This is a good documentary that follows the lives of a group of boys sent to a boarding in school in Kenya. They're all from the same school district in Baltimore, Maryland, where 76% of black youth do not graduate high school. It's wonderful to watch many of the boys grow and take their education seriously. It's equally heartbreaking to see some of the boys give up. Their lives are filled with broken promises and most of them come from broken families.
There was one scene that really touched me. Before leaving for Kenya, one of the boys, Richard, goes to visit his father in jail. He says to his father that he's going to Kenya to make something out of himself, so that he never winds up in a place like jail, where he can't even see his own children. You can tell that Richard had been wanting to say that to his father for a long time. You sympathize with both of them. I'm sure the father is a victim of circumstance as well (although he did shoot Richard's mother in the leg).The Way We Were
Okay, I thought I was going to hate this movie. I'm not a fan of Babs and that "Memories" song makes me want to hurl. When the movie first starts and the song is playing and there are all these close-ups of Babs, I though, "Eff me, why am i doing this to myself?" But i hung in there and i ended up really liking the movie! I don't want to ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen this classic yet so I won't tell you my favorite parts. I'll just say that i DID cry, but not as much as I thought I would. And now I finally get the Sex and the City reference to Hubble (Season 2 finale. Episode is called "Ex and the City"). Watch it if you haven't already!PS - Robert Redford was a hottie! Too bad he didn't know about the benefits of SPF back in those days - he has leather-face now.
All About Eve
Another classic, this time starring Bette Davis. This is a great film. It's about an aging movie star who lets a fan into her life only to figure out that the fan isn't as innocent and demure as she pretends to be. Backstabbing, misrepresentation and the downside of ambition.
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the Boys of Baraka movie looks/sounds wonderful! i am going to add it to my Netflix list! thanks for sharing :)
OMG, you JUST saw "The Way We Were?" Lord. I really AM old. By the way, I actually really like that "Memories" song. I think I will dedicate that song to you if we ever go out to karaoke again. (I bawled during the movie, go figure.)
Redford and Pitt have the same skin toppings yet Pitt never got that rep! Plus Redford played a better con artist in The Sting than Pitt in the Ocean's movies. Ok, enough Pitt bashing. I feel better!
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