Movies: The Holiday, and Volver

Yesterday, I sorted through my books to see what I could sell online. It's always interesting to see at what price one is ready to part with these objects. I'm parting with about three boxes of books and may list the few that aren't worth much, I'll let you know if there's anything I can't sell, but am ready to donate to a good home.

I'm still playing movie maven. This week I watched The Holiday, which despite the presence of the luminous Kate Winslet, was ::worse:: than I had imagined. (June told me I needed to see it.) I'm very resistant to romantic comedies, not because I don't like romance (the contrary, really,) but because their relationship models are so warped. That being said, the Kate Winslet character was very sympathetic. She trades houses with a woman in Hollywood and ends up taking care of an elderly neighbor who tells her she needs to act more like a leading lady in her own life. Good advice, that.

( More on romantic comedies and D-I-V-O-R-C-E. )

( Volver: an antidote to shallow romantic comedy? )