113/365: Thelma and Louise (1991)

An Arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a ‘66 Thunderbird.

Director: Ridley Scott

Writer: Callie Khouri (written by)

Stars: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, and Harvey Keitel

I have seen most parts of this, but not all at once.  I didn’t like it that much, to be honest.  It’s so iconic, so I’m glad I watched it, but still, I won’t be watching it again.  It seems so feministic on the surface, like “I am woman, hear me roar,” but then Thelma isn’t powerful until she has a good lay, which seems sexist.  It’s also weird that Geena Davis plays a delicate flower of a woman since she is so physically large, at least seemingly.  I think maybe that’s on purpose, which is interesting, because it shows it’s not about physical power, it’s simply because she’s a woman.  Anyway, the ending is always powerful, no matter how many times I see it.

112/365: The Plainsman (1936)

Wild Bill Hickok attempts to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Writers: Courtney Ryley Cooper (story) and Frank J. Wilstach (story) …

Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, and James Ellison

This was so incredibly boring.  The love story was quite sweet, but this is just absolutely not my type of movie and I would certainly not watch it had it not been for Coop.

111/365: Grown Ups (2010)

After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Director: Dennis Dugan

Writers: Adam Sandler (written by) & Fred Wolf (written by)

Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Chris Rock

I had low expectations for this movie and it didn’t even live up to them.  The ending was cute, but overall, this wasn’t even very funny.  Touching moments, but not enough to sustain the whole thing.  I don’t recommend it.

110/365: Dallas (1950)

A former Confederate officer hunting for an outlaw who wronged him finds him in Dallas, but now as a wealthy, respectable citizen.

Director: Stuart Heisler

Writer: John Twist (written by)

Stars: Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, and Steve Cochran

This movie was so boring.  I definitely wouldn’t have watched it but for Coop.  The only part I liked was when Coop was playing with a cat, which was adorable.  The cat really wanted attention from him, not that I could blame it.  Not a movie I will be seeing again.

109/365: Rain Man (1988)

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt’s father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

Director: Barry Levinson

Writers: Barry Morrow (story) and Ronald Bass (screenplay) …

Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, and Valeria Golino

This movie was great, obviously.  I’d seen bits and pieces before, but not start to finish.  I still don’t understand how Tom Cruise is supposed to be good looking even when he was young.  Dustin Hoffman was AMAZING, but it did scare me a little when he did some things that I do, like mimicking the buzzing sound when they drove over a bridge, and freaking out when people come in and move his things around his room, especially his books.  I keep it hidden better, of course.  Anyway, the end was touching, and I enjoyed this movie a lot.  I was also impressed by the direction.

TCM Schedule : Friday June 29, 2012

7:45 AM
HIGH SIERRA (1941)

An aging ex-con sets out to pull one more big heist.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast:  Ida Lupino , Humphrey Bogart , Alan Curtis.
BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC,

8:00 PM
WOMAN IN HIDING (1950)

Dir: Michael Gordon Cast:  Ida Lupino , Stephen McNally , Howard Duff.
BW-92 mins,

TCM Schedule : Thursday June 21, 2012

6:00 AM
THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS (1943)

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
Dir: David Butler Cast:  Humphrey Bogart , Eddie Cantor , Bette Davis.
BW-127 mins, TV-G, CC,

8:15 AM
PILLOW TO POST (1945)

A girl pretends to be a war bride to get a hotel room in Washington.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Ida Lupino , Sydney Greenstreet , William Prince.
BW-92 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:00 AM
MAN I LOVE, THE (1947)

A night-club singer gets involved with a mobster.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast:  Ida Lupino , Robert Alda , Andrea King.
BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:45 AM
DEEP VALLEY (1947)

A farmer’s daughter helps an escaped convict.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast:  Ida Lupino , Dane Clark , Wayne Morris.
BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:30 PM
ESCAPE ME NEVER (1947)

A composer forsakes his innocent bride to romance his brother’s fiancee.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast:  Errol Flynn , Ida Lupino , Eleanor Parker.
BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:15 PM
ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1951)

A tough cop sent to help in a mountain manhunt falls for the quarry’s blind sister.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast:  Ida Lupino , Robert Ryan , Ward Bond.
BW-82 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:45 PM
BIGAMIST, THE (1953)

A woman discovers her husband has another family in another city.
Dir: Ida Lupino Cast:  Joan Fontaine , Ida Lupino , Edmund Gwenn.
BW-79 mins, TV-PG,

6:15 PM
WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956)

Reporters compete to catch a serial killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Dana Andrews , Rhonda Fleming , George Sanders.
BW-100 mins, TV-PG, CC,

TCM Schedule : Saturday June 2, 2012

9:15 AM
HITCH-HIKER, THE (1953)

A dangerous madman kidnaps two businessmen on a hunting trip.
Dir: Ida Lupino Cast:  Edmond O’Brien , Frank Lovejoy , William Talman.
BW-71 mins, TV-PG,