TV: The Holiday

The Holiday is one of my "new" favorite movies! It stars Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black and John Krasinski, Kathryn Hahn, and a cameo by Dustin Hoffman. Winslet's Iris Simpkins has been in love with a colleague but finds out he is now engaged to another colleague. She lives in a cottage in Surrey, England. Amanda Woods (Diaz) is a movie-trailer maker who lives in Los Angeles. Her boyfriend cheated on her, so she threw him out. She decides that she wants to take a vacation. She finds Iris's home listed on a home-exchange. She and Iris switch homes/vehicles/friends for two weeks. Iris befriends Amanda's elderly neighbor who used to be a screen writer. She also falls in love with Miles (Black) who works with Amanda's ex-boyfriend. Iris and Miles eat at a sushi restaurant. Meanwhile, in Surrey, Iris's brother, Graham (Law), shows up at his sister's house, and meets and falls in love with Amanda. I love this movie. I think Iris's cottage is really cute. Amanda's mansion is incredible. The music is pretty and the guys that the girls fall for are sweet. A great movie all over!

TV: Last Chance Harvey

Another movie I watched this week was Last Chance Harvey. It stars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. Dustin as Harvey misses his flight home from his daughter's wedding and so he goes to the airport lounge. Thompson's Kate does PR for the airport interviewing people as they come and go from their flights. She had tried to interview Harvey when he heads for his plane but he was in a hurry and blew her off. Now, he sees her on break in the lounge and he apologizes for being rude. They talk and end up spending time together.  Very cute movie. Hoffman and Thompson both also co-starred in Stranger Than Fiction, another of my favorite movies. I'll tell you about it soon. Kathy Baker is also in this movie. Richard Schiff plays Harvey's boss. He was also in I Am Sam as the prosecuting attorney.