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Julia and the Champions

 Tuesday: Julia Misbehaves (1948)

          Julia is a down on her luck chorus girl. She's having a hard time finding work. One day she gets an invitation to her daughter's wedding. Julia gave up her daughter, Susan, when she was a baby. Julia's estranged husband, William, raised Susan. Julia is surprised to be invited but is excited to go. She wants to make it up to her daughter. From the moment she arrives it is clear she was not meant to be invited. They do what they can to get rid of her. But she is determined to get to know Susan. While she's there William remembers why he fell in love with her in the first place. I thought this movie was good.

Wednesday: Athena (1954)

        Athena is a numerologist who runs into Adam at a garden nursery. Adam is very uptight. But there is an attraction and by figuring out their numbers she knows they are meant to be. Doesn't matter that Adam is engaged or that they just met. Adam is annoyed by Athena but also intrigued. His friend, Johnny, also meets Athena. She thinks he will be a good match for her sister Minerva. The two men start to learn more about the two women. They have many other sisters and are raised by health enthusiasts. Their grandmother communes with the stars and can predict the future. Their grandfather trains men to be body builders. The two men will have to do a lot to win over the women they like. I thought this movie was ok.

Friday: Champions (2023)

       A basketball coach named Marcus is fired and then gets a DUI. He is given the options of community service or jail time. He takes the community service. Marcus has to coach a basketball team made up of adults with mental disabilities. He is resistant at first. He doesn't know what to do with them. Soon he comes to realize they just want to be part of a team and can work together to win. Marcus starts to grow really fond of them. Although he is also trying to get hired to coach a NBA team. He has to decide what's more important to him. This is a good movie. I didn't like some of the jokes. But it was still enjoyable.

Saturday: Babylon (2022)

        Near the end of the 1920s movies moved away from silent films and used new technology to have sound in the films. Many actors struggled to make the transition. The movie mainly follows three characters. Jack is a famous silent film actor who has a hard time with sound films. Nellie is a rising star who becomes famous right as the transition happens. Manny works his way up from an assistant to a movie producer. I thought this movie was ok. It's really long. It's pretty vulgar is some parts. It just didn't work. It has a lot of similarities to Singin' in the Rain and The Artist. I don't know if it was that original of a story.   

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