Finally am going through a pile of video cassettes [View all]

Still have a small TV/ recorder that I can tape. And have another player connected to a larger TV but from which I can no longer record - Comcast, apparently changed things.

So, decided to see what is on them. Many have movies that I should be able to watch on demand.

Most I would use to record TV programs when I could not watch.

But I ran into three interesting old movies:

The Bride Wore Black - a french movie from 1968 with Jeanne Moreau. A fresh bride whose new groom is gunned down as they step outside the church. The movie is about her seeking the five men who were just playing with a gun across the street and taking her revenge.

Maxie - from 1985 with Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin and Ruth Gordon. I don't think that it got outstanding reviews but I liked the interactions. The Glenn Close character is being taken over by an old flapper from the 20s who was dreaming of Hollywood. Their upstairs neighbor - played by Ruth Gordon - and Maxie used to have an act performing together. I really liked the part when Glenn Close recreates that act with her old partner and Ruth Gordon collapses when she realizes what is happening.

Crossroads - 1986 movie based on the famous story of jazz musician Robert Johnson who met the devil at a crossroads in Mississippi, and sold his soul to become so famous. A young New York student of music reads about Johnson's old friend, Willie Brown being in jail and he tried to find "a missing song" of Johnson. He get him out of jail and they are heading south to Mississippi, meeting a young runaway girl who joins them.

I honestly do not remember where and why I recorded it. Funny thing, I first heard about this infamous story from the Coen brothers' O Brother where Art Thou? So we watched the movie. Quality was poor, but with the Ry Cooder music it was nice to watch.