Girl Scouts get cookie boost thanks to Tom Hanks

A trio of Girl Scouts in Los Altos, California, didn’t recognize Tom Hanks when he first walked by them. 

Tom Hanks is a great human being and American hero!

Girl Scouts get cookie boost thanks to Tom Hanks

Hanks and Ryan

Tom and Meg are magic on screen. Their chemistry is amazing. Check out “Sleepless in Seattle”, “Joe Vs. The Volcano” and “You’ve Got Mail”. In all three movies they shine.

You’ve Got Mail – How can you go wrong with America’s sweethearts Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan? Really its a movie about how technology has impacted our lives in how we communicate and get books. This flick has an amazing cast that tells a important story of the way we live. It also is a look back on how we get online too, remember America Online (AOL) and the dial-up sound.

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Saving Mr. Banks – See It Now!

If you have not seen this movie, do so. This is a historical, biographical touching film that depicts the making of the great movie “Mary Poppins”. It has a a loaded cast including Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks. Any Disney-phile will want to see this.

Our Friday night movie. Tom and Leo and Christopher Walken.

Just watched “The Polar Express”, a great animated version of the classic children’s story. Tom Hanks did a great job in this.

uinterview: Tom Hanks Opens Up About Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis

(My Take: As a fellow diabetic I feel for Tom. I hope he will be on the front lines of diabetes education. He has a great platform for this.)

That Thing You Do! One of my favorite rock and roll movies ever. This movie featuring Tom Hanks, Tom Everett Scott, LIv Tyler and Charlize Theron is the quintessential movie about a band who makes it big with a one-hit-wonder during the Summer of 1964. The era is one of my favorites and I feel some great music came along during the early 60’s. There are also some great cameo’s in this movie too. If you haven’t seen it, check it out!

The Green Mile

This movie features a great story by Stephen King. It has a great cast with Tom Hanks, David Morse, Gary Sinise, James Cromwell and the late Michael Jeter as well as the late Michael Clarke Duncan. 

Tom Hanks character is the head of a prison’s death row and when Duncan’s character comes in there is a supernatural element to the story of healing and of atonement. The sadness is that despite the good things he does he still has to pay his debt to society. 

Stephen King does a great job of bringing out the scary parts of human nature. As my wife said you don’t need to look for monsters under your bed when you can see monsters in other people. 

It has me rethinking my position on capital punishment. Can people be punished for heinous crimes by a life in prison vs. being put to death by electrocution, lethal injection or other forms. Every person who does really bad things in theatres, schools, shopping malls and the like has serious problems. Perhaps we can prevent these situations from happening by showing them the right way before things happen. 

Tom Hanks is a national treasure. His movies have entertained and inspired millions.  He is an actor and producer who has been involved with some of the most memorable roles in the last 25 years.