I missed a month, but I can make up for it with some extra recommendations...
Netflix has recently added two movies I love. Old(er). Complete fluff. Always makes me laugh. These are movies that people who watch old movies casually still may have missed...
Soapdish The cast is magical. Robert Downey, Jr. before people knew much about him. Sally Fields in, perhaps, her most over-the-top, insanely melodramatic role ever (No one does melodrama like Sally Fields!) Kevin Kline whom I have never seen as a big pull to see a movie, but between this and French Kiss, I grew to love him. Teri Hatcher (after MacGyver, before Lois & Clark) Whoopi Goldberg in the first part where I remember her going from tomboy, frumpy Jumpin' Jack Flash comedic actress to "Wow, she's kinda hot!" actress.) Carrie Fisher (still adorable!) And several more big names, many of whom we're big names at the time. Both physical and word play comedy make this irresistible to any mood I'm in for comedy.
Barefoot In The Park I have seen and enjoyed many Robert Redford films, but this one might be my favorite. Jane Fonda doesn't do a lot for me, but she pulls off bored, slightly crazy, free-spirited housewife well. Charles Boyer.. what can I say? He's so adorable and funny in this. He reminds me of the scamp Maurice Chevalier plays in Gigi... There are a lot of funny moments, but my favorite is when they begin to argue and JF calls RR 'very nearly perfect' and he gets offended. It's just adorable and funny all at once. There are a few non-feminist comments in it, I warn you, but just ignore them and don't let it spoil the whole scene because half the time I hear those comments, but the rest of the dialogue is so funny or useful that I have enjoyed it anyway.
I've read three books in the last month, but nothing phenomenal. I think it's time to say if you have never read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it's time to do so, now! It's funny and sometimes profound. When it was originally written - 1979 - (hell, when I read it just over a decade later) the entire guide was pure fantasy. Now we are a step away from it with our smart phones and tablets. Crazy to think! So, hurry and read it now before the interwebs are filled up with the rest of the interesting information about time and space and the entire idea becomes obsolete!
