I hope to do that sort of thing someday, but right now, the children would demolish the spinning wheel before I could collect enough cat fur.
"The Chorus" with Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad, Jean-Paul Bonnaire,
Marie Bunel, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Maxence Perrin, Grégory Gatignol, Thomas
Blumenthal, Cyril Bernicot
2004, Rated PG13, 97 minutes.
French film with subtitles. Two elderly men who were schoolmates get together when one
of them brings their favorite teacher's journal for them to read together. They relive their
boyhood when they were in a home/orphanage, and a music teacher, who cared about
them all much more than the headmaster of the facility, arrived and made their lives much
more pleasant with his music and their singing what he wrote. The boys did a wonderful
job singing, and the story was delightful. We gave it ★★★★
"Crime Story" with Jackie Chan, Kent Cheng, Fat Chung, Law Hang Kang, Sau Leung Ko,
Christine Ng, Ling Ling Pan
1993, Rated R for sexual content and violence, 107 minutes
One of Jackie Chan's earliest efforts when he was young and fresh faced, this seemed a bit
unprofessional and awkward. Chan plays Detective Eddie Chan, who is investigating the
kidnapping for ransom of a rich Hong Kong businessman. Unbeknownst to him, his job is
much harder because of his corrupt partner who blames Chan for his graft, crimes, and
cover ups. Still, Jackie Chan? It can't be all that bad, so we gave it ★★★