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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
oilgun:
Well, the reviews for the Cohen Bros' BURN AFTER READING have not been very good here in Toronto. - It's playing at the TIFF. It's too bad I was looking forward to seeing Brad Pitt play a doophus, he really shines in comedies. Remember how hilarious he was when he guested on FRIENDS?
Meryl:
--- Quote from: Kd5000 on August 17, 2008, 12:49:27 pm ---Yesterday, I saw the new Woody Allen movie called Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Penelope Cruz was quite good, but the movie itself wasn't up to par, though it might make you want to take a vacation in Spain. :D
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Agreed, Karl. I enjoyed the movie but could have done without the intrusive voice-over narration. The only reason I could come up with for it was that maybe Woody wanted it to come across as some sort of "chick lit" book that they market to young women. The actors were appealing, even Scarlett Johansson, whom I usually find annoying. There were some signature Woody Allen bits that made me miss some of his earlier films. And yes, Barcelona looks terrific. Afterwards, all I wanted to do was go out and get some wine and listen to Spanish guitar music in a secluded little cafe.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: oilgun on September 04, 2008, 11:02:06 pm ---Well, the reviews for the Cohen Bros' BURN AFTER READING have not been very good here in Toronto. - It's playing at the TIFF. It's too bad I was looking forward to seeing Brad Pitt play a doophus, he really shines in comedies. Remember how hilarious he was when he guested on FRIENDS?
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I'll have to say, the trailers did not look promising. It looked like one of those Cohen Bros. movies where everyone shamelessly mugs -- especially George Clooney. Maybe I'm finding that George, and for that matter Joel and Ethan, are at their best with solemn dramas. Kind of the opposite of Kevin Costner.
MaineWriter:
The trailer for MILK which will be out in November. From Focus Features with Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch and Josh Brolin.
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southendmd:
Thanks for the Milk trailer, Leslie. I worry about the Dan White portrayal, even from the brief trailer; he looks too calculating. Most of the actual footage of him I've seen makes him look rather stupid and pathetic. (I'm thinking The Times of Harvey Milk.)
A pleasant diversion from the Repugnican Convention last night: I flipped the channel and found Blade Runner. I probably hadn't seen it in more than 25 years, yet I used to listen to the soundtrack a lot in the 80s.
I think it certainly has held up (outside of the blatant Atari ads). It reminded me of BBM in that it leaves things ambiguous and you have to think! Rutger Hauer's "tears in the rain" speech is fantastic!
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