October 2, 2005
Movies.
Movies playing in Madison I'm contemplating going to see: "A History of Violence," "The Corpse Bride," "Oliver Twist," "Broken Flowers," The Aristocrats." A consideration: Which would be most fun to blog about?
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Serenity!
But seriously, if you're not already interested you probably won't be.
of those I've seen corpse bride and I'm planning on a history of violence. corpse bride is a decent movie but has the feeling of a fairy tale, which while not neccesarily bad, means you pretty much know how it's going to end and that ending comes far too soon.
go watch AHOV, ann. it's going to be shown here in the philippines on wednesday.
AHOV -- it's on my list, as well. I really enjoyed "The Corpse Bride" but it is just a fluffy little thing. I'd much rather hear your take on Viggo Mortensen's character and all the people around him.
A thread on "The Aristocrats" would complete a trilogy, the other two threads being about the underside of tongues, and Maidenform bras.
Got that? Okey dokey, then!
You can't write about The Aristocrats. The movie already goes over itself all that's possible. It's been tried, but every other blogger who posts about the movie winds up simply repeating some aspect of the joke, of propriety, of society, etc., that the movie itself already explicated.
It's a funny movie, though.
Ahhh. I didn't read Althouse until just now, and obviously didn't get to contribute to the suggestion-a-thon.
Well, in all honesty, I think you chose the best film for you to blog about, of the ones mentioned.
The Corpse Bride might be fun to co-blog about.
Like you and your chum Nina together -- doing a little blog Amba-Althouse gig.
Cheers,
Victoria
I'm in the 86% about Junebug. It wasn't slow, painfully or otherwise; it was a quiet movie about real people, in this case small-town North Carolinians and big-city art dealers. No violence, no car chases, etc. Set mostly in a house, and in other normal places like a church social or a car. Funny dialogue without any condescension to the subjects (the filmmakers are young North Carolinians), and moving, nuanced performances with lots of revelatory moments. For me it's the best American movie in several years. Deserves at least two Oscar nominations -- for screenplay and for supporting actress -- but a couple of the supporting actor performances were terrific too. I've heard it's either not in Madison anymore or hasn't been there yet.
Hi, Richard. "Junebug" has been playing at Hilldale for a while, alongside "March of the Penguins" -- seems like an animal theme. I keep picturing the penguins eating the bug.
"March of the Penguins" -- seems like an animal theme.
Everyone and their mothers loved March of the Penguins. My cousins in the UK, especially.
I found Luc Jaquet's docu unengaging, actually.
Even the usually chipper Morgan Freeman had on a funereal tone when narrating it.
It's something I'd expect to watch at the IMAX or at the outside, on Nova.
But then cinemahouse fare is becoming more eclectic, what with many documentaries making their big screen debuts this summer.
This can only be good for us.
I keep picturing the penguins eating the bug.
Only if they came between them and their eggs.
Well, at least, I learnt THAT.
P.S.: Nice to see your ex-hubby posting here. Hey Richard!
Cheers,
Victoria
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