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| gromit |
 Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:50 am |
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I saw a trailer for Puss in Boots on some dvd or other and it didn't look good at all. But trailers are pretty unreliable guides. Maybe instead of frenetic editing, they should have tried to convey a sense of the story or feel of the film.
I'll keep my eyes open for other good reviews. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:59 pm |
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I'm actually Melanie Griffith.
"In Time" got a tepid review from Ebert....he and I seem to have a similar angle on sci-fi -- his description leads me to think that McNiccol can't hit a Gattaca home run every time he steps up, but this might be an okay rental. Agree with his observation about recent crop of action heroes always having shaved heads and 5 days of facial stubble. (so do I, but that's how I keep a low profile in my Nebraska retreat from the frenetic pace of Tinseltown...) |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:03 pm |
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| I really want to see both "Puss in Boots" and "The Skin I'm In." For a fan of Banderas, that would be quite a double feature. |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:44 am |
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| Werner Herzog's documentary on France's Chauvet Cave which has remarkable 35,000 year old drawings of horses, rhinos and other animals is a must-see. It is called Cave of Forgotten Dreams. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:47 am |
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marantzo wrote: Sounds like one for me to see.
Does anyone remember when a MsBanderas posted on the NYTFF? She asked some kind of question that I don't remember. I asked her if she were Melanie Griffith. I guess I shouldn't have asked because she never posted again.
Actually, I was trying out a new screen name at the time. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:16 am |
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Another Happy Day is the writing-directing debut of Barry Levinson's son Sam, and a fantastic movie. A dysfunctional family (and that's a serious understatement) gets together for a wedding and makes the one in Rachel Gets Married look like a fairy-tale romance by comparison. The family includes Ellen Barkin, Ellen Burstyn, George Kennedy, Thomas Haden Church, Demi Moore, and others, and they're all in fighting trim, and I do mean fighting. Ezra Miller is the drug-addicted son, Kate Bosworth is the self-mutilating daughter, etc., etc. The tone ranges from intense to blackly humorous, and the director never loses control of the tone he wants to achieve at any given moment. Barkin produced, superbly, and she's amazing in the central role.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the whole enterprise--besides the fact that a movie debut can be this stunning--is the performance by Demi Moore. I've never even liked her before, but she's absolutely great as Barkin's antagonist. Moore is on my short list for a Blanche nom on the basis of this game-changer. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:13 am |
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billyweeds wrote: ....gets together for a wedding and makes the one in Rachel Gets Married look like a fairy-tale romance by comparison....
It's Rachel Getting Married.
Sounds like a killer cast, with good THC content, and can't wait to see Demi put on the boxing gloves. I had an "Ed Wood" moment there when I saw George Kennedy mentioned, as in "He's still alive?" |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:25 am |
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bartist wrote: billyweeds wrote: ....gets together for a wedding and makes the one in Rachel Gets Married look like a fairy-tale romance by comparison....
It's Rachel Getting Married. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:15 am |
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whiskeypriest wrote: bartist wrote: billyweeds wrote: ....gets together for a wedding and makes the one in Rachel Gets Married look like a fairy-tale romance by comparison....
It's Rachel Getting Married. 'Tis sport to see the engineer hoist with his own petard.
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:18 am |
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| bartist--What is the THC content--that the son is addicted to drugs? It's much more than marijuana. So I'm missing something here. Please explain. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:22 am |
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Movies that have Thomas Hayden-Church, I refer to as having good THC content. "Sideways" is, of course, the Sinsemillia of film.
Deja vu moment here.... |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:40 am |
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bartist wrote: Movies that have Thomas Hayden-Church, I refer to as having good THC content. "Sideways" is, of course, the Sinsemillia of film.
Deja vu moment here....
Ah, yes. Will try to remember from now on. Church is wonderful in AHD. |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:47 pm |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:36 am |
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| Saw Moneyball again last night and was--if not underwhelmed--not quite as positive as on first viewing. It's a fine movie but not quite the world-beater I thought it was the first time around. Pitt and Hill are marvelous scene partners and the story is galvanizing, but the tone is just a tad dry. Still, even though it's not necessarily Blanche-worthy, I'd call it a must-see. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:26 am |
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Despite not having been crazy about Rampart, the new cop movie with Woody Harrelson, I will be seeing it again tonight because I have a chance to sit in on a post-screening Q and A with Harrelson and others. Maybe I'll find the movie better this time, maybe not, but a Q and A is always worth attending.
P.S. The movie did in fact seem better and the Harrelson character a bit more palatable and understandable. They're still advertising it as "the most corrupt cop in the history of movies" or something like that, so they're embracing the horror of the character. |
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