Wine Month: A Good Year | Bottle Shock | Corked

The three movies for July are Bottle shock,  corked and my personal favorite A Good Year.  I am still working on the idea of a wine tasting party but if that does not work out, we are still doing these movies   Corked is a mockumentary comedy about a small group of California vintners who are vying for the honor in a wine competition.  It reminds me a little of a Christopher Guest movie you know with a similar form The Best In Show group of actors..      Bottle Shock is a dramedy based on the true 1976 wine competition when a California wine defeated a French wine.  Starring one of my favorite character actor Alan Rickman (ahh Colonel Brandon in Jane Austin's Sense and Sensibility loved  him in that part ).   The last my favorite of the group A Good Year   A british broker inherits a French chateau that belonged to his uncle he must go to France and settle his uncle's affairs including selling the chateau.  He starts to remember happy summer vacations with his uncle at the chateau, now this film has Russell Crowe and Marion Cortilland in it directed by Ridley Scott Now I know what some of you are thinking it is predictable I DO NOT CARE  it has wonderful French music and I think the writing is fun.  Favorite line in the film is when the caretaker asks the girl "where are you from?"  she answers Napa Valley  He saids "oh that is where they make fruit juice"  I hope you enjoy these films.  I hope you will leave a comment on the blog site on the movies, I love to read them I am dreaming about a fine Pinot Grigio let me know your favorite wine Movielynne

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Lars & The Real Girl | Harold & Maude | Temple Grandin

Ok folks it is June and I know that some of you are back in town the movies for the month of June are two dramadeys a little drama and a little comedy both a little quirky.  Lars and The Real Girl starring Ryan Gossling, a man has a breakdown and falls in love with a doll it could have taken a wrong turn and become smutty, not at all very touching.     

The next film is Harold and Maude a death obsessed  young man meets a fiesty widow who's High on life, they share a bond.  It was not popular when it first came out but now has a cult following.  These two films we will be discussing at the next get together.  Members ask for their choice and Pearl's choice this month is Temple Grandin starring Clair Dames, an autistic women who revolutionized practice for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches.

  So see one movie two movies and member choice if you can fit it in your calender,  I will let you know when the next meeting will be  Movielynne

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Anne Bancroft Month

Members  April is here and we have already had our movieclub supper.  Although we were to have a big group  the cold and flu season is still here.and on Saturday they were dropping like flies. we had six for dinner and a movie.  For all those who were not here we did something different, we watched the director's cut of the film.  It was the film the Thomas Crown Affair.  as the director speaks over the film telling blow by blow how he shot certain scenes and where he attained some of the props for the film you would find this interesting. ( I did! )  We did a light buffet supper in the barn while we watched the film, always fun.The Month of May is Anne Bancroft Month,  here is a little something you may not know about her, she was Italian she changed her name for the stage, she is one of only I believe  of twleve women to win a academy, golden globe and an emmy.  She was married for forty one years to Mel Brooks when ever he would get home and open the door to their apartment she would say oh good now the fun begins.   The two films we are suggesting is Fatso (this film she wrote and directed and produced and starred in.  The second is your choice some suggestions Garbo Talks, The Graduate, The Turning Point, one other I just remembered the part of Nicole Kidman's mother in Malice it is a small part but very juicey! Keeping the Faith,I am sure there are .    many more that my  brain is missing at this moment you get the picture I hope you will be able to join us for the next supper club we do not have a date set we will let you know.  hope to see you at the movies  movielynne

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Anne Bancroft's filmography on IMDB.com

A Man and A Woman | The Thomas Crown Affair

Dear Members Last night was our pot luck supper to discuss the March movies. Everyone agreed it was a very depressing time back in Ireland and the struggles the family had just to eat.
The Matchmaker was a very light comedy to Balance the other film.About a senator who has to prove he has an irish background to get the irish vote in Boston. April movies to be announced here goes this month we will do our first foreign film A Man And A Women it is about two people that meet after losing their significant others. The second film is Thomas Crown Affair the one with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. We will do movie and dinner on April 20 at Jim and Lynne's at 5:30.  We'll watch the director's cut and see the director actually make that movie. If you have not seen it see it and we will watch the making of it with dinner. The title song made for the movie is The Windmills of your mind (I now have it stuck in my head). It was originally recorded by Noel Harrison son of Rex Harrison. movielynne 

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Angela's Ashes | The Matchmaker

The two movies for the Month of March are Angela's Ashes the story of an irish family told through the life of a young boy and his life in Ireland sad but true,  and the Matchmaker staring Jeanne Garalfalo a comedy abou a young women sent to Ireland to confirm her bosse's roots as he runs for office in Boston.  I will let you all know about the next dinner for the movieclub soon.

I would love it if some of you members would leave a message on the blog site to let me know you are still out there, even if you are away for  the winter.  We would love to hear from you.

Your Film Goddess
MovieLynne

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Steve Martin Month | Everyone Says I Love You

Hey club members, 

A great time was had by all at Leslie and Jim's house for the January movie club dinner.  Many thanks to them for hosting.  For February, we've chosen a musical called "Everyone Says I Love You", a Woody Allen musical from the 1990s starring Julia Roberts, Goldie Hawn, Alan Alda, and Drew Barrymore.  It's hard to find so the back up musical selection is "Bandwagon" starring Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire.  Also, lets include your choice of any of Steve Martin's films.  Some of my personal favorites are "Lonely Guy", "Bowfinger", "Roxanne", and "A Simple Twist of Fate".  There are many more to choose from, so feel free to explore.  Info regarding the next dinner will be announced soon.  

Movie flash....the club now has a blog!  You can see the blog by clicking on this link - http://moviemainers.blogspot.com 

From now on, when you watch movies and would like to share your thoughts with the rest of the club, you can post a comment in the blog.  

The directions to post a comment are: 

1 - Click on "comments" at the bottom of the posting (it'll say "No Comments", or "1 Comments", or "2 Comments", etc, depending on the number of comments that have been posted thus far).  

2 - Enter your comment in the box. 

3 - For "Comment As", select "Name/URL". 

4 - Enter your name in the "Name" field. 

5 - Click on "Continue". 

6 - Click on "Publish". 

Happy Blogging!  

Movie Lynne 

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Pictures from our movie club dinner at Jim & Leslie's on 1/24/2013: 

Alfred Hitchcock Month

Happy New Year to All,

  Now that the holidays are over, we will start playing catch up on our previous movies!! Jan. is Alfred Hitchcock month!! No assigned movie,so watch any one!! Boy is that simple! We will get together this month,sometime.For those of you who aren't here and have escaped to warmer climates( Lisa, Tim, Ed,Ron, Nate,etc),you can send your reviews,etc. to me and I will read them at our meeting! Talk to you soon, your femme de la film, Lynne

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