Exploring Food and Movies

Tuesday: Sayonara (1957)        Lloyd is a major in the air force. He is reassigned to Kobe, Japan. Many men stationed there are marrying Japanese women. Lloyd doesn't believe it is right. Most agree with him. Then one of his friends, Joe, says he is going to marry a Japanese woman. Lloyd tries to talk him out of it. But Joe refuses to give in. Lloyd ends up going to the wedding. His opinion starts to change. Later he sees a performance at a theater and falls for the lead performer. She is stubborn and doesn't take an interest in him at first. Soon she can't resist him any longer. They have to hide their relationship. Tensions grow between Americans and the Japanese. Neither side wants biracial couples. I thought this movie was alright. Pretty provocative for the time. The actress who played Joe's wife was the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for her role in this movie. Friday: Arthur the King (2024)           This is based on a true st...

 Tuesday: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)       This is based on a true story. Fletcher and a crew of men are to sail under Captain Bligh. They are sailing from England to Tahiti. Captain Bligh is a harsh tyrant. The men suffer. They spend awhile in Tahiti. Then set sail for England. The men are fed up with Bligh, so led by Fletcher they stage a mutiny. Finally they are free of Bligh. Most return to Tahiti. But Bligh doesn't give up so easily. I thought this movie was alright. I feel like I've seen it before but couldn't be certain. I haven't written about it on this blog.  Wednesday: The Naked City (1948)        Jean, a young model, is found murdered in her apartment. Veteran detective Dan and rookie Jimmy are assigned the case. Clues lead them to a possible older man she was involved with. They are also lead to a friend of hers and a possible burglary ring. They don't know what Jean's involvement was. Dan and Jimmy must figure out how it all co...

 Monday: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005)       Mrs. Palfrey is left at a retirement home in London by her family. It is not at the level of luxury she's used to. But eventually she does get used to it. Still she gets rather lonely. She has a grandson who lives in London, but he never returns her calls. After taking a fall Mrs. Palfrey is rescued by a young writer named Ludo. They become friends. He becomes more of a grandson to her than her own grandson. They keep each other company and make each other's lives better. I thought this movie was alright. Sunday: Double Feature- Suncoast  (2024) and Migration (2023)         Suncoast is based on a true story. Set in the early 2000s this movie is about a teenage girl named Doris. She spends most of her time taking care of her terminally ill brother. Her mother, Kristine, is very demanding. Kristine also shows more affections to her son and just expects Doris to do nothing else but care for her...