morz8 - you are right, that's it! I was so happy to get the name of this movie. Seems it's not readily available on DVD since it is old and wasn't a blockbuster hit. Thank you so much for helping me on this. Hi Carla. Did you ever see this great movie?

Alex and I liked it, didn't think the ending was that bad either. The only thing I didn't like were the stupid young girls going in and out of the theater constantly through the movie, talking, giggling, opening the door for what seemed like forever while they talked and giggled. It was really distracting and annoying.

I saw it today on an impulse. I went to Sears to pick up saw blades and the lady in front of me was in a hurry because she was going to see Julia and Julie and was afraid she'd be late. I looked at my watch and thought 'Hey, why not?' I thoroughly enjoyed it. Think I'll make Boeuf Bourguignonne A La Julia this weekend. Here's an interesting note. Those of you who have seen the movie know that there was a little disagreement among the original 3 authors of Mastering the Art of French Cooking as to how much each contributed. I have the 2 volume set which was published in 1983 and it's interesting to note that while all 3 are listed as authors for Volume one there are only 2 authors for Volume two- Julia and Simca. I know - it's a minor point.

You will want to give them an e-mail. Set up a free one in Yahoo, Google or whatever, because they will send you an e-mail receipt when you return a DVD (it's usually in my in-basket before I get home). They will also send you different offers, like a free movie night around the time of your birthday. I've not found the credit card usage to be a concern. And since there are just 4 locations in your town, Pooh Bear, you might want to keep a printout of the addresses in your glove compartment. Sometimes, when I've gone to return a DVD, the machine is full (usually on Mondays, in my neck of the woods). So you'll have the back-up info right at hand (and with a smartphone you can usually check if the next machine is available for returns -- and what it has in stock!). I use Redbox in conjunction with Netflix. Had Hulu Plus just for its 1-month trial; just wanted to catch up on episodes of a certain show, then dropped it. There was just not a whole lot there I was interested in. I also used Amazon's instant streaming for another TV show I was catching up on -- great variety there. My only issue with Redbox? They can stock some weird movies (the machines in my area tend to have a lot of horror flicks! All-year-round, not just with Halloween coming). The movies in the kiosks are not necessarily going to be the hot ones that just ended their movie runs. But they stock some interesting ones! And some games, if you or your family's into that. If you happen to see the movie "The Visitor" in a Redbox kiosk, try it! I seems to turn up frequently. Here is a link that might be useful: IMDB --