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Umpteenth Rewatch...Another charming entry from MGM at the height of their golden age. Fred Astaire and Jane Powell play a brother/sister song and dance team who travel to England to perform before the Royal Wedding of Elizabeth I. On the cruise over, Powell falls for a handsome playboy (Peter Lawford) and after arriving in England , Astaire falls for a chorus girl in in his show (Sarah Churchill). This film is most famous for the number "You're All the World to Me" where Astaire dances on the ceiling, but I also liked Astaire's solo in the gym "Sunday Jumps" and a duet with Astaire and Powell that was written in a limo on the way to the studio called "How Could You Believe when I Said I loved you when you know I've been a liar all my life?". Churchill, the daughter of Winston Churchill, is absolutely dreadful and has forced me to knock half a bag of popcorn off my original, but Astaire and Powell fans will still love it.

2nd Rewatch...This distaff rethinking of the George Clooney Ocean franchise finds Sandra Bullock playing Danny's sister, Debbie who has just been paroled from jail and immediately begins planning the lifting of a $60 million necklace off the neck of a flighty socialite, with the aid of her old buddy Lou (Cate Blanchett) and a brand new crew they hire together. The screenplay is protective of our heroines and makes all the men in the movie look like idiots, but it's slick, sexy, and the production values are extraordinary. Blanchett and Helena Bonham Carter steal every scene they're in.

I saw Thunderbolts in the theater. The MCU is steering away from the usual explosive movie formulas that have been extremely hit or miss for them, and instead leaning on the more character driven stories that they've used to more success in their streaming shows. Personally, I like the change in direction.


Florence Pugh and Lawrence Harbour are the best part of the movie, with their father/daughter chemistry working well. Also, Julia Louise-Dreyfus is hilarious in every scene she has. Now if only they could pick a setting besides NYC. And reign in their budgets a bit more. Character driven stories shouldn't cost $180 million to make.

Children of Paradise (1945)

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Nonnas (2025) Watched on Netflix. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, this comedy stars Vince Vaughn as a man who opens an Italian restaurant with grandmas as the chefs. This was pleasant and charming. It's enjoyable, although I would rank it fourth amongst Stephen Chbosky's films.

Election
7/10.
I enjoyed this comedy, and I can't believe how young Reece Witherspoon looks (she would have been 21 or 22 when it was filmed in 1998 or 1999, but she looks about 16 to me). There are certain elements that reminded me of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Broderick running through the school hallways, Broderick saying "Anyone? Anyone?" to the class, etc.).
I also loved how the button looks like it's saying "pick f*ck"

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By POV - May be found at the following website: TheItalianJob.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20372936

The Italian Job - (1969)

Well this was very British and overwhelmingly dominated by Michael Caine who plays thief Charlie Croker, out to plan and execute a heist in Italy that'll reward him and his crew with $4 million worth of gold bullion. If you like Caine's cheeky yet kind of classy Cockney-accented ways then you'll probably like the film. Benny Hill shows up, and I thought "Oh well, it's not like this is The Benny Hill Show", but then he proceeds to act out a role that has him lasciviously and gracelessly lust after large women for the entire film. It's hard to square this with my mind, but maybe there was a time in England when that was funny? I was actually looking forward to seeing him do something different. But it didn't ruin the film for me - the final act heist which sees three Mini Coopers race around Turin while being chased by the police is worth seeing the movie for, and the ending is of course legendary. You can't help but ponder what happened next! Also - Noël Coward's final screen appearance as wealthy, pampered jailbird Mr. Bridger. Once again - all very British.

7/10

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Clerks 3 (2022) - Kevin Smith
I cried, I cried a lot… pure nostalgia with characters I deeply love. Touching ending to a great trilogy in my opinion. Love it.