When I scheduled Summertime for the "Hit Me..." series I admit I expect a huge drop off in participation due to its lack of any significant or least still-discussed reputation in the careers of David Lean and Katharine Hepburn. So I was pleasantly surprised to see such a crowd hopping on the water buses in Venice with Kate as Jane Hudson (hee. no, not that Jane Hudson).
What a difference a year has made in this series. Last year, I couldn't get a crowd for Bonnie & F'in Clyde. I almost retired the series. So thank you to the many new participants and the very reliably regulars who have stuck with this series through its popular and fallow episodes. There are only three episodes left before a June hiatus and I hope you'll stick around and get reenergize from a month of No Viewing Assignments. I am a taskmaster I know... but a benevolent one! I bring you good movies.
5/15 The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
5/22 Fantasia (1941... special instructions)
5/29 Hud (1963) 50th Anniversary!
But for now, let's look at the selected Best Shots from Summertime in narrative order (though I fear my order is off here since the film isn't very plotty). It's like watching a slide show of your neighborhood spinster's summer vacation!
Y'all packed? Let's go...
Amiresque
Los Mejores Planos
Antagony & Ecstacy
Cal Roth
Film Actually
She Blogged By Night
Cinema Enthusiast
Cinesnatch
The Film's The Thing
My New Plaid Pants
Pussy Goes Grrr
Dancin' Dan
Encore's World
We Recycle Movies
The Film Experience