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| 1301. Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:30 PM |
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| QUOTE: I meant it will a smile, Booth.
I actually DO count on your superb memory.
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Then I can dig it.
The Pride is Back
Funny comedy and set artwork by Al Columbia, what's not to like?
Not technically a movie I guess.
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| 1302. Saturday, January 31, 2009 9:41 AM |
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2046 - A Wong Kar Wai film Chow (played by Tony Leung) is a writer living in Hong Kong, haunted by the rejection of the one woman he loved. He begins to write a futuristic novel, where he explores the themes of relationships and memories. The movie jumps between past, present, and novelistic future. The cinematography is incredible, creating a lush, sensual mood. The color palette is vibrant, strong in blood reds and emerald greens. Wong lingers on shots, which are all still photographs of great beauty. The futuristic city looks like the Matrix on acid. The soundtrack perfectly amplifies the mood. A sad film, but not to be missed for its performances and visual beauty, (that beauty including Gong Li, Faye Wong, Ziyi Zhang and Maggie Cheung.)
"I'm talking about seeing beyond fear, Roger. About looking at the world with love."
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| 1303. Sunday, February 1, 2009 11:26 AM |
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The Rocker. My brother-in-law did the vocals for Will Arnett, who played the lead singer of the fictional 1980s hair band "Vesuvius" in this film so he brought over the DVD last night for us to watch. It was just the right tone for last night. Mindless, light, with a few laughs outside of the pratfalls which never evoke a  from the likes of me. Then we watched a few of the many extras hoping that somewhere they'd mention who did the actual singing but nope. Nada. I have a copy of Lars and the Real Girl on the coffee table but it may have to wait until after the Puppy Bowl is over. Susan
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| 1304. Sunday, February 1, 2009 2:34 PM |
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QUOTE: | QUOTE:lemme know if anyone is gonna see the wrestler, I Love Mickey Rourke! |
I recently watched The Wrestler, because I'm a huge Aronofsky fan. I am too young to remember when Mickey Rourke was some up and comer, but I know about his talent now. As I watched I found myself less interested in the direction and more interested in the character development of The Ram. It just seemed like you feel the pain every time he tried to move, and the pain he had on the inside. Now that I know about Rourke and his shortcomings in life, this role he played is unique for an actor. Unique because the character and the actor have so much in common that they play off of eachother when executed right, and also lift up each other at the same time. I highly recommend this film.
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Agreed on The Wrestler, Rourke is fantastic as The Ram, his character was like Jake Roberts, kind of mirrored his career and the rest. A sad fact is that some wrestlers end up that way, bad choices and injuries have cut many careers short too soon. Please dont have Rourke vs Jericho at WM 25 though . Highly recommend The Wrestler to anyone, whether they're a wrestling fan or not. Just watched a fave of mine, Final Fantasy: Advent Children, loved the games and this was as close to perfection as they could have got. Visually stunning animated film
"Ive got good news....that gum you like is going to come back in style!" "I'm a WHOLE DAMN TOWN!"
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| 1305. Sunday, February 1, 2009 9:21 PM |
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I'm hot today. I had the Cardinals with 7 1/2 points, and I had Matilda as MVP in the Puppy Bowl.
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| 1306. Monday, February 2, 2009 6:35 AM |
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| QUOTE: 2046 - A Wong Kar Wai film Chow (played by Tony Leung) is a writer living in Hong Kong, haunted by the rejection of the one woman he loved. He begins to write a futuristic novel, where he explores the themes of relationships and memories. The movie jumps between past, present, and novelistic future. The cinematography is incredible, creating a lush, sensual mood. The color palette is vibrant, strong in blood reds and emerald greens. Wong lingers on shots, which are all still photographs of great beauty. The futuristic city looks like the Matrix on acid. The soundtrack perfectly amplifies the mood. A sad film, but not to be missed for its performances and visual beauty, (that beauty including Gong Li, Faye Wong, Ziyi Zhang and Maggie Cheung.) |
Great post. I bloody love that film. If you enjoyed the cinematography and story, check out "Spider Forest" too. A great Korean film of the same ilk.
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| 1307. Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:51 AM |
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I had a Woody Harrelson triple feature this weekend:
Surfer, Dude
The Grand
Transiberian
all diverse roles, all supremely played. Recently, I saw him in The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio and The Walker, too.
I heart Mickey Knox
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| 1308. Tuesday, February 3, 2009 11:41 PM |
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Lars and the Real Girl. Whadda disappointment. Susan Vicki Cristina Barcelona for tomorrow! Susan
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| 1309. Wednesday, February 4, 2009 10:02 AM |
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Making 'The Shining'
Liked this much more than the actual movie, and at a mere 35 minutes it was much to short.
You don't get to see Kubrick being overly harsh to Shelly Duvall, but you do get to see her needing to have a little rest. It's very interesting.
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| 1310. Saturday, February 7, 2009 1:14 PM |
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| QUOTE: Vicki Cristina Barcelona for tomorrow! |
Soooo, this one. Turns out it's Vicky with a 'y' not Vicki with an 'i' and that makes sense. I hadn't realized that Vicky and Christina were two American girls spending a summer in Barcelona. I thought the title referred to the name of Penelope Cruz's character. There was much to love about this movie -- looking at Spain in the best way I've ever seen it portrayed. What a great advertisement for the country! (as if they need it) Loved the main characters and enjoyed much of the dialogue. Loved that Javier Bardem didn't slip into a Woody Allen style like Kenneth Branagh and David Schwimmer have in the past when Woody is not in his own films. Hey, what's not to love about Javier Bardem playing Juan Antonio, Spanish stud-artist-lover of life.
