The Judge

This is interesting to me.  Several years ago, I watch the production of the movie "Labor Day"  http://origin.labordaymovie.com/  in the Greenfield Recorder.  I do not follow the Greenfield Recorder much any more.

So tonight, I watched the movie The Judge  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1872194/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Judge_(2014_film).

This is the kind of movie I like: maybe schmaltzy, but definitely about human relationships, difficult complex human relationships, because  it is so real.

As I was watching the movie, I thought the bridges looked a lot like the bridges in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. But what do I know. 

The movie was good. And I enjoyed it.

One of my nieces taught me to stay for, or watch for the credits.  So I did.  And the credits thanked the people of Shelburne Falls and Buckland, Massachusetts.  The Wikipedia article also noted that there was a scene filmed in the It's About Time Clock Shop in Millers Falls, Mass. which is my home town. 

That was really interesting to me!  I liked the movie, without knowing it was shot in Western Massachusetts and Los Angeles. 

"Bye, Bye, Birdie"

Oh my, what a musical:  "Bye, Bye, Birdie" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056891/  a spoof on Elvis Presley entering the Army, with Ed Sullivan and so many wonderful characters and what I would consider classic songs:  "The Telephone Song, " "How Lovely to be a Woman," "Put on A Happy Face," "I've Got a Lot of Living to Do, " "Kids" to name a few.

The wonderful images: of kids at the record store in booths listening to songs, on telephones, rallying on the school grounds. 

So much fun.  Just pure fun.

If you have not seen it, or have not seen it in a while this is a good fun, corny schmaltzy movie to watch.