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| Befade |
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| Starting Out in the Evening..................Before I forget that title let me say that I saw it last night and I was beyond moved at Frank Langella's performance. He's just been nominated for an Independent Spirit award. I've always liked him............but this is why I go to movies..........to see a portrayal that stays with me and makes me think. He was not a flattering character...........an older writer whose critically acclaimed books are out of print, he has been working on his latest book for 10 years. A bewitching grad student wants to do her thesis on him. He's not up to it..........but she just doesn't give up easily. Meanwhile his daughter (the always watchable Lili Taylor) is trying to find a solution to her desire to have a child before she turns 40. There is something real and complexly human about these people and following this simple story is just ............heart warming |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:32 pm |
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Haven't gotten to Away from Her yet. If it's what I think it is...........it's reflected in the real life story of Sandra Day O'Connor's husband. He is in a facility for people with Altzheimers and has a girlfriend. O'Connor is thrilled that he's happy. Did Sarah Polley do Yes?"
I'm surprised there isn't more current film talk. I saw I'm Not There and really Did Not take to it. I feel asleep (which I never do) several times. Maybe I've had enough of Bob Dylan. His music plays throughout the film........so I guess he had a good opinion of it.
The Bee Movie was for Seinfeld lovers............I'm not one...........and it had kind of a stupid premise.........humans taking honey from the bees. I did like Renee Zellwegger's turn as a florist. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:50 pm |
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I saw the film last April or May. I think it's remarkable that the young Sarah Polley did such a great job with this particular subject.
Did any forum members react then?...Just billy who pointed out my mistranslation of the title from French ("Loin d'Elle") to English. [I saw the film in Paris.]
At any rate, glad some of you couch potatoes are finally getting around to seeing the film.
Not only is Christie great but also Dukakis, M. Murphy and the Canadiian actor who plays Christie's husband.
And as we have seen with the O'Conner story - the film is very true to life. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:33 pm |
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Mo,
Given that you saw the film in Paris, in French, months ahead of it's wider release in the anglophone world, I'm not sure you should be calling us all couch potatoes for not having seen it sooner.
What did you think of Atonement? |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:06 pm |
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Some of us "couch potatoes" are very affected by certain subject matters and have to build up a sort of resolve in order to see films dealing with it. I, personally, find mo's condescending matter very unnerving at times. Aren't you retired? Do you not have more time than others to spend in the Cinema? When I go to Film Festivals I try to inform people of the films I felt were worthy of discussion, whether or not people take my advice (most often not) I may feel bad, but don't constantly moan. ESPECIALLY when there is discourse after they become more widely available to watch on your couch.
(yes, I'm completely aware that my own abrasive manner isn't everyone's cuppa, either) |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:27 pm |
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Wade..............Have you seen I'm Not There? Or...........are you psyched to see it?
I'm reading Into the Wild and have to say my original thoughts about the film's character were not completely insightful. The book examines the phenomenon of young guys with this type of wanderlust and love of the untamed land............from Thoreau to John Muir. Chris McCandless wasn't alone in his quest.
Alot of it has to do with proving you could survive in the wild........ability to go days without food......human contact (sex wasn't a magnet for these guys).........and the spiritual high resulting. Physical toughness and lack of common sense seem to be needed. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:51 pm |
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I almost caved in to Mo's relentless bullying and bought Waitress, but the cheesy cover which made it look like Moonstruck helped me resist. Has there been talk of Waitress here before? Anyone like/hate/feel rather neutral about it?
I also couldn't work up enough enthusiasm to pick up Eastern Promises. Not really my type of film. But I suppose I will get it eventually.
Awaiting:
No Country for Old Men (Coen Bros)
Brand Upon the Brain (Maddin)
Michael Clayton
The Man from London (Bela Tarr)
Sweeney Todd (Burton)
I'm Not There (Haynes)
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My Blueberry Nights (Wong Kar-Wai)
Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson)
Rescue Dawn (Herzog)
Actually I nabbed Rescue Dawn last week, so my laser and I might give that a spin sometime soon. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:05 pm |
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Gromit,
Some have labelled Eastern Promises cold, but I think that's in keeping with the need to temper our reaction to it. It has also been called a conventional thriller; of course it sets out to entertain, but it also has a concerned, big issue, non-didactic heart. |
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| bart |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:22 pm |
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and features the actress who fulfills the palindrome:
"I moan for, of, Naomi!" |
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| Marilyn |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:24 pm |
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I really wanted to comment on "Away from Her" because of Julie Christie. I really think she was remarkable in a movie I wasn't very engaged with. Just about everyone else in the film was one variety of shit or another. I want her to get an Oscar nom.
I've seen a lot of movies since then, but she has really stuck with me. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:10 pm |
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Befade wrote: Wade..............Have you seen I'm Not There? Or...........are you psyched to see it?
Yes, I'm very psyched to see it.
gromit -- I saw Waitress @ the Provincetown FF and can't remember whether or not I mentioned it last summer. It was sweet (no pun intended). |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:22 pm |
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Quote: Joe Namath was larger than life. He was a highly-touted high school prospect who starred for Bear Bryant at Alabama, took New York City by storm and led the New York Jets of the upstart AFL to a Super Bowl victory he had brashly guaranteed.
Sounds like a good idea for a movie.
Good enough that Universal Studios will make a movie about the Hall of Fame quarterback, with Jake Gyllenhaal playing Broadway Joe, according to reports.
The film will recount Namath's journey from Beaver Falls, Pa. to Alabama to New York, where Jets owner Sonny Werblin bet a then unheard-of $400,000 on Namath giving the struggling Jets and the AFL instant credibility. "Broadway Joe" became a sports hero, a celebrity pitchman and a sex symbol in New York as the Jets won Super Bowl III.
"Most of the stuff you saw in 'Forest Gump,' Joe lived through all of it," executive producer Jimmy Walsh said, according to Variety.
Variety reported that David Hollander will write the script once the writers' strike ends, with Andrew Lazar producing and Walsh as executive producer. According to the report, Namath and Walsh signed off on the project partially because they believed Gyllenhaal was the right actor to play Namath. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:48 pm |
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| Hi, Marilyn! I'm very impressed that you are now being referenced on IMDB in "External Reviews." Congratulations! I think Julie Christie will get an Oscar nomination, btw, but more for her ability to just stand there and be galvanizing than for the absolute greatness of her performance. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:48 pm |
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| Missing Eastern Promises would be ridiculous IMO. |
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| Marilyn |
| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:28 pm |
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Hi, Billy. Both Rod and I (as well as my other contributors) are now IMDb regulars. I like it when I'm the only source for a review of some of the films (e.g. White Mane). I've gotten nearly 600 hits from a Russian discussion board to How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman--but it's a site dedicated to nudity and porn! Oh well...
I really didn't think Christie just looked galvanized or struck a pose. I think she created a character I believed both with and without her memory. Her anguish over Aubrey had me in tears. I think she really dug into this character, making her a strong center that was not present in the Alice Munro story, which I thought was a pity party for the husband. |
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