Gone to the movies lately?

[WelshWitchPMD]

I haven’t gone to see a movie in years I think. I went yesterday afternoon, which was nice because it was not very crowded. We went to go see The 40-Year-Old Virgin. It was funny in some parts. I liked it.

Do you go a lot and what have you seen lately that was good? In the previews that they show before the movie I did not see anything that appealed to me. I was hoping for an Elizabethtown preview but no. That will mostly likely be the next movie that I go see for obvious reasons. :laugh:
I can get passes at work for $6.00, too. :)

[michelle2677]

I dont' ever go to the movies b/c my husband doesn't like to go. :( But I love going. I can't even remember the last one we went to see hahah...

[Miss Vicky]

Do you go a lot and what have you seen lately that was good? In the previews that they show before the movie I did not see anything that appealed to me.

Saw Corpse Bride last night and was rather disappointed. It wasn't bad per se, but just wasn't what I had expected or hoped for. It just lacked the magic of Nightmare Before Christmas.
And the previews? Looked pretty damned dismal. Granted, for that kind of movie it's to be expected that they'd show previews for kids movies... but I generally enjoy kids movies. The only one that looked even tolerable was Chicken Little, and that ain't saying much.

[stargazer99]

I don't get to the movies as much as I'd like, since I have a little one at home. But I did get out last week to see Wedding Crashers. I thought it was hilarious! Don't know when I'll get to see another movie.

[skcin]

I dont' ever go to the movies b/c my husband doesn't like to go. :( But I love going.

Preach it, sister. I know how you feel.

We did get to the drive-in last weekend to see 40 Year Old Virgin and Wedding Crashers. Had a great time, both movies are very funny. My new thing is to say to friends & family "you wanna know how I know you're gay?" :p

I'd like to see Corpse Bride, and the sequel to Saw when it comes out (october?) That's about it, right now.

[Miss Vicky]

I'd like to see Corpse Bride, and the sequel to Saw when it comes out (october?) That's about it, right now.

Corpse Bride wasn't that great.

I didn't know they were making a sequel to Saw, but then, I didn't understand the buzz (no pun intended) around the first one.

The one movie that I'm really looking forward to is Walk the Line, but I have no idea when it's supposed to be released. I keep reading all these rave reviews about Joaquin Phoenix and how he should be a strong contender for best actor at the Academy Awards (apparently he even did his own singing for the movie) but no mention on its release date. I adore JP and from the pics I've seen of him in this one, he's looking pretty darn good these days.

[WelshWitchPMD]

We did get to the drive-in last weekend to see 40 Year Old Virgin and Wedding Crashers. Had a great time, both movies are very funny. My new thing is to say to friends & family "you wanna know how I know you're gay?" :p




Ah, the drive in. :laugh: There is still one here in RI and that movie was playing there, too. It was the last weekend for the drive in too but we had passes for the Showcase already.
Wow what a dying form of entertainment. They have all been knocked down to build strip malls and fancy condos.

[dissention]

The one movie that I'm really looking forward to is Walk the Line, but I have no idea when it's supposed to be released. I keep reading all these rave reviews about Joaquin Phoenix and how he should be a strong contender for best actor at the Academy Awards (apparently he even did his own singing for the movie) but no mention on its release date. I adore JP and from the pics I've seen of him in this one, he's looking pretty darn good these days.

November 18th.

Reese Witherspoon did all of her own singing in it, too.

[Miss Vicky]

November 18th.

Thanks :)

Reese Witherspoon did all of her own singing in it, too.

I read that, too, but little miss bubbly with a pointy chin doesn't appeal to me so I just kind of ignored that little fact.

[dissention]

Thanks :)

You're welcome, I'm kind of enthused to see it, myself.

I read that, too, but little miss bubbly with a pointy chin doesn't appeal to me so I just kind of ignored that little fact.

All the reviews I've read say that she knocks it out of the park and will probably get an Oscar nod. I've always liked her (especially in Election), so we'll see.

[estranged4life]

not a movie theatre person...Last movie we saw in a theatre was the latest Harry Potter movie.

Will be seeing the next Harry Potter movie on November 18th (Probably at the 3 screen theatre here since admission is only $3.50)

[LongBlackScarf]

not a movie theatre person


Me neither. All that popcorn chomping, getting up and down, yacking through the whole thing. And that's just me during the previews! :laugh: Seriously, I usually wait for the DVD. But the last movie I saw was "Must Like Dogs" and it was just me and one other lady in there. After seeing this movie, now I know why! :o

[strandinthewind]

November 18th.

Reese Witherspoon did all of her own singing in it, too.

I cannot wait to see it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AliceLover]

I saw Flightplan last night which was good. Jodie Foster did a great job with this role. I am going to see Cry Wolf next week which I am more excited for.

[WildInTheWind]

I don't particularly like going to the movies. If I sit for that long without be interrupted or having to get up I'll fall asleep! Might be a nice chance for a nap though....

Anways the last movie I saw at the theatre was the Winnie the Pooh Heffalump Movie with my daughter. What a fine film! :thumbsup: ;)

[Richard B]

Me neither. All that popcorn chomping, getting up and down, yacking through the whole thing. And that's just me during the previews! :laugh: Seriously, I usually wait for the DVD. But the last movie I saw was "Must Like Dogs" and it was just me and one other lady in there. After seeing this movie, now I know why! :o
I'm with you both too. I do not enjoy going to the movies anymore. I used to go 3-4x per week. Not anymore.

With huge TV's, kick ass 5.1 sound systems, Netflix...I get the groove right at home.

Finally saw Polanksi's 'The Pianist,' 'Greenfingers,' and last night I watched 'Seed of Chucky.' That movie is hilarious. Jennifer Tilly cracks me up.

[trackaghost]

The last two movies I saw were both excellent.
Broken Flowers, which still has me thinking, and History Of Violence, which was pretty powerful.

[dissention]

The last two movies I saw were both excellent.
Broken Flowers, which still has me thinking, and History Of Violence, which was pretty powerful.

I didn't enjoy Broken Flowers at all. Very disappointed with that one. There were parts that I really liked but as a whole, I was underwhelmed. History of Violence was great and Viggo surprised me quite a bit, but I'm a huge Cronenberg fan, anyway.

[trackaghost]

I didn't enjoy Broken Flowers at all. Very disappointed with that one. There were parts that I really liked but as a whole, I was underwhelmed. History of Violence was great and Viggo surprised me quite a bit, but I'm a huge Cronenberg fan, anyway.

I thought the end of Broken Flowers was underwhelming but then I haven't stopped talking about it since. Did he have a son? Was it a trick? There are loads of different theories apparently. So while I came out not knowing what to think (apart from the fact that Bill was, as ever, excellent) there are not too many films that have you thinking about them long after, which is why, ultimately I liked it :)
I thought History Of Violence was a very different film for Cronenberg, especially after Spider, but that too was very effective. Viggo was great, as was Ed Harris. :nod: Cronenberg is such an interesting director, everything he does is worth seeing I think.

[DavidMn]

The last movie I saw in the theater was Million Dollar Baby. Shows how I need to get out. :laugh: :shocked:

[Serrart]

I love movies :D : going into small theatres where I find the obscure directors I like most or joining friends watching a blockbuster that's not made by Bruckheimer or hasn't Tom Cruise in the cast: everytime is a big emotion for me the magic of the big screen, nothing comparable to dvds.

Some nice films I've watched recently: Goodnight, and Good Luck - I've already said it but it's truly beautiful, perfectly acted, very well directed and with some fantastic cinema moments, like the scenes shared by Patricia Clarkson and Robert Downey Jr. I'm looking forward to watch it again.
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance - Whoever has seen and loved Old Boy shouldn't miss this one. The leading actress is mesmerizing and her character is extremely nuanced, a desperate femme fatale near to a dark sanctity. It's very violent and quite disturbing though, but Park Chan Wook is one of the most visually powerful directors around, IMO.
Le Petit Lieutenant - A classic polar (noir with cops as leading characters), but its rhythm and measure in the performances give to the movie a strong, intriguing flavour.
13 - Tzameti: beautiful sharp film shot in black and white, claustrophobic and direct, melting thriller and characters study.
Proof - There's Tony Hopkins in it, so my judgement isn't crystal clear :p but I found it a good drama, extremely well acted and directed, where for the first time I found Gwyneth Paltrow tolerable.

Romy

[Richard B]

I thought History Of Violence was a very different film for Cronenberg, especially after Spider, but that too was very effective. Viggo was great, as was Ed Harris. :nod: Cronenberg is such an interesting director, everything he does is worth seeing I think.
I also love Cronenberg (although he really messed with my head with Crash). But I was very disappointed with 'Spider.' Don't get me wrong, I love the book. Discovered that Patrick McGrath (Asylum, The Grotesque) 'Spider' novel when it first published so long ago. I was mesmorized by it. Truly disturbing. I remember saying someday I am going to make a film of this. 10 or so years later, Cronenberg got to it first. Just not too happy with the film, mostly I think Ralph Fiennes was miscast.

[dissention]

I also love Cronenberg (although he really messed with my head with Crash). But I was very disappointed with 'Spider.' Don't get me wrong, I love the book. Discovered that Patrick McGrath (Asylum, The Grotesque) 'Spider' novel when it first published so long ago. I was mesmorized by it. Truly disturbing. I remember saying someday I am going to make a film of this. 10 or so years later, Cronenberg got to it first. Just not too happy with the film, mostly I think Ralph Fiennes was miscast.

I think Ralph Fiennes is vastly overrated to begin with, but I thought "Spider" was all about Miranda Richardson; she was outstanding.

I still don't think he's yet surpassed "Videodrome" and "Dead Ringers," though.

[Richard B]

I think Ralph Fiennes is vastly overrated to begin with, but I thought "Spider" was all about Miranda Richardson; she was outstanding.

I still don't think he's yet surpassed "Videodrome" and "Dead Ringers," though.
Miranda Richardson rocked that movie. Nailed that performance, as she tends to do.

I am one lucky owner of the OOP 'Criterion Dead Ringers.' So love that movie. Brilliant. Jeremy Irons really taught me what it is to be an amazing actor.

[dissention]

Miranda Richardson rocked that movie. Nailed that performance, as she tends to do.

I am one lucky owner of the OOP 'Criterion Dead Ringers.' So love that movie. Brilliant. Jeremy Irons really taught me what it is to be an amazing actor.

Me, toooooo! I saw the Warners reissue of it last weekend at Best Buy and they stripped almost all of the extras from the Criterion release. I should dust it off and watch it tonight.

eXistenZ is another one of my favorites; it's such a perverse black comedy. There's something about it that just tickles me pink.

[trackaghost]

I also love Cronenberg (although he really messed with my head with Crash). But I was very disappointed with 'Spider.' Don't get me wrong, I love the book. Discovered that Patrick McGrath (Asylum, The Grotesque) 'Spider' novel when it first published so long ago. I was mesmorized by it. Truly disturbing. I remember saying someday I am going to make a film of this. 10 or so years later, Cronenberg got to it first. Just not too happy with the film, mostly I think Ralph Fiennes was miscast.

Have you seen the adaptation of Asylum with Natasha Richardson?
It's quite compelling. Ian McKellen is particularly good in it.

[trackaghost]

eXistenZ is another one of my favorites; it's such a perverse black comedy. There's something about it that just tickles me pink.

I suspect that something is Jude Law ;)

What has happened to him? He used to be such an interesting actor. Alfie, Sky Captain... all terrible.

[diamondsnake]

I hardly ever go. Once every 6 months usually! But I've been seeing more movies lately because I literally force my friends to go see them now. I saw 40 Year Old Virgin and it was okay. Pretty funny. Loved Flight Plan. But I think those are the only movies I've seen all year!

I still want to see Exorcisim of Emily Rose, Elizabeth Town, and War of the Worlds. That is probably already out on video by now though.

[dissention]

Have you seen the adaptation of Asylum with Natasha Richardson?
It's quite compelling. Ian McKellen is particularly good in it.

Oh my, I saw that last month and had forgotten all about it. I saw a review for it on BBC America and thought it looked great; it most definitely was. McKellen was truly chilling. I did think that it was far too short and Hugh Bonneville didn't hit all the right notes, but other than that, it was tops.

[CreepingDeath]

I don't really love to go to the movies, but my boss always has free passes that he gives out. My cheapness gets the best of me and I usually end up going.

I recently saw Corpse Bride and The History of Violence. The latter was probably one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. The whole cast was incredible. Viggo <3
I honestly only went to see Corpse Bride because I heard there was going to be a trailer for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ::geek::

[Richard B]

Me, toooooo! I saw the Warners reissue of it last weekend at Best Buy and they stripped almost all of the extras from the Criterion release. I should dust it off and watch it tonight.

eXistenZ is another one of my favorites; it's such a perverse black comedy. There's something about it that just tickles me pink.
Yes...dust it off. I also just read recently that some of the "instruments" were also used in 'Little Shop of Horrors' during Steve Martin's dental scenes.

