You Say It's Your Birthday!

Happy 65th Birthday, Danny Glover!!!!

a terrific actor

with Sally Field on the set of "Places in the Heart", 1984

with good friend and frequent costar Mel Gibson

on the set of "Lethal Weapon", 1987

on the set of "The Royal Tenenbaums" with Ben Stiller,

Gywneth Paltrow, and Anjelica Huston, 2001

filming "Predator 2", 1990

with Matt Damon on the set of "The Rainmaker", 1997

playing the President of the United States in "2012", 2009

filming "The Color Purple" (his best performance)

with Whoopi Goldberg, 1985

with Alfre Woodard in a publicity

shot for "Grand Canyon", 1991

Flick of the Day

Film: THE COLOR PURPLE

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard Pugh, Akosua Busia, Adolph Caesar, Dana Ivey, Desreta Jackson, Rae Dawn Chong

Year: 1985

Synopsis: A look at the life of an abused woman in the early 20th century.

If you haven't seen this masterpiece... you should be very ashamed of yourself. This brilliant adaption of Alice Walker's touching story is amazing (no surprise, Mr. Spielberg). Whoopi Goldberg, who is known mostly for her comedic performances, is spectacular as Celie, an uneducated girl who is practically sold into an abusive marriage to a man twice her age. This film looks at struggle, like you've hardly seen it before, and the power of hope and true friendship. I can't watch this movie and remain dry-eyed. So, I am starting "The Color Purple" challenge. Watch the film, uninterrupted and see if you can go all the way through without shedding a tear. If you can... you might be an emotionless stone. If you can't, you lose the challenge, but you gain a wonderful cinematic experience.