Category: Movies
Future Shock
One of my favorite sites to visit is Paleofuture which covers the wild and whacky and sometimes eerie predictions of the future from days gone by. Here are some of my favorite visions of the future from the past. 1999 AD (1967) has gotten a great deal of attention in the press lately because of…
Black and White Movies
Here are some of the best movies with a focus on the African-American experience that I’ve ever seen. It is my hope that everyone sees these classic films because they are not only wonderful stories but they also present African-Americans realistically on film which was extremely rare in the early years of cinema and took…
You ARE home
Here’s a scene from “Almost Famous” that occurs smack dab in the middle of the movie. To me, it’s one of my favorite movie moments ever. It is not only fun to watch but there are some wonderful nuggets of wisdom enfused in the scene. It’s amazing that there can be such life lessons crammed…
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is another one of my favorite movies. It isn’t just because I’m a huge Audrey Hepburn fan (though that’s a major part of it), but mostly because everything about the movie was wonderful. Starting from the very beginning with Henry Mancini’s timeless “Moonriver” and the scenes of Audrey roaming the deserted streets…
Best Quality Heart
Amy Tan’s classic story of “The Joy Luck Club” is a wonderfully moving experience that stays with you forever. It reveals so much about the dynamic and mysterious relationship between mothers and daughters, no matter what nationality or culture. I think the lessons learned can also apply for the relationship with sons as well so…
Electric dreams
I’ve always loved the movie “Electric Dreams” (1984). It was one of the first features films that had the personal computer as one of its leads! Sure, “2001: a Space Odyssey” had HAL but Electric Dreams had a PC called Edgar which more resembled our modern-day home computer. “War Games” from 1983 was another film…