Yeah, I saw the release, pails in comparison to the Criterion, down to the quality of the picture.

eXistenZ rules. Jennifer Jason Leigh tickles me pink.

[Richard B]

Have you seen the adaptation of Asylum with Natasha Richardson?
It's quite compelling. Ian McKellen is particularly good in it.
THANK YOU! I just added it to my netflix queue. Although they do not have it yet to send.

Thanks for the tip...I had no idea this was out.

[dissention]

I suspect that something is Jude Law ;)

:laugh: He helped a bit and I'm a massive Jennifer Jason Leigh fan (plus Sarah Polley, Ian Holm, and Willem Dafoe were in it), but the whole thing was just perverse and disturbing, yet a real howler of a black comedy at the same time. The scenes of bioport "stimulation" had me rolling.

What has happened to him? He used to be such an interesting actor. Alfie, Sky Captain... all terrible.

Tell me about. He's such a slut and I love him, but christ, pick some good roles. He's great in the off-beat stuff like Huckabees.

I saw the trailer for "All the King's Men" and nearly gagged. Law and Winslet are probably the only saving graces in that mess because Sean Penn is embarrassing from what I saw. Revoke the Oscar NOW.

[trackaghost]

THANK YOU! I just added it to my netflix queue. Although they do not have it yet to send.

Thanks for the tip...I had no idea this was out.

No probs. I'm sure you'll like it, it's flawed like Dissention said, but it has plenty of redeeming factors, not least Richardson, who is excellent in the lead, although McKellen completely steals the show.

[trackaghost]

Tell me about. He's such a slut and I love him, but christ, pick some good roles. He's great in the off-beat stuff like Huckabees.

I saw the trailer for "All the King's Men" and nearly gagged. Law and Winslet are probably the only saving graces in that mess because Sean Penn is embarrassing from what I saw. Revoke the Oscar NOW.

Ah, I had forgotten about Huckabees (how could I?), there's hope for him yet.

Sean Penn, god I hate him. But then he does something like The Assassination Of Richard Nixon and I have to admit he can be fantastic. I'll never believe he deserved that Oscar over Bill Murray though.

[dissention]

I recently saw Corpse Bride and The History of Violence. The latter was probably one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. The whole cast was incredible. Viggo <3

Viggo was on Charlie Rose on Friday night, ripping Bush a new asshole. I was impressed.

[CreepingDeath]

Viggo was on Charlie Rose on Friday night, ripping Bush a new asshole. I was impressed.

Yep. Viggy doesn't like W. During promotions for Lord of the Rings he would wear a "no blood for oil" shirt all the time.

[Patti]

Viggo was on Charlie Rose on Friday night, ripping Bush a new asshole. I was impressed.

Do you like him now, Diss? You were dogging me big time for my obsession with him a while back!

I saw A History of Violence yesterday. It was a great film and I thought Viggo was just absolutely incredible in it. And, you know, he was clean! :laugh:

[SortaSavageLike]

Last movie I saw at a theater was The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King. Seriously. I hate most theaters. :mad:

[dissention]

Do you like him now, Diss? You were dogging me big time for my obsession with him a while back!

I saw A History of Violence yesterday. It was a great film and I thought Viggo was just absolutely incredible in it. And, you know, he was clean! :laugh:

I like him now, but I still hate LOTR. :p

He was truly fantastic in A History of Violence. I predict an Oscar nod. He's definitely come a long way from Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.

[SuzeQuze]

You're welcome, I'm kind of enthused to see it, myself.



All the reviews I've read say that she knocks it out of the park and will probably get an Oscar nod. I've always liked her (especially in Election), so we'll see.

Hmm, if she can actually sing, maybe she can play Stevie! I'll get started on that screen play. ;)

[SuzeQuze]

Viggo was on Charlie Rose on Friday night, ripping Bush a new asshole. I was impressed.

He suddenly just got even sexier to me. :nod:

Donald Sutherland just ripped him one as well to the BBC.

[Serrart]

Mortensen is a cute actor, but monotonous, IMO.

Romy

[Nico]

He was truly fantastic in A History of Violence. I predict an Oscar nod. He's definitely come a long way from Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.

I just saw A History of Violence with my boyfriend...omg. That movie was outstandingly good. And Viggo Mortensen is f*cking brilliant. I was really blown away by him...that movie just shook me up, though. I didn't really expect it to be like that, which makes sense if you don't read the reviews.

[dissention]

Is coming!!! :blob1:
same cast.
I really liked the first movie for some reason. Well, i think it was all the jumping and flying and swordfighting and adventure and charm and classic evil villains. I liked CZJ in it, too.
okay.

How old is CZJ really? I say 44.

[Miss Vicky]

Is coming!!! :blob1:
same cast.
I really liked the first movie for some reason. Well, i think it was all the jumping and flying and swordfighting and adventure and charm and classic evil villains. I liked CZJ in it, too.
okay.

Antonio is better as a cute little orange cat than as Zorro. That way I can hear his sexy voice and not have to see him...

Those stupid allergy commercials with that damned bee have kind of ruined everything though.

[AliceLover]

Never see Cry Wolf.......ever.

[Miss Vicky]

I've seen those commercials, but I don't understand what you mean. :)

I find them quite obnoxious. The stupid bee is butt ugly.

[hayley]

Um, can everyone go see Serenity? Like, now?

It's fantastic, and I'm not just saying that as a huge (er, psycho) fan of the show that spawned it, Firefly. You don't need any knowledge whatsoever of the show to completely understand (and love) the movie. I think it's the best sci-fi movie since...well... ever, but what do I know? It's got a great rating on rottentomatoes- in the 80s!*&@!- and so many reviewers are accurately assessing it as the next Star Wars in terms of its spaghetti western type vibe and the message underlying it all. It's fantastic.

I loved this movie. Hence the psycho GO SEE IT OR I'LL CUT YOU type post here.

Orson Scott Card wrote a great review of the movie right here- http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2005-09-30-extra.shtmlhttp://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2005-09-30-extra.shtml

[wondergirl9847]

What are movies? LOL

The last time I was at a movie theater, it was to watch the Keith Urban concert DVD. What does THAT tell ya? :laugh:

Last movie I saw at a theater...uhhhh...hmm...errrr....The Incredibles? Dang, that was a long, freakin' time ago.

I wanted to see Batman and The 40-Year-Old-Virgin, but never made it to see those. Have to wait until the DVD's come out, I guess.

[Nico]

What are movies? LOL

The last time I was at a movie theater, it was to watch the Keith Urban concert DVD. What does THAT tell ya? :laugh:

Last movie I saw at a theater...uhhhh...hmm...errrr....The Incredibles? Dang, that was a long, freakin' time ago.

I wanted to see Batman and The 40-Year-Old-Virgin, but never made it to see those. Have to wait until the DVD's come out, I guess.

I'm not really a big movie person either, but my boyfriend is. He likes going to the movies all the time- and honestly I couldn't be bothered with it. But then I don't want to hurt him and I give in, which means me sitting through many very long, violent "action" films that I personally hate. But I really, really loved History of Violence...a lot. Could be Viggo, but even that greatness has to have a little more to get me. :nod:

And 40 Year Old Virgin is really funny. I liked it a lot. The guy in the movie was hillarious.

[wondergirl9847]

That bee commercial makes me laugh. When I first saw it, I was like "Is that? No, couldn't be him." LOL

I love comedies and action movies. I'm such a 12 year old boy. :laugh:

[WelshWitchPMD]

What are movies? LOL

The last time I was at a movie theater, it was to watch the Keith Urban concert DVD. What does THAT tell ya? :laugh:

Last movie I saw at a theater...uhhhh...hmm...errrr....The Incredibles? Dang, that was a long, freakin' time ago.

I wanted to see Batman and The 40-Year-Old-Virgin, but never made it to see those. Have to wait until the DVD's come out, I guess.


I don't like to go that much either but I do want to see Elizabethtown. Ironicallly I just got some free movie tickets from work yesterday. :laugh: Now I can use those next week or maybe not. Not sure if I can use them the first 2 weeks of a run.

[Miss Vicky]

What does that have to do with Zorro??? :confused:

Because now I can't even hear his voice without thinking of that damned bee!

[macfanken]

Um, can everyone go see Serenity? Like, now?

It's fantastic, and I'm not just saying that as a huge (er, psycho) fan of the show that spawned it, Firefly. You don't need any knowledge whatsoever of the show to completely understand (and love) the movie. I think it's the best sci-fi movie since...well... ever, but what do I know? It's got a great rating on rottentomatoes- in the 80s!*&@!- and so many reviewers are accurately assessing it as the next Star Wars in terms of its spaghetti western type vibe and the message underlying it all. It's fantastic.

I loved this movie. Hence the psycho GO SEE IT OR I'LL CUT YOU type post here.

Orson Scott Card wrote a great review of the movie right here- http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2005-09-30-extra.shtmlhttp://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2005-09-30-extra.shtml


Hayley, you're usually pretty right-on with your recommendations... or maybe we have similar tastes? I'll go see it. :)

[hayley]

Hayley, you're usually pretty right-on with your recommendations... or maybe we have similar tastes? I'll go see it. :)
Yay!! Let me know what you think. I'm really fascinated how non Firefly fans end up liking it... so far, everyone I've talked to has totally flipped over it.

I'm going to go see Serenity again today, and maybe A History of Violence too.

[Moony]

The last movie I saw was Flight Plan, which was incredibly predictable. What a waste of money.

[eclipse]

I love movies- but I prefer watching them at home.
You know the story...own seat-own munchies-own time- it's just easier..

And I like watching older movies (2-3 years),as oppossed to new releases, The ones that were never really big at the box office...
but never -the- less- are good movies.
Just saw this picture called:
"Till Human Voices Wake Us" (The line is from a TS Eliot poem and the movie was excellent.
I am still thinking-enchanted-pondering the whole 2 hours... I could see it again:nod: Anyone else see it??
(I had never heard anything about it-The title intrigued me-that is why I picked it up)

Movies are like opening a good book and losing yourself for a few hours in someone else's drama...It's like a book with pictures :blob1:
...sometimes I am so intellectual...just can't stand it...

[Moony]

Just saw this picture called:
"Till Human Voices Wake Us" (The line is from a TS Eliot poem and the movie was excellent.
I am still thinking-enchanted-pondering the whole 2 hours... I could see it again:nod: Anyone else see it??
(I had never heard anything about it-The title intrigued me-that is why I picked it up)

Oh, I've heard of that one. It's with Guy Pearce, yes? I've always intended on renting it. Thanks for reminding me :)

[wondergirl9847]

The last movie I saw was Flight Plan, which was incredibly predictable. What a waste of money.

Saw it last night. Boring. Wish I saw 40-Year-Old-Virgin instead, but my dad wanted to see Flightplan. I walked out going "Is that it?"

[eclipse]

Oh, I've heard of that one. It's with Guy Pearce, yes? I've always intended on renting it. Thanks for reminding me :)


Highly recommend it !!!!!
Helen Bonham-Carter (or something like that, my apologies to a fine actress-but I cannot spell --- is in it too)

I will be waiting for you're review:D ]

[dissention]

I just saw "Manderlay," Lars Von Trier's follow-up to "Dogville," and was deeply disturbed by it. I don't really know what to think about it right now. That man has balls of steel, that's for sure.

[sparky]

Rented Super Size Me and Swimming Pool a few nights ago. Very opposite movies. I liked them both.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I just saw "Manderlay," Lars Von Trier's follow-up to "Dogville," and was deeply disturbed by it. I don't really know what to think about it right now. That man has balls of steel, that's for sure.

Nicole wasn't in it...


not interested! lol

[skcin]

Diss - Don't you ever see anything considered mainstream or commercial?

If so, do you ever like it? :laugh:

And is that a blond Garafaolo in your avatar?

[dissention]

Rented Super Size Me and Swimming Pool a few nights ago. Very opposite movies. I liked them both.

I love "Swimming Pool." It was like a Chabrol movie on acid. Charlotte Rampling gets better and better, imo, and that was one of her best performances.

Nicole wasn't in it...


not interested! lol

I can't believe you actually saw "Dogville." Doesn't seem like the kind of movie you'd give the time of day to considering the politics of it. Might as well see a Michael Moore movie; they're tame in comparison.

Bryce Dallas Howard was fantastic in it, as was Danny Glover. Who knew that he still had it? Not me.

[dissention]

Diss - Don't you ever see anything considered mainstream or commercial?

If so, do you ever like it? :laugh:

Of course, silly. I'm DYING to see "Stay" this weekend. :]

And is that a blond Garafaolo in your avatar?

Yes, ma'am. I <3 her.

[sparky]

I love "Swimming Pool." It was like a Chabrol movie on acid. Charlotte Rampling gets better and better, imo, and that was one of her best performances.


I'd never seen her before. I think I may watch it again tonight.

I am off to the pool. Wish me good Manatee karma.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I can't believe you actually saw "Dogville." Doesn't seem like the kind of movie you'd give the time of day to considering the politics of it. Might as well see a Michael Moore movie; they're tame in comparison.


