Reversal Of Fortune

Film for the month of March is Reversal Of Fortune  1990  starring Jeremy Irons, Glen Close, and Ron Silver.   This is the story of a man accused of killing his heiress wife by injecting her with insulin, and Alan Dershowitz getting him off.   I have been watching Alan Dershowitz on tv a lot lately and I started to think about his defending O.J. Simpson and then I remembered the case of Claus Von Bulow .   I remembered he had written the book about that case back in 1985 that was then turned into a film in 1990.   I have a good friend who is a forensic scientist in South Carolina who has worked with Alan on 8 cases after speaking with her lately I started to remember her telling me the story of the  8 cases of black men accused of a crime they did  not commit and Alan was defending them free of charge ( in the end only one of the 8 was actually innocent) .   This is a very well written script and Jeremy Irons won the Academy Award for Best Actor.   I hope you enjoy this film. 

Your movie Diva,
Movielynne

PS from Carl: Lynne asked me to share the fact that this month marks the club's 8th Anniversary!  You can stroll down Memory Lane by looking though past selections in the blog site (look for Blog Archive on the right side of the page)... moviemainers.blogspot.com

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A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

Hi all, 

This is George and Carl writing to you this month.  We picked this month's movie and we hope you're as excited to see it as we are.  It's the new Tom Hanks movie, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, about Mr. Rogers.  It's received outstanding reviews and Tom Hanks is nominated for a zillion awards... not surprising given what a phenomenal actor he is.  

I found this cute story in NPR's website... 

Hanks says he doesn't "look anything" like Rogers. He remembers director Marielle Heller telling him: "We will give you a wig and we'll try to figure out something with your eyebrows and the rest is up to you."

But he found that the zippered, cardigan sweater went a long way.

"It's kind of like a suit of armor," Hanks says. "I mean, Batman looks like Batman when he puts on that cape and cowl."

We'll show the movie and enjoy chicken pot pie at our house, 10 Constitution Road, Kennebunk at 4:30 on Sunday, Feb. 23.  Please RSVP if you can make it.

George and Carl 

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Ruthless People

Hi Moviemainers,

Well here we are it is now 2020 , boy times flies.   This month I thought we would do something funny and I think this is a very funny film with Danny Divito , Bette Midler , and Judge Reinhold.   1986 Ruthless People The film tells the story of a man planning to kill his wife when his wife suddenly gets kidnapped.  His plan is to not pay the ransom and let her die, things take a turn to negative town for him.   I hope you enjoy this one.   

Jim and Leslie have offered to host the club for dinner on Saturday, January 25 at 6:00.  They don't have enough space for everyone to watch the movie so please watch the movie on your own and we can talk about it at dinner on the 25th.  Please RSVP to Leslie at LJRutherford@yahoo.com if you can make it for dinner. 

Your Movie diva, 
Movielynne

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A Christmas Carol

Hello Moviemainers,   

The film for the month of December is A Christmas Carol 1984   Starring George C. Scott.   What can I say but this is one of my favorite versions of the classic story .   Scott was nominated for an Emmy , considered by critics as one of the best definitive versions of a beloved literary classic.    

I will not even get into who is hosting in the month of December as so little time this year for Christmas only 3 weeks after Thanksgiving.   I hope you all have a wonderful holiday.   Please leave a comment at the bottom of the blog site and let me know your thoughts on the film.   

Your movie diva 
Movielynne

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

This film is about getting home for the Thanksgiving Holiday.   1987 Planes Trains and Automobiles   Starring Steve Martin and John Candy  The film tells the story of two business men trying to get home for the Thanksgiving Holiday.   This film was made by John Hughes, known for teenage comedies.   The film got two thumbs up from Siskel and Ebert. 

Ted and Greg have generously offered to host the club on Friday November 15 at 6:00 p.m.   Please email them to confirm if you can make it and what you may bring for the dinner.   Their email addresses are ted@tedcarterlandscapes.com and bearwoodmanor@hotmail.com.

As always I look forward to seeing everyone.   We need a light funny film for this month. 

Your movie diva,
Movielynne

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Movie for the month of October is Goodbye Mr. Chips 1969 Starring Petula Clark and Peter O'Toole.  A stuffy teacher meets a music hall singer.   Two lonely people who come from very different backgrounds meet and fall in love.  This is a Musical (I thought it was about time we had one!).  Kate and John Mauiccurro have offered to host on October 11 at their home on Ocean Avenue.   Please RSVP to Kate or me (Kam17177@aol.com and LLongworth04@gmail.com, respectively) if you are able to come.  I feel a song coming on I must stop typing and start singing.

Your movie diva Movielynne

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Company: A Musical Comedy

Hello Moviemainers, 

This is Carl writing to you this month.  Lynne has kindly agreed to let me be the "guest movie diva" for September.  I thought it would be a nice tribute to Tom if the club were to choose a film that he would have loved.  

We could have gone in several directions with this:  He loved the cast recordings of certain musicals (Fiorello, Annie Get Your Gun, and Mack and Mabel to name a few).  And there were certain performers he was fond of, such as Carmen Miranda and Marlene Dietrich.  He also loved anything by Stephen Sondheim, so I considered A Little Night Music and Follies knowing he was fond of those two musicals.  He actually thought Sondheim was more talented than The Beatles... which I suppose is proof that he wasn't always right.

The winning choice is an Emmy-winning 2008 episode of the PBS Great Performances series:  a revival of Sondheim's huge 1971 hit Company.  The songs in this musical are outstanding and the reviews of this particular performance are stellar.  I think he'd approve!

I'd like to show this performance at our house, 228 Ocean Avenue in Kennebunkport, on Saturday night 9/7 at 6:00 pm.  The menu will feature some of Tom's favorite choices:  Ham rollups (of course!), shrimp, Cape Cod chips, Greek chicken and orzo, Greek salad, Greek spinach and rice, and tangerine marmalade cake.  Let me know if you can join us that night and raise a toast to Tom. 

Thanks, 
Carl 

PS - If anybody would like to borrow July's movie, Sitting Pretty, let me know.  It's hard to find... but I tracked it down.

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