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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 4:58 pm
I know - he also produced it and had a minor role in it
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Bbfanatic
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, April 17, 2006 - 10:14 am
I have a copy of In Her Shoes my sister gave me. I have not watched it because Diaz is in it. I think she is a terrible actress. But, if it is a good movie, I can overlook her acting abilities.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 6:26 pm
Bb, I also thought In Her Shoes was a very good movie.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 2:13 pm
My daughter and I just watched the sweetest documentary called "My Date With Drew". It really was so sweet and watching him get to the conclusion was just a lot of fun.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 6:28 am
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill This documentary tells the true story of a Bohemian St. Francis of Assisi and his amazing relationship with a flock of wild parrots. Mark Bittner, a homeless street musician in San Francisco, adopts the flock as he searches for meaning in his life. The weird thing is, he's unaware that the wild parrots will bring him everything he needs. The film celebrates urban wildness (human and avian) and links the parrots' antics to human … antics. I connected with this movie and enjoyed it thoroughly. I plan to buy a copy for my DVD Library.
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Reiki
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 11:54 am
We watched this movie recently too Coco. I remember seeing a news items a few years ago about these birds. Its all very interesting and I'm glad I don't live in San Francisco or I'd be spending all my free time watching these birds.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 6:20 pm
LOL Reiki. I've got to share that about 10 years ago our neighborhood had a flock of wild parrots who loved to eat from a type of bush. The man who lived in the house apparently wasn't a Mark Bittner type..lol, he cut down the bush and the wild parrots left our 'hood. I've got to admit, they were noisy but I sure enjoyed watching them eat and groom and play or maybe it was fighting. The urban legend is that they escaped from a ship in the LA Harbor.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, May 29, 2006 - 8:40 pm
Just rented An Unfinished Life from PPV and enjoyed it thoroughly. Something about Robert Redford on a horse that gets me every time. Also enjoyed Morgan Freeman. Quiet little chick flick that is enjoyable.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 5:38 pm
If you liked Shirley Valentine you might like "Enchanted April". One of my all time favorites. I am patiently waiting for the dvd to be released some day. Melfie1222, "Enchanted April" is one of my most favorite movies too. You might also enjoy "My House In Umbria". I haven't seen it yet but from what I've read about it, it's similar. I just started up Netflix again after a few years. It's in my queue.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 8:05 am
Just watched Merchant/Ivory last production, The White Countess. Sorry, but I cannot recommend it.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 8:04 pm
Ive seen Enchanted April and My house in Umbria, enjoyed both very much... I also enjoyed An Unfinished Life, even though im not a huge JLO fan, can take her or leave her, I thought it was a very good show..
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 8:11 pm
I also watched a few weeks back, Missing in America..with Danny Glover...It was very good.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, June 05, 2006 - 10:42 am
I saw the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, the global warming film starring Al Gore. Here's the shocker: it's really good as a film. Very well done, lively, and interesting.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 10:19 am
As I said a few posts above, I started up Netflix again after about four years. Lovin' it. There's a distribution center not too far from me. Both directions -- disk in mail one day and it arrives the next. It's a very good thing.
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 6:24 pm
Colordeagua - after you mentioned My House in Umbria I took a glance and added it to the top of my Netflix queue yesterday, I will have it tomorrow. Yay! I love Netflix.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, June 07, 2006 - 10:21 pm
I just watched a cute show, The seat filler. It was just a mooshy romantic comedy that was just fun to watch... good cast too...
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Friday, August 04, 2006 - 11:46 am
Last night I finished 42 Up, from the 7 Up Series of documentaries. I'm pretty sure I rented the series on someone's suggestion here, but I can't find that post now. Anyway...it starts with 7 Up, then 14 Up (this one might be called 7 plus 7), then 21 Up, 28 Up...etc up to 42 Up. I see that 49 Up was completed last year but isn't on DVD yet. The series begins in 1964, interviewing fourteen 7-year-olds. Throughout the series, the children are interviewed every seven years. I just loved it!! I found it fascinating to see how their lives progressed over the years. The children were from very different economic backgrounds...some of them were wealthy and sent to private schools...some were middle class... and a couple were from children's homes. It was really very interesting to me to see how those things, as well as other influences, affected their lives throughout. Highly recommend!!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, August 04, 2006 - 12:28 pm
Oh I saw the first three of those while in school! They really were fascinating. I'd love to see to all of them. I think they tried to do an American version but am not sure about that.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, August 04, 2006 - 12:45 pm
I'm thrilled to hear that 49 Up was filmed! Yay! I'll have to keep an eye out for it. I loved 42 Up. Very interesting study.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, October 09, 2006 - 2:52 pm
I saw The Last King of Scotland this weekend. It's a film about Ida Amin, the former president of Uganda (of raid on Entebe fame) and it's really good if only for the two stars, Forest Whittaker and some Scottish actor I'd never heard of before. Go see it if you get the chance--I think Whittaker will be nominated for (and maybe win) an Oscar for it.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 9:06 am
I just purchased a box DVD that includes 7 Up to 42 Up. Waiting for it to arrive. 49 Up is due out on DVD in mid-November. Since we'll be headed to New Zealand again this December, we decided last night to finally watch our DVD of Once Were Warriors, the controversial mid-90s movie about disenfranchised modern day Maoris. There were parts of the movie that were really compelling, but I did find parts to be a little cheesy -- some of the dialogue and acting. The movie was quite sad. We then moved on to watch Tsotsi, the SAfrican film that won best foreign language motion picture at the Oscars last year. A very very well acted movie -- glad I saw it -- but it was very sad as well. So after we finished Tsotsi, we watched the short film on the DVD which was directed by the same person. No dialogue in the 15-minute film. Well done, but almost even MORE sad. At least I didn't have bad dreams last night.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 8:52 pm
Has anyone watched the Seven Up series? Got my DVD today and watched through 21 Up. One of the participants, Neil, had me literally in tears.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 9:35 am
Yeah, I posted an interview Ebert did with the filmmaker of the UP series -- I think in the new on video thread. Keep watching -- it just gets more and more interesting. Here's the link again: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061012/PEOPLE/61012002
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 8:00 am
Watched "Three Iron" from Netflix last night and really liked it. Read here for more: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/three_iron/
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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 3:43 pm
My husband and I went to see the movie "One Night With the King" based on the story of Esther in the Bible. We were very pleasantly surprised. It was pretty good. I thought it was the kind of movie you need to see on the big screen. It probably helps if you already know the story. My husband thought it was a little difficult in the beginning to keep up with the characters, but then he followed it fine.
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