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Comment by wiffledust on October 10, 2010 at 4:01pm

what's everyone watching this weekend?

Comment by wiffledust on October 6, 2010 at 11:15pm

oh i loved corinna corinna...! yeah in a way it does send a similar message. i see that point. however i feel pretty strongly that whoopi goldberg characters usually are so finely tuned and incredibly developed that they are never a stereotype. she's just that good as are the writers. in the case of the long walk home, it's another true story even if fictionalized. i mean that's the history of the civil rights movement. in corinna corinna,there is definitely some magic person stuff going on there. and your point about the true story of the blind side is completely well taken. if it's true, then the point is moot. ....thanks for the temple gardin suggestion, lillian!

Comment by Elle MacNeil on October 6, 2010 at 10:53pm

It was a great movie! I keep meaning to pick up her book (or should I say one of them? not sure). Definitely a very special lady!

Comment by Lillian Gaffney on October 6, 2010 at 10:03pm

Okay, all you movie lovers, I've got a fabulously rich movie for you if you haven't already seen it. Temple Gardin is by far the best movie I have seen in a very long time. I could so identify with the mother and humanity aspect of the movie. Watch and let me know what you think of this remarkable autistic gifted woman, Temple Gardin...true story.

Comment by Elle MacNeil on October 3, 2010 at 11:20pm

I think the man might have been a bit over-sensitive. Perhaps Hollywood should have taken a little literary license and made the down-and-out boy white, but it would have probably been a slap in the face to the real Michael Oher. I'm hoping the message that people took away from the movie is...move past your prejudices and reach out a hand to those in need; look past a person's "disabilities" and nurture their abilities.

And I saw The Long Walk Home. Excellent movie!! I LOVE Whoopie Goldberg (ever see Corinna, Corinna???). But didn't it kind of send a similar message as TBS?!?

Comment by wiffledust on October 3, 2010 at 8:40pm

ha! we posted at the same moment, elle! i'm sceered of the suspenseful stuff. but audrey hepburn picked the BEST movies, so i'm not surprised it was great!

i see your point about it being a true story. i guess i'm sensitive to this, because i saw an african american educator talking about how he didn't like it...i mean he enjoyed the movie but didn't like the continual messages we get out of hollywood. the white woman and family saves the otherwise doomed african american. and he is the gentle giant who plays the role of some kind of saving selfless archetype. maybe hearing this guy slanted my views on the movie. maybe i'm way off. so many people enjoy it. i just want to be mindful of the messages we get from hollywood, ya know?

Comment by Elle MacNeil on October 3, 2010 at 8:34pm

Gee, Lisa, since it was a true story and such an uplifting one, I'm surprised. If it was fiction and they were working around stereotypes, I'd probably have a problem with it, too. But since it was based on fact... What were those underlying messages that I missed?!? (I always suck at picking them out!)

Also, watched an old Audrey Hepburn movie (again! LOL) today. It was one of the most suspenseful movies I've seen - probably deemed violent for the times - I was on the edge of my seat. Wait Until Dark was a real thriller and it was so good to see some of my favorite actors again!!! Plus I always forget how incredibly beautiful she was...so elegant.

Comment by wiffledust on October 3, 2010 at 8:34pm

right now one of my all time favorite movies happens to be on tv. it's older, but not an old classic. if you haven't seen "the long walk home" it's a must! it stars whoopi goldberg and sissy spacek. and it tells the story of the south in the 50's, women's roles, segregations, and the different but interestingly similar lives of two very different women. i think this is one of those little jewels that many people haven't seen, so i wanted to mention it!

Comment by wiffledust on October 3, 2010 at 1:48pm

you know what....sandra probably COULD play scarlet.i have concerns about the blind side that i mentioned before. there's nothing wrong with this story...it's a good story in and of itself. and she's certainly great in it as are the others. i have a problem with the underlying messages though..

Comment by Elle MacNeil on October 3, 2010 at 10:37am

Finally got to see The Blind Side. It was exactly what I expected and I loved it!! Sandra Bullock is so freakin' cool. I think she might have been a contender for Scarlett in our GWTW remake! ; )

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