Carol Hathaway

Best Friends
$5.79
Best Friends is an old favorite of mine. I recall watching it for the first time many years ago - and then I watched it whenever it came on Cable TV. Then I got a VHS copy - and you know what has happened to that particular technology.

So, of course, I had to order a DVD. And I enjoyed watching it again.

It's your basic, predictable love story - best friends end up romantically linked and eventually married. But Paula (Goldie Hawn) is afraid to take that step. She is completely sure that marriage will totally ruin a good thing. Richard (Burt Reynolds) persuades her to do it anyway. After all, they've lived together for several years; they are co-writers (of screenplays); and they just bought a big beautiful house in LA.

They marry just before embarking on a journey to see her parents in upstate NY and his in Virginia.

Traveling by train, they are annoyed and cramped by the claustrophobic quarters. Arriving at a snowy destination, they manage to make it through a few days with her parents before driving to see his.

Follow this couple through funny, complicated, and emotional events as they attempt to turn what seemed like a winning partnership into something more - and seem to be failing miserably.

Will their marriage fall apart before it even begins? And what will happen to their previously successful writing partnership?

A fun, light-hearted movie about a serious issue.

Rachel Getting Married
$7.99
I was just considering buying this movie when I was shocked to find the Amazon rating for this movie so low. It was in my top five from 2008 and exhibits exceptional performances from the entire cast, whether it be Anne Hathaway, Debra Winger, Rosemarie DeWitt, or Bill Irwin. I am a fan of Jonathan Demme's work and I thought this was a remarkable little family drama and it deserves more respect than it seems to be getting here.

Best Friends
$2.99
Best Friends is an old favorite of mine. I recall watching it for the first time many years ago - and then I watched it whenever it came on Cable TV. Then I got a VHS copy - and you know what has happened to that particular technology.

So, of course, I had to order a DVD. And I enjoyed watching it again.

It's your basic, predictable love story - best friends end up romantically linked and eventually married. But Paula (Goldie Hawn) is afraid to take that step. She is completely sure that marriage will totally ruin a good thing. Richard (Burt Reynolds) persuades her to do it anyway. After all, they've lived together for several years; they are co-writers (of screenplays); and they just bought a big beautiful house in LA.

They marry just before embarking on a journey to see her parents in upstate NY and his in Virginia.

Traveling by train, they are annoyed and cramped by the claustrophobic quarters. Arriving at a snowy destination, they manage to make it through a few days with her parents before driving to see his.

Follow this couple through funny, complicated, and emotional events as they attempt to turn what seemed like a winning partnership into something more - and seem to be failing miserably.

Will their marriage fall apart before it even begins? And what will happen to their previously successful writing partnership?

A fun, light-hearted movie about a serious issue.

Imani Winds: This Christmas
$17.98
I bought myself a copy before sending one to my 85-year-old mother. We both love it. The Imani Winds are some kind of national treasure. The arrangments are fresh and fun. I listened to this album every other day for the month before Christmas and never tired of it. Don't you owe yourself (and your mother!) fresh holiday music?