Staff Music & Movie Recommendations
Category Archives: Mary S.
I loved Big Miracle, which tells the inspiring, heartwarming story about a family of whales trapped in the ice in Alaska in 1988 and the effort that was undertaken to try to save them. The world becomes aware of the whales’ … Continue reading
On November 22, 1981, the Rolling Stones were in Chicago for a concert and stopped into Buddy Guy’s Checkerboard Lounge to hear Muddy Waters and get back to their blues roots. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Ian Stewart … Continue reading
I thoroughly enjoyed this charming movie about a group of retirees who are enticed to spend their golden years at a supposedly luxury resort in India. The exotic, colorful, and bustling locale enchants them and forces them out of their … Continue reading
Conviction is the moving story of Betty Anne Waters who was so devoted to her brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) and believed so strongly that he was innocent of a murder that she persisted for years in trying to overturn his … Continue reading
The crooner, Bing Crosby, plays Father O’Malley in Going My Way, winner of seven Academy Awards, and its sequel, The Bells of St. Mary’s. In the timeless classic, Going My Way, the young priest is assigned to a financially ailing … Continue reading
Secretariat (2011) PG The whole family will enjoy this inspiring story about Secretariat, perhaps the greatest racehorse ever, and the woman, Penny Chenery Tweety (Diane Lane) who had faith in him. When Penny’s father, a horse breeder, became ill and … Continue reading
Pan Flutes by the Ocean by Ken Davis (1992) Relax to the music of pan flutes, strings, and synthesized piano combined with ocean sounds. It lulled me to sleep at bedtime. Also check out other new age CDs at the … Continue reading
Home Alone (1990) PG This funny family movie is great to watch during the Christmas season or anytime. The family of Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) leaves for France for a Christmas vacation and accidentally forgets him. The eight year old … Continue reading
Hairspray (2007) PG Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky), an overweight and goodhearted teenager, is able to live her dream and become a regular member of her favorite TV dance program, The Corney Collins Show,which seems to be Baltimore’s version of American … Continue reading
The Great Buck Howard (2008) PG The versatile John Malkovich plays the Great Buck Howard, a mentalist who is trying to make a comeback. Told from the viewpoint of his new personal assistant, Troy Gable (Colin Hanks), a law school … Continue reading
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