Xfinity has been trying to do right by me, offering me all manner of rewards for being a customer for so long.
I'm a Diamond, don't ya know!
Sure, it wasn't a premium channel I'd sought out, but, hey, free movies are fine by me!
Then, when I checked yesterday to see if I could watch one more, the channel only allowed me to see them if I subscribed... nope, not gonna do that!
So, just what movies of true romance / true crime / based on true events did I see?
""Harry And Meghan: A Royal Romance" (2018) - I thought, why not? It might be helpful during a trivia night someday!
"Babysitter's Black Book" (2015) - This is what happens when a high school babysitting & tutoring project decides to help out the dads with stress relief, nudge nudge, wink wink!
"The Bling Ring" (2011) - Zach's dad is the CPA for celebrities, so he has their addresses... and Zach uses those as his way to get the girls at the new high school to like him. But the girls want to keep the clothes, not just play 'dress up' and soon they're all in hot water.
"Love Notes" (2021) - Really like the pun in this one's name! What do you get when you mix a classical music reviewer with a hotshot country singer? Duh, you get a baby! D'oh!
"Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story" (2021) - Tiffany and Damon were on the way to the altar when his buddy Trey is released from jail... and Tiffany falls under his spell of strange.
"Honor Student" (2014) - Teresa takes a writing class in prison and shares an idea for a book with the teacher, only to get out and find he wrote the book and made a lot of money. Now, she's out to get her cut, as well as make him take her on as a co-author.
"Beyond The Headlines: The Kamiyah Mobley Story" (2020) - Stolen as a baby and raised as the woman's daughter for 18 years, Kamiyah suddenly finds out about her real parents, who have been searching for her all those years. But she doesn't know them... and she likes that she has siblings now... but what about the imprisoned woman she knows as "Mom"?
"The Wrong Coach" (2020) - Widower dad moves him and his daughter to a new town, where he tries to make sure she will still be a cheerleader for her senior year. That meant he hired the assistant coach to tutor her... but that coach is more interested in marrying him. Why Vivica A. Fox was in this as the head coach I'll never know.
"Sorority Wars" (2009) - This was really funny! Mom thought her daughter would pledge her old sorority, but the girl pledges another and suddenly all the Mom's sorority sisters are all up in her face about it. Then the frat brothers get involved and it's game on! :-)
"Ten: Murder Island" (2017) - Reminiscent of "And Then There Were None", this has only teens, all on the island for a party at a friend's house, though she never shows up. Rather tame for a horror film; more of a mystery-comedy.
"William And Kate" (2011) - Well, I had watched the one about the younger prince's romance, why not that of the older prince? I certainly had paid scant attention to either when the events were current, so it was pretty fresh for me, and certainly likable.
"Harry And Meghan: Becoming Royal" (2019) - Since William's tale ended with them married, I thought I'd see this for the wedding of these two. Seriously, that was my rationale. :-)
"Lethal Love Letter" (2021) - When Amelia gets a letter from the dying wife of her college sweetheart, Mark, she's only too glad to return to him. But Mark is a control freak, determined to not let her leave him again. This got a bit scary!
"Murder On Trial In Italy" (2011) - Amanda goes from a small rural town where she's an outcast to university in Italy, acquiring a British roommate and Italian boyfriend in no time at all. Things seem idyllic for her until the roommate turns up dead, with her as the suspect. I'm pretty sure this story is the basis of "Stillwater", a Matt Damon movie last year.
"The Color Of Love" (2021) - A sister and brother caught in a broken foster system repeat a cycle of running away, getting caught, going to a temporary home with Monica and her two kids, going to potential adoptive parents, running away, etc. Monica decides she will adopt them, but race becomes an issue. Good story.
"Appointment For A Killing" (2003) - Now, this was more like it! Corbin Bernsen, Kelsey Grammer, Markie Post! Corbin is a dentist (think Steve Martin's version in "Little Shop Of Horrors") with a taste for killing and a penchant for adultery. Definitely a dark comedy!
"A Daughter's Conviction" (2006) - Kate Jackson is the alcoholic accused of killing her boyfriend during a blackout drunk, but her daughter, home from college, is sure her mom didn't do it, and sets out with a friend to prove it.
"Death Of A Vegas Showgirl" (2016) - Based on the real story of a dancer who falls for a bad-hearted charmer and womanizer, losing her dream to be a lead dancer on the very night she was to star in a production.
"Confessions Of A Go-Go Girl" (2008) - Corbin Bernsen again, this time as the owner of a tame Go-Go club, where the girls dance, but don't strip. He even helps Jane develop her routine, acting as a mentor, to help her earn money to be an actress. But her roommate pushes her to go for more money at a strip club... on the night her dad, brother, and boyfriend show up. Oops!
"Texas Cheerleader Scandal" (2008) - Take five "Heathers" clones, add a new cheerleading assistant coach determined to go by the rules, and shake well! Of course it's in TX!
"The Clark Sisters: First Ladies Of Gospel" (2020) - I guess I needed a palate cleanser after all that other stuff, and this certainly did the trick. Five sisters, one of which was from a different father, are molded into a singing sensation by their determined mother.
"Love By The 10th Date" (2017) - An advice columnist suggested that men don't think they're in a relationship until the tenth date, regardless of how much sex is going on, so if a woman wants to get the man, she needs to cool her emotional jets until then. Next thing you know, the entire office is trying to help a coworker land her man! Rather funny!
*****
Those last two were good notes to end on!
Thanks, Xfinity-Comcast, for that 22-movie film festival!
(smile!)
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