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| billyweeds |
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I confess to having known next to nothing about the Surratt case before seeing the movie. I always knew the name Mary Surratt but thought she had something to do with the Salem witch trials.
I agree with Gary's posting a spoiler alert, but I disagree with his critical assessment of the sequence. It was perfect, IMO. |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:21 am |
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bartist wrote: Yeah, a lot of people know Booth jumped on the stage, yelled Sic Semper Tyrannis and....that's about it. I guess you can be happy that this is just the sort of intelligent film that will get some people more interested in that period.
How did your Jeopardy tryout go? Or has that happened yet? Your comment reminded me, because Jeopardy often has CW era questions. |
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| grace |
| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 11:17 am |
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bartist wrote: I guess you can be happy that this is just the sort of intelligent film that will get some people more interested in that period.
Actually, 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of The War to Preserve the Union; commemorative activities started April 12, and in short order the American public may feel a little beaten over the head with it all. A friend of mine likened it to "You know when you really like a band nobody else has heard of, and then the band hits it big and everyone else starts telling you to check this great new band out ....." |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 11:25 am |
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| Lack of personality doesn't seem to be a barrier to getting on the show, from what I've seen. Guys especially....have seen shows where the winner has the looks of a warthog and the charisma of oatmeal. Hey, maybe I should try out... |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 11:34 am |
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| Alas, whiskey aspires to warthoggishness and oatmealery. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:06 pm |
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| "Watson" was a winner and he had no personality at all. |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 1:02 pm |
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bartist wrote: "Watson" was a winner and he had no personality at all. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:01 pm |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:35 am |
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oh god, you've inspired me, Syd....
The Shining (1980): Bad hotel! Bad topiaries! Down! Down!
1408 (2007): Bad hotel room! Bad room service! Down! Down!
Day of the Triffids (1962): Bad plant! Down! Down! |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:59 pm |
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Win Win
Though less unconventional than The Station Agent or The Visitor, Tom McCarthy's latest is an engrossing, character-driven parable about the economic downturn, American competitiveness, and what constitutes family. Another first-rate Paul Giamatti performance, expert support from Amy Ryan, Bobby Canavale, Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young and Melanie Lynskey, and a Major Discovery in non-actor Alex Shaffer.
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:29 am |
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inla--Shocked--shocked!!!--to see you misspelling Burt Young's name.
I am admittedly a spelling-and-grammar martinet, however. I was initially intrigued and within seconds of buying a DVD the other day of a 1954 television version of Anything Goes starring Merman and Sinatra. What a find! Then I noticed that in the fine print on the back cover they misspelled "Bert Lahr." (They spelled it "Burt.") That was enough to kibosh the sale. Call me crazy. |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:56 pm |
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| willybeeds, I would never call you crazy, but I might call you Captain Renault. Edited accordingly |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:02 am |
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| The Girl from Paris. Really not that much of a film. A woman straight from agricultural school buys a farm in the Rhone Alps from an aged and cantankerous farmer who intends to stay for eighteen months until his grandnephew's house becomes available. But he wants to sell the farm to someone who's competent, and it's not obvious the woman's the right person. A bit like a French version of Under the Tuscan Sun without the romance. The woman is, as one character puts it, nicely built. It all seems like a nice idea for a film that was never developed. 6 of 10. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:52 pm |
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| The Last Waltz. The documentary of the 1976 farewell concert of the Band, with appearances from Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, the Staple Singers, Ronnie Wood, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters and Bob Dylan. Directed by Martin Scorsese. One of the classic concert films. 8.5 of 10. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:43 pm |
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| Agora: worthy, interesting, and a maturing Rachel Weisz never looked lovelier. However, this Spanish production struggles under the weight of its own gravitas. Poor cinema. |
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