June 9

Lucy, Juli and Allison W., Jennifer Kenney, Betty, Florrie and Carol Frank correctly identified " All airlines have crashed at one time or another, that doesn't mean that they are not safe. QANTAS. QANTAS never crashed. QANTAS? Never crashed. Oh that's gonna do me a lot of good because QANTAS doesn't fly to Los Angeles out of Cincinnati, you have to get to Melbourne! Melbourne, Australia in order to get the plane that flies to Los Angeles! "
coming from Rain Man.

Try this one courtesy of Sy:

" Ronny, don't fall off."

In Theaters:

Where Do We Go Now? - This foreign film in limited distribution is a dramady that tells the story of Christians and Muslins who live in peace in a small village in Lebanon.  When distubrances occur in nearby villages, the men want to fight, but the women do some unusual things to divert their attention and confuse them to the point they don't know what to do.  It is an interesting movie with subtitles.
On Netflix:

We Bought A Zoo - What a lovely movie!  It is based on the true story of Benjamin Mee who bought the Dartmoor Zoo in Devon England and turned it into a renown zoo/park..  Matt Damon does a fine job as Benjamin and his co- stars  Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church and Elle Fanning, Dakota's, younger sister are part of the ensemble cast.  But the actor who steals the movie and every scene she is in is Maggie Elizabeth Jones  the actress who plays Benjamin's nine year old daughter.  She is beyond cute and a great little actress as well.  For a movie that will entertain the entire family, see this one. 

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - This film was nominated for best picture although it did not receive overall good reviews from the critics.  I have mixed feelings about the film. It is not that I didn't like it, but I just liked it.   The young actor, Thomas Horn, playing the son is terrific.  He portrays a child who is on the spectrum dealing with a very difficult situation in an extremely realistic way.  It has a star studded cast with Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis to name a few.  Max von Sydow was nominated for an Academy Award in a supporting role and he does indeed earn that title.  I think those who read the novel will enjoy this film even more although I have a  friend who told me in advance how much this film stayed with her after seeing it.  See it for yourself and make your decision. 

I am off for a few days, so don't look for a new Roberta's Reviews until the end of the month.  In the meantime, if it gets warm cool off at a movie theater.

Roberta