Movie Natters: November 21, 2005 Archive

Thanksgiving suggestions please!

Posted at 2:10 PM on November 21, 2005 by Euan Kerr (7 Comments)

We have a little cinematic Thanksgiving tradition in our family, and I'd like to ask the Movie Maven's readers for some help.

We go to my parents-in-laws cabin up north to engage in the annual feast. when we aren't cooking, we take walks in the woods to build an appetite for the next meal. But in the evening we watch movies, specifically classic movies which we, the overbearing parents, feel our teenagers (17 and 15 this year) should see at least once in their lives. The kids are remarkably good sports about it.

The tradition is relatively new. We started three years ago with "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Dogtown and Z-boys" (not a must-see classic I will admit, but enough to get them both back into the theaters to see other documentaries since, which is not a bad thing in my opinion.)

Last year it was "The African Queen" and "Eating Raoul" (again not a must-see but it helped the kids understand some of the strange jokes their parents have cracked over the years.)

So last night we began talking about what we should take this year, and I thought I would ask the people in Maven-land for their suggestions. we have already had "Casablanca" as one suggestion, and "Small Change."

What you you suggest? And what movies do you intend to see over the holiday weekend?

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