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Pippin04
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10-26-2007

Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 8:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pippin04 a private message Print Post    
If you get the chnace to see it......see "Prom Wars". It is about private school students. Great indy film. Actually about the school my daughted attended.

Mizinvanccouver
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02-22-2003

Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mizinvanccouver a private message Print Post    
"Fracture" with Ryan Gosling and Anthony Hopkins. It's a 7 day rental and worth seeing if you like suspense. :-)

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Monday, July 21, 2008 - 4:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Finally caught "Shake Hands with the Devil" on TV. I knew the basic outline of what happened but it was still riveting to watch. I am going to go out and pick up Lt.Gen Romeo Dallaire's book today.

Aurora23
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03-22-2008

Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aurora23 a private message Print Post    
Little Miss Sunshine must be the worst movie I've ever seen. I am so sorry that I wasted my evening watching it. Blech.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 6:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
LOL Aurora, my hubby agrees with you but I absolutely loved it.

Just caught Shirley Valentine. I saw it years ago and it's amazing how much more I relate to it now than then. {sigh} Lovely movie.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Has anyone seen the documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired? It's been on HBO after appearances at Sundance and other film festivals. It's really excellent. It's about the Polanski statutory rape mess, complete with interviews with the victim, the DA, the defense attorney (but not Polanski himself), etc. The film portrays the presiding judge as very image and industry conscious--and willing to do whatever was necessary to maintain his image, including breaking his word. It's essentially a sympathetic portrait of Polanski, which will undoubtedly annoy people who still want him locked up, and provides intriguing insights into the celebrity justice system.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 8:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I've been wanting to catch that.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Has anyone seen "Paradise Now" ? We rented it from Netflix. Very interesting story. It was much better than I thought it would be.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
I just watched Lars and the Real Girl with Ryan Gosling. What a lovely, lovely movie. Very funny, but also so very touching. A wonderful cast....great performances even in tiny roles...and obviously well written and well directed. Don't think I heard about this when it was out...just grabbed from the library shelf. But what a find! I recommend it.

Scout
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01-20-2005

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
Yesitsme - Loved Lars and the Real Girl. Darrell had highly recommended it when it first came out. It was so funny in parts, and so touching. I ended up buying it.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 3:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
Hiya Scout! (Gee, I have missed you!) I must have totally blanked out when that came out...I had never heard of it. But even though I rarely buy movies, I thought to myself as I watched it "I could watch this one over and over. Maybe I need to buy it." There were so many subtle things that I noticed, that I know there are tons and tons that I missed! Did you watch the extras on the disk? (I am a sucker for them...almost always watch them.) I loved the interview with Bianca and Ryan Gosling. I have liked him in things before, but this movie made me love him!

Scout
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01-20-2005

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
Hey Yes - missed you, too!
I did watch the extras. I loved how each cast member and the crew talked about Bianca as though she'd been a real actress - her demands, expectations, etc. That was great.
Ryan Gosling was really amazing in the movie.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Another big thumbs up for Lars and the Real Girl. I didn't know much about it, just heard it was good. I was so surprised how moved I was by the film. It's whimsical and wonderful.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
Yay!!! More fans for Lars! LOL! The story was written by Nancy Oliver, who was a writer/co-producer for Six Feet Under, and writer/supervising producer for True Blood, on HBO.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
How did I miss you recommending it Darrell? I am sure I would have seen it sooner!

Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Heyltslori a private message Print Post    
I saw it and then bought it too! It's a great movie. :-)

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
"Blindsight"--we rented it from Netflix and watched it last night. I highly recommend this documentary of an expedition of 6 poor, blind, socially outcast Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb Mt Everest. Awesome, fascinating true story, wonderful scenery, too.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 9:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
I was loaned a few DVD's by a friend I go to school with, and his only comment was "don't watch Martyrs with your girl or any kids"... I'd never heard of Martyrs, but since it was free, I took the loan. I watched it, expecting some explicit sex stuff, but that wasn't the case...it was a very brutal, violent movie, and all of the violence was against kids and young women, so I understood the warning of my friend...at the end of the movie, the reason for the brutality is revealed, and it's so commonly pedestrian, it pi#%ed me off...but it is worth one viewing if you ever get the chance...it's French, and it's subtitled, but it's easy to follow, because most of the dialogue is screaming...and the visuals are extremely striking...

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 12:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
I don't know if this was under the radar as it is a couple of years old but I really enjoyed "Into the Wild". It was not what I expected. And it was long. While the character is young and the story is in the 90's, his travels take him on some of the roads less taken. Roads some of my friends took in the 70's. Nice to know they are likely still out there.

I understand it was a book. Maybe some of you have read it. Anyway it was a really well done movie. And I was surprised to learn Sean Penn was at the helm. That boy is interesting.


Mak1
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08-12-2002

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 1:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
I watched that recently too, Gidget. It was very interesting. I plan to read the book sometime, too. I hadn't realized Sean Penn was at the helm of it. Great job.

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
Boondock Saints. If you like action and offbeat like Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels, you might like this. I watched it a few weeks ago because "II" is coming out soon. After looking it up, I read it is kinda a cult classic. I really liked it. But it is not for the feint of heart. I can't wait for the sequel. Glad I just saw the original now instead of 10 years ago. Long wait.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I went to see A Single Man, directed by Tom Ford and starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. It's simply incredible. The direction is the best I saw in a film this year, which means, of course, that it got no nominations--they'd rather give those nominations to big super duper 3D films without much plot.

Anyhow, if you like small films and you don't mind not being knocked out of your seat by special effects, see this. I won't give away the plot, but I will say that the film takes place in 1962 and examines one day in the life of a college professor whose partner recently died.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Colin Firth is incredibly gifted in this role. I'll have a hard time choosing between him and Jeff Bridges on Oscar night.

Excellent movie.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Anyone seen The Brothers Bloom? We rented it from Netflix and really enjoyed it. It's very quirky, original and fun. I recommend it if you like a good story.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Friday, March 05, 2010 - 1:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Anyone see A Serious Man? I borrowed a friend's screener copy last weekend and finally got around to it. I liked it quite a lot--it's by the Coen brothers. It has the look and sound of one of their films, but it feels quite different.