Heath Ledger Film Festival - Saturday Events

[yb]

But the scene he met with his father when he visited his hometown after all those time is very touching.

[BelAir]

I think a lot of the scenes are quite touching...

 

I was especially struck by Will's optimism at the beginning of the movie, when he was trying to convince his buds that they should fight in tournaments...  He reminded me of Jack, actually.

[BlissC]

I was hanging around after the Smarten Up Chat and intended to watch the Knight's Tale, but unfortunately my forum developed a glitch and I had to dash off and try and fix that, and spent most of the evening up to my neck in code  When I eventually managed to sort it out though I ended up putting BBM on - probably a bit of a mistake before bedtime from the effect it had on me (bad dreams), but I will try and make it for the next film festival (and make sure I have my forum's co-admin on standby for any glitches!  )

[louisev]

coming up for the next Saturday:  the epic film "The Four Feathers" directed by Shekhar Kapur.  I saw this film for the first time recently and if you are looking for a lot of Heath on the screen, especially Heath in uniform and acting heroic, this is the film for you!

If you haven't seen it yet, the rugby scenes at the very beginning are worth the price of admission!

[MaineWriter]

Did anyone watch The Four Feathers? I hung out in the chat for awhile but there weren't any other movie watchers around. Oh well....I do love the way Heath looks in TFF, I have to say!

L

[sel]

Hi!
I watched The Four Feathers   over two weeks ago. Enjoyed it very much. Heath's laughter at end, the immensity of the desert and the blue sky will stay with me forever.

[louisev]

and I was working for 11 hours yesterday and hardly even got dinner eaten when I got home!  I saw Four Feathers a month ago and really, really liked it!

[BelAir]

Well, I didn't have time to watch yesterday either, but as I've said before, I like Four Feathers quite a bit - the epic style, the African sky, Heath's varied looks.  In fact it is probably the first movie where I really "fell" for Heath...  (I saw it long before I saw Brokeback Mountain.)

[MaineWriter]

I read that the original cut of The Four Feathers was 3 hours long. It was due to come out shortly after 9/11 and there was speculation that it would be received poorly (terrorists in the desert and that sort of thing) so the director went back to the editing room and cut an hour out. I would like to see the extended cut because it seemed choppy in places and things were missing. For example, we never see Ethne give Heath/her fiance her white feather and I am sure that was filmed.

L

[louisev]

This weekend's  (March 22) feature is "NED KELLY" everyone.  Make sure to get your rental or dust off your copy for 2 p.m. Saturday!