Julie and Carol Frank correctly identified "You're a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity." from Toy Story
Try this one:
"What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew, was the only someone for you?"
At Theaters:
Blue Jasmine - This latest Woody Allen movie is a tour de force for Cate Blanchatt as a woman in crises after she finds herself destitute and can no longer live the life of luxury due to certain circumstances. I don't want to give the story away, but will leave it at that. As in most of Allen's movies, this is an ensemble cast that includes one of his go to actors Alex Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis CK and Sally Hawkins. The action takes place in San Francisco and New York and those towns are as much a part of the film as the actors. For a good, adult movie see this one. 
On Netflix:
The Queen - This was the last film shown at my OLLI class on political films and what a timely film it was. Starring Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen as Tony Blair it retells the story of the monarchy and their reaction and lack thereof of Dianna's death. As usual Mirren does an outstanding job with the role and the film captured the mood and thinking behind the Queen's decision not to originally give a public statement. You won't be disappointed in this film if you haven't already seen it.
At Wolftrap:
Ballroom With a Twist - Being a huge Dancing With the Stars fan, this program caught my eye.The headliners were listed as Derek Hough, Tristan Macmanus, Peta Murgatroyd and Anna Tresunskaya all dancing with the stars favorites. In addition Melinda Doolittle, Gina Glocksen and Von Smith from American Idol were in the cast and a number of So You Think You Can Dance finalists. Although the show was pleasant and the dancing amazing, I felt it was a bit of a bait and switch. The Dancing With the Stars performers did a minimum amount of performing. They were the emcees and each danced two dances and answered questions. The real stars of the show were the other dancers and Gina Glocksen and Von Smith who provided the majority of the vocals. Melinda Doolittle sang only two songs. Having only paid half price for the tickets, it was well worth the admission; not sure I would say the same if I had paid full price.
The following link was sent to me by Howard. This is a youtube commercial for Diabetes. I think you will find it very interesting.
Cool JDRF ad on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj41KVxZNHQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWj41KVxZNHQ&nomobile=1
This week a few new movies open that look promising - The Butler and Jobs. They are already on my Netflix save list!
Roberta
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