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Denis O'Hare and Danny McBride are other great examples... and Alan Tudyk.
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I can't keep all the "dead" movies straight.
I haven't seen that particular Dead movie, Sally, sorry. I'm watching Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell right now. It's a cheesy Japanese thriller set on a plane. Birds keep splatting themselves against the plane windows, and the sky is blood red! What's going on???
Evil Dead needs to only be appreciated for it's cheese. Army Of Darkness was better, watch that one Sally :-)
This afternoon I watched Guy Richie's Rockarolla. While sections were interesting, it's mostly a Pulp Fiction retread, just slightly better than, uh, most Pulp Fiction retreads.Ladies, I feel I should mention Gerald Butler's in it, and sometimes he takes his shirt off, too. You're welcome.
Thank you, RA!:::files that information away for later:::
I've brought home the Marx Brothers' movie, A Night at the Opera, which was the ONLY Marx Brothers movie they had at the video store. Tsk.
I will be making popcorn later to enjoy with the movie.
The one about George W? Was it worth watching, Larry? Or are we still too close for it to be entertaining?
My kids have never seen the Marx Brothers. I should do something about that.Was "W" the Oliver Stone one?
I found W to be an entertaining film. I think you'd like it, Jackie.
That's the one. Oliver stone does such a good job with stuff like that. Yeah, it was a little too close to recent horrors, what with the recent outbreaks in Iraq and the stuff Cheney's been saying lately.
Thanks, Matthew, I thought it looked good, but I couldn't get anyone to go with me when it came out last fall.
Josh Brolin is excellent, as is Dreyfus as Cheney. The woman who played Laura is way too hot, though.
A friend of mine read American Wife A Novel, which is supposedly based on Laura Bush, and said it was totally uncomfortable reading the sex scenes. I SO get that!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/69300/movie...I am painfully excited for this movie, with every indie-loving molecule of my being. I really hope it is every bit the charming mix of Arrested Development and Wes Anderson it is promising to be.
RA I watched Rocknrolla a little while ago. I thought it was just a lousy recreation of Ritchie's Snatch. The acting was mediocre and the plot was just bad. I recommend seeing Snatch first so you can get a taste of his talent.I also saw Earth the other night, which was expectedly amazing. James Earl Jones narrates, and its basically a summation of the award-winning show Planet Earth on Discovery. I think its pretty cool that Disneynature is planting a tree for every ticket purchased during opening week, which ends this wednesday. Sit in the front row.
Hey, Connor, welcome back to TC...been a while, sir...Yes, I remember Snatch...that was the one with Brad Pitt, right?
I kind of want to see Earth on the big screen. Maybe I'll take the kids next weekend.
Hey thanks, yeah i've been pretty busy lately. And yeah thats the one, with Benicio Del Toro as well. Has anyone seen State of Play yet? I've heard good things.
Oh and to comment on a recent discussion about the character actors: I think we're disregarding the meaning of the original word, Actor. I'd agree with Matthew that a character actor is singular. An actor is one who can take new roles like they've lived it all their lives. Otherwise I don't really think they deserve the title.
I saw Transporter 3 today. My God, the film was bad.I tried to start "Bride Wars", since I'm bored, and only lasted two minutes.
However, the preview for "I love you, Beth Cooper" looked good.
Oh, geez, RA. "Bride Wars"? You are sick.
Two minutes, Jackie, two minutes...the credits were still on...it sucks, because normally I like both Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson...
Here's the "I Love You, Beth Cooper" trailer...I read the book last year...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk04oh...
Yeah, but you need something with at least a couple of stars, not that. "Almost Famous", or "The Devil Wears Prada" are better.My go-to movie when I'm sick is "The Princess Bride", and it has a pretty girl in it, too. You should watch that, RA.
Wow, RA. I hadn't heard of "I Love You Beth Cooper"... and you're right, the trailer looks funny.
i finally watched the Dark Knight with my oldest son (who is a fanatic over this movie) and my wife. ehhhhh... ok. i was not thrilled. ledger as the joker or whatever was ok. good character for him. christian bale as batman ruined it for me. not cool enough as bruce wayne (unlikeable) and over the top weird with the breathy Darth Vader voice as batman. i know, i know, he is supposed to be "dark" but i couldn't get into it. pretty long too. and the chick (maggie something-or-other) wasn't likeable enough either to connect to. micheal keaton was my fav batman and vicki vale was the best batman chick
Kev - I liked Michael Keaton too. I don't mind Bale as Bruce Wayne, but I hate his growly Batman voice. I loved the supporting cast - Maggie Gylenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Ledger, etc... though I've always wondered what Billy Dee Williams would have done with it if they had gotten round to Two-Face with the Michael Keaton cast...I'm debating seeing Wolverine tonight. Awful reviews, but I kinda want a popcorn movie.
i like jack n. as the joker too. he was fun and had a great laugh. ledger was good but in a far darker way. more like insane clown posse
It's kind of like the difference between the old Batman comics and the 80s-and-after (Dark Knight Returns, Killing Joke) comics. I like both versions in different ways.
RA,I borrowed "I Love You Beth Cooper" from the library and loved it so much that I bought a copy and convinced a few friends to read it!
I can't wait to see the movie!
Today, I finally saw "The Visitor" which was great! The acting was excellent and it really touched me. I kept wiping tears from my face.
When I looked up the actress who played Zainab, I discovered that she is in "Ghost Town". I'll have to look for her because I bought a copy of the film but haven't watched it yet.
I watched I'm Not There tonight--awesome! Has anyone seen it? Six different Dylans!
I watched Burn After Reading last night. How is it possible for the Coen Brothers to have made such a uninteresting film? Have they lost their mojo?
Yeah, I only thought it was ok, I agree...some funny parts, but the type of movie that looked more fun to make than watch...
Well, I already know I'm weird ... but I enjoyed it quite a bit. So there you have it.
I heard it was really funny--did you guys think it was?
Burn After Reading was ok, Dave. Definitely not their best.I watched The 400 Blows (for the 20th time) with my roommate and friend from Harvard. He's staying with us for the weekend, so it's the perfect opportunity for him to be exposed to the oeuvre of M. Truffaut.
I wanted to like Burn After Reading, but the tone just didn't work for me. The closet scene with Brad Pitt was just too jarring for me.But I really loved No Country For OId Men, with Josh Brolin being the perfect laconic and world-wise cowboy. It helps to know, going in, that there aren't ever happy endings in Cohen Brothers' movies.
That's a great f--king movie. We haven't talked about Cormac McCarthy lately. We should talk about him more. That man is a literary God.
I've only read The Road by him. But Chris read All the Pretty Horses and really liked the language. He said he didn't think it was the kind of book I'd enjoy, because of the language, actually. Lots of swearing, I guess?
I have a confession to make. While I am a huge McCarthy fan, I have never read more than fifty pages of The Road. I found the novel too terrifying. I'm not kidding.All The Pretty Horses is an absolute literary gem. You need to get into its rhythms, though...he's definitely nonstandard with the way he uses language. I once had someone ask why McCarthy didn't use "normal" punctuation, and he followed that statement with "I wanted to attack the book with a red pen."
That's the only time in my life I almost punched someone over a book.
The Road was really powerful, with its feeling of immediacy conveyed through the spare language and descriptions. And you, with sons, would relate so strongly I can see how it would be terrifying.
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