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Post by SueFB on Nov 27, 2014 7:15:35 GMT -5
Stumbled across the lovely little Brit time-travel flick "About Time" that I'd missed in theaters last year (if indeed it even came near here) and watched it last night. Very nice. Supporting evidence for my theory that anything Bill Nighy is in is good. Or at least better because of his presence.
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Post by emtee on Nov 27, 2014 7:39:46 GMT -5
Stumbled across the lovely little Brit time-travel flick "About Time" that I'd missed in theaters last year (if indeed it even came near here) and watched it last night. Very nice. Supporting evidence for my theory that anything Bill Nighy is in is good. Or at least better because of his presence. I think someone mentioned this one awhile ago (Jamie?). I know I checked it out based on that prompt and was impressed too.
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Post by wombat on Nov 27, 2014 8:08:35 GMT -5
I want the house in Cornwall. It was also used in the TV version of The Camomile Lawn which had a young Rebecca Hall. My reservations about the film is that it's in that mythical Working Title England that is outside my experience.
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Post by SueFB on Nov 27, 2014 8:17:29 GMT -5
I want the house in Cornwall. It was also used in the TV version of The Camomile Lawn which had a young Rebecca Hall. My reservations about the film is that it's in that mythical Working Title England that is outside my experience. LOL, you mean not everybody is able apparently do nothing and live in a beautiful sunny (!) bungalow looking out over the ocean? Maybe Nighy's character used his special ability to figure out how to rob banks.
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Post by wombat on Nov 27, 2014 9:02:16 GMT -5
This is the house: www.broomparc.co.uk/Going back to films, if you want to see Bill Nighey in similar mode, I recommend I Capture the Castle which is based on a semi-autobiographical work by Dodie Smith(who also wrote The 101 Dalmations). He plays a writer with writer's block living in a derelict castle with his family. The main character is played by Romala Garai.
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Post by SueFB on Nov 27, 2014 9:27:05 GMT -5
This is the house: www.broomparc.co.uk/Going back to films, if you want to see Bill Nighey in similar mode, I recommend I Capture the Castle which is based on a semi-autobiographical work by Dodie Smith(who also wrote The 101 Dalmations). He plays a writer with writer's block living in a derelict castle with his family. The main character is played by Romala Garai. Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for that one.
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Post by klenotka on Nov 27, 2014 15:17:18 GMT -5
Stumbled across the lovely little Brit time-travel flick "About Time" that I'd missed in theaters last year (if indeed it even came near here) and watched it last night. Very nice. Supporting evidence for my theory that anything Bill Nighy is in is good. Or at least better because of his presence. Curtis wrote it...anything he writes is great. He even achieved a miracle on Doctor Who - I like ONE episode of 11th Doctor era thanks to his writing and a presence of Bill Nighy I loved "Love Actually" - one of the best movies ever I haven´t seen anything past week...I am at work all the time and play solitaire in the evening But seriously, I have a few movies ready, and some for rewatch I am thinking I may give another try to the new Batman Trilogy. I love Chris Nolan but The Dark Knight and Inception were not movies I enjoyed...but I liked the first and third movies in the Batman trilogy. I still can´t stand Christian Bale, though
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Post by narrows101 on Nov 28, 2014 16:27:03 GMT -5
Saw "Theory of Everything" today. Eddie Redmayne is definitely getting an Oscar nom, I have no idea how he transformed himself like he did. I thought the movie was excellent, much of the stuff hit home for me. I still don't understand how Hawking has defied the odds and has lived as long as he has with this disease.
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Post by SueFB on Dec 14, 2014 7:48:13 GMT -5
We checked out Birdman last night, after all the SAG and Golden Globe nominations it got.
It was ... interesting. I very much enjoyed Keaton's performance (and those of Edward Norton and Emma Stone), and the interesting way it was filmed. And its depiction of theater life and New York. It kept me guessing as to how it was going to end. It was a very well-made, darkly humorous movie. My husband and I chatted about possible layers of meaning. I'm still thinking about it today. But I just didn't leave the theater going "wow, THAT'S