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]

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!

What is this about Gloucester? Did you see the Man at the Wheel???

[serious crayons]

As chance would have it, I visited Marblehead the very next day, and managed to pick out a couple of the actual sites.  Cool!

Finding Moonlight!

[Lynne]

Neat, Paul!  I haven't seen Moonlight Mile in a long time.  Needs another viewing.   

[oilgun]

THE BOYS IN THE BAND was just released on DVD and I couldn't resist getting a copy, if only for the great one-liners .

[southendmd]

THE BOYS IN THE BAND was just released on DVD and I couldn't resist getting a copy, if only for the great one-liners .

"Give me librium or give me meth."

[southendmd]

What is this about Gloucester? Did you see the Man at the Wheel???

I know! We were just there!

Finding Moonlight!

Good one, Katherine!

Neat, Paul!  I haven't seen Moonlight Mile in a long time.  Needs another viewing.  

Indeed, great to see Jake's talent progressing.