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Escapee
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06-15-2004
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 11:08 am
Watched "Lords of Dogtown" the other night. Not bad. Couldn't stand Heath Ledger's voice in this. So nasaly, I wonder if he was right in Charactor with the real Sid. Tony Hawk is in this, and his tiny part is funny. Johnny Knoxville as a blond, too funny.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 12:57 pm
saw Shut up and Sing this weekend, about the Dixie Chicks. Really good. I always--well, almost always--like Barbara Kopple's documentaries, though. She directed my favorite documentary of all time, Harlan County, USA, about the mine worker's strike in Kentucky in the early-mid 70s.
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Bigd
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09-13-2001
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 4:31 pm
Tishala, if you like documentaries maybe you could watch the one my son and his friends made. It has gotten allot of positive recognition and a few awards. The name is "Can Mr. Smith Really Get to Washington Anymore?" http://www.mrsmithmovie.com/ you'll see my son listed in the producers section. (He's also in the film)
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 2:38 pm
Saw "Shortbus" the past friday.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, November 11, 2006 - 10:17 pm
Saw Shut Up and Sing tonight in Vancouver. Was completely packed, including the balcony. Crowd cheered several times and gave the film a standing ovation at the end.
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Jedisan
Member
01-11-2002
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 5:17 pm
DH and I watched a terrific movie last weekend. Just kind of happened upon it, while flipping about. It is from 2003, and stars Cillian Murphy, and is directed by Neil Jordan. It is called "Breakfast on Pluto", and I recommend it highly. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411195/
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Twinkie
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09-24-2002
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 9:00 pm
We watched a really good movie last weekend. Goodbye, Lenin. Its in German with sub-titles but its really easy to watch/read and its hilarious. I highly recommend it.
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Auntiemike
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09-17-2001
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 10:34 pm
Just saw "Junebug", (2005). What a wonderful study of character and and family (dis)function. Amy Adams, who plays "Ashley" is superb.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 7:05 pm
Anyone seen For Your Consideration? Dying to see it, as I'm a fan of the Guest & Co's improv, and was going to tonight, but the weather's bad and we decided to stay in with a bottle of wine.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 7:15 pm
Yep- Saw it this week and enjoyed it very much. I love all his movies and was not disappointed in this one. You might get even more of a kick out of it, since you are in the entertainment industry. The usual cast of Guest characters are terrific, and there are some great laugh out loud moments, though perhaps not as much as in Best In Show. It's more subtle in some ways. Great original music, as usual. Hope you get to see it this weekend!
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Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 7:22 pm
Thanks, Babyruth!
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Bbfanatic
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 12:05 pm
I watched the movie from awhile back called "Life as a House" w/ Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, and several others. How did I miss that movie when it came out? It is now one of my faves. Really great story.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, December 24, 2006 - 10:17 am
I just watched The Lords Of Dogtown and was pleasantly surprised. It was really interesting and a good film.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, December 24, 2006 - 1:22 pm
Last night watched Invincible. I really enjoyed it. Also saw Idlewild, cool movie ... very fun.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, February 12, 2007 - 2:24 pm
Go see The Lives of Others, the German nominee for best foreign film. It's almost sure to win and it's the best film I have seen in....years.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, February 12, 2007 - 3:35 pm
I hope to Tishala, it's just not playing here yet....
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, March 26, 2007 - 7:48 pm
We saw The Namesake on Saturday night (the Mira Nair film, Jhumpa Lahiri novel). As typical of Nair's films it was lush, beautiful, colorful and lyrical. One major flaw for me, though -- I felt it didn't give enough weight to the son (Gogol)'s side of the story. As with most novels-turned-to-movies, I have to say the book is definitely more rich. On a side note, we took my dh's 13-year-old son. My husband's father is from India, so it provided a good jumping off point for a discussion about culture as relates to our family.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 1:36 pm
I've read some very good reviews for The Namesake. I'd like to see it and the Korean film The Host. I hope they play somewhere near me.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 3:32 pm
OMG, I just saw the movie Idiocracy on the weekend - anyone seen this one? About a guy who gets frozen in a military experiment, they're supposed to wake him up in a year but they forget about him somehow and 500 years later he wakes up to a completely stupid world? It's a Mike Judge film and on the surface looks like stupid frat-boy fart joke humour kind of movie. But it has such a profound underlying message... I really recommend it. I'm still thinking about it. Weird.
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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001
| Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 3:07 pm
'The Painted Veil' is very, very good with Naomi Watts and Edward Norton. It is much in the Merchant-Ivory vein. Loved it!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 1:53 pm
'Keeping Mum' is a great Maggie Smith vehicle. It is a 'black' comedy in the best sense of the term.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 3:12 pm
We also enjoyed Keeping Mum. I am a BIG Maggie Smith Fan. Ladies in Lavender with Maggie Smith and Judi Dench was good also, I think it was out last year.
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 8:33 pm
Watched one called "Primer" today. Odd, but good. It was categorized as sci-fi, but I think it's more drama/suspense. Starts out with a couple of guys building something in the garage. They are inventing something that even they aren't sure what it does. It works. Many twists and turns later, you know what they made, how it changed things, and the aftermath. Turned out pretty good. :-)
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Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 8:29 am
Primer rules!
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Fiat
Member
10-07-2004
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 1:31 pm
Loved Primer!
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