New movies coming soon to a television near me, aka narcipost number 65459...
seen Rebecca before in film school (I'm a film school drop-out of sorts), and it is a classic, well worth watching again.
Netflixed:
Rebecca
Shipped on 04/01/05.
Here's a recipe for happiness: Marry a mysterious widower (Laurence Olivier), then move into his mansion and take orders from his servants! That's the situation the hapless -- and nameless -- second Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) faces in Alfred Hitchcock's eerie adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's Gothic classic. This was the only Hitchcock film to win an Oscar for Best Picture.
Ray Charles made some great music, then coasted into American icon status. Curious to see how Jamie Foxx portrays Ray after hearing/reading so much hype.
Netflixed:
Ray
Shipped on 04/01/05.
This biopic tells the life story of rhythm and blues legend Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx, who won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal). Born to a poor family in Albany, Ga., Charles contracted glaucoma at age 6 (which robbed him of his eyesight) and nonetheless went on to become a world-famous pianist and performer. He dealt with racism, romantic letdowns and his own heroin abuse, but managed to triumph over all obstacles. Taylor Hackford directs.
