Movie Mondays!

Simply amazing. It’s David Lean’s highest grossing movie and outgrossed all his other movies put together - amazing when you realize the two previous Lean films are Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge Over the River Kwai. It is ranked at #39 on AFI’s 100 Years... 100 Movies list and at #7 on AFI’s 100 Years... 100 Passions (a list of the top 100 love stories in American Cinema). Omar Sharif is Doctor Zhivago an idealistic GP caught up in the tide of history as Russia transforms into the Soviet Union. This performance could be considered the apex of Sharif’s career. Geraldine Chaplin is his loving beautiful wife Tonya and Julie Christie is the mystical Lara - a woman who captures Zhivago’s poetic soul. The score is unforgettable and the scope of the film is something we will most probably never see again as this film is such a sweeping epic. If you are a lover of cinema this is an absolute must see and it remains one of the greatest love stories bought to film over the last century. BEAR IN MIND - the running time for Doctor Zhivago is 197 minutes! (that’s a bit over 3 hours). However, it’s all up there on screen and will hold your interest. Certainly it’s the kind of movie that’s perfect for a rainy or cold weekend afternoon when you don’t feel like going out. It is amazing though and you won’t be disappointed. WARNING - THIS IS A TWO SIDED DVD. MIDWAY THROUGH THE FILM YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FLIP THE DVD TO CONTINUE WATCHING! Don’t let that stop you from enjoying one of cinema’s best though.

I’m repurposing content by taking my NetFlix reviews and posting them here on the blog. If I could figure out a way to do it, I’d post some kind of link for people to connect and make me their friend on the service. Unfortunately, it isn’t altogether clear how one would do that - so if you know a way, pass it along. In the meantime, I’ve got steady content for at least a year.