Sunday, October 26, 2008

October Lazy Eye



Kudos to Claire & Brian for their awesome job hosting. The chili and fiesta cake were A+. And congratulations to Earl for finally having his movie picked after over 2 years of patient persistance. Good things come to those who wait.

Our animal pals selection is the Werner Herzog documentary Grizzly Man (2005), and the next theme will be Paul Newman movies. We plan to meet in early December in the 90210-adjacent. Details to come.

Earl: **Grizzly Man**, Jaws, Winged Migration; Theme: Motorcycle Movies

Allison: Whale Rider, Gorillas in the Mist, Turner & Hooch; Theme: Unrequited Love

Brian: B.J. and the Bear, Turner & Hooch, Babe: Pig in the City; Theme: End of the World Movies

Claire: Black Stallion, Old Yeller, Babe; Theme: Documentary

Neil: Air Bud, Air Bud: Golden Receiver, Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch, Air Bud: Spikes Back, Air Bud: World Pup; Theme: Movies About Dogs Playing Sports

Rachel: Parrots of Telegraph Hill, Whale Rider, Babe: Pig in the City; Theme: **Paul Newman Movies**

Emma & Paul: E.T., Duck Soup, Elephant Man; Theme: Africa

Andres: Muppet Movie, Jungle Book, 8 Below; Theme: Alien Movies

Leila: Secret of Nimh, Old Yeller, Alice in Wonderland; Theme: War Movies

George: That Darn Cat!, The 3 Lives of Thomasina, Every Which Way But Loose; Theme: Trains!

Kelly: Best in Show, E.T., Cujo, Alien; Theme: **Paul Newman Movies**

Pierre: Koko, the Talking Gorilla, Max, Mon Amour, White Dog; Theme: Broken English

Hannah: Cats and Dogs, My Neighbor Totoro, Kung Fu Panda; Theme: Movies with a Hit Song in It

Ron: Watership Down, Gremlins 2, Bedtime for Bonzo, My Neighbor Totoro, Alice in Wonderland; Theme: Rise of the Machines/Robots

Chan: Bringing Up Baby, The Wizard of Oz, E.T.; Theme: Movies with a Predominantly Black Cast

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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Better Late Than Never



This Saturday we'll be watching Brian's political pick, All the Presidents' Men (1976), and submitting movies for our next theme, Animal Pals. I realize that I haven't posted the submissions from last time (they've been in a pile on our side table all these weeks), so here goes:

Brian: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, **All the Presidents' Men**, Election; Theme: **Animal Pals**

Claire: Manchurian Candidate, Bullworth, JFK; Theme: Movies about Music or a Musician

Rachel: The Contender, The American President, Street Fight; Theme: Single Syllable Movies

Neil: Moon over Parador, Election, Bananas; Theme: Movies Whose Titles Include a Color

Amy: Dr. Strangelove, Hiroshima Mon Amor, Fog of War; Theme: European Films

Kevin: The Parallax View, Primary, Dick; Theme: Alcohol

Kelly: Wag the Dog, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Citizen Kane; Theme: Movies Starting with "M"

Pierre: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The Terror's Advocate, The War Room; Theme: Divorce

Ron: Gandhi, The War Room, hof the Will; Theme: Secretary's Choice

Chan: Advise and Consent, High Noon, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; Theme: Winter

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