So many movies, so little time.
I enjoyed watching The Lady Bird Diaries, a documentary that included recordings of Lady Bird Johnson’s voice diary during LBJ‘s presidency. Actual footage and pictures were provided as well. It was very interesting.
The documentary, Remembering Gene Wilder, is a look into the life story of the funny man. I have watched so many of his films and enjoyed all of them. It was good.
ABBA: Against the Odds tells their story from the beginning. I never knew, until watching this film, that they got started by winning Eurovision Song Contest back in the day. All I know is, I’ve always liked their music. I enjoyed it.
The Quilters is a short documentary about an organization within a prison in Missouri, where inmates make quilts for children in the foster care system. The film is about humanity. The quilters, at least the ones shown here, own their mistakes that resulted in their incarceration. They are trying to give back, and I think they realize that while it does not “even the score,” they feel proud and accomplished, knowing that they had touched the life of a child in a positive way (evidenced to them by the thank you notes that they receive), They take their mission very seriously, and want to do their best for each child for whom they make a quilt. I thought it was a beautiful and poignant film.
I didn’t watch just documentaries last week:
Sean Hayes helped write Lazy Susan. He also started in it, along with Allison Janney, Matthew Broderick and others. He plays Susan, a sad, bumbling character who is too lazy to live. Really. Her life is a real mess and it’s her own doing. It was quirky and a little fun.
That’s all, Folks!
MK out.
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