This weekend, as I’ve been recovering from gum surgery, I’ve done lots of relaxing in front of the TV. I took this opportunity to catch up on some movies I’ve been meaning to watch for a while:
“The Tao of Steve” – I had this one saved on TiVo for several weeks. I’d seen it a long time ago, and rememberd liking it, so I wanted to see it again. And I liked it the 2nd time, too! What I didn’t realize until I read up on the flick on IMDB.com was that the lead actress also cowrote the film with her sister, who directed it.
“The Thomas Crown Affair” – I had seen the remake with Pierce Brosnan in the theater when it came out, but never the original version with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. So I recorded it on TiVo some time ago and finally watched it. I didn’t see the whole thing in one straight sitting, but broke it up into several viewings, as I often do with movies on TiVo. It was a funny coincidence that “The Tao of Steve” constantly refers to Steve McQueen (in fact, that’s where the title of the film comes from) and here I am watching both in the same weekend.
“Barbecue: A Texas Love Story” – I can’t remember where I heard about this documentary, but I bought it a few months ago on DVD and it’s just been sitting on the TV since then. It was done by a group of young filmmakers who travel around Texas documenting Texans’ love of barbecue. It’s narrated by Ann Richards, the now-deceased former governor of Texas.