Some of these are a bit older but worth watching ... Clara's Heart (1988) with Whoopie Goldberg (chick-flick alert) Stand and Deliver (1988) with Edward James Olmos (true story) Rudy (1993) with Sean Astin and Ned Beatty (true story, football-related) The Thing Called Love (1993) with River Phoenix, Sandra Bullock, Dermon Mulroney, Samantha Mathis (semi chick-flick alert) A Bronx Tale (1993) with Rober DeNiro and Chazz Palminteri With Honors (1994) with Joe Pesci and Brenden Fraiser Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) with Heather Matarazzo (semi chick-flick alert) The Spitfire Grill (1996) with Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Patton (semi chick-flick alert) A Family Thing (1996) with Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones Secrets and Lies (1996) with Brenda Blethyn (chick-flick alert) Soul Food (1997) with Vanessa Williams and Vivica A. Fox (semi chick-flick alert) Simon Birch (1998) with Ashley Judd Down in the Delta (1998) with Alfre Woodard (semi chick-flick alert) Smoke Signals (1998) with Adam Beach Anywhere But Here (1999) with Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon (chick-flick alert) Where The Heart Is (2000) with Natalie Portman (chick-flick alert) Pay It Forward (2000) with Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt (semi chick-flick alert) Radio (2003) with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris Most recent movie I've seen just a few nights ago on cable was Racing Stripes (2005) This had me laughing SO hard ... this one is excellent entertainment for the entire family.

Clara's Heart (1988) with Whoopie Goldberg (chick-flick alert) Stand and Deliver (1988) with Edward James Olmos (true story) Rudy (1993) with Sean Astin and Ned Beatty (true story, football-related) The Thing Called Love (1993) with River Phoenix, Sandra Bullock, Dermon Mulroney, Samantha Mathis (semi chick-flick alert) A Bronx Tale (1993) with Rober DeNiro and Chazz Palminteri With Honors (1994) with Joe Pesci and Brenden Fraiser Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) with Heather Matarazzo (semi chick-flick alert) The Spitfire Grill (1996) with Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Patton (semi chick-flick alert) A Family Thing (1996) with Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones Secrets and Lies (1996) with Brenda Blethyn (chick-flick alert) Soul Food (1997) with Vanessa Williams and Vivica A. Fox (semi chick-flick alert) Simon Birch (1998) with Ashley Judd Down in the Delta (1998) with Alfre Woodard (semi chick-flick alert) Smoke Signals (1998) with Adam Beach Anywhere But Here (1999) with Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon (chick-flick alert) Where The Heart Is (2000) with Natalie Portman (chick-flick alert) Pay It Forward (2000) with Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt (semi chick-flick alert) Radio (2003) with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris Most recent movie I've seen just a few nights ago on cable was Racing Stripes (2005) This had me laughing SO hard ... this one is excellent entertainment for the entire family. Racing Stripes is a unique idea for a movie. I haven't heard of that one yet but sounds like it could be really funny. Sometimes cable is a good way to find movies that didn't get a lot of publicity but still might be good. I did like Bronx Tale and there's a few others on your list that I'll have to check out. I appreciate the chick flick alert and will choose accordingly. : ) Rich

The new Robin Williams DVD Man of the Year was amazingly good. I usually don't like his maniac acting, but her was spot on in this one.

The new Robin Williams DVD Man of the Year was amazingly good. I usually don't like his maniac acting, but her was spot on in this one. Thanks for the recommendation. This will be one I'll have to watch without dear hubby as he can't stand Robin Williams at all.

From what I understand a couple of talent scouts found him hanging out with friends at Jones Beach and were impressed with his impersonation of De Niro from Taxi Driver. Unfortunately, aside from a brief appearance on the Sopranos I haven't seen him turn up anywhere else. Best regards, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it NewsGuy.Com

We watched Babel last night. It ~could~ have been an interesting Crash rip-off, with a small but intense story line. Unfortunately, the producers decided to create a bloated pretentious mishmash of epic proportions by adding scenes and sub-plots to the point where the original premise was lost in the confusion. I cannot see where it was worthy of an Oscar nomination.