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| chillywilly |
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Marc wrote: what does any of this have to do with current film?
It doesn't. Tell us more about the last film you screened... |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:34 am |
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Marc wrote: what does any of this have to do with current film?
They'll probably be a Banana Splits movie coming out soon enough.
Did anyone see the Underdog movie? The Dvd is around, but ...
Also, the Wachowski brothers' have a live-action Speed Racer movie coming out later this year.
And while I'm apprehensive about the Get Smart film (not a Steve Carrell fan) I will give that a go. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:17 am |
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| Actually looking forward to seeing the new Get Smart movie. Mostly because I was a big fan of the TV show (Get Smart and Twilight Zone were my two favorite shows growing up). |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:00 pm |
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gromit wrote: Also, the Wachowski brothers' have a live-action Speed Racer movie coming out later this year.
My main interest in Speed Racer (which we watched that when I was a kid), is that there's a Korean star (Rain) in it; it's his first Hollywood role (although he's working on #2), and it's minor but apparently significant, and I'm wondering if he'll pull it off.
I liked him in I am a Cyborg, But That's Okay.
We watched Get Smart, too, but I'm not so interested. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:06 pm |
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lady wakasa wrote: I liked him in I am a Cyborg, But That's Okay.
I have that one. Just need to find the time to watch it.
And to mention a current film, I saw the latest remake of I Am Legend at the dollar house on 50 Cent Tuesday, and was surprised at how good it was. It was suspenseful and intense. Way better than the Charlton Heston version. I'll have to watch the Vincent Price original (which has always been my favorite) and compare them. Well worth the 50 cents I paid to see it. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:44 pm |
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| I'm looking forward to "Get Smart" too. The female star of "Speed Racer" (Christina Ricci maybe?) was on a talk show recently and I had no interest in the film until I saw the clip. It looks psychedelic and groovy. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:52 pm |
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chillywilly wrote: Marc wrote: what does any of this have to do with current film?
It doesn't. Tell us more about the last film you screened...
LOL and touche!!!!! |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:01 pm |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:40 pm |
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| The last film I screened was OM SHANTI OM - a mashup of Hollywood and Bollywood musicals that features Indian heart throb Shahrukh Khan. Imagine a synthesis of BYE BYE BIRDIE, SINGING IN THE RAIN, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER with Bollywood movie musicals from the 70s til now and you might get a handle on how wonderfully over-the-top OM SHANTI OM is. Most of the film is shot on elaborate and colorful studio sets and the movie features over 30 Bollywood megastars, both contemporary and classic. Its three hours of movie nirvana! |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:49 pm |
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Marc wrote: The last film I screened was OM SHANTI OM - a mashup of Hollywood and Bollywood musicals that features Indian heart throb Shahrukh Khan. Imagine a synthesis of BYE BYE BIRDIE, SINGING IN THE RAIN, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER with Bollywood movie musicals from the 70s til now and you might get a handle on how wonderfully over-the-top OM SHANTI OM is. Most of the film is shot on elaborate and colorful studio sets and the movie features over 30 Bollywood megastars, both contemporary and classic. Its three hours of movie nirvana!
Just added it to my netflix queue, but apparently the release date is unknown. Do you have any idea when it's scheduled? |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:05 pm |
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| Wow. I'm going to have to check that one our, Marc. |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:32 pm |
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| One of my coworkers watches primarily Bollywood films (she gives me recommendations, and I sometimes find them playing locally). Shahrukh Khan has come up several times in the conversation. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:34 pm |
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chilly billy,
OM SHANTI OM is available from Indian DVD distributors and its fairly expensive. Check Amazon. Avoid the bootlegs. They're out there and they look like shit. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:39 pm |
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| Marilyn |
| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:46 pm |
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Just a word about my current film coverage. Tomorrow starts my coverage of the 11th European Union Film Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center. I'm going to see a new, raved-about Romanian film tonight, The Way I Spent the End of the World. Closing night should be very interesting: Kings, the first film done largely in Irish Gaelic. Colm Meaney stars.
Also, I'm hosting Invitation to the Dance Film Blogathon March 4-10. Details will be forthcoming on my website this weekend. |
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