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Mature Romance is Great!

I watched Open Range last night on my boyfriend's recommendation.  (From 2003 starring Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, and Diego Luna.)  It had a cowboys vs. cowboys conflict of "open range" cattle vs. the land owner.  The conflict culminates in a rather amazing and intense shoot-out sequence. 

But I also give kudos to Mr. Costner for his execution of the mature love story sub-plot.  Even before today's romances for mature adults (Hello, Meryl Streep!) he portrayed a credible, romantic and understated love story between two adults who could accept and love each other as they are today, regardless of all that may have come before. 

I like it because it speaks to where I am in life, and it's so, well, mature.  Also, the characters were all likeable, despite their quirks and pasts...

What other "mature love stories" have you seen recently that really spoke to you?  Do you have any all-time favorites? 

My George Clooney Movie Idea

Just the other day I heard that George Clooney had been robbed at gunpoint while on a trip to Africa last year.  I don't remember hearing about it at the time.

Then today I read in my Purdue Perspectives - the alumni newsletter for Purdue's School of Agriculture - about the Ethiopian professor who won a World Food Prize for his research on sorghum.  (It's a prize started by Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug - look it up!) That story is totally inspiring.

So here's how I put the two together:  A famous movie star decides he wants to make a difference in Africa, but he also wants to get lots of people and non-profits involved.  So he decides to hold an "America Idol" type televised giveaway program.  Kind of like Oprah did last year with one of her giveaways.

So, the audience gets personal glimpses into the star's personal life, images of realities in Africa, images of the non-profits at work, and competing, and something special in the selection process... (That's my conceit - what criteria he uses to choose the winner!)

I know most of us don't think what's going on in Africa is too fun, but I do want this movie to be light hearted.  You heard it here first, folks!