Tully (2002)

Human Drama - Father and two boys work a small town farm in rural Nebraska. Summer comes and a neighbor girl returns from college to liven things up. Just fine acting, and nice scenes of the Mid-Western countryside. The story meanders like a stream at first and but with some rapids too. Pleasant film to watch ! 104 min.

Ghost Town (2008)

Rom/Com: Anti-social dentist has a near death experience which triggers a major personality change and results in his being able to communicate with ghosts. Unusual story and/but well acted. Ricky Gervais and Greg Kinnear. 102 min.

Laurel Canyon (2003)

Human Drama - Record producer woman lives in Laurel Canyon, a hip suburb of Los Angeles and makes records in her own studio. She is a bit wild, smokes pot, drinks, and has lovers. Meanwhile, her son is struggling to become a psychiatrist and doing his residency at a nearby hospital. Dramas begin when the son moves into mom's house with his MD fiance who is working on writing her PhD thesis. Separate worlds meet, collide, mix, and learn. I liked this movie and especially the lead actress Frances McDormand (the mom). 101 min.

Valentine's Day (2010)

Rom/Com at the box office - star-studded cast, and lots of fun moments. I laughed. Story revolves around a guy running a flower shop in down-town Los Angeles. Many parallel stories of love/romance, and they come to him for Valentines Day flowers. Lovely actors such as Julia Roberts, Kathy Bates, Hector Elizondo, Queen Latifah (to name a few). Light and fluffy and fun. 125 min.

Sundown (1941)

World War II Drama about British forces in Africa. Gun sales and native uprisings. Acting is pretty good, story is so-so, and the photography terrible. Gene Tierney provides some eye candy. 91 min.

The China Syndrome (1979)

Intense drama focusing on fear of what might happen if a nuclear power plant had a "melt down" and released radioactive substance to the environment. Jane Fonda plays a star news reporter interviewing a nuclear plant information officer when a major "accident" appears to occur in the control room. Michael Douglas is the photographer who secretly films the chaos that ensues. Things get interesting when they bring the film to the TV station and the owner refuses to cover the story. Excellent pacing, I really enjoyed this movie (except the ending). 2 hours.

Kitty (1945)

Drama - England - Late 1700's. Paulette Goddard plays a guttersnipe (thieving and uncouth) who is taken in by an aristocrat (Ray Milland) who wishes to market her outstanding outward beauty. He plans to marry her off to a duke, and cash in on her wealth. So he trains her intensely in the social arts of conversation, dance, how to dine, etc. She falls in love with him and him her (but he doesn't know it). Lots of twists and turns, the story keeps us guessing. Fine performances and script. 103 min.