2008 Woodie Awards
Top Seven Mountain Day Movies
Shaoli Ghosh
Issue date: 9/22/05 Section: Arts
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You wake up to a bell ringing and realize it is Mountain Day! One of the most cherished traditions at Smith College. Some think the best way to spend their Mountain Day is hiking up a hill or apple picking, but others (like me) may think I spend hours upon hours doing work, going to class why would I want to tire myself with something strenuous when it is my day off? Instead I think I'll celebrate Mountain Day by catching up on my film watching. So here are my top seven movies to watch on Mountain Day in no particular order. Some of it has to do with Mountain Day and some don't but enjoy anyway.
1. Leon (The Professional)
"The Professional" stars Jean Reno as a professional hitman who ends up taking care of a 12 year-old girl played by Natalie Portman (her debut film) whose parents were killed. Portman's acting skills even at a young age are not to be missed.
2. Stand by Me
"Stand by Me" stars an ensemble of younglings which includes the belated River Phoenix and pudgy Jerry O'Connell when they were about twelve. Four friends travel through woods and the unknown to find a missing kid's body. It is a touching film about "boys being boys." Note the Mountain Dayness of the "traveling through woods."
3. Strike (All I Wanna Do)
In 1968, Godard's School for girls was on the brink of being co-ed. Kristin Dunst (Spiderman), Heather Matrazzo, (Welcome to the Dollhouse), Monica Keena (Entourage), and Gaby Hoffman (Now and Then) star in this feel good comedy about how great it is to be at a all-girls' school. Like us Smithies.
4. The Last Days of Disco
If you like films with smart and fun dialogue this film is for you. Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny star in this film about the end of disco, yuppies, and everything in-between.
5. All About My Mother
Transvestites, pregnancy, and a nun it could only be a Pedro Almodovar film. The story follows a mother who lost her only son to a car crash. She goes in search for the father but finds herself taking a detour to mend her past and present.
6. Hudsucker Proxy
Hudsucker Proxy is one of the most underated Cohen Brother films. Tim Robbins stars as a naive and dimwitted business graduate has a brilliant way to make it big. A circle. You have to watch the film to understand what I mean.
7. Cider House Rules
An boy raised in an orphanage grows up and decides to see the world. Charlize Theron and Tobey Maguire star in this sweet and intelligent movie that was actually made in our very own Northampton. The movie will remind you how beautiful Norhampton really is.
1. Leon (The Professional)
"The Professional" stars Jean Reno as a professional hitman who ends up taking care of a 12 year-old girl played by Natalie Portman (her debut film) whose parents were killed. Portman's acting skills even at a young age are not to be missed.
2. Stand by Me
"Stand by Me" stars an ensemble of younglings which includes the belated River Phoenix and pudgy Jerry O'Connell when they were about twelve. Four friends travel through woods and the unknown to find a missing kid's body. It is a touching film about "boys being boys." Note the Mountain Dayness of the "traveling through woods."
3. Strike (All I Wanna Do)
In 1968, Godard's School for girls was on the brink of being co-ed. Kristin Dunst (Spiderman), Heather Matrazzo, (Welcome to the Dollhouse), Monica Keena (Entourage), and Gaby Hoffman (Now and Then) star in this feel good comedy about how great it is to be at a all-girls' school. Like us Smithies.
4. The Last Days of Disco
If you like films with smart and fun dialogue this film is for you. Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny star in this film about the end of disco, yuppies, and everything in-between.
5. All About My Mother
Transvestites, pregnancy, and a nun it could only be a Pedro Almodovar film. The story follows a mother who lost her only son to a car crash. She goes in search for the father but finds herself taking a detour to mend her past and present.
6. Hudsucker Proxy
Hudsucker Proxy is one of the most underated Cohen Brother films. Tim Robbins stars as a naive and dimwitted business graduate has a brilliant way to make it big. A circle. You have to watch the film to understand what I mean.
7. Cider House Rules
An boy raised in an orphanage grows up and decides to see the world. Charlize Theron and Tobey Maguire star in this sweet and intelligent movie that was actually made in our very own Northampton. The movie will remind you how beautiful Norhampton really is.