tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146286857215408059.post3534885299287896962..comments2024-03-26T09:34:54.598-07:00Comments on Rosy the Reviewer: Oscar Predictions and The Week in ReviewsRosy Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156447894512749413noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146286857215408059.post-47112430443351567432014-01-10T07:17:10.714-08:002014-01-10T07:17:10.714-08:00Thanks for the tip, Tamara. I will check that one...Thanks for the tip, Tamara. I will check that one out. I'm with you. There are so many films out there, especially the foreign ones, that are really good but not seen by many folks.Rosy Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156447894512749413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146286857215408059.post-91951596595724469842014-01-10T07:03:29.513-08:002014-01-10T07:03:29.513-08:00Rosy, a follow up note to tell you we are thorough...Rosy, a follow up note to tell you we are thoroughly enjoying the films we are seeing nightly here at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. So different from the typical American commercial blockbusters, and so enjoyable. Last night we saw a Japanese charmer called 'The Great Passage', a sweet, gentle tale that would make me a regular movie goer 'at home' were more movies like this made.<br /><br />Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248579159497266955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146286857215408059.post-9460299912818034892014-01-04T19:21:13.624-08:002014-01-04T19:21:13.624-08:00I totally agree with you, Tamara. Watching "...I totally agree with you, Tamara. Watching "12 Years a Slave" was rough but I think it has to be so we will never forget that we humans were capable of making other humans our slaves and treated them so despicably. Likewise, I have trouble with films about the holocaust too, but again, we must never forget.Rosy Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156447894512749413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146286857215408059.post-85084436900260229472014-01-04T19:10:23.145-08:002014-01-04T19:10:23.145-08:00How tough to watch is '12 Years A Slave'? ...How tough to watch is '12 Years A Slave'? I've read many, many books on this horrible chapter in our history, most recently 'Incidents In The Life of a Slave Girl' by Harriott Jacobs, and 'The Warmth of Other Suns 'by Isabel Wilkerson, both outstanding, but I tend to shy away from film depictions of same. What is your opinion?<br /><br />(Keep in mind it took me several years to gather the courage to watch Schindler's List, even though I've read and visited museums extensively about WWII and the Holocaust.)Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248579159497266955noreply@blogger.com