Movies, part one

I just watched"Moonrise Kingdom" for the third time. I smile every time. Memorable cinema for me means I want to watch a particular film more than once. I've been told that I like men flicks.Well, yes,I suppose so, since I like every movie genre to a point. I have watched the "Godfather" saga numerous times, and I love to see favorite movies on AMC when they have the directors' notes, such as "Braveheart" and the "Gladiator" - real testosterone movies. Some hyped films, however, have been very disappointing, when my expectation and anticipation didn't match the reality.So it was with the not-so "Great Gatsby" and the lame "Cowboys and Aliens" - which could have been a really interesting blurring of sci - fi and Western. Some movies just are too long, truly -editing flaws. I felt that way about " life of Pi" , stunning visuals , but I thought I was going to expire right along with the tiger. Film studies, an impractical but wonderful minor of mine in college, introduced me to marvelous silent pictures, acting greats like Chaplin, and a rich tapestry of the golden age of the cinema of the 30's and 40's. I can enjoy film noir,mystery, horror, war,love, satire, humor and sometimes just fluff. One of my all time favorite movies is "Love in the Afternoon" , a 1957 Billy Wilder romp , deliciously entertaining with no deep thinking , just pure charm and enjoyment. Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, Paris, cellos, ankle bracelets and the song, "fascination " I was enamored the first time I viewed it and the dozens ( yes, dozens) of times since then.I'm like that, too, when it comes to Woody Allen's 2011 "Midnight in Paris". Since first seeing it in Napa with my favorite "moviephile" gal pal, I've seen it, going on double digits.Corey Stoli as Hemingway, Adrien Brody as Dali - I could go on and on. These two movies may not appeal to everyone the way that they do to me, but I am , dare I say, hopelessly fascinated with both films. That's what a really fetching movie does to me - pulls me in and I fall in love ;I am totally immersed and everything becomes riveting - cast, plot, setting, director, costumes,music, etc. I think I am becoming that fixated on "Moonrise Kingdom." I will need to upload it on my IPad, if "tree of life " hasn't taken up too much space, because I always make room for Mr. Pitt.