The Journey of Natty Gann: I really liked this movie. I saw a commercial about it playing on tv. It's a depression, hobo, rail riding story. It reminded me of Newsies in a way, but it's not a musical. Natty and her dad live in Chicago but her dad gets a job in Washington and has to leave without Natty.  Natty takes to the rails to find her dad again.

Gentlemen Prefer Blonds: I first saw this movie as a kid, Jane Russell and Marylin Monroe are showgirls, Monroe's character is a bit of a gold digger, she has a millionaire fiance who's (rightfully) very jealous. Russell is Monroe's easygoing but loyal best friend, when the fiance can't go with Monroe on a ship to Paris, Russell goes in his place to chaperone, hijinks and scheming ensue. My brother was watching with me and commented on the inequality between the sexes, which is there, but while the women are rather looked down on, they're also the ones who are really in control. Notable song: Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend.

Jane Austin Book Club: This movie, I think I wanted to see it when it first came out but didn't. Now however many years later I saw in at the library and got it. It was pretty lame. It's the sort of thing that makes me want to not like Austin or identify with the recent... social obsession(?) with her books and the movies made of them. It's a chick flick, the junk food kind, not the kind with substance.