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| marantzo |
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| Match Point was an excellent screenplay. Light as air? Hardly. |
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| Shane |
| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:42 am |
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Woody Allen with lingerie, that's an image I'll be glad to do without!!
I finally caught Mad Dog Time the other night and can't believe I want to see it again...soon. With Richard Dreyfuss as Vic, the just released, from a mental hospital that is, mob boss returning to the chaos and insanity he left behind times ten, this movie could only be called a wonderful violent journey of an absurdest Godfather. With Gabriel Byrne, a certified loony to be sure, Jeff Goldblum, thinking ahead four steps and stumbling on the first, Joey Bishop, Henry Silva, Michael J. Polard, Gregory Hines and even Burt Reynolds, He's quite insane too but who could tell, this adventure into Busby Berkeley with bullets is so funny I'll never look at these actors the same way again. The pace is quick but sometimes it takes you into a situation which could only come from the brain of a comic steeped in the very times and places where this stuff could be considered normal. Larry Bishop, son of Joey, wrote and directed this one of a kind gem, I only hope he has another one in him of the same caliber. Give this one a shot y'all, it couldn't hurt. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:39 pm |
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sioux wrote: ehle - Match Point's screenplay was nominated for what??
Best Original Screenplay - Oscars and Golden Globes. |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:43 pm |
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| Loved Match Point, including its screenplay. |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:51 pm |
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| Ten years later, Kenneth Branagh's performance as well as direction in Hamlet hold up quite well, but I thought Kate Winslet and Julie Christie were disappointing. I had not remembered how many big name stars appeared in small roles, such as Billy Crystal, Robin Williams,Charlton Heston and Gerard Depardieu. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:56 pm |
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| There was a brief period when working in a Branagh Shakespearean adpatation had a certain cache. Alas no longer. I think Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing were among his best efforts. The latter was littered with Hollywood names, not all rose to the occassion. |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:15 pm |
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| Remember Denzel Washington well from Much Ado About Nothing. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:54 pm |
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marantzo wrote: Match Point was an excellent screenplay. Light as air? Hardly.
Word. It got my vote for a Blanche. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:15 pm |
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Ghulam wrote: Ten years later, Kenneth Branagh's performance as well as direction in Hamlet hold up quite well, but I thought Kate Winslet and Julie Christie were disappointing. I had not remembered how many big name stars appeared in small roles, such as Billy Crystal, Robin Williams,Charlton Heston and Gerard Depardieu.
Depardieu had the right part considering English is not his first language. Only one scene and a lot of "Yes, my lord" and "I will, my lord" lines.
I enjoyed Roger Ebert's line about Heston in his review of Branagh's Hamlet: "How many great performances did we miss while he was off visiting the Planet of the Apes?"
I won't revive the Julie Christie discussion, but I must disagree about Winslet's Ophelia. When her world crumbles around her, especially right after Hamlet's exit in the "get thee to a nunnery" scene, she's quite moving. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:22 pm |
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jeremy wrote: There was a brief period when working in a Branagh Shakespearean adpatation had a certain cache. Alas no longer. I think Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing were among his best efforts. The latter was littered with Hollywood names, not all rose to the occassion.
Michael Keaton did, though, as Dogberry. |
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| Marilyn |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:49 am |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:40 pm |
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| Nice review Marilyn. I'm sorry I don't have the time at the moment to give you my thoughts - for what they're worth. Don't take this the wrong way, but do you mind me asking if that was a professional assignment? |
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| Marilyn |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:18 pm |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:22 pm |
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Marilyn,
This almost makes me want to see Showgirls, which I never did before. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:25 pm |
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Nancy wrote:
Marilyn,
This almost makes me want to see Showgirls, which I never did before.
I haven't had a chance to read the review, but my understanding was the "Showgirls" was a camp underground classic and a commentary about life in America.
It took me ages to rent it because people were always stealing it at the local video store (before Marc opened Mondo). I think they just were interested in the T & A tho'. |
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