Movie Pick for Friday Night: The Truth About Charlie (2002)

Looking for a movie to watch on Friday night?  Here's my pick.  “The Truth About Charlie” (2002) is a movie which starred Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Newton. When the movie was being advertised in the media, I listened to an interview with Mark Wahlberg discussing his character. He played an American agent who was assigned to a post in Paris, France. He said to make his character more believable, he decided to wear a beret. He figured since he was an American agent performing “undercover” activities, wearing the beret might help him blend in and be less noticeable.

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Hmmm? Interesting fashion tip! Come to think of it, I don’t often see American men wearing berets. But I guess the men in France wear a beret? Ya think?  Here's the answer to that question. 

It turns out that berets were adopted by the French military. In the 1920s, a beret became a popular fashion accessory for both men and women. However, according to Trip Advisor, these days it's mostly just tourists you will see wearing the felt berets. (LOL. Kind of like in The Bahamas. It's only the tourists who carry the straw handbags.) 

In USA not many men wear berets but women often sport them to accessorize their outfits. 

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LINKS OF INTEREST: 

How to Style a Beret like an American | STYLE REPORT MAGAZINE ~ https://stylereportmagazine.com/style-beret-like-american/ 

Beret Style Inspiration - How to Wear a Beret ~ https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/trends/g5125/how-to-style-a-beret/ 

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Once Upon a Time Foreign Movies in the USA Were Not Easy to Find. But Now ...

When I was a kid in Miami, Florida (late 50s), the closest thing to foreign films was the Spanish channels, which I couldn’t really watch because I didn’t understand the language.  But now there’s YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant Video, etc.  Unlimited films to choose from with English subtitles or English dubbed.  So many that it is often hard to choose.  Isn't that great?

 Movies are mainly for entertainment, but they also teach people about the world and broaden a person’s perspectives or views about life. For this reason, I heart foreign movies.

When I was a kid, foreign films were nonexistent in my world. When I got married and started having children, date night for my spouse and me was him going to the video stores and renting movies for us to watch over the weekend. Sometimes, in the interest of being economical, I’d go to the local library and check out videos.

My late husband used to be a foreigner. He was born in the Bahamas. Then he became an American citizen. But he really enjoyed foreign flicks (i.e. non-American movies). These films can be every entertaining as long as the English subtitles aren’t too hard to read. We enjoy the European films but watch more Asian films – mostly Chinese and Indian. We like intense martial arts fight scenes, but also movies that cover the history of China. 

As far as Indian movies – i.e., Bollywood, Collywood, Hindi, Tamil, etc. – you can always count on not only a pretty good plot to follow and great music as well. Plus, we learn Indian history and culture. Lately, we’ve been exposing ourselves to Korean dramas. WHOA!! There is a lot going on in other parts of the world, according to these films. 

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