New in March 2010

Life is Beautiful, Italian. Charlie Chaplin-like waiter is rounded up by the Nazis in Italy, along with his son and wife. It was so funny and sad, altogether at the same time. Most, however, it will teach you something about attitude and courage. A scene not to be missed: the waiter "translates" the rules to fellow prisoners for a Nazi guard at a prison camp.

More Februrary Movies

Wings of a Dove--British movie about sick, rich American girl in Venice and a British aristocratic but poor girl and her poor journalist boyfriend. Based on a Henry James novel. The British woman and man play a game with the terminally ill American in order to gain her loot. It was so so for me. Not quite as good as a Merchant Ivory move.

Star Trek, The Original Series. I watched a few episodes of this 60s TV series after having been inspired by the rebooted new movie. What a creative show it was--the acting was great, the imagination, the set and costumes.

Hunger, Irish. About IRA members imprisoned in Britain and how they revolted with hunger strikes. Really, really revolting movie, in fact it is a punishment to watch this! I watched the director commentary and I guess he wanted to go for the visceral effect. I have to wonder if the movie acturately reflected the spirit of the real events.