If Nicole is in it...I'll watch it! She could have been in damn Gigli and I would have seen it!

And I did see centipede 9/11 or whatever it's called.

I can be versatile you know! Can you say the same? ;-)

[Richard B]

I love "Swimming Pool." It was like a Chabrol movie on acid. Charlotte Rampling gets better and better, imo, and that was one of her best performances.
Yes, she has improved. I'll never forget her in 'Orca The Killer Whale.' Snicker.

But the best thing about 'Swimming Pool' was Ludivine Sagnier.

Charlotte needs to trim that bush.

[skcin]

I'd never seen her before. I think I may watch it again tonight.

I am off to the pool. Wish me good Manatee karma.


Keep your eyes & mouth closed. You never know what will be lurking in the water. :cool:

[dissention]

I'd never seen her before. I think I may watch it again tonight.

You've never seen "The Night Porter"?

Rent that one for ****s and giggles. :laugh:

I am off to the pool. Wish me good Manatee karma.

I send you all the good karma that I possibly can. I know that Manatee ain't exactly your cup of crotch, so best of luck.

[dissention]

If Nicole is in it...I'll watch it! She could have been in damn Gigli and I would have seen it!

I highly doubt Nicole would attach herself to a project that would require her to spread her legs and say "It's turkey time. Gobble, gobble."

In any case, I recommend "Manderlay." The editing and staging is better than in "Dogville" because he seems to have gotten a better grip on what he's doing and what he wants. He was sort of flying by the seat of his pants in the other one. The message isn't as ambiguous as in "Dogville," either, but that's what makes it more shocking. It's makes for more seat squirming, which says a lot because "Dogville" wasn't exactly shy, and the last half hour was pretty darned ballsy. No American filmmaker would dare make such a movie.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I highly doubt Nicole would attach herself to a project that would require her to spread her legs and say "It's turkey time. Gobble, gobble."

:laugh: i doubt it!

In any case, I recommend "Manderlay." The editing and staging is better than in "Dogville" because he seems to have gotten a better grip on what he's doing and what he wants. He was sort of flying by the seat of his pants in the other one. The message isn't as ambiguous as in "Dogville," either, but that's what makes it more shocking. It's makes for more seat squirming, which says a lot because "Dogville" wasn't exactly shy, and the last half hour was pretty darned ballsy. No American filmmaker would dare make such a movie.

Ok. Thanks, I will keep that in mind!

[Richard B]

It's makes for more seat squirming, which says a lot because "Dogville" wasn't exactly shy, and the last half hour was pretty darned ballsy. No American filmmaker would dare make such a movie.
Sometimes you really come off very snobby. American filmmakers do dare to make such movies. Instead of listing them...you should think about it.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Sometimes you really come off very snobby. American filmmakers do dare to make such movies. Instead of listing them...you should think about it.

ohhhh...someone got TOLD! :lol:

I come off as a big fat snob to sometimes...so...I can't say much!

[skcin]

Sometimes you really come off very snobby...

Sometimes? :laugh:

Love ya, Diss. :xoxo:

[dissention]

Sometimes you really come off very snobby.

My apologies. Maybe I should employ more emoticons. ;) :blob1: :] :o :woohoo:

American filmmakers do dare to make such movies. Instead of listing them...you should think about it.

What I was trying to say, but obviously didn't do so very well, was that no American filmmaker would make such a movie and attract much of an audience or much interest. Von Trier's movies don't have that much of an audience themselves, but his name alone brings in the art-house crowd and automatically gets them some exposure. And considering that Von Trier couldn't really get any American actors to play the slaves, I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that such a movie wouldn't have an easy shot at getting made in this country.

[sparky]

Keep your eyes & mouth closed. You never know what will be lurking in the water. :cool:

:shocked:


I send you all the good karma that I possibly can. I know that Manatee ain't exactly your cup of crotch, so best of luck.

It went off without a hitch. Only did a mile, but it was glorious, dark outside, steam rising off the pool. And a nice bonus - some hot dude in the locker room with a friggin butt that wouldn't quit. Happy Sparky.

:laugh: :woohoo:

[dissention]

It went off without a hitch. Only did a mile, but it was glorious, dark outside, steam rising off the pool. And a nice bonus - some hot dude in the locker room with a friggin butt that wouldn't quit. Happy Sparky.

:laugh: :woohoo:

:laugh:

Not to mention Lucky Sparky. Your buddy wasn't there, but you had a nice arse to gaze at.

[Richard B]

My apologies. Maybe I should employ more emoticons. ;) :blob1: :] :o :woohoo:
What I was trying to say, but obviously didn't do so very well, was that no American filmmaker would make such a movie and attract much of an audience or much interest. Von Trier's movies don't have that much of an audience themselves, but his name alone brings in the art-house crowd and automatically gets them some exposure. And considering that Von Trier couldn't really get any American actors to play the slaves, I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that such a movie wouldn't have an easy shot at getting made in this country.
GAWD no, please. No more emoticons are necessary, if ever.

Now this is what I'm talking about it. I understand what you're saying. I do (at least now). I do seek out Von Trier's films. I like his style of filmmaking. I don't generally like his films though, but I like what he's doing with the technique of filmmaking. Does that make sense? He challenges his audiences, which is always a good thing.

I think their are American filmmakers that do push the boundaries, so to speak. For instance, Gus Van Sant and to a lesser degree, Stanley Kubrick.

I guess, Diss, sometimes I get rather annoyed that some people are so quick to put down American film and filmmakers in such a way. Being in the "industry' myself I struggle with it too. I can generally list my favorite filmmakers that I would want to work with and in that Top 10, most are abroad. But I still think their are some fine American filmmakers that work as hard to be heard just as much as Von Triers and other non-american filmmakers that push the boundaries of cinema.

I hope I make sense. It's a topic that I wish I could actually discuss with you in person, since it is so dense with opinion and thought.

[Richard B]

One more thing, Dissention. I only said "Snobby" because I actually think you're really smart. :thumbsup:
(Gawd...I just used a smilie.)
Just be careful how you wield those smarts.

[sparky]

Just be careful how you wield those smarts.

He usually wields it like a club.

[dissention]

Now this is what I'm talking about it. I understand what you're saying. I do (at least now). I do seek out Von Trier's films. I like his style of filmmaking. I don't generally like his films though, but I like what he's doing with the technique of filmmaking. Does that make sense? He challenges his audiences, which is always a good thing.

Yes, it makes sense. I'm the opposite, though, because I usually love his movies. They're truly enthralling to me (with the exception of The Idiots, I could not get into that at all) and amongst the most unique I've ever seen, both in theme and execution. They are an acquired taste, I imagine, because they're quite extreme and somewhat brutal.

I think their are American filmmakers that do push the boundaries, so to speak. For instance, Gus Van Sant and to a lesser degree, Stanley Kubrick.

I agree to an extent, but I think the key difference (for the most part, mind you) between them and Von Trier is that their movies are more cerebral, whereas Von Trier literally beats you over the head with what he's trying to say in his films; he doesn't leave much to the imagination. With something like Eyes Wide Shut, you had to think about what you were watching in order to realize how utterly disturbing it is, which is unlike a Von Trier movie that essentially brings those elements front and center without much room to wiggle in your final interpretation of what you've seen. That's what I think makes his movies so unusual and off-putting. I hope that makes a little bit of sense.

I guess, Diss, sometimes I get rather annoyed that some people are so quick to put down American film and filmmakers in such a way. Being in the "industry' myself I struggle with it too. I can generally list my favorite filmmakers that I would want to work with and in that Top 10, most are abroad. But I still think their are some fine American filmmakers that work as hard to be heard just as much as Von Triers and other non-american filmmakers that push the boundaries of cinema.

I think there are plenty of fabulous American filmmakers who bring a lot to the table, too, it's just that the general output over the past few years has left me quite cold when compared to the output of many foreign filmmakers. Even people whose work I love have just been grasping in the air for decent ideas lately (i.e. Todd Solondz's "Palindromes") and the general attitude that I've observed becoming even more prevalent than before is that because a movie is outside the norm and non-commercial, then it automatically has some merit. I think that's true with a lot of stuff when it's good, like Miranda July's "You and Me and Everyone We Know" and Larry Fessenden's "Wendigo," but that kind of stuff has become harder to find in recent years, imo. I'm disenchanted with a lot of American filmmaking. That isn't to say that I don't enjoy the movies (I admit to loving Flightplan), but my passion for American movies has waned a bit. The seventies are done and over with, but I sure wish the state of filmmaking from back then was still here today.

I hope I make sense. It's a topic that I wish I could actually discuss with you in person, since it is so dense with opinion and thought.

You make sense, no worries. I love to talk movies, so I could go on and on for ages.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

With something like Eyes Wide Shut, you had to think about what you were watching in order to realize how utterly disturbing it is, which is unlike a Von Trier movie that essentially brings those elements front and center without much room to wiggle in your final interpretation of what you've seen. That's what I think makes his movies so unusual and off-putting. I hope that makes a little bit of sense.


Wow, very nicely put! :nod: :cool:

[dissention]

One more thing, Dissention. I only said "Snobby" because I actually think you're really smart. :thumbsup:
(Gawd...I just used a smilie.)
Just be careful how you wield those smarts.

Thanks for the compliment. :)

I don't set out to sound snobby and I'm anything but. It's just the way I come across written down sometimes, I suppose. It's very hard to discern tone, but one never wants to use too many emoticons, either.

He usually wields it like a club.

I'm squealing, Sparks.

[Serrart]

Yes, it makes sense. I'm the opposite, though, because I usually love his movies. They're truly enthralling to me (with the exception of The Idiots, I could not get into that at all) and amongst the most unique I've ever seen, both in theme and execution. They are an acquired taste, I imagine, because they're quite extreme and somewhat brutal.

I like him, even if his superficiality and complex of superiority sometimes are unnerving but there are some authentic moments of deep lyrism in his cinema, and even if Dogma was basically a bluff to treat critics and the public like idiots (that's the sense of that movie, for me ;) ) it gave some input and produced some beautiful movies, like Festen, or most recently Allegro.


I think there are plenty of fabulous American filmmakers who bring a lot to the table, too, it's just that the general output over the past few years has left me quite cold when compared to the output of many foreign filmmakers. Even people whose work I love have just been grasping in the air for decent ideas lately (i.e. Todd Solondz's "Palindromes") and the general attitude that I've observed becoming even more prevalent than before is that because a movie is outside the norm and non-commercial, then it automatically has some merit. I think that's true with a lot of stuff when it's good, like Miranda July's "You and Me and Everyone We Know" and Larry Fessenden's "Wendigo," but that kind of stuff has become harder to find in recent years, imo. I'm disenchanted with a lot of American filmmaking.


I also think there are some great American filmakers. Talking of the new generation, Paul Thomas Anderson, for me is one of the best living directors and the fact that Altman wanted him as a 'ghost' for A Prairie Home Companion is also a proof. Todd Solondz's Palindrome and his other movies were brilliant and Sofia Coppola, Catherine Hardwicke, Darren Aronofsky are very interesting. And the movie that struck me more at Venice was probably Goodbye, and Good Luck by Clooney. Said that I can't say it's my favourite cinematography right now and it hasn't been for many years. When I look at movies like In The mood for Love, 3 Iron, Old Boy, Brokeback Mountain, Close-Up, Blackboards from Asian directors, or at films like Abre los ojos by Amenabar, Le Gout des Autres by Jaoui, Hidden by Haneke, Tzameti by Babluani, I got a more fulfilling, dreamy and real idea of cinema, emotions, life.

Romy

[Richard B]

I think there are plenty of fabulous American filmmakers who bring a lot to the table, too, it's just that the general output over the past few years has left me quite cold when compared to the output of many foreign filmmakers. Even people whose work I love have just been grasping in the air for decent ideas lately (i.e. Todd Solondz's "Palindromes") and the general attitude that I've observed becoming even more prevalent than before is that because a movie is outside the norm and non-commercial, then it automatically has some merit. I think that's true with a lot of stuff when it's good, like Miranda July's "You and Me and Everyone We Know" and Larry Fessenden's "Wendigo," but that kind of stuff has become harder to find in recent years, imo. I'm disenchanted with a lot of American filmmaking. That isn't to say that I don't enjoy the movies (I admit to loving Flightplan), but my passion for American movies has waned a bit. The seventies are done and over with, but I sure wish the state of filmmaking from back then was still here today.
I think these movies are out there...it's just you have to dig harder. Funny you mention 'Wendigo' because I thought I was the only person who actually liked it. 'You and Me and Everyone We Know' was also a pleasant surprise.
Keep an eye out for Brad Anderson (The Machinist, Happy Accidents). I've enjoyed everyone of his films. I also really enjoyed Shane Carruth's 'Primer.' Let's see where he goes next...

[dissention]

I think these movies are out there...it's just you have to dig harder. Funny you mention 'Wendigo' because I thought I was the only person who actually liked it. 'You and Me and Everyone We Know' was also a pleasant surprise.

Wendigo is one of my all time favorite movies. I think everything about it is perfect. Maybe that's an indication that I'm quite crazy, who knows.

Keep an eye out for Brad Anderson (The Machinist, Happy Accidents). I've enjoyed everyone of his films. I also really enjoyed Shane Carruth's 'Primer.' Let's see where he goes next...

As a movie, I thought The Machinist was quite piss-poor, but it was certainly a fantastic showcase for Christian Bale (who I absolutely love) and anything with Jennifer Jason Leigh is watchable at least once. I loved Happy Accidents, though.

I've seen Primer in the video store, but I never grabbed it. Maybe next weekend.

[dissention]

I also think there are some great American filmakers. Talking of the new generation, Paul Thomas Anderson, for me is one of the best living directors and the fact that Altman wanted him as a 'ghost' for A Prairie Home Companion is also a proof. Todd Solondz's Palindrome and his other movies were brilliant and Sofia Coppola, Catherine Hardwicke, Darren Aronofsky are very interesting. And the movie that struck me more at Venice was probably Goodbye, and Good Luck by Clooney. Said that I can't say it's my favourite cinematography right now and it hasn't been for many years. When I look at movies like In The mood for Love, 3 Iron, Old Boy, Brokeback Mountain, Close-Up, Blackboards from Asian directors, or at films like Abre los ojos by Amenabar, Le Gout des Autres by Jaoui, Hidden by Haneke, Tzameti by Babluani, I got a more fulfilling, dreamy and real idea of cinema, emotions, life.

Romy

You seriously liked Palindromes, Romy? I thought I was going to die halfway through it and never thought he'd ever make such an incredibly dull and lifeless movie. Ellen Barkin was almost the best I've ever seen her, but his use of eight different actors to play Aviva and make his point just insulted my intelligence.

Good Night and Good Luck kicked ass. I saw the trailer for his other new movie that comes out in December called Syriana and it looks truly fantastic, too.

[sparky]

I went and saw "North Country" tonight.

Three words : Norma Rae Brockovich Lite.

I cannot deny the power of the Charlize. She is an incandescent wonder. I love Franny but her performance was her typical - solid, but it was her. Sissy Spacek did fine work. Woody was almost tic free. He can't seem to shake that inbred cross eyed tic. It was just a little formulaic - script wise.

I'd wait for cable or do a bargain matinee. It is a B, I suppose.

Let's not even discuss my horror at having to pay 10 bucks to see a movie. :eek:
I haven't paid to see a movie in years.

[UnwindedDreams]

...really,really, want to see the DaVinci Code...anybody read the novel?:shrug:

[dissention]

I went and saw "North Country" tonight.

Three words : Norma Rae Brockovich Lite.

I cannot deny the power of the Charlize. She is an incandescent wonder. I love Franny but her performance was her typical - solid, but it was her. Sissy Spacek did fine work. Woody was almost tic free. He can't seem to shake that inbred cross eyed tic. It was just a little formulaic - script wise.

I'd wait for cable or do a bargain matinee. It is a B, I suppose.

Let's not even discuss my horror at having to pay 10 bucks to see a movie. :eek:
I haven't paid to see a movie in years.

How can you forget to mention the amazing acting force that is Richard Jenkins? I love him and thought he was fantastic in it. Give him a Best Supporting Actor nod, Academy!!

I normally would never pay to actually see that kind of movie, but with that cast (Sissy, Frances, and Charlize?), I couldn't help it. It was quite good, to my surprise, but that final courtroom scene had me rolling in the aisles and annoying the other audience members with gales of high-pitched laughter.

Yellow or RED?!

Sorry, but that was so unintentionally hilarious that I almost snorted the water I was drinking right out of my nose. I do think Charlize will go down as one of the greatest actresses of all time. She's so good that it's kind of scary, much like Jodie Foster and Susan Sarandon. And it was kind of nice for once to see Woody actually acting normal and not espousing the wonders of weed in British documentaries or making a total ass out of himself with his choice of roles (I'm talking to you, Play It To the Bone).

When I got out of the theater, though, I had half a mind to pop in Fargo when I got home. "Ah, hon, ya got Arby's all over me."

[GypsySorcerer]

Good Night and Good Luck kicked ass.
I've been dying to see it, but it's not playing here. I've been obsessed with Murrow since high school.

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

I went to see Nanny McFee last night. Emma Thompson was excellent!

Taking the kids to see Wallace and Gromit on Wednesday

Pip

[David]

I saw a good movie last year at the Palm Springs Film Festival: "Hana to Alice" (or "Hana & Alice") directed by Shunji Iwai.

[sparky]

How can you forget to mention the amazing acting force that is Richard Jenkins? I love him and thought he was fantastic in it. Give him a Best Supporting Actor nod, Academy!!


Dude, he's been doing that act on Six Feet Under for 5 seasons. He's good. But, damn, he ain't THAT good.



Yellow or RED?!

Sorry, but that was so unintentionally hilarious that I almost snorted the water I was drinking right out of my nose.

Or how about the metal finger thing thumping against the box in the courtroom. And the statement being read. As if ! I was laughing too. Strand would wet his pants.

BTW, some of the casting was a little suspect. Did everyone in plant management really need to look ugly and reptilian enough to be sitting in Bush's cabinet ?

ON EDIT -

I saw the Brokeback Mountian preview before this. Lord Have Mercy. As if I don't already have a cowboy/camping/pickup truck fetish ? I want to go to the movies again this weekend just to see this preview one more time.

[Serrart]

You seriously liked Palindromes, Romy? I thought I was going to die halfway through it and never thought he'd ever make such an incredibly dull and lifeless movie. Ellen Barkin was almost the best I've ever seen her, but his use of eight different actors to play Aviva and make his point just insulted my intelligence.

Yes, I liked it. Especially for the undertone he used, hiding the directing in the surreal setting. It looked like a kind American version of Dogville, less sharp and unforgiving but more human and ironic.

Good Night and Good Luck kicked ass. I saw the trailer for his other new movie that comes out in December called Syriana and it looks truly fantastic, too.

I'm very anxious to see it too. He seriously surprised me as a director. And Academy must give Strathairn an Oscar.

Romy

[Serrart]

I went to see Nanny McFee last night. Emma Thompson was excellent!

I'm glad to know, she's so talented, it's always a joy for me to see her on the big screen.

Romy

[dissention]

Dude, he's been doing that act on Six Feet Under for 5 seasons. He's good. But, damn, he ain't THAT good.

Meh, I've never watched Six Feet Under, but I thought he was marvelous in North Country. I was a bit disappointed that they barely gave Sissy anything to do.

Or how about the metal finger thing thumping against the box in the courtroom. And the statement being read. As if ! I was laughing too. Strand would wet his pants.

Strand loves that melodramatic **** (he loved Cinderella Man, for christ's sake); he'd be crying, not wetting his pants. I did get a huge giggle out of her saying "F*ck you" to that bitch lawyer with her electronic voice box, though.

BTW, some of the casting was a little suspect. Did everyone in plant management really need to look ugly and reptilian enough to be sitting in Bush's cabinet ?

:laugh: :laugh:

ON EDIT -

I saw the Brokeback Mountian preview before this. Lord Have Mercy. As if I don't already have a cowboy/camping/pickup truck fetish ? I want to go to the movies again this weekend just to see this preview one more time.

Did they play the preview for that movie "Jarhead" (which looks to be utter offal)? That made for one of the most awkward moments. The preview I saw seemed pretty gung-ho about war in the Middle East and life in the army, and then they immediately followed it with a preview for George Clooney's new movie "Syriana" about corruption in the oil industry. :lol:

[sparky]

Meh, I've never watched Six Feet Under, but I thought he was marvelous in North Country.

You, my friend, are missing out on the finest show produced in the history of television(The first two seasons anyway).


Strand loves that melodramatic **** (he loved Cinderella Man, for christ's sake); he'd be crying, not wetting his pants.

Just peeing over the things that never would be allowed in a real courtroom, is what I meant.

Did they play the preview for that movie "Jarhead" (which looks to be utter offal)? That made for one of the most awkward moments. The preview I saw seemed pretty gung-ho about war in the Middle East and life in the army, and then they immediately followed it with a preview for George Clooney's new movie "Syriana" about corruption in the oil industry. :lol:

I don't think it is ultmately going to be a gung ho movie.

The Syriana thing looks extremely prophetic. How about Clooney not looking hunky for once ?

I will see Jarhead, just to pant over Jake without clothes. I haven't had a real crush on an actor since I was 6 years old. That guy drives me nuts.

[strandinthewind]

. . . Strand loves that melodramatic **** (he loved Cinderella Man, for christ's sake); he'd be crying, not wetting his pants. I did get a huge giggle out of her saying "F*ck you" to that bitch lawyer with her electronic voice box, though . . . .

Listen Fiona the far fetched ape woman - you liked that awful commercial genuflect about the girl boxer - so don't hand me that I am sappy :mad:

:p :p

Also, I am going to see Capote right now - a full report will be forthcoming after the subsequent Thai repast :wavey:

[Richard B]

As a movie, I thought The Machinist was quite piss-poor, but it was certainly a fantastic showcase for Christian Bale (who I absolutely love) and anything with Jennifer Jason Leigh is watchable at least once. I loved Happy Accidents, though.
Yeah, Happy Accidents is wonderful. I first discovered Brad Anderson with Session 9, then Next Stop Wonderland.

I really liked The Machinist (not my favorite film by Anderson though). Christian Bale really immersed himself in that role. Losing 65 pounds just to play this walking skeleton of a man. It was hard to watch sometimes and they sure played up that 'shell of man' idea. Bale only ate (1) can of tuna a day and I think a yogurt to drop the weight. Frightening.

[sparky]

Also, I am going to see Capote right now - a full report will be forthcoming after the subsequent Thai repast :wavey:
I await your review with bated breath.

[dissention]

I don't think it is ultmately going to be a gung ho movie.

I don't either, but they're marketing it as one from what I've seen. And if I have to hear the ****ing "Jesus Walks" song one more time, I don't know what I'll do. But I can guarantee you it will be awful.

The Syriana thing looks extremely prophetic. How about Clooney not looking hunky for once ?

Clooney hasn't looked hunky for a long while, if you ask me. :laugh: I never cared much for him before, but he's been doing a lot of great stuff recently and I'm excitedly awaiting his live version of Network that he's going to do for CBS. It's one of the best movies ever made, so I hope he pulls it off nicely. I'm wondering who will play Howard Beale.

I will see Jarhead, just to pant over Jake without clothes. I haven't had a real crush on an actor since I was 6 years old. That guy drives me nuts.

Whatever floats your boat, babe. Looks like you'll be the one squealing for once. ;)

[dissention]

Also, I am going to see Capote right now - a full report will be forthcoming after the subsequent Thai repast :wavey:

Catherine Keener and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Together. In one movie. Be still my heart.

[dissention]

Yeah, Happy Accidents is wonderful. I first discovered Brad Anderson with Session 9, then Next Stop Wonderland.

Session 9 scared the living **** out of me! I'm not courageous enough to watch it again. It didn't help matters that it was shot at Danvers State here in Massachusetts. Crikey, that place is scary. I get goosepimply just thinking about that place; the stories of abuse from that place are legendary.

I really liked The Machinist (not my favorite film by Anderson though). Christian Bale really immersed himself in that role. Losing 65 pounds just to play this walking skeleton of a man. It was hard to watch sometimes and they sure played up that 'shell of man' idea. Bale only ate (1) can of tuna a day and I think a yogurt to drop the weight. Frightening.

I read that he ate apples for awhile too, but stopped eventually because he didn't have the energy to chew them. :laugh: He's one of the best actors out there. His talents are sometimes surreal to watch because he's so good.

[sparky]

Whatever floats your boat, babe. Looks like you'll be the one squealing for once. ;)

Gimme that stud puppy for two hours and you'll hear the squealing, and other unmentionable noises, all the way in Boston.:wavey: :laugh:

[Richard B]

Session 9 scared the living **** out of me! I'm not courageous enough to watch it again. It didn't help matters that it was shot at Danvers State here in Massachusetts. Crikey, that place is scary. I get goosepimply just thinking about that place; the stories of abuse from that place are legendary.
Did it ever scare me too. Just an unsettling film all around. And Danvers State is indeed a character all to itself...looming, brooding and wicked. I've been reading that it maybe demolished soon. I guess this issue is back in court on 10/26 since MA has blocked the sale of it.

When I first saw it I was so creeped out that I had to stop the film and call 2 friends. It was in that part where the one guy goes back at night to pilfer those coins and stuff and is going through that tunnel and sees the figure. Whoa. Unrelenting. I own it on DVD and the commentary is pretty great. Here's some trivia from IMDb:
This was one of the first feature films shot using Sony's 24P HD video, which shoots at 24 frames per second, like film, as opposed to the 30 frames per second of conventional NTSC video. Using this technology, Anderson and director of photography Uta Briesewitz were able to produce the uniquely effective, deep-focus images using mostly natural light.

"Hello Gordon"

[strandinthewind]

Capote was magnificent. Like the book "In Cold Blood," around which the movie is centered, the movie is paced in such a deliberate manner that you are taken in from the start. Philip Seymour Hoffman is one of the treasures of our time. The emotion he portrays is palpable in its depth.

I thought this review from Rolling Stone was accurate despite the source:

Philip Seymour Hoffman's unmissable and unforgettable performance as Truman Capote should make him the front-runner for every Best Actor prize in the book. Great acting is quicksilver, impossible to pin down in words. But you know it when you see it. And you see it with dazzling clarity in this landmark portrayal. Hoffman gets the flamboyantly gay public image of the whiny-voiced gadfly who swanned through New York literary circles. But his real triumph is inward, the way he finds the stillness in Capote and the emotions roiling in his eyes when what he sees in the world reduces him to awed silence. Nothing awed Capote more than the years (1959 to 1965) that he spent researching and writing In Cold Blood, his pioneering nonfiction novel about the murder of the Clutter family from Holcomb, Kansas, and the two ex-convict drifters who killed them.
It's the riveting focus on that period that lifts Capote above the herd of biopics. First-time feature director Bennett Miller won praise for his 1998 documentary The Cruise, about a Manhattan tour guide, but nothing about that romp prepares you for the dramatic fireworks of Capote. Credit actor Dan Futterman, in a vividly impressive screenwriting debut, for carving an astutely narrowed script out of Gerald Clarke's 1988 Capote biography.

From the moment Capote arrives in Kansas to start his research with the help of his writer friend Harper Lee (a terrific, no-nonsense Catherine Keener) -- her first and only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, depicts their Alabama childhood -- this haunted and haunting film holds you in its grip. The two writers charm Alvin Dewey (a superb Chris Cooper), the agent in charge of the case, and his wife (Amy Ryan) into giving them invaluable access. Capote finesses interviews with the killers, Dick Hickcock (Mark Pellegrino) and Perry Smith (Clifton Collins Jr.), establishing a rapport with the latter that borders on sexual fixation. The film leaves no doubt that Capote is exploiting these men for the sake of a book that he knows will make his career. But his kinship with Perry cuts to his own parental traumas. As Capote said, "It's as if Perry and I grew up in the same house, and he went out the back door while I went out the front." Collins is mesmerizing, as Perry opens up to the writer whose languorous photo on the jacket of his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms, is called "undignified" by the convict.

Capote's manipulation doesn't come without a price. He relies on alcohol to dull the pain of offering comfort to the killers while wishing for their deaths by hanging so he can finish his book. Hoffman makes you believe Capote was sincere on both counts. He also makes you believe in his talent. Early on, we see Capote sneak into a Kansas funeral home and covertly open the caskets of the Clutter family. Later, at a New York reading of the unfinished In Cold Blood, Capote recites the words that turn the reality of that immoral action into transcendent art. Capote is a movie that doesn't pull its punches. It's a knockout.


PETER TRAVERS
(Posted Sep 22, 2005)

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/_/id/7380561?pageid=rs.ReviewsMovieArchive&pageregion=mainRegion&rnd=1130108877421&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1069

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[dissention]

Capote was magnificent. Like the book "In Cold Blood," around which the movie is centered, the movie is paced in such a deliberate manner that you are taken in from the start. Philip Seymour Hoffman is one of the treasures of out time. The emotion he portrays is palpable in its depth.

I thought this review from Rolling Stone was accurate despite the source:

Philip Seymour Hoffman's unmissable and unforgettable performance as Truman Capote should make him the front-runner for every Best Actor prize in the book. Great acting is quicksilver, impossible to pin down in words. But you know it when you see it. And you see it with dazzling clarity in this landmark portrayal. Hoffman gets the flamboyantly gay public image of the whiny-voiced gadfly who swanned through New York literary circles. But his real triumph is inward, the way he finds the stillness in Capote and the emotions roiling in his eyes when what he sees in the world reduces him to awed silence. Nothing awed Capote more than the years (1959 to 1965) that he spent researching and writing In Cold Blood, his pioneering nonfiction novel about the murder of the Clutter family from Holcomb, Kansas, and the two ex-convict drifters who killed them.
It's the riveting focus on that period that lifts Capote above the herd of biopics. First-time feature director Bennett Miller won praise for his 1998 documentary The Cruise, about a Manhattan tour guide, but nothing about that romp prepares you for the dramatic fireworks of Capote. Credit actor Dan Futterman, in a vividly impressive screenwriting debut, for carving an astutely narrowed script out of Gerald Clarke's 1988 Capote biography.

From the moment Capote arrives in Kansas to start his research with the help of his writer friend Harper Lee (a terrific, no-nonsense Catherine Keener) -- her first and only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, depicts their Alabama childhood -- this haunted and haunting film holds you in its grip. The two writers charm Alvin Dewey (a superb Chris Cooper), the agent in charge of the case, and his wife (Amy Ryan) into giving them invaluable access. Capote finesses interviews with the killers, Dick Hickcock (Mark Pellegrino) and Perry Smith (Clifton Collins Jr.), establishing a rapport with the latter that borders on sexual fixation. The film leaves no doubt that Capote is exploiting these men for the sake of a book that he knows will make his career. But his kinship with Perry cuts to his own parental traumas. As Capote said, "It's as if Perry and I grew up in the same house, and he went out the back door while I went out the front." Collins is mesmerizing, as Perry opens up to the writer whose languorous photo on the jacket of his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms, is called "undignified" by the convict.

Capote's manipulation doesn't come without a price. He relies on alcohol to dull the pain of offering comfort to the killers while wishing for their deaths by hanging so he can finish his book. Hoffman makes you believe Capote was sincere on both counts. He also makes you believe in his talent. Early on, we see Capote sneak into a Kansas funeral home and covertly open the caskets of the Clutter family. Later, at a New York reading of the unfinished In Cold Blood, Capote recites the words that turn the reality of that immoral action into transcendent art. Capote is a movie that doesn't pull its punches. It's a knockout.


PETER TRAVERS
(Posted Sep 22, 2005)

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/_/id/7380561?pageid=rs.ReviewsMovieArchive&pageregion=mainRegion&rnd=1130108877421&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1069

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I don't want to read that hack Peter Travers' review, I want to read yours, babe.

[strandinthewind]

I don't want to read that hack Peter Travers' review, I want to read yours, babe.

The coolest part of the movie for me was the deliberate portrayal of the flamboyant social side of Capote as opposed to the almost motherly love he shows for Perry Smith (Clifton Collins Jr.) in a clearly calculated attempt to get Perry to tell Capote what happened the night the family in Kansas was murdered. Capote sees himself in Perry and what Capote by chance did not become though Perry did. Capote tries to save Perry for that reason but cannot and in the end uses Perry. One of the most moving scenes for me was when Perry finally tells Capote what happened that night and Perry's transformation from doe eyed victim of society to a cold blooded murderer is so subtly done that you feel almost tricked by him as Capote was in the beginning. This was a very brilliantly disturbing movie.

[skcin]

My most recent rentals:

The Upside of Anger (Loved it. Joan Allen was superb - "Oh, I wasn't toasting, I was ordering another drink." Of course the ending shocked me - never expected this movie to take a turn like that.)

Fever Pitch (Boring as hell, and I usually love Drew and Farrelly brothers movies. Not this time - I think I laughed out loud once. It could have been so much funnier.)

Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (That's right, you read correctly. It was actually pretty good. Nothing groundbreaking, but the acting {I LOVE America Ferrera!} and the writing were pretty good.)

The Big Lebowski (Finally saw this movie after how many years & many recommendations. I enjoyed it - not really sure why, though. "Shut the f*ck up, Donnie." "The rug really pulled the room together." I think I'll make myself a White Russian.)

I still have to watch Sin City and Off The Map. No plans to go to the theater, nothing looks all that great to me.

[strandinthewind]

. . . The Upside of Anger (Loved it. Joan Allen was superb - "Oh, I wasn't toasting, I was ordering another drink."

LOVED THAT MOVIE. I saw it on the plane on the way to Vancouver last Aug. I was laughing so hard people were staring at me :eek: I loved it when she walked in the rest. after they shocked her with the impending wedding and she walks directly up to some random wait person and says "I NEED A SCREWDRIVER AS SOON AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE" :laugh:


. . .Of course the ending shocked me - never expected this movie to take a turn like that.) . . . .

I did :eek:

[strandinthewind]

. . . I saw the Brokeback Mountian preview before this. Lord Have Mercy. As if I don't already have a cowboy/camping/pickup truck fetish ? I want to go to the movies again this weekend just to see this preview one more time.

I just cannot keep from calling it bareback mountain :laugh:

[sparky]

I just cannot keep from calling it bareback mountain :laugh:

You are bad and need to be disciplined swiftly, certainly, and harshly.:wavey:

[strandinthewind]

You are bad and need to be disciplined swiftly, certainly, and harshly.:wavey:

As Rhett said to Scarlett "You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how" :D

[sparky]

As Rhett said to Scarlett "You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how" :D

Wrong verb.:xoxo:

[strandinthewind]

Wrong verb.:xoxo:

Should I have used blurted instead?

[sparky]

Should I have used blurted instead?

Playing dumb doesn't become you, Suzanne.

[strandinthewind]

Playing dumb doesn't become you, Suzanne.

Look Anthony . . . .

[sparky]

Look Anthony . . . .

You be nice to me, Suzanne. I know where you keep those Tiaras. Don't think for a minute I wouldn't hide them from you. Then what would you do when you get up in the middle of the night and want to stand in front of the mirror and eat Krispy Kremes ? Hmmm ?:laugh:

[strandinthewind]

You be nice to me, Suzanne. I know where you keep those Tiaras. Don't think for a minute I wouldn't hide them from you. Then what would you do when you get up in the middle of the night and want to stand in front of the mirror and eat Krispy Kremes ? Hmmm ?:laugh:

Its time for my bikini wax dear :angel:

[sparky]

Its time for my bikini wax dear :angel:


I'll get the jug and the heater. Go to the liquor cabinet.

[dissention]

Then what would you do when you get up in the middle of the night and want to stand in front of the mirror and eat Krispy Kremes ? Hmmm ?:laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[sparky]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

If my memory serves me correctly, this is a pretty good paraphrase from the show.

[strandinthewind]

If my memory serves me correctly, this is a pretty good paraphrase from the show.

It is and HE is just jealous because I ran my fingers through your hair. Maybe, Ms. DiGregorio, you can send him a lock of it once you cut it off.

[sparky]

Maybe, Ms. DiGregorio, you can send him a lock of it once you cut it off.


DiGregorio ?:shocked: :shrug:

[strandinthewind]

DiGregorio ?:shocked: :shrug:

Oh you

From Grease in the Thunderroad scene when Cha Cha DiGregorio gave the pock marked head of the Scorpions something from her bosom and one of the Pink Ladies remarks that it must be a lock of hair from Cha Cha's chest.

[sparky]

Oh you

From Grease in the Thunderroad scene when Cha Cha DiGregorio gave the pock marked head of the Scorpions something from her bosom and one of the Pink Ladies remarks that it must be a lock of hair from Cha Cha's chest.

Thx for the backstory. I never saw it. That is pretty funny.:blob2:

[dissention]

Oh you

From Grease in the Thunderroad scene when Cha Cha DiGregorio gave the pock marked head of the Scorpions something from her bosom and one of the Pink Ladies remarks that it must be a lock of hair from Cha Cha's chest.

What a Mary. :xoxo:

I think I'm the only person who hates Grease.

[strandinthewind]

. . . I think I'm the only person who hates Grease.

Why does that not surpise me - Fun, happy music with no outrage at social injustice :laugh:

[dissention]

Why does that not surpise me - Fun, happy music with no outrage at social injustice :laugh:

It's so overrated, hon. Though Olivia Newton-John in it gave me a boner when I was younger.

[sparky]

What a Mary. :xoxo:

I think I'm the only person who hates Grease.

I may have seen a little of it on tv when I was a kid...you know how I feel about musicals.

[strandinthewind]

It's so overrated, hon. Though Olivia Newton-John in it gave me a boner when I was younger.


Tell me about . . . . :wavey:

My fav. was her "GOOOOOOBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEE TO SANDRA DEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" when she is running down the side on the LA River - sighes!!!

[sparky]

It's so overrated, hon. Though Olivia Newton-John in it gave me a boner when I was younger.


Oh and look at you now. :xoxo:

[strandinthewind]

I may have seen a little of it on tv when I was a kid...you know how I feel about musicals.

my life is a musical :o

[dissention]

Tell me about . . . . :wavey:

My fav. was her "GOOOOOOBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEE TO SANDRA DEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" when she is running down the side on the LA River - sighes!!!

It figures that you like your Olivia when she's still as chaste as humanly possible. I like tough, black skinsuit Olivia myself. :p

[Richard B]

Olivia Newton-John in it gave me a boner when I was younger.
What happened to you then???

[strandinthewind]

It figures that you like your Olivia when she's still as chaste as humanly possible. I like tough, black skinsuit Olivia myself. :p

Well, that outfit was HORRID but the shoes were fab. :laugh:

I would have sooooo been a poodle skirt kind of girl :laugh: and we would have been friends even though you were trash :p

Also, I LOVED Rizzo :nod:

[Brwn_eyes0511]

It figures that you like your Olivia when she's still as chaste as humanly possible. I like tough, black skinsuit Olivia myself. :p

oh yea...me too! :nod: :wavey:

[dissention]

Well, that outfit was HORRID but the shoes were fab. :laugh:

I would have sooooo been a poodle skirt kind of girl :laugh: and we would have been friends even though you were trash :p

:lol:

You would have had Mary Jane's with kitties on the toes:

http://www.findcoolclothes.com/products/large_photos/kittyshoes.jpg

Don't deny it.

[sparky]

:lol:

You would have had Mary Jane's with kitties on the toes:

http://www.findcoolclothes.com/products/large_photos/kittyshoes.jpg

Don't deny it.

Fantastic.

[sparky]

my life is a musical :o

I'll make an exception for the one starring you.

[dissention]

my life is a musical :o

I hear it was an even bigger flop than Carrie. Darlene Love never should have been recruited to play you.

:p

[sparky]

I hear it was an even bigger flop than Carrie. Darlene Love never should have been recruited to play you.

:p

You really don't know the half of the show. You need to be strolling across Las Vegas Blvd while Strandie is belting out a Patti LaBelle number. It is quite an experience, let me assure you.

[dissention]

You really don't know the half of the show. You need to be strolling across Las Vegas Blvd while Strandie is belting out a Patti LaBelle number. It is quite an experience, let me assure you.

I can only imagine. :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

You really don't know the half of the show. You need to be strolling across Las Vegas Blvd while Strandie is belting out a Patti LaBelle number. It is quite an experience, let me assure you.

WHO ME???????????

I got a new attitude - oo ooo ooooo ooo oooooo

[strandinthewind]

I hear it was an even bigger flop than Carrie. Darlene Love never should have been recruited to play you.

:p

At least they did not get Totie Fields like they did for you :wavey:

Actually, Ruth Buzzi could play us both :laugh:

[dissention]

Ew. Speaking of Clooney, who I have now determined is The Great White Hope, I just read this article. Poor thing.

Clooney: film injury made me suicidal
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1838921,00.html

THE scene was meant to depict two thugs beating a victim tied to a chair. But for the Hollywood actor George Clooney, it soon became all too real.
His chair was kicked backwards and his head smashed on the ground, damaging his spine. The injuries left him in such intense pain that he entertained suicidal thoughts and continues to suffer short-term memory loss

The 44-year-old star, known for his easy charm, surprised American radio listeners last week when he described the past 12 months as “the worst year I’ve ever had”, culminating in a series of operations to ease his recurrent headaches.

He said his ordeal began months ago when filming Syriana, a political thriller based on the memoirs of Robert Baer, a former CIA agent who was tortured on assignment in the Middle East. The film opens in Britain on January 13.

“The problem was that I had put on weight in about a month to do the movie. Usually I am in pretty good shape, but you should not put on 38lb when you are 44. Maybe when you are younger, but it was probably a dumb move on my part.

“There was this scene where I was taped to a chair and getting beaten up and we did quite a few takes. The chair was kicked over and I hit my head.

“I tore my dura, which is the wrap around my spine which holds in spinal fluid. But it’s not my back, it’s my brain. I basically bruised my brain. It’s bouncing around my head because it’s not supported by the spinal fluid,” he said on National Public Radio in Los Angeles.

The actor who made the leap from ER, the medical television drama, to blockbusters such as Ocean’s Eleven revealed that a family history of pill addiction ruled out conventional painkillers, so every day he had to “psych” himself into forgetting his pain.

Close associates claim doctors dismissed Clooney’s complaints until spinal fluid started leaking from his nose. Since then he has had numerous operations on the dura mater membrane.

Clooney is the latest in a long line of actors who have come to grief before the cameras. Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, died on the set of The Crow when he was shot with a gun that was supposedly loaded with blanks. Harrison Ford suffered a hernia filming Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

It is not always a matter of fitness, said one Hollywood stunt director last week, but luck and skill: Brad Pitt spent months turning himself into the Greek hero Achilles for the film Troy — and then tore his left Achilles tendon.

Clooney learnt the hard way: “Before the surgery it was the most unbearable pain I’ve ever been through, literally where you’d go, ‘well, you’ll have to kill yourself at some point, you can’t live like this.’

“I don’t take painkillers because we’ve had members of our family who have become very fond of painkillers over the years,” said the actor, who has opted instead for therapy that teaches him to ignore the pain. He says he could recover fully by taking six months off work but that is not going to happen in the near future.

The injury damaged Clooney’s short-term memory, which he is trying to repair with counting exercises: “I have to work the memory muscle by counting everything, like how many times I pedal when I am on a bike.

“It’s probably the worst year personally I have ever had. My brother-in-law died of a heart attack aged 45, my grandma fell, broke her hip and died this summer. And my dog got attacked by a rattlesnake and killed,” he said.

Friends say the star felt “sick with guilt” about the dog, because he tried to beat the snake off with a stick, and worried that the pet’s last recollection may have been Clooney striking him.

Clooney, who opposes the war in Iraq, has “outed” himself as the prankster behind a fake magazine cover that had mystified the America media. He said a magazine editor had put him, alongside fellow war critics Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon, on a cover emblazoned with the word “traitors”.

So he mocked up a nearly identical “traitor” cover with the faces of other war critics, including the Pope and Pat Buchanan, the right-wing radio pundit, and sent it to 800 television stations and newspapers.

“They didn’t realise I was behind it,” said Clooney.

[sparky]

WHO ME???????????

I got a new attitude - oo ooo ooooo ooo oooooo


More like ooh oooh, ooh oooh oooooooh, I got the new Prada shooooooes !

[strandinthewind]

More like ooh oooh, ooh oooh oooooooh, I got the new Prada shooooooes !

Speaking of which, in celebration of my new budget, which begins tommorow, I made a few purchases this weekend :eek:

[dissention]

At least they did not get Totie Fields like they did for you :wavey:

She was fecking funny, bitch!

Actually, Ruth Buzzi could play us both :laugh:

Just call me Gladys. :lol:

[sparky]

Speaking of which, in celebration of my new budget, which begins tommorow, I made a few purchases this weekend :eek:

That is so Stevie O'Hara. "Welllllll, I'll start my new budget tomorrah !"

[strandinthewind]

She was fecking funny, bitch!

Totie from the rear :eek:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strandinthewind/totie.jpg

Totie with Patty Malonhy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strandinthewind/patty-totie.jpg

Just call me Gladys. :lol:

I did her one year for Halloween and my friend went as Paul Lynde. What a fun time :laugh:

[sparky]

Totie with Patty Malonhy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strandinthewind/patty-totie.jpg



I did her one year for Halloween and my friend went as Paul Lynde. What a fun time :laugh:


The original Mini Me !

On Edit...there is something strangely Stevie about this get up. Picture it, Las Vegas....2015....


Gold Dust Woman Cape.

[dissention]

Totie with Patty Malonhy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strandinthewind/patty-totie.jpg


Those bitches stole my curtains!

[strandinthewind]

The original Mini Me !

On Edit...there is something strangely Stevie about this get up. Picture it, Las Vegas....2015....


Gold Dust Woman Cape.

LMAO - that would be Stevie in the front and me dressed as Stevie in the back :laugh:

[sparky]

LMAO - that would be Stevie in the front and me dressed as Stevie in the back :laugh:

I would pay the airfare to Australia to see that and that alone.:blob2:

[cliffdweller]

The last two movies I saw were both excellent.
Broken Flowers, which still has me thinking, and History Of Violence, which was pretty powerful.


Ooooh! Oooooh! I saw History of Violence too, it was great. Viggo was excellent of course. What really amazed me was Maria Bello...she's turning out to be a great screen actress!

[cliffdweller]

eXistenZ is another one of my favorites; it's such a perverse black comedy. There's something about it that just tickles me pink.

That was the first movie I saw Jude Law in and I HATED him for that movie! Now I love him...I guess it was just the role, maybe he was supposed to be unlikeable? I don't know. I think he's great now. I also hated Christian Bale in Velvet Goldmine and YOU KNOW how much I love him now! Again, I think it was the role.

[cliffdweller]

I just saw "Manderlay," Lars Von Trier's follow-up to "Dogville," and was deeply disturbed by it. I don't really know what to think about it right now. That man has balls of steel, that's for sure.

I can't wait for this. So, is it Dancer in The Dark "disturbing?" In other words, do you feel like you've been emotionally raped? :laugh:

[wondergirl9847]

Poor George. It's been a sh*tty year...period, I think. :( Hurricanes, the London bombings, for me personally and for some friends of mine and family members too.

2005 sucked a$$. Be glad when it's over.

[cliffdweller]

Now this is what I'm talking about it. I understand what you're saying. I do (at least now). I do seek out Von Trier's films. I like his style of filmmaking. I don't generally like his films though, but I like what he's doing with the technique of filmmaking. Does that make sense? He challenges his audiences, which is always a good thing.

I like Von Trier too, but I oftentimes am left wondering about his ethos in filmmaking...where is he coming from? What is he really trying to do? And to what ends is he trying to do it? As a Dane who has never stepped foot on U.S. soil, I find it hard to really "get with" the "claims" about U.S. history and culture as presented through his films. I like that he shakes things up, but I wonder how informed he really is, or for that matter cares to be. From what I've heard, he gets his opinions and obserations of U.S. culture and politics from the news, pop culture, t.v., etc. and then weaves narratives out of those sources. While that would make for an interesting po-mo, metalevel, fantasy it does nothing for the serious subjects (race relations, slavery, capitalism) he tackles in utmost seriousness and earnestness.

That said, I think Von Trier is a very smart, very enigmatic director, and I love the fact that he inflames, I just question his motives behind the flaming I guess.

[Livia]

I hardly ever go to the movies anymore, but I do rent 'em...just watched "Sin City" and "Aviator." Thumbs up on both! :D

[strandinthewind]

Ooooh! Oooooh! I saw History of Violence too, it was great. Viggo was excellent of course. What really amazed me was Maria Bello...she's turning out to be a great screen actress!

That one is on my list :nod:

[dissention]

Ooooh! Oooooh! I saw History of Violence too, it was great. Viggo was excellent of course. What really amazed me was Maria Bello...she's turning out to be a great screen actress!

I love Maria Bello. I hope she gets more good roles, she's got the juice.

[dissention]

I can't wait for this. So, is it Dancer in The Dark "disturbing?" In other words, do you feel like you've been emotionally raped? :laugh:

Yes! The ending is so ironic and shocking that my jaw was on the floor. The sexuality in it is one of the most disturbing elements. It has, quite possibly, the most uncomfortable sex scene ever filmed. It's chilling. Grace's character develops into something that I didn't expect.

[cliffdweller]

Yes! The ending is so ironic and shocking that my jaw was on the floor. The sexuality in it is one of the most disturbing elements. It has, quite possibly, the most uncomfortable sex scene ever filmed. It's chilling. Grace's character develops into something that I didn't expect.

Oh my. Well, "uncomfortable sex scenes" are what Von Trier does best. Have you seen The Idiots? Krikey.

[Richard B]

Speaking of 'Dancer In The Dark,' it took me 3 days to get through that movie. I just couldn't take it. I knew what was coming and the dread coursed through me violently and sadly. But I love the film.

[dissention]

Oh my. Well, "uncomfortable sex scenes" are what Von Trier does best. Have you seen The Idiots? Krikey.

I loathed that movie. Awful awful awful.

[cliffdweller]

Speaking of 'Dancer In The Dark,' it took me 3 days to get through that movie. I just couldn't take it. I knew what was coming and the dread coursed through me violently and sadly. But I love the film.

Bjork was amazing, no? Of course Von Trier put her through the mental/emotional ringer as is his style, but he got a stellar performance out of her. Same with Nicole Kidman in Dogville.

[cliffdweller]

I loathed that movie. Awful awful awful.

Yeah, again, what's the point here? Still questioning his ethos...

[Richard B]

Bjork was amazing, no? Of course Von Trier put her through the mental/emotional ringer as is his style, but he got a stellar performance out of her. Same with Nicole Kidman in Dogville.
Björk was amazing, as always. So real.

As for Nicole in Dogville...not as strong a performance. Not sure she was quite right for the part.

[trackaghost]

Josh is such a liar. He doesn't like any of these movies, especially "arty farty" (his words) movies.
He told me his favourite movies of all time were Billy Madison, The Land Before Time IV and Baby's Day Out. I swear.

[dissention]

Josh is such a liar. He doesn't like any of these movies, especially "arty farty" (his words) movies.
He told me his favourite movies of all time were Billy Madison, The Land Before Time IV and Baby's Day Out. I swear.

:laugh:

You ass. I told you to keep that info under wraps! I knew I couldn't trust you.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Josh is such a liar. He doesn't like any of these movies, especially "arty farty" (his words) movies.
He told me his favourite movies of all time were Billy Madison, The Land Before Time IV and Baby's Day Out. I swear.

And what about "Baby Boom"?

[cliffdweller]

As for Nicole in Dogville...not as strong a performance. Not sure she was quite right for the part.

Oh I thought she was fantastic. Especially her character's about face at the end, which I relished of course :p.

[cliffdweller]

Josh is such a liar. He doesn't like any of these movies, especially "arty farty" (his words) movies.
He told me his favourite movies of all time were Billy Madison, The Land Before Time IV and Baby's Day Out. I swear.

Baby's Day Out :laugh:. Did anyone actually see that? Just curious.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Oh I thought she was fantastic. Especially her character's about face at the end, which I relished of course :p.

I agree...GREATNESS!

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I bet he loves that movie. And Parenthood. He's a big Ron Howard fan as far as I know.

Now I really am a Ron Howard fan, all joking aside! :nod:

[cliffdweller]

I bet he loves that movie. And Parenthood. He's a big Ron Howard fan as far as I know.

I don't know that I've told you this yet, but your signature RAWKS! Have you ever seen the "Neil Diamond Storytellers" from SNL? Oh that makes me :laugh:.

[dissention]

I bet he loves that movie. And Parenthood. He's a big Ron Howard fan as far as I know.

Yeah, I'm quite fond of EDtv, myself. :lol:

[dissention]

Oh I thought she was fantastic. Especially her character's about face at the end, which I relished of course :p.

It's my favorite performance from her. And since I think she's the cat's meow in every possible way, that says a lot. Her performance in Birth comes close, though.

[Richard B]

Oh I thought she was fantastic. Especially her character's about face at the end, which I relished of course :p.
Yes, she was very good, but nothing I would consider a big stretch for her. That face she makes is usually seen in most of her dramas.

[cliffdweller]

Would anyone admit to it if they had? :laugh:

Touche.

Although, I might. :laugh:

[Brwn_eyes0511]

It's my favorite performance from her. And since I think she's the cat's meow in every possible way, that says a lot. Her performance in Birth comes close, though.

Birth was great...a little strange...but great!

My top three fav. Nicole performances are:

1. Moulin Rouge
2. The Human Stain
3. Cold Mountain

[cliffdweller]

It's my favorite performance from her. And since I think she's the cat's meow in every possible way, that says a lot. Her performance in Birth comes close, though.

I thought about renting that, but I've heard mixed reviews so that kind of put me off. So you highly recommend it huh?

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I thought about renting that, but I've heard mixed reviews so that kind of put me off. So you highly recommend it huh?

It's worth at least one viewing I think.

I own it...simply because I must own every movie Nicole is in!

[trackaghost]

Yeah, I'm quite fond of EDtv, myself. :lol:

I knew it!! :laugh: C'mon now admit to loving Cocoon

[Richard B]

It's worth at least one viewing I think.

I own it...simply because I must own every movie Nicole is in!
No wonder you can't see her performances objectively then.

[dissention]

I thought about renting that, but I've heard mixed reviews so that kind of put me off. So you highly recommend it huh?

I liked it a lot, mostly for the acting from everyone involved. There's a long scene with Kidman at the symphony where the camera zeroes in on her face for, like, three minutes and it's really amazing to watch her act out that scene using just her face and her eyes without talking. The very last scene packs quite a wallop, too, but it also serves to underscore what a missed opportunity some parts of the movie were.

[dissention]

I knew it!! :laugh: C'mon now admit to loving Cocoon

Cocoon: The Return, baby!!

[skcin]

I liked Cocoon - Wilford Brimley in a bathing suit? What's not to like. :shrug:

Liked Parenthood too, jerks. :D

Watched Off The Map last night - what a quirky little flick that is. Joan Allen wonderful as usual, and I have loved Sam Elliot ever since Mask. The kid in it (Valentina de Angelis, I think) was really good too.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

No wonder you can't see her performances objectively then.

meaning what exactly?

[Livia]

Ooooh, Sam Elliott....drooooool............

The morning radio show I listen to got him to do a promo for them: He says their names and the station's call letters and then goes, "It's what's for breakfast." Cuz he did the voiceovers on the beef commercials. I loooove him! Moustache rides - 25 cents! LOL

[dissention]

Watched Off The Map last night - what a quirky little flick that is. Joan Allen wonderful as usual, and I have loved Sam Elliot ever since Mask. The kid in it (Valentina de Angelis, I think) was really good too.

Wasn't that a great movie? Joan Allen is really fantastic.

[Richard B]

Liked Parenthood too, jerks. :D
Parenthood is great. Love Diane Wiest the best. When she's looking at the porn photos of her daughter: "I like this one the best."
Too funny.

[Richard B]

meaning what exactly?
Meaning exactly what I said.

[cliffdweller]

Moustache rides - 25 cents! LOL

Oh, I just got a bad visual. YIKES!! :laugh::xoxo:

[cliffdweller]

Parenthood is great. Love Diane Wiest the best. When she's looking at the porn photos of her daughter: "I like this one the best."
Too funny.

"Oh, here's one for my wallet!"

LOVE the Wiest.

Speaking of Wiest, Livia, did you notice that the Sinus Guys did The Lost Boys for like the 4th weekend in a row at The Alamo Drafthouse downtown? Zack and I went to see it and it was HYSTERICAL!!! I couldn't eat my pizza for fear of choking :laugh:.

[skcin]

Ooooh, Sam Elliott....drooooool............

The morning radio show I listen to got him to do a promo for them: He says their names and the station's call letters and then goes, "It's what's for breakfast." Cuz he did the voiceovers on the beef commercials. I loooove him! Moustache rides - 25 cents! LOL

I thought James Garner did the beef commercials. No matter - I thought I was the only one who loved Sam Elliot.

Gar. Oh, how I wanted to be Cher in that movie. :nod:

[Livia]

I thought James Garner did the beef commercials. No matter - I thought I was the only one who loved Sam Elliot.

Gar. Oh, how I wanted to be Cher in that movie. :nod:

You're right - James Garner did 'em for many years, then Sam Elliott.

Gar. In the fun house. Whee!

[Livia]

"Oh, here's one for my wallet!"

LOVE the Wiest.

Speaking of Wiest, Livia, did you notice that the Sinus Guys did The Lost Boys for like the 4th weekend in a row at The Alamo Drafthouse downtown? Zack and I went to see it and it was HYSTERICAL!!! I couldn't eat my pizza for fear of choking :laugh:.

Oh, I bet that WAS good!

[Serrart]

I like Von Trier too, but I oftentimes am left wondering about his ethos in filmmaking...where is he coming from? What is he really trying to do? And to what ends is he trying to do it? As a Dane who has never stepped foot on U.S. soil, I find it hard to really "get with" the "claims" about U.S. history and culture as presented through his films. I like that he shakes things up, but I wonder how informed he really is, or for that matter cares to be. From what I've heard, he gets his opinions and obserations of U.S. culture and politics from the news, pop culture, t.v., etc. and then weaves narratives out of those sources. While that would make for an interesting po-mo, metalevel, fantasy it does nothing for the serious subjects (race relations, slavery, capitalism) he tackles in utmost seriousness and earnestness.

That said, I think Von Trier is a very smart, very enigmatic director, and I love the fact that he inflames, I just question his motives behind the flaming I guess.

I don't think he cares much about America's history or Danish history. He "uses" America because is the stage of the world, as a quite smart man said and the fact that he used a typical, overly symbolic Brechtian setting seemed a declaration of self irony to me. USA is a recognizable symbol for everyone. His characters aren't politic, are moral (Ibsen, Strindberg, Dreyer's ghosts make quite dark jokes in his cinema) and those fit everyone in every Country. The rest is a smart marketing tool to sell the movie, letting to Europeans (who see his movies much more than Us citizens) a comfortable and fake sense of superiority.

Romy

[bikerchic]

I Walk the Line......anyone see it?

[DavidMn]

I saw the new Harry Potter movie the other day. EHH ok, not really my thing, but I didnt walk out. Incidentally I was a law breaker the other day.:shocked: I went to see Zorro, then cause it was so dead in the theater I was at, after it was over I snuck across the hall and saw The Fog. The manager of the theater didnt even say anything.:laugh:

[bikerchic]

I went to see Zorro, then cause it was so dead in the theater I was at, after it was over I snuck across the hall and saw The Fog. The manager of the theater didnt even say anything.:laugh:
You dare devil you! The theater should have paid youto see those movies :laugh:

[Serrart]

The Wild Blue Yonder by Werner Herzog, it's a science fiction movie but out of any of the generic canons. It's poetic, powerful, provocative and visually striking. it took my breath away.

Romy

[strandinthewind]

I Walk the Line......anyone see it?

I am dying to see it. Maybe tommorow will be a double bill if I go to Harry Potter after.

I think June was a remarkable woman and the sniglets I have seen demonstrate both JP and RW are magnificent in it.

[sara1998]

I Walk the Line......anyone see it?
I want to see that so bad, but I don't have anyone who would go with me. I don't want to go by myself. :(

[sara1998]

I am dying to see it.
Come on up here, and we'll go together. ;)

[Miss Vicky]

I Walk the Line......anyone see it?

Saw it last night. OMFG it was awesome. They don't do JC's entire life, just basically up until a little while after he and June Carter married, but it was really really good. I already knew that Joaquin had done a phenomenal job with the singing because I bought the soundtrack a few days ago, but he just nailed everything. He'd better get the Oscar this time.

Oh... and Joaquin in all that black and those shades... delish.

[dissention]

I Walk the Line......anyone see it?

It was good. Reese Witherspoon blew me away, I thought she was even better than Phoenix. It wasn't anything monumental in terms of a biopic, pretty standard stuff and that detracted from it a bit, but I still liked it. Thank the stars it was better than that **** "Ray."

I also saw "Derailed" last week. It was, um, crap. If I didn't like Clive Owen (*swoon*) and Melissa George (*swoon*) so much, I would have walked out. Aniston's whimpering alone drove me batty. On the way home, all I could think was 'Christ, couldn't they have muted that **** during post-production?' It was also totally predictable and the last ten minutes were so ridiculous that I was cackling in my seat. A waste of time.

EDIT: ****, I forgot "The Dying Gaul." Saw that this afternoon and it blew me away. ****ing fantastic. I highly recommend it. Probably the best movie I've seen this year. Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott are Oscar worthy in it.

[Miss Vicky]

If I didn't like Clive Owen (*swoon*) so much, I would have walked out.

I don't get the man's appeal. I really don't. He's a huge behemoth of a man, I suppose that has some appeal in itself, but his face just seems average to me, and he's a good actor but nothing stellar (IMO). Can you explain?

[dissention]

I don't get the man's appeal. I really don't. He's a huge behemoth of a man, I suppose that has some appeal in itself, but his face just seems average to me, and he's a good actor but nothing stellar (IMO). Can you explain?

Not really. I think he's a great actor (especially in "Croupier") and he's oddly attractive for reasons I can't quite explain. Sexy voice and sexy screen presence. Not that "Derailed" would give a good indication of how good he can be as an actor because the script and movie were both so putrid. It's rare that I'm truly bitter over losing a few bucks at the movies, but it's a week later and I still miss the money I spent on it.

[Miss Vicky]

Not really. I think he's a great actor (especially in "Croupier") and he's oddly attractive for reasons I can't quite explain. Sexy voice and sexy screen presence. Not that "Derailed" would give a good indication of how good he can be as an actor because the script and movie were both so putrid. It's rare that I'm truly bitter over losing a few bucks at the movies, but it's a week later and I still miss the money I spent on it.


Well, I've only seen him in three movies ("Closer" :eek: , "King Arthur" :rolleyes: , and "Sin City" :shrug: ) and was not particularly impressed with his acting in those roles or with the movies themselves (varying from total nausea in Closer, to boredom in Sin City, to indifference in King Arthur) but considering how different each role and each film were, I should have developed some opinion of him, but I just found him rather forgettable.

[strandinthewind]

Come on up here, and we'll go together. ;)

If I could - I'd be there NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[strandinthewind]

It was good. Reese Witherspoon blew me away, I thought she was even better than Phoenix. It wasn't anything monumental in terms of a biopic, pretty standard stuff and that detracted from it a bit, but I still liked it. Thank the stars it was better than that **** "Ray."

I also saw "Derailed" last week. It was, um, crap. If I didn't like Clive Owen (*swoon*) and Melissa George (*swoon*) so much, I would have walked out. Aniston's whimpering alone drove me batty. On the way home, all I could think was 'Christ, couldn't they have muted that **** during post-production?' It was also totally predictable and the last ten minutes were so ridiculous that I was cackling in my seat. A waste of time.

EDIT: ****, I forgot "The Dying Gaul." Saw that this afternoon and it blew me away. ****ing fantastic. I highly recommend it. Probably the best movie I've seen this year. Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott are Oscar worthy in it.

I loved Ray :shrug:

As for Gaul - so on my list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But, the best movie so far this year has been Capote - by far.

[dissention]

I loved Ray :shrug:

I thought it was crap. Not a Jamie Foxx fan.

As for Gaul - so on my list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will go to any movie with Patricia Clarkson and it was at the top of my list, but it exceeded my expectations. Really fantastic and bonechilling. I'm thinking now might be the time for her to finally get her Oscar. All three of the leads are completely unlikable, cruel people (not without reason, though) like in "Closer," but unlike that stupid movie, they're so realistically evil that it was uncomfortable to watch. Especially Clarkson, I get the willies just thinking about her.

But, the best movie so far this year has been Capote - by far.

I liked it a lot, but mainly for the acting. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener TOGETHER is just, well, awesome.

[dissention]

Well, I've only seen him in three movies ("Closer" :eek: , "King Arthur" :rolleyes: , and "Sin City" :shrug: ) and was not particularly impressed with his acting in those roles or with the movies themselves (varying from total nausea in Closer, to boredom in Sin City, to indifference in King Arthur) but considering how different each role and each film were, I should have developed some opinion of him, but I just found him rather forgettable.

I quite enjoyed "Sin City," though it gave me a headache after so long. Owen's section was my particular favorite, actually. That scene between him and Portman in "Closer" at the strip joint is on my my list of one of the greatest scenes in a movie, too. Too bad the rest of the movie is ****, and it's unforgivable that they changed the ending from the play like that. Sorry to say that not even he could get me to watch "King Arthur." No can do.

You should check out "Croupier," it's a really great movie.

[Miss Vicky]

I quite enjoyed "Sin City," though it gave me a headache after so long.

My problem with Sin City is that it's one of those movies that centers on style over substance. I have to actually give a **** about the characters in a movie in order to enjoy it... and that just wasn't happening.

That was also my problem with Closer... I just didn't give a damn about what happened to those people.

King Arthur sucked, though I will eventually buy it anways, just because I love movies based in that era. I did, however, gain some respect for Keira Knightley, if only because some of the costumes they had her in looked... well, rather painful.

[strandinthewind]

I thought it was crap. Not a Jamie Foxx fan.

I thought he did a great job. I agree at times he bordered on silly, but the story was moving to me. The woman who played his mother was magnificent.

I liked it a lot, but mainly for the acting. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener TOGETHER is just, well, awesome.

To Kill a Mockingbird reminds me so much of my childhood [though not in a biographical manner) that I was intrigued by her mere presence made glorius by La Keener - though I wonder how Laura Linney may have been better in the part. or at least I'd kill to have seen it just because she was so magnificent in Kinsey. In many ways, Kenner surpassed Hoffman though. And Clifton Collins was beguling as Perry - sexual, pathetic, childlike, and calculating all in one moment. The best scene in Capote to me was when Hoffman BRILLIANTLY played that scene when he requested Perry for the facts of the night of the murder and then became a deadly weapon - sheer brilliance from one of the most versatile actors of our time.

[sparky]

I saw Sarah Silverman - Jesus Is Magic tonight.

I like her. I think she is funny. The movie has been getting pretty solid reviews, but I would have to say it is a bit overrated. I give it a B. Wait for the video unless you really love her. There are a couple of hytsterically funny jokes. To me, Sarah is more of a comic that makes me laugh just by her presence alone. She makes me snicker. I give her big props for being so un PC, and I like her persona, but this is not a great movie.

[BombaySapphire3]

originally posted by dissention
It was good. Reese Witherspoon blew me away, I thought she was even better than Phoenix. It wasn't anything monumental in terms of a biopic, pretty standard stuff and that detracted from it a bit, but I still liked it. Thank the stars it was better than that **** "Ray."

I never thought Reese was anything other than a just ok actress but this film has completely changed my mind .She was perfect as June Carter even nailng her singing voice way more effectively than Joaquin did as Johnny.He was good too .I knew he could do brooding intensity well ,but Witherspoon was the revealation.

[rbs3676]

The best scene in Capote to me was when Hoffman BRILLIANTLY played that scene when he requested Perry for the facts of the night of the murder and then became a deadly weapon - sheer brilliance from one of the most versatile actors of our time.

Jason, I could not have said it better myself. Phillip was brilliant in this.

I'm going to see WALK THE LINE this afternoon...

rbs

[hayley]

If I didn't like Clive Owen (*swoon*) and Melissa George (*swoon*)
oh no you didn't.

*vomits*

[dissention]

oh no you didn't.

*vomits*

I like her. Season four of Alias sucked so horribly (not all, but most) that I actually missed her. Never thought I'd admit that, either.

[Merf]

Jason, I could not have said it better myself. Phillip was brilliant in this.

I'm going to see WALK THE LINE this afternoon...

rbs

I just got back from seeing it. I was blown away. It was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time and I thought Joaquin & Reese did amazing jobs as Johnny & June. Go see this movie! Seriously!

[TellMeSweetLies]

I saw Harry Potter at midnight when it came out. It was really good.

I haven't seen anything before that in theaters in months.

[hayley]

I like her. Season four of Alias sucked so horribly (not all, but most) that I actually missed her. Never thought I'd admit that, either.
Season 4 equates as fantastic in my book compared to this new crap season. Although, did you hear? Merf and I are rejoicing over Sark's return on the 7th- in a several episode stint that is rumored to include him wearing a COCK SOCK. Praise be, etc.

The only thing I've ever seen Melissa George in that I didn't HATE was her as the Conan-obsessed nympho in Sugar & Spice.

[dissention]

Season 4 equates as fantastic in my book compared to this new crap season. Although, did you hear? Merf and I are rejoicing over Sark's return on the 7th- in a several episode stint that is rumored to include him wearing a COCK SOCK. Praise be, etc.

:laugh: Hopefully that gives this new season a little bit of redemption for you two.

I gave up after the third episode of the season. It's just too awful that I fear watching any more of it will sully everything Alias for me. It's quite depressing to think that this is likely going to be the final season and this is the way it's going to go out; by embarrassing itself.

The only thing I've ever seen Melissa George in that I didn't HATE was her as the Conan-obsessed nympho in Sugar & Spice.

Never saw it. Nor did I see The Amityville Horror. There aren't enough drugs that would make that an enjoyable experieince, I'm sure.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Haven't been to the movies in quite some time. Going to see Harry Potter tomorrow night in Philadelphia at the Franklin Institute (IMAX theater -- i'm praying we get there early enough so we're at the top of the theater-- if not, i'll be dizzy -- sitting down too far is vomit-inducing) and then I plan on seeing Goodnight and Good Luck for some extra credit in my Cable and Broadcasting in America class :)

[dissention]

Haven't been to the movies in quite some time. Going to see Harry Potter tomorrow night in Philadelphia at the Franklin Institute (IMAX theater -- i'm praying we get there early enough so we're at the top of the theater-- if not, i'll be dizzy -- sitting down too far is vomit-inducing) and then I plan on seeing Goodnight and Good Luck for some extra credit in my Cable and Broadcasting in America class :)

Good christ, I went to see a documentary on Mt. Everest over the summer at the Imax theater here in Boston at the museum and I thought I was going to die. I.thought.I.was.going.to.die. My ass was sitting right in the middle of the theater and I had to close my eyes every five minutes because I consistently felt the urge to purge. And then there was Liam Neeson's narration, blasting in my ears. Oy.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Good christ, I went to see a documentary on Mt. Everest over the summer at the Imax theater here in Boston at the museum and I thought I was going to die. I.thought.I.was.going.to.die. My ass was sitting right in the middle of the theater and I had to close my eyes every five minutes because I consistently felt the urge to purge.

Philadelphia is 45 minutes away from here ( here being school -- I can spit on Pennsylvania -- Yardley is 3 miles away) but I hadn't planned on driving down to Philadelphia until Tuesday night (I live right there) but apparently, i'm nominated to drive :rolleyes: I'm going to be pissed if we get there, have paid for tickets, and the only open seats are in the middle or the front. I will literally pass out. And I will want to leave. I went and saw Forces of Nature a while back (hurricanes, earthquakes, etc) -- we were initially sitting five rows down from the top. We had to move to the very top row because I was getting so dizzy. I'm starting to think watching Harry fly on an IMAX screen is not in my best interest.

[Merf]

Season 4 equates as fantastic in my book compared to this new crap season. Although, did you hear? Merf and I are rejoicing over Sark's return on the 7th- in a several episode stint that is rumored to include him wearing a COCK SOCK. Praise be, etc.

Praise be, indeed!

[skcin]

No theaters lately, but I finally saw Million Dollar Baby at home. It was pretty good. I wasn't blown away. Don't know if it (and she) deserved those Oscars, but still good. Clint did not annoy me at all, which is really saying something. I really liked the dynamic between him & Freeman.

I had to laugh when my dad said "she looks like that girl from the last Karate Kid movie!" :laugh:

Also saw Alot Like Love at my in-law's house. Eh. I can tolerate Kutcher, but I'm not a big fan. Not too many laughs in the movie - his sister was the best part, she kept calling him a dick.

Oh - I rented Empire Falls a couple of weeks ago. Not as good as the book, but I thought the acting was superb. Paul Newman esp.

[Serrart]

It was good. Reese Witherspoon blew me away, I thought she was even better than Phoenix. It wasn't anything monumental in terms of a biopic, pretty standard stuff and that detracted from it a bit, but I still liked it. Thank the stars it was better than that **** "Ray.

I'm so happy today, I've known Walk The line would be shown also here during a festival, long before its release. I really want to see it, I'm always been a Whiterspoon supporter, she has such a huge talent hidden under her down to earth attitude.

Romy

[dissention]

I'm so happy today, I've known Walk The line would be shown also here during a festival, long before its release. I really want to see it, I'm always been a Whiterspoon supporter, she has such a huge talent hidden under her down to earth attitude.

Romy

I really like her, too. :nod: I was a big fan as soon as I saw "Election."

[Serrart]

I really like her, too. :nod: I was a big fan as soon as I saw "Election."

I liked her a lot also in that Hollywood extravaganza that was Cruel Intentions. She built a solid character in that teen delirium.

Romy

[sparky]

I really like her, too. :nod: I was a big fan as soon as I saw "Election."

I liked her in Election, but I have seen her in a few other things and have a fear that her voice, which is extremely whiny and nasal, follows her around like a bad stink. Does it ever change ? Is it always like that ? Please tell me it isn't.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Just returned from Philadelphia. Harry Potter on IMAX? Unbelieveable. Loved every minute of it and am looking forward to the next :thumbsup:

[amber]

I saw HP last weekend. It was awesome. Why don't they just make HP and the GOF into two parts, though?? Doesn't that make sense? They could have an empire on their hands, a la Peter Jackson, if they did that. There's no rule you have to squeeze the whole book into one movie. :shrug: And with two, you could make ever so much more money, and be more comprehensive, as well. Everyone wins. :nod: *sadly, my advice was not asked in this production :laugh: *
But I actually got really excited from the previews of Narnia. I poo'd Narnia, the movie, earlier, but I must say they addressed my concerns very well. :shrug:
But mostly I'm holding my breath for First Descent, Dec. 2nd. And some other movie I want to see really bad comes out on that day, too, but I can't remember which...

[strandinthewind]

. . . But I actually got really excited from the previews of Narnia. I poo'd Narnia, the movie, earlier, but I must say they addressed my concerns very well. :shrug: . . . .

Ahem :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:

[irishgrl]

*sigh* I cant afford to go to the movies. I cant even afford to RENT them. I used to belong to a video club and bought them once upon a time, but not anymore. Someday when I am out of this debt hole, I will actually do the things that other people do: go out to eat, go to a movie, pay for cable......:(

[GODDESS6]

I really like her, too. :nod: I was a big fan as soon as I saw "Election."
"election" was filmed right here where i live,:nod: that is 1 of my all time favorite movies, i also love reese in "freeway", quite a disturbing movie during parts, but she was good in it, also "man in the moon", she was real young in that & nailed her part~ i love reese, she is awesome!!!~

[amber]

Ahem :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
:xoxo: :xoxo:
Yes, you were right. As of now, it looks pretty cool. I was actually going to bring the Narnia thread back and say something....;)

[CreepingDeath]

I saw Harry Potter on Saturday and was really disappointed. I already bitched about it on the Seven Wonders board, so in short: books > movies.

P.S. Michael Gambon sucks.

[ryan8472]

I've been a movie fiend lately. :laugh:

I saw Harry Potter last Friday. It was great. I dont read the books, I just go to the movies with my sister, but I still loved it. :nod:

Last night, I saw Rent. It blew me away. It's an emotional roller coaster (this was my first time seeing it, either on screen or in person). I can't really put it into words. Just see this movie! :)

[skcin]

Rented Bewitched last night (they were out of Skeleton Key :laugh: ) It was alright. Nicole was really adorable & I liked Shirley. Cute fluff.