La nonna Sabella (Oh! Sabella)

Saw this at the AFI Silver (in Silver Spring, MD) as part of a series of Italian films. It was pretty silly but also fun to watch.

Sabella is an imperious grandmother who dominates everyone she comes into contact with, particularly her younger sister who has been engaged to their next-door-neighbor for twenty years. Sabella doesn't approve of the groom and keeps her easily intimidated sister as her caretaker. When Sabella's grandson arrives, because she pretends to be on her deathbed, the order Sabella has created is overturned. The grandson refuses the wealthy match Sabella has arranged and conspires with his great-aunt's fiance to get them together. It's all done (or over done) with a lot of humor and "typical Italian" emotive-ness.

Not deep, but entertaining.

Drag me to Hell

Thoroughly enjoyable, scary, ridiculous, well-played horror flick. The lead actress is tough and sympathetic and you can definitely empathize with her. Sure, the set-up is ridiculous but it allows you suspend disbelief enough to get scared enough to enjoy the film. Good for a date, that's for sure.