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Burn After Reading; dir. Joel & Ethan Coen (2008) 6/10
Enjoyable satire that I finally got around to watching this weekend. The entire cast works really well off of each other and Frances McDormand is an absolute hoot. What a, if not precise, fascinating look at the state of straight on-line dating. Things took a predictably violent turn towards the end, but the Coen's angle never got lost. The D.C. location shots were enjoyable. Except where the heck was that "Hardbodies" supposed to be -- Tenleytown?
Am I the only one who thought that Richard Jenkins was better in this than he was in his nominated turn in The Visitor? I would've supported a Brad Pitt nod.
Lars and the Real Girl; dir. Craig Gillespie (2007) 8/10
This film was such a little pleasure. From the way the entire town started to embrace Bianca and adopted her because of their love for Lars to the many costume changes (where was a costume nod for this?) It's difficult to capture an authentic contemporary Midwestern style of dress without veering into parody and I felt like that was achieved here (along with some nice touches, such as the blanket his dead mother had made that Lars used as a scarf).
Ryan Gosling is in that "Heath Ledger" vein of acting. He seems to really get inside the minds of these characters and the performances, therefore, feel really lived in.
Edited By flipp525 on 1251227801
Enjoyable satire that I finally got around to watching this weekend. The entire cast works really well off of each other and Frances McDormand is an absolute hoot. What a, if not precise, fascinating look at the state of straight on-line dating. Things took a predictably violent turn towards the end, but the Coen's angle never got lost. The D.C. location shots were enjoyable. Except where the heck was that "Hardbodies" supposed to be -- Tenleytown?
Am I the only one who thought that Richard Jenkins was better in this than he was in his nominated turn in The Visitor? I would've supported a Brad Pitt nod.
Lars and the Real Girl; dir. Craig Gillespie (2007) 8/10
This film was such a little pleasure. From the way the entire town started to embrace Bianca and adopted her because of their love for Lars to the many costume changes (where was a costume nod for this?) It's difficult to capture an authentic contemporary Midwestern style of dress without veering into parody and I felt like that was achieved here (along with some nice touches, such as the blanket his dead mother had made that Lars used as a scarf).
Ryan Gosling is in that "Heath Ledger" vein of acting. He seems to really get inside the minds of these characters and the performances, therefore, feel really lived in.
Edited By flipp525 on 1251227801
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Still mulling over my final rating, but I could see, in 10 years, District 9 becoming the Blade Runner of the '00s. It's that rare science fiction film that not only entertains, but also provides a commentary on life and society that isn't more than surface comparison.
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All about Eve (1950): 10/10
An example of perfection... of how films should be done. Hadn't seen it since a long time ago, and I should say I enjoyed it a lot more. There's nothing to say about it that hasn't been already told.
However, isn't it amazing that a film with such wonderful performances by that great female cast, only managed to grab its only acting award by the likes of Sanders? Holm would have been a perfect winner for supporting actress and Davis of course... I guess no one thought at the time how iconic her performance was going to be in the years to come.
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An example of perfection... of how films should be done. Hadn't seen it since a long time ago, and I should say I enjoyed it a lot more. There's nothing to say about it that hasn't been already told.
However, isn't it amazing that a film with such wonderful performances by that great female cast, only managed to grab its only acting award by the likes of Sanders? Holm would have been a perfect winner for supporting actress and Davis of course... I guess no one thought at the time how iconic her performance was going to be in the years to come.
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I found Heigl too brittle and the film somewhat sexist (surprisingly) but more watchable as it grinded on.Hustler wrote:Precious, I´m going to disagree with you once again on The Ugly Truth wich, IMO qualifies with 6.5/10 due to a good script and a charming performance by Heigl.
Subdivison (2009) Sue Brooks 4/10
Search for Beauty (1934) Erle C Kenton 5/10
Runaway (2001) Kim Longinotto & Ziba Mir-Hasseini 6/10
Torch Singer (1933) Alexander Hall & George Somnes 5/10
Morphine (2008) Aleksey Balabanov 9/10
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well, i found it entertaining, but it's not like Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill (Vol.1 /I hate Vol. 2, btw/) or Deathproof... I loved Pam Grier and Robert Forster, but overall it was, to me, just a good entertaining movie, nothing more.Sabin wrote:Not that thrilled with the movie overall?
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Her voice was amazing as wellBig Magilla wrote:What happened to her was she abandoned her career after Diary of a Mad Housewife to raise her handicapped son by Neil Young. A planned comeback opposite Sylvester Stallone in Rocky fell by the wayside over a salary dispute. She did make a comeback of sorts in Brian De Palma's Fury in 1978 but roles after that were scarce.mlrg wrote:Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) - Frank Perry
6.5/10
A bit dated but very well made overall. Snodgress is very good. She had everything in oder to have a great career. I wonder what happened to her....
She was always fascinating to watch, though, with her best late career role coming as Brad Pitt and Ricky Schoeder's down-on-her-luck mother in the little seen Across the Tracks (1991).
She died of cancer in 2004 at the age of 58.
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What happened to her was she abandoned her career after Diary of a Mad Housewife to raise her handicapped son by Neil Young. A planned comeback opposite Sylvester Stallone in Rocky fell by the wayside over a salary dispute. She did make a comeback of sorts in Brian De Palma's Fury in 1978 but roles after that were scarce.mlrg wrote:Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) - Frank Perry
6.5/10
A bit dated but very well made overall. Snodgress is very good. She had everything in oder to have a great career. I wonder what happened to her....
She was always fascinating to watch, though, with her best late career role coming as Brad Pitt and Ricky Schoeder's down-on-her-luck mother in the little seen Across the Tracks (1991).
She died of cancer in 2004 at the age of 58.