Saturday, July 3, 2010

Patriotic Correctness

We'll be staying seated & watching telebision this 4th of July wknd., rather than going outside or enjoying the company of friends. (Why should this wknd. be any different? Chronology & calendars, poo.)

But we don't need viewing advice from the Brain Police, thank you.

Writer, editor and lecturer on timeless film
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
The Pride Of The Yankees (1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Picnic (1955)
The Searchers (1956)
The Music Man (1962)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
American Graffiti (1973)
All the President's Men (1976)
Breaking Away (1979)
Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
Glory (1989)


From a nameless hack at Tucker's House of Lost Souls, a slideshow w/ brief descriptions. If we didn't know better we'd think the HuffPo expects its viewers to read at a level higher than the average People viewer.
‘Miracle’ (2004)
‘Apollo 13′ (1995)
‘Mr. Smith Goes To Washington’ (1939)
‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ (1942)
‘All the Presidents Men’ (1976)
‘Independence Day’ (1996)
‘Rocky’ (1976)
‘The Music Man’ (1962)
‘Forrest Gump’ (1994)
‘Schoolhouse Rock: America’ (2007)

2 comments:

  1. If I weren't working, I'd watch a whole lotta French movies, as a gesture of gratitude to le marquis du Lafayette.

    Enjoy!

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  2. Radio & Records Editor Sez:

    The L.A. Metromedia AOR station had a "Losers Day" one Fourth (1974 or '75) & played nothing but Limey music all day &tc.

    Talk about hatin' on America.

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