On Dec 5, 2006, at 3:05 PM, authfriend wrote: > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > On Dec 5, 2006, at 9:31 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > I figured you'd "get" what I was talking about, more than > > > most here. What the film is "supposedly" about doesn't > > > really have much to do with whether it can convey a > > > spiritual lesson or not. One of my favorites, on the > > > spiritual subject of "Running away from your fears only > > > makes things worse," is "The Hitcher." > > > > One of mine too! One of Ida Lupino's best, and it seems it's not > > really that well-known--one of those small, low-budget films that > rally > > packs a punch. Another good one along those same lines (but with a > > totally different theme)--a Taste of Honey, about a working-class > > girl in either London or Dublin. > > North England, according to IMDb. I'd forgotten > all about that one; I saw it when it first came > out in 1961 and loved it, but it never made it to > TV, at least not that I've seen. Rita Tushingham. > She's 67 now, would you believe?
Time does fly. > It was her first > film; she's still making movies in England, has made > almost 60. And I'll bet she's still great. > Don't remember much about it now but the song. I'll > have to see if it's on DVD; it would be fun to watch > it again after this long. It's a great one--haunting, really. And way ahead of its time, considering its themes: out-of-wedlock pregnancy, a black lover, a homosexual friend, abusive parents, etc. > > (Why does one say "watch a movie" if it's on TV, but > only "see a movie" if it's in the theater?? Good point. Habit, I guess. Sal
