We did Downton and it was delightful, dahlings

Lynda Davis
September 23, 2019
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For anyone who needs a break from the endless, soul-crushing media frenzy about Justin Trudeau's brownface debacle (and who doesn't need a break from that!), I highly recommend going to see Downton Abbey, the movie. This high camp costume drama set in the mid-1920s is just what we needed to relieve the never-ending onslaught of nasty, boring pre-election press. My boomer gal pals and I planned well ahead of time to be there on the opening day of the movie on Friday, September 20th. We grabbed a quick lunch at…

The Farewell is a movie worth going to see

Lynda Davis
August 16, 2019
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Writer and Director Lulu Wang's indie movie The Farewell has been getting a lot of media attention lately for its sensitivity and deviation from standard Hollywood themes. Filmed primarily in Mandarin with English subtitles, it's the story of a Chinese-American girl's reaction to the news her grandmother in China is dying of cancer. It's a universal theme and appeals to anyone who has lost a loved family member. The main character, Billi, played by rapper and actor Awkwafina, was born in China but immigrated to New York as a child…

I finally managed to see The Beatles Yesterday today

Lynda Davis
July 26, 2019
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The Beatles or The Stones? In answer to the Proustian question, I'd have to say I'm definitely more of a Beatles fan. I love some of the early Stones' music like Time is on My Side, and Satisfaction never fails to rev me up, but overall my loyalty inclines more toward The Beatles. The sensitivity and poetry of She's Leaving Home, Eleanor Rigby and their many other songs can't be denied. That's why I was so anxious to see the movie Yesterday, which I finally managed to catch today—which as I'm now posting…

ROCKETMAN rocked out this boomer

Lynda Davis
June 10, 2019
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My girl gang went to the movies this week to see Rocketman, the biopic of Elton John, and we really got our money's worth. Encouraged by how much we enjoyed Bohemian Rhapsody we expected a spectacle just as great. It was a bit of a surprise when, a few minutes into the movie, the child Reggie Dwight pulls off to the side and sings a song. So, be clear, the movie is a musical, not just a movie about a musician. Ordinarily, I'm not a fan of musicals (even though…

Bohemian Rhapsody will rock your world

Lynda Davis
November 8, 2018
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To be honest, I really wasn't a follower of Freddie Mercury and QUEEN so part of my reason for going to see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody was to educate myself. QUEEN rose to fame just as I was passing out of my rock n' roll phase—by then I was well into my thirties. As one of the early-born boomers I'd certainly heard of QUEEN but by the seventies I was listening to Meatloaf, ABBA and other musicians. I'd seen Rami Malek who portrayed Freddie Mercury interviewed earlier on The Graham…

Juliet, Naked does not involve nudity (sorry!), but you might want to take a peek anyway.

Lynda Davis
September 14, 2018
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There's a reason I haven't posted any movie reviews lately. That's because until now there was only one movie in the entire year of 2018 that I thought was worthwhile for baby boomers to see and that was The Book Club. This is not to be confused with The Book Shop which I saw a couple of weeks ago and wasn't worth the price of admission. I went to see The Book Shop is because it starred the wonderful Bill Nighy and was obviously about books so it offered two…