Dear Moviemainers, Let's Talk Turkey ! The first film is Home For The Holidays 1995 It stars Holly Hunter Robert Downey jr. Ann Bancroft and Charles Durning. The film is about a women, that goes home for Thanksgiving depressed that she has been fired from her job and the wacky film she deals with. Now I have not seen this film is years I forgot how touching the scene with Charles Durning is in the basement. The next film is a Woody Allen favorite to me it is Hannah And Her Sisters. The film is shown in three Thanksgiving dinners with this family and what happens in between. Allen let us say borrowed Ingmar Bergman's film Fanny And Alexandra about a family who celebrate three consecutive holiday together and the family dynamics. At the Academy Awards Allen received the Oscar for the best original screenplay and what is really rare the film won Best Supporting actor Micheal Caine, Best Supporting actress Dianne Wiest. Remember we meet on November 15 for dinner at the Rutherford's. If you have not seen these movies I hope you do so toot sweet ! Remember the library is a place to look if you do not have Netflix. Yes, do not beg, I will make my homemade cranberry relish. See you there, Movielynne
PS from Carl...Did you know that "toot sweet" comes from the French expression "tout de suite", meaning "at once" or "right away"? During WWI British soldiers serving in France, most of whom could not speak French, adopted the phrase as "toot sweet" to mean "hurry up" or "look smart". This has Tom's name all over it!
Check out "Home For The Holidays" on IMDB.com
Check out "Hannah & Her Sisters" on IMDB.com
