Return to old Hollywood

Sit down in any movie theater, let the lights dim around you and by the second trailer it's obvious today's movies are a far cry from the popular films of the past.

We're not entertained unless the special effects rattle our chairs and the screen is displaying disturbing scenes of violence and gore. We're an in-your-face entertainment generation.

But once in a while it's charming to return to a simpler time on the silver screen. In "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Audrey Hepburn plays a call girl, yet you never see her "calling." In "Bringing Up Baby" Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn are funny without using trash-talking or stupid humor. It's refreshing to see the actors working to be entertaining instead of you having to work be entertained.

Here are some of my recent favorites:
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard
"Sabrina" starring Audrey Hepburn and William Holden
"Sunset Boulevard" starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden
"Bringing up Baby" starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant
"The Philadelphia Story" starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant