Gone to the movies lately?

[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]

Originally Posted by skcin

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]

Originally Posted by skcin

Liked Parenthood too, jerks.

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]

Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

meaning what exactly?

Meaning exactly what I said.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Livia

Moustache rides - 25 cents! LOL

Oh, I just got a bad visual. YIKES!!

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Richard B

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 .

[skcin]

Originally Posted by 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

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.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by skcin

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.

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

Gar. In the fun house. Whee!

[Livia]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

"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 .

Oh, I bet that WAS good!

[Serrart]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

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. 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.

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

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.

You dare devil you! The theater should have paid youto see those movies

[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]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

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.