G = Ghost and Mrs Muir

The Ghost and Mrs Muir

1947

Directed by Joseph Mankiewicz

Rex Harrison as Captain Daniel Gregg

Gene Tierney as Lucy Muir

Based on RA Dick’s novel, the romantic movie tells the tale of a widow, Lucy Muir and a ghostly sea captain, Daniel Gregg who through the uncommon living arrangement become increasingly fond of each other. 

When Lucy Muir becomes enamored with a man, Captain Gregg bows out of the house. He sacrifices his feelings to give Lucy a chance to live a normal life. However, just after the Captain departs, Lucy discovers that her suitor is a married man. She lives the rest of her life thinking she had imagined the Captain. Only after she dies does she rediscover the truth about life. 

D = Double Whammy

Double Whammy

2001

Director: Tom DiCillo

Denis Leary as Ray Pluto

Elizabeth Hurley as Dr Ann Beamer

Steve Buscemi as Jerry Cubbins

Ray Pluto suffered psychological trauma which affects him physically and emotionally. The impact of his past is hurting his career as a New York City cop. With the help of his chiropractor, Dr Ann Beamer and his partner Jerry Cubbins he saves his job and makes his apartment building a nicer place to live.

As with anything Denis Leary, chaos reigns throughout the film. There’s a little bit of everything: a little violence, a little language, a little sex and it’s all hysterical. Looking for a laugh at some silly stuff? Double Whammy makes the list.

More: 

Denis Leary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Leary

Elizabeth Hurley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Hurley

Steve Buscemi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Buscemi

Watch a Movie...Again

Admittedly, I enjoy a good movie. I enjoy better, a great movie. Because I enjoy the good and the great, I find myself revisiting movies that I’ve watched once, twice, or a dozen times before. This is simply because I won’t watch a bad movie. Sure, I’ve started some bad movies, but I just can’t finish them.

As a result, I’ve collected what some might call, a large collection of movies. Happily, most are movies I can enjoy over again.

Last night, I watched an oldie and a goodie: Sense & Sensibility. Once again, I thoroughly enjoyed Alan Rickman’s performance as the Colonel. Emma Thompson was fabulous as always. Hugh Grant was Hugh Grant, but I like him, so that’s okay.

I especially like period movies with all the costumes and the charm of by-gone-times. Once upon a time, I thought myself a romantic but reality makes it difficult to live there. So I’ve come to accept that movies provide an escape from the mundane 21st century, just as they had in the 20th.

If you find life getting to be a bit much… escape into a favorite movie…