Sunday, November 30, 2008

Home for the Holidays themes?

While watching "Home for the Holidays" (a great film with Holly Hunter, Robert Downey, Jr., and Dylan Mc Dermott, etc.) again over the weekend, I was reminded of a movie I'd seen recently, "The Family Stone", both of which deal with family members coming home again to celebrate Thanksgiving/Christmas and all the dysfunction that involves. That got me to wondering about other movies with this theme. I also love "Pieces of April" and "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles", but got stuck there. Anybody know of others along that line?

My Favorite Movies

OK, so I must admit there are probably better movies out there and many I love, but can't recall. However, these are the most memorable ones for me. There are few films I've seen more than once, but these are all repeats, and most of these seem even better with additional viewings. Not a snoozer in the bunch. So, here is my "Best Dozen" list (in no particular order):

The Wizard of Oz
Harold and Maude
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Memento
The Sixth Sense
A River Runs Through It
Of Mice and Men
High Fidelity
Finding Nemo
Being John Malkovich
Body Heat
Twelve Monkeys

And a couple bonus holiday films:
A Christmas Story
The Nightmare Before Christmas

Feel free to comment on any of these, &/or and add your own list to the blog.