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Good gifts for mom?
 
Good gifts for mom? What movies would you buy your parents for Christmas? I got mine their first DVD player last year and now mom wants movies. She likes '50s-'60s pics like "Lilies of the Field", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Inherit the Wind"... Any other suggestions? I'm thinking the Criterion version of "Black Narcissus" is looking pretty good. And why the hell is "African Queen" not on DVD?
 
 
-Well if it was my mom, Lawrence of Arabia, Night of the Hunter -If she likes Sidney Poitier and "Lillies of the Field" you can't go wrong with "Patch of Blue." It was one of my mom's favorites and I love it, too. I checked and it is out on DVD. -Then get those. Go to the store and browse, trying to remember which actors and movies your parents have mentioned. You might get a collection, such as the Cary Grant collection or the Alec Guinness collection. (The latter is older than your period though, and both collections had a lot of comedy - your selection wasn't comedy). Do they like musicals? Do they like epics? Do they like war movies? How about "Marty"? Hmmm, I just checked IMDB and Mutiny on the Bounty is not available on DvD. I wonder why not.
 

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