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King of the Hill (1997)
LuAnn Platter, Get it??
I LUV King of the Hill, and I agree with the statement, "In Texas, It's a Documentary!".
In all my dumbness, I must admit it took me almost two (2) years before I got the "LuAnn Platter" reference. AND I even eat at Luly's, er, I mean LUBY's! (Still don't get it? the LuAnn Platter is the senior citizen's discounted plate-- although it is not necessarily called that anymore)
Mike Judge is a native Texan and a genius at transcribing the everyday Texas life. It is to true-to-life, it is frightening. I know each and every one of these characters and could point them out in one of the small Texas towns that I have lived in. The weirdest addition to KOTH is LuAnn's new husband, Lucky. He still seems a bit out of place. And what has happened to little Hank, Jr. since Cotton died?
Wizards (1977)
Can't forget those horsies
I saw this when I was in grade school, long before I had ever heard or read about the Holocaust, LOrd of the Rings, or seen any other realistic "adult" cartoons. My mom took me to see this movie, and I guess she didn't know what it was about. It has very adult themes, and could be scary for kids. My mom has never worried about adult themes, though. We just simply discussed it after the movie, 'cause I remember I didn't quite understand the whole plot at the time. I just liked the story. What I always remembered most from the movie as a child were those 2-legged horses--and how funny when they would showcase the mounted figures on a hillside, with the "horses" raring up on ONE FOOT! Hilarious!
Pane e cioccolata (1974)
Recently recommended to me
I had never heard of this film, but it was discussed recently on Jon Favreau's "Dinner for Five" on the independent film channel. Two of his guests that evening, director John Herzfeld and actor Peter Falk were discussing the film. They both raved about how wonderful it was. I am now determined to find it and view it for myself.
Desk Set (1957)
A precursor of the age of the Computer
I love Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. But this movie did something for me. It was one of the first "computer" movies I saw as a little girl. Eniac was one of the stars of this film for me. The idea that a computer took up a whole room was amazing at the time. Now, of course, the idea is laughable--but how funny to show it to kids today and they don't understand how huge and bulky computers were back then.
I loved it for the Hepburn/Tracy romance---but thought it was cool because of the big 'ole computer!