Movies about young love in the 60s are inevitably more weighty than those of today. Goodbye Columbus is no rom-com, although it does have a classic meet-cute by a country club pool. Based on novellas by Philip Roth, that’s where it parts ways with today’s flights of fancy about young relationships. Goodbye Columbus deals with … Read moreWedding Movie Recommendation! 60s Romantic Dramedy: Goodbye Columbus
Do you like a good dramedy? Great acting? ABBA? You are cordially invited to Muriel’s Wedding. An Australian film that hit the same year as Priscilla Queen of the Desert (a fabulous wedding-less film), Muriel’s Wedding was poorly marketed as a fun comedy. It does get funny, but it’s dark and at times you just … Read moreWedding Movie of the Week! Australian dramedy – Muriel’s Wedding
When talking classic, coming-of-age movies, nothing beats “The Graduate.” You’ve got iconic quotes, and career-defining performances by Anne Bancroft and a young Dustin Hoffman in a great movie directed by Mike Nichols. This film was how a lot of people first heard the “new band” Simon & Garfunkel. If you’ve never seen it, and always … Read moreThe Wedding Movie Of The Week! Sixties Classic Dramedy – The Graduate