. I've heard that the firefly is hilarious if you know New Orleans, however I am completely unfamiliar with it so he was only amusing.

Cranford: This is a mini serise based off a book by Elizabeth Gaskill by the same name. Read the book! It's so wonderful and charming. Back to the mini serise, I very much enjoyed it, Judi Dench was wonderful as always. I don't like the serise quite as much as I love the book, the serise has some events and characters added to highten the drama and romance but it was still very enjoyable. I can't wait to see Return to Cranford.

Meet The Robinsons: This is a fun movie, one of the better Disney movies of the last few years. I like the positive message but more than that I love how funny it is!

Holiday Inn: This was the first time I ever saw this movie. I can't remember why but something possessed me to put it on hold, maybe hearing that White Christmas was a sort of sequel to it. Anyway the movie was alright but not my favorite. I'm not a huge fan of either Fred Astaire or Bing Crosby and they're both in this movie. It was a fun concept though, an inn only open on Holidays.

Easter Parade: Fred Astaire and Judy Garland are the stars of this movie and as I've previously mentioned, I'm not a huge fan of either one. It's kind of a tradition to watch this movie every year. I think I liked Holiday Inn better than I like Easter Parade.

Wallace and Gromit the Curse of the Were-Rabbit: Disappointing. I have come to expect more from them.

The Pirate: Move over Pirates of the Caribbean, Gene Kelley is my favorite pirate. I'm not a fan of Judy Garland but I quite enjoyed this movie. The plot's a bit weak but the dancing and acrobatics are amazing!

Mulan: This is one of my favorite disney movies, I was so excited when it first came out, finally there was a disney girl I could identify with. The story is ridiculous historically but what does that really matter? Favorite quote: "Woo, sign me up for the next war!"

Toi et Moi (You & Me): This is a French movie, I'd never heard of it before but I saw it at the library and it looked interesting. This movie was not what I expected, not an American movie, I know that should be obvious but it had a very different feel to it than an American movie, sort of like Run, Lola, Run is very apart from American movies. I hope that makes sense, I don't know how to explain it better. I didn't really like this movie, I wouldn't watch it again. I haven't seen many French movies... actually I might not have seen any other French movies, maybe it's just a French thing...and I take it back, I have seen at least one other French movie.

Les Choristes (The Chorus): This is another French movie but unlike Toi et Moi, I loved this movie, it's such an uplifting movie! Though the subject matters are completely different, this movie made me think of La Vita e Bella/Life is Beautiful; both movies left me with a happy and uplifed feeling. I whole heartedly reccomend this movie to anyone.

Quantum of Solace: I was a bit dissapointed with this movie, Casino Royal was such a good movie and this one was a little lacking. I am willing to cut it a little slack since the story wasn't actually a by Ian Flemming. Flemming's Quantum of Solace has nothing that would constitute a Bond movie, it's just an ambassador or someone like that, telling Bond a story. I also might not have gotten the whole effect of the movie because I was working on something while I was watching it. I do love Judi Dench as M though.

I Confess: This isn't a movie that I watched recently, it's one that was on the original movie blog that got deleted on accident. For whatever reason I remembered it today and decided to add it on here. I confess is a Hitchcock movie, but not my favorite. The plot is intriguing though, Montgomery Clift is a priest who hears a murder's confession. Suspicions fall on him and his vows don't allow him to clear himself, he has to try and find a way to clear his name.

Concert for George: A year after George Harrison died, his friends and family came together to put on an amazing concert for him. This is a highly enjoyable concert.

Carmen Jones: This is a re-telling of the famous opera Carmen. It's set in the south around WWII (I think). The music is from Carmen but the lyrics aren't and they're a bit streched sometimes. I've never seen the opera but I thought this was alright.

Thoroughly Modern Millie: I love this movie, it is absolutly a classic. Julie Andrews heads off the cast of this madcap musical. It's set in the roaring 20s and the music and dancing, etc. are all wonderful. There has been a broadway adaptation of this movie but I believe a lot of the music has been changed, I don't know how the plot fares. I love this movie though and would whole heartedly reccomend it.

Dreamgirls: This movie was... I still haven't decided if I liked it or not but the music was quite good. Dreamgirls follows the story of a girls soul singing group the Dreams and their road to and through stardom. The movie looks at both the pretty side and the ugly side of show business.

War and Peace: I haven't read the book by Tolstoy, nor do intend to but I think that it might be quicker to read the book than it was to watch the movie - it was ghastly! To be fair some of the acting was very good, and some really was not but just the length of the movie and the pace of it was painful. Audrey Hepburn was among those who acted well, Henry Fonda was woefully miss cast.

East of Eden: This is my favorite James Dean movie, that's not much of a statement because he only made three movies before he died, however it's still true. This movie is based on the last quarter or so of John Stienbeck's book by the same title, the plot is a retelling of the story of Adam and Eve and the garden of Eden. It's a very thought provoking story and James Dean and Julie Harris are wonderful in the movie.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: So some movies you hear are terrible and despite that you still are curious and you want to know if they really are as bad as everyone says? At least I do. This movie really was about like everyone said. It wasn't the best idea to have an Indiana Jones movie with the main characters in their 60s, and some movies, to me at least, are better without high tech special effects; in Raiders of the Lost Ark the effects are not so great by today's standards, but that's part of the charm of that movie I think. Any way this movie was akin to the Sandlot 2, in that it was hanging onto Raiders, it tried to recreate a lot of the scenes but it just wasn't the same. As for Shia LeBouff, we won't even go there.

Charade: Audrey Hepburn and Carey Grant are great in this movie. Charade is a good mix between romantic comedy and thriller. I go back to this movie time and time again.

The Other Side of Heaven: This movie is about Elder John Groberg and his LDS mission to Tonga. A lot of movies about or made by Mormons tend to be on the cheesy side, and while this one is a little bit it's much better. The movie is based on facts (I don't know enough about it to know how closely they followed what happened but I feel like it's very close.) The movie is filmed...well I don't know that it's actually Tonga but it's in the Pacific Islands somewhere and it's breath takingly beautiful. Elder Groberg went to Tonga in the 50s when most people were fairly unfamiliar with Tonga, he spent his mission on a small island. This movie is quite exciting, amazing things happened to Elder Groberg. If you are unfamiliar with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (also known as Mormons) this movie is a good way to learn more.

The Sandlot 2: As far as this movie is a continuation made several years after the original move, it's not too bad, that being said you might as well just stick with the original movie.

Howard's End: I'd heard about this movie and I'm a fan of Emma Thompson, however I didn't enjoy this movie, I found it terribly depressing. I also don't really understand this movie and I'm sure that doesn't help matters any.

Just Like Heaven: This movie is a cute, funny and utterly impossible chick flick.

White Christmas: I don't know if this movie is really all that amazing, however it is a holiday classic and tradition. It's funny how so many "Christmas" movies really have little to do with the holiday. White Christmas is still an enjoyable movie with great song and dance numbers. I wish it would snow again even though we had a white Christmas.
The Italian Job: First off I wish to clarify that this in not the more recent version with Mark Walberg, etc. this is the original movie with Michael Caine. I imagine you weren't aware that there was an original version, nor was I, I got this version by mistake from the library. This movie really is rather dreadful. The ending was appalling, the plot was weak, I would recommend just passing on this movie all together unless you want to see it for the beautiful scenery in the Alps.