here are a few flicks that i recently spent time with..."the family stone" was a hoot! diane keaton has always been a personal favorite. coming home for the holidays doesn't always guarantee you a gift, but you can always count on the family, being family. i laughed a lot and got a little misty. the film takes place over the holidays and delivers a no holds bar account of what it's really like to "all be together". the film also makes a very strong social statement...having children who grow up to be gay is a good thing. supporting your "family" regardless of who or what they are is always, most important. stop now and go rent this! "welcome back,
wasn't that great?" "undertow" a great suspense/chase film. two brothers, kids kept from the real world and a dark secret. dermot mulroney & josh lucas give good performances. script is solid and the backwoods surroundings are a character all their own. "jarhead" i remember a few things about this-i was disappointed in the films direction, i liked some of the visuals, learned about the "oil" rain and a santa hat literally covering a private! "lovely and amazing" nicole wrote and directed and the end result was pure perfection. the cast is great especially the young adopted daughter annie. it a film about holding on and letting go. it makes a strong, positive 
statement about women without trying to be a film about strong women. a young jake gyllenhaal also gives us a sneak peek of his talents and his love for "older" women."lie with me" i read something a while back about this film. in the snippet it mentioned that the film contained lots of nudity; my idea then is very much different now. here's a film the explores "love" in ways it's rarely ever filmed or spoken of. i liked how the female's (played by lauren lee smith) ideas and thoughts were delivered and how the young male (played by eric balfour) pursued his desires without limits. in today's films, you will more than likely not see any male nudity. most male actors are either too shy, torn up about the whole size-worthy issue or have simply decided to keep the package gift wraped.
take a deep breath boys! balfour doesn't seem to agree; i have never watched a major film from america like this. maybe it's canadian thing? maybe clothes don't matter? maybe balfour wanted to make a statement? none the less, the main characters spend a great deal of time, without "disguises" of any kind. their emotions and their "gifts" are right in front of you;no focus necessary.
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