But overall, I'd have to give it only a 3.5 because Woody Allen films demand to be graded on the curve against his previous masterpieces. It's no "Crimes and Misdemeanors" but it was a pleasant diversion away from what 2009 has been thus far and for that, I appreciate it.
Susan
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| 1311. Sunday, February 8, 2009 9:11 AM |
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I have a pass to see Friday The 13th Monday. I will let you know what I thought about it after I see it.
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| 1312. Monday, February 9, 2009 10:08 AM |
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The Pickle
Oh this is terrible. Just the worst. Absolutely awful.
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| 1313. Monday, February 9, 2009 11:22 AM |
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QUOTE:I have a pass to see Friday The 13th Monday. I will let you know what I thought about it after I see it.
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please don't post any plot info, but definitely let us know how you liked it!
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| 1314. Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:18 AM |
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Friday The 13th was awesome. It is the best Friday The 13th I have seen in a long time. They kind of went old school with it, like Friday The 13th 1-4. They made Jason scary again instead of just being a fool for comic relief. I also really like the cast and I think I am in love with one of the cast members. :) You will know her when you see her. :) There are a few things I didn't like but nothing to complain about. All and all a great film!
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| 1315. Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:12 PM |
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The General
Widely regarded as Buster Keaton's best film and in some circles as one of the best films ever made. I disagree with the former so I guess I can't really agree with the latter either.
It is 82 years old and I find it more "thrilling" than any action movie put out in the past few years.
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| 1316. Friday, February 13, 2009 11:11 AM |
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No Direction Home Bob Dylan - A Martin Scorsese Picture A three-hour+ documentary following Dylan from his youth in Minnesota, to his early days in Greenwich Village, ending with his electrification and stardom in 1966. Scorsese has done a fantastic job, weaving together great footage (some never seen before) with interviews from Dylan himself, Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, Al Kooper, Dave Van Ronk, and many more. A fabulous look at the musical, social, and political scene of the 60's. Besides the performances in the documentary itself, the DVD includes 7 full-length performances (from TV, Newport Folk Festival, and concerts in England).
"I'm talking about seeing beyond fear, Roger. About looking at the world with love."
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| 1317. Sunday, February 15, 2009 12:33 PM |
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Oh, Rigpa, I wish I had re-watched that fantastic Dylan film last night rather than the gloominess of an archetypical Sundance Film Festival film - Frozen River. FEH! Slush. The film gives the color grey a bad name.
A while ago, a few of us were reading the synopses of the Sundance official selections, noting the similarities over the recent years in their subject matter. We then set up an imaginary sure-fire Sundance hit taking all those elements -- women, "cultural norms," Native-American, the reservation, over-zealous cops, xenophobia, immigration to name a few -- and without knowing it, made an imaginary Frozen River! Not exactly though. Our imaginary film incorporated one theme from a real Sundance film -- a little girl suffers after a fishing accident. A fishing accident, we guffawed! What might that be? A fishhook lodging in the wee lass's nostril? This dramatic event was not part of Frozen River.
Oh. My. Gawd. This was a snooze fest of a downer film. I will be actively rooting against Melissa Leo for Best Actress a week from today and anything/anybody else involved in this tortuous waste of celluloid. That was mean. I'll be discreet about it. I'm not going to show up outside the Kodak Theater and heckle the Frozen River team. But I mean really. I was charitable in ranking it one out of five stars at Netflix and will toss it in the mailbox today even if there is no postal business until Tuesday.
Susan
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| 1318. Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:53 PM |
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Sherlock Jr.
Keaton's shortest feature at 44 minutes, and my personal favorite.
The problem is that with the longer running time comes the need to tell some kind of story, and they are rarely (never) interesting. So we endure a little setup but when it gets going it's wonderful.
One Week
20 minutes long and not a minute wasted. It also includes an early and much smaller version of his most famous stunt, you know the one.
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| 1319. Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:05 PM |
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| QUOTE: I... will toss it in the mailbox today even if there is no postal business until Tuesday. |
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| 1320. Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:44 PM |
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The Pope of Greenwich Village- It was alright, Rourke gave a good performance, but I couldn't stand Eric Roberts.
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| 1321. Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:59 AM |
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| QUOTE:The Pope of Greenwich Village- It was alright, Rourke gave a good performance, but I couldn't stand Eric Roberts. |
I LOVED that film when it came out and with both of my boys -- Rourke and Roberts -- it was all the better. Pretty sure that was even before Eric Robert's face was reconstructed after the accident. Both actors became known as the independent kiss of death for getting a film financed but at least one has moved out of that category. Eric may be next. I have always found him a far more compelling actor than his sis.
I think I've got Cassandra's Dream coming later this week. Susan
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| 1322. Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:14 AM |
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Never knew Eric Roberts had facial surgery, ironic they both went under the knife after that movie.
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| 1323. Saturday, February 21, 2009 2:58 PM |
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I'm Not There.
This probably worked better for Susan than it did for me, the biggest reason being the relationship with Dylan.
I don't really have one, and without it this movie doesn't work, you can for most of the time only be interested in how the thing is put together because nothing as far as the drama goes affects you at all. But it's not a bad movie.
Allen Ginsberg zooming along in a golf cart was pretty funny though.
There Will Be Blood
I thought this was pretty good, engaging all the way through. But within five minutes after it had ended it started to fade. Don't think I'm going to watch it again.
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| 1324. Saturday, February 21, 2009 4:50 PM |
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I recently watched There Will Be Blood for a second time and still really enjoyed it. Perhaps more than the first time. What did you think of Daniel Day Lewis' performance? I thought he was fantastic.
'I look for an opening, do you understand?'
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| 1325. Saturday, February 21, 2009 5:23 PM |
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He and most everyone involved did a good job (even the music which seemed out of place worked).
I just think all that effort went into something that rolled off me like water off a duck's back when it was over.
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