AFI #76 – Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump 1994 Directed by Robert Zemeckis Netflix says: Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, director Robert Zemeckis's charming blend of comedy and drama stars Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, a simpleminded man who finds himself in the middle of nearly every major event of the 1960s and '70s. Along the way he … Continue reading AFI #76 – Forrest Gump

AFI #85 – A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera 1935 Directed by Sam Wood Netflix says... The Marx Brothers - Groucho, Harpo and Chico - wreak havoc in the opera house in one of their biggest hits. Penned by Morrie Ryskind and George S. Kaufman, the film contains perhaps the greatest Marx comedy bit ever: the crowded stateroom scene. … Continue reading AFI #85 – A Night at the Opera

AFI #88 – Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby 1938 Directed by Howard Hawks Netflix says... Love runs wild for a hapless scientist and an unstoppable heiress in Howard Hawks' classic screwball comedy that ranks high on the American Film Institute's list of the funniest Hollywood films ever made. With her eye on paleontologist David (Cary Grant), heiress Susan (Katharine Hepburn) … Continue reading AFI #88 – Bringing Up Baby

Advice for Kids: It Isn’t Funny

Kids, there are lots of things they don't teach you in school. They don't teach common sense, which would be helpful because most of the general public lacks such a thing. They don't teach you how to ask a girl out, which would be helpful in about 15 years when that cute girl across the … Continue reading Advice for Kids: It Isn’t Funny