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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: oilgun on January 04, 2008, 03:45:00 pm ---I saw Starter for 10! It's with the man of the hour James McAvoy. One of those charming and funny British comedies, this one set in the 80s. It's good but I wouldn't include it in my top ten by any means.
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Ah, great, thanks! They had it at the local video store so I rented it for viewing sometime this weekend. I'll report back!
L
southendmd:
Two recent views:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) is spectacular and moving. Don't be put off by the premise of the guy with a stroke. This ain't no disease-of-the-week flick. Max von Sydow in a small role broke my heart.
Juno. On my way into the above film, I ran into a friend who was coming to see Juno for the second time in two days. Why? Because he was laughing so hard the first time, he missed half the dialogue. Again, don't be turned off by the teenage-pregnancy theme, this ain't no after-school special! A super performance by Ellen Page, a snappy soundtrack, zippy dialogue, and somehow manages to give every character a way out of a stereotype. After I saw it, I ordered a hamburger phone on ebay.
Lumière:
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on January 04, 2008, 02:02:25 pm ---*raises hand*
I'll watch a good 'corset movie' any day. I haven't seen any of the ones you mentioned Milli, although I have heard of the Buccaneers. The BBC has just started showing Sense and Sensibility, a tv adaptation by Andrew Davies. It was announced as 'from the man who brought you Mr. Darcy in a wet shirt'! LOL
It was very good. The next episode is scheduled for next Sunday. Yummy!!
The other day, Pride and Prejudice, the movie was on tv. I started watching it but I didn't like it. This Mr. Darcy was bland and I wasn't much impressed with Kiera Knightly's performance either.
And in spite of the poor reviews, I think I'll go and see Becoming Jane too.
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Hey Fabienne,
You may also be interested in checking out the latest BBC adaptations of these period movies ..
- Wives & Daughters
- North & South
- Our Mutual Friend
- Tipping the Velvet
- Bleak House
More later.. ;)
BelAir:
I thought this was interesting
Sean Penn to lead Cannes Festival Jury
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=290835>1=7701
sad to see the note about his marriage ending, though
MaineWriter:
Thanks for that info, Bel!
Today I watched "Once" in a simulcast with Louise. I have a feeling I liked it more than she did! I thought it was a very sweet film about two people who meet and connect, for a week, through their music. Lots of very nice scenes of Dublin. I enjoyed the music. A bittersweet--but real to life--ending. Not a Hollywood ending, which was nice for a change. I would definitely recommend that folks add it to their Netflix queue, or pick it up at Blockbuster, which is where I got it.
L
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