Steamboat Bill Jr.: This is a fantastic Buster Keaton movie, the plot is not wonderful but that's not really what one watches a Keaton movie for and his work is amazing in this movie, including what I've heard called the most dangerous stunt he ever did. It is an amazing monument to the man's art and very funny.

Chocolate: I don't think I've written about this before, though I have seen it before. It's a good movie that perhaps falls in the 'foreign film' category. Judi Dench is in it and of course she's wonderful, there's a great ensemble cast, which I always love. The movie is thought provoking on many subjects, chief among those is what is or makes someone good? It's a good movie, sad and serious with light moments and a happy ending.

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.

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.

Okay so I'm going to try and rewrite the last post I made:

From Here To Eternity: I'd heard a lot about this movie, it's famous for the beach make out scene. I really, really didn't like it. It was well made and well acted (Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra, Debora Kerr), but it struck a nerve with me and I'd just as soon never see it again.

Dial M For Murder: This was a wonderful Hitchcock movie, with Grace Kelly. I think this might be one of the most satisfying Hitchcock movie I've seen to date, it was perfect. From the beginning of the movie the murder's all set out before you and you are left sitting and waiting and wondering how it will all work out. An interesting side note is that the movie was filmed to be shown in 3D, apparently that was all the rage at the time, however it was naturally so good that it didn't need to be in 3D and so they stopped showing it that way.

The Navigator, The Boat, The Love Nest: Buster Keaton is the king of physical comedy and he's just wonderful in the Navigator, and frankly all of it but I liked the Navigator best. It's amazing to me the self sacrifice that he put into his art, to entertain people. I heard that through out his career Keaton broke every bone in is body...now that's dedication.

The General, The Playhouse, : More wonderful Keaton, there was one more in this set but I can't remember at the moment. See the above comments.

Duck Soup: The first Marx Brothers movie I ever saw and frankly I still think it's the funniest. There are prat falls, one liners, puns, sarcastic remarks and all sorts of fun. The very famous scene where Harpo and Groucho mirrored each other is also in this movie (it's really amazing, you should see it!).

Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow: I think this movie may be totally one of a kind in the way it was made; it was made with real people but everything else is animated into a sort of 40s si-fi/detective movie world. I think little kids would love this movie, and adults too. It's a thrilling adventure.

City Lights: Charlie Chaplin, just a nice, sweet, funny movie. Chaplin is wonderful as always, in fact in one scene he brought tears to my eyes I was laughing so hard. I think this movie is up there with the best of Chaplin.