Exploring Food and Movies

 Tuesday: Rustin (2023)     This is based on a true story. Bayard Rustin was a civil rights activist who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. He was an important figure in the movement until he was outed as being gay. He spent a while working a job he hated. Bayard starts to notice how disconnected all the civil rights groups are. And how there are still many ways in which people of color are discriminated against in the U.S. He comes up with a plan to unite all the groups together in one large march, the March on Washington. Bayard and many others work hard to get ready for the march and get the groups involved. He is successful. I thought this movie was good. I had never heard of him before. I didn't know he was the one who orchestrated the march. Wednesday: On Borrowed Time (1939)      Julian and his wife become the guardians of their grandson, Pud, when his parents die in a car crash. Julian is a grumpy old man, but he loves his grandson and would...

 Tuesday: Beautiful Disaster (2023)      Abby gets into college and is ready to start a new life. She wants to get far away from her dark past. One night she goes with her friend, America, and America's boyfriend, Shepley, to a fighting match. There she meets Travis, a bad boy and amateur fighter. Abby wants nothing to do with Travis. Yet can't help feeling attracted to him. Turns out he is Shepley's roommate so she sees him more than she thought she would. Despite her best efforts she falls for him. I thought this movie was ok. The acting wasn't very good, especially the actress who played Abby. Definitely a B movie, maybe even a C movie if such a thing exists. Wednesday: Dressed to Kill (1980)       One of Dr. Elliott's patients is killed. He later finds out it was one of his other patients, Bobbi, who did it. Bobbi is a trans woman. Dr. Elliott didn't give her a recommendation for surgery so now she wants revenge. She does this by framing him for mu...

 Friday: Wish (2023)        On the island where Asha lives everyone makes a wish when they turn 18. They give the wish to the king, Magnifico. Once a month Magnifico picks one wish to grant. Asha wants to get her 100 year old grandpa's wish picked. She tries to get a job as Magnifico's assistant, knowing she might have some say in what he picks. But she learns that he has other motives for his wish collecting and granting. Desperate to make it right Asha wishes on a star. The star comes down from the sky to her. It wants to help her take on Magnifico. I thought this movie was alright. I enjoyed it but it wasn't the best. I really enjoyed all the references to other Disney movies. Some are more obvious. It took me a while to realize her seven friends are a version of the seven dwarves. Well I got Dopey right away but didn't connect it was all of them till later. Saturday: The Killer (2023)      The killer is hired to assassinate a target. It goes w...

      While I was in California I met my friend at a place called Sweet Rolled Tacos in Redlands. It's a favorite of her's. It's in a small shopping center. The store itself is small with simple decor. There are some cute murals on the walls. The bases of the tables are vintage Singer sewing tables. The service was good. The ice cream is flattened and then rolled. It is placed in a waffle cone shaped like a taco shell. They have a variety of shell colors to choose from. I got one called Monster Ink. It was blue chocolate chip cookie and oreo ice cream topped with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and a small chocolate chip cookie. I got a green shell. It was good. I would go back. Tuesday: Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)      Easy is a black WWII veteran who looses his job. He is desperate to find work. He gets hired to find woman named Daphne. She is a white woman who is known to spend time in the black community. Daphne is also the fiance of one of the men run...

 Tuesday: Agatha (1979)        In December of 1926 Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. No one knows what happened during that time. This movie tell a fictional story of what could have happened. Agatha is in an unhappy marriage. She knows her husband is cheating on her. He tells her he wants a divorce. She refuses. Upset she runs away to a spa resort. A resort where her husband's mistress just happens to be. Agatha spies on her. The rest of the world thinks she is missing. A reporter named Wally discovers where she is. He follows her to the resort and pretends to be someone else to get close to her. Wally hopes to write an article about what really happened. I thought this movie was good. Wednesday: Palm Springs Weekend (1963)        College students flock to Palm Springs for Easter weekend. This includes a men's basketball team. One of whom, an aspiring doctor, falls for a local girl. Gayle is a teenager who is pretending to be 21. On t...

 Tuesday: The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)         Professor Abronsius and his apprentice Alfred are searching for proof that vampires are real. The professor wants to study them and determine which myths are true. They stop in a small Transylvanian village. The inn they stay at is heavily decorated with garlic braids. This is their first clue vampires are around. The villagers won't talk about it. Alfred falls for the daughter of the innkeeper. One night she is taken by Count von Krolock. The professor and Alfred follow the tracks to Krolock's castle and discover he is a vampire. Not expecting to actually find a vampire they are unprepared to take him on and save the innkeeper's daughter. I thought this movie was good. It's silly. More comedy than horror. Friday: Priscilla (2023)       This is based on the true story of Priscilla Presley. It starts when she first meets Elvis in Germany. Her father is stationed there and so is Elvis. She i...

 Tuesday: The House of the Seven Gables (1940)        The Pyncheon family was cursed after they stole land from another family. They continue to fail and struggle to keep their wealth. One hundred and sixty years later the family is still struggling. Clifford, the eldest son, has convinced his father that it is finally time to sell the mansion they live in. He plans to move to New York with his fiancee, Hepzibah. Clifford and his father ask Jaffery, the youngest, to come home. When he learns the news he is upset. He wants to keep the mansion, believing deeds and treasure are hidden in the walls. After their father dies of a heart attack he claims it was Clifford who murdered their father. Clifford is sent to prison. Hepzibah waits for him to be released and tries to help secure the family fortune. I thought this movie was ok. Friday: Mars Attacks! (1996)       Earth learns aliens are out there when Martians make contact with the U.S. Scientists be...