Film favorites from long ago: 1985

 

Continuing with my practice of ending one year with looking back at the films of an earlier year, I'm featuring my favorite movies from 1985, 40 years ago, a very good year in Hollywood history, in my opinion. 

It was a long time ago, but I have many warm memories from 1985, an exceptionally good year for movies, so this list is longer than ones I typically present. Here's my list of favorites presented in no particular order:

"Back to the Future"

"Blood Simple"

"The Breakfast Club"

"Desperately Seeking Susan"

"The Goonies"

"The Falcon and the Snowman"

"Into the Night"

"The Purple Rose of Cairo"

"Out of Africa"

"The Sure Thing"

"Lost in America"

"Pale Rider"

"Silverado"

"The Coca-Cola Kid"

"Fright Night"

"Year of the Dragon"

"Gremlins"

"Jagged Edge"

"To Live and Die in L.A."

"Witness"

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A few film favorites from long ago: My hits from 1965

 

A favorite practice of mine at this time of year is look back over the years and consider the my favorite films a given year, and today I'm looking at the year 1965, simply because it's 2025, and I wanted to review what Hollywood offered 60 years ago.

My list includes personal favorites, a few that genera audiences also liked, and one or two that did well at the Oscars. The list also includes a few that didn't do well at the box office, but that I've enjoyed again and again.  Here's my list, in no particular order:

"Doctor Zhivago"

"Cat Ballou"

"The Great Race"

"The Sound of Music"

"In Harm's Way"

"Von Ryan's Express

"The Greatest Story Ever Told"

"Shenandoah"

"The Sons of Katie Elder"

"Major Dundee"

And one other: A personal favorite, that appears here as sentimental favorite from my childhood - "Beach Blanket Bingo." 

Those are my favorites. I'm always interested in learning what my readers think. Please post a comment a or question. 

It's hot and humid, but it's time for college football

 

It's time to welcome the 2022 college football season, even though it's 84-degrees and humid outdoors. While many programs are playing tune-up, non-conference games this weekend, there are several interesting games on the slate. 

Here are a few of the games we follow at my house: 

NC State at E. Carolina - NC State

Rutgers at BC - I'm a BC fan from way back.

Oregon at Georgia - Georgia all the way

Cinn at Arkansas - Arkansas at home

BYU at S. Florida - I'm down with BYU

Utah at Florida - Utah is on the road, but I'm taking 'em.

Notre Dame at Ohio State - Let's go Buckeyes

Florida State at LSU - I'll go with LSU

Clemson at Georgia Tech - My brain says Clemson, but I'm a ramblin' wreck from Georgia Tech. 

Enjoy the games, and thank you for reading.