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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
Lynne:
I saw Body of Lies tonight. It was much as expected - lots of graphic violence, fast-paced, action-packed.
Leonardo DiCaprio did a fabulous job, IMO - he seems to have a real knack for accents. (I'm thinking of both Blood Diamond and The Departed.) Obviously, I don't speak Arabic, but he convinced me that he did. Golshifteh Farahani in her role as his love interest, Aisha, was subtle and believable. I'd like to see more of her.
Front-Ranger:
Body of Lies sounds interesting...I'm looking forward to Australia opening this month (thanks, Leslie, for reminding us). We've been needing this ever since The Thorn Birds!!
oilgun:
Is there no one from the UK here who might have seen QUANTUM OF SOLACE?
southendmd:
When my local indy video store closed early this year, I snatched up all the Jack and Heath and Ang movies I could find (for about $5 each!).
I finally got around to seeing Moonlight Mile with Jake, Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon. Also an early Ellen Pompeo, and a sublime Holly Hunter in a small role.
What a pleasant surprise! Jake getting away from the awkward, adolescent phase of Donnie Darko and The Good Girl. A relatively quiet performance, he managed to hold his own opposite Dustin and Susan, and had good chemistry with the pre-Grey's Anatomy Ellen.
Jake has a wonderful courtroom scene.
Special interest for me: I thought I recognized some of the film sites. Sure enough, the credits listed Marblehead and Gloucester, Mass., among others. As chance would have it, I visited Marblehead the very next day, and managed to pick out a couple of the actual sites. Cool!
Jake and Dustin with the director Brad Silberling in Crocker Park, Marblehead, MA
Front-Ranger:
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Special interest for me: I thought I recognized some of the film sites. Sure enough, the credits listed Marblehead and Gloucester, Mass., among others. As chance would have it, I visited Marblehead the very next day, and managed to pick out a couple of the actual sites. Cool!
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What is this about Gloucester? Did you see the Man at the Wheel???
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