Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Harmonia (A) on March 01, 2008 at 01:10:45

In Reply to: RE: The Lady Eve. Can't believe no one's mentioned Preston Sturges! posted by Harmonia on February 29, 2008 at 23:59:16

Yeah, OK, Soapdish is over the top, but call it a guilty pleasure. It boasts some highly entertaining moments and features a fine ensemble cast - Kevin Kline, Sally Fields, Whoopie Goldberg, Elisabeth Shue, Robert Downey Jr, Carrie Fischer, Gary Marshall and a terrific Kathy Moriarity.

I also still like Broadcast News, written and directed by James L Brooks, about the selling of network news. Great cast with Holly Hunter in a star turn, William Hurt, Joan Cusack, Albert Brooks and many other veteran character actors.

Albert Brooks wrote, directed and starred in Lost In America, a small comedy about American family and values.

While it's not as good as Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life Of Brian is pretty damned funny.

I got a couple others that I'm saving for a future guilty pleasures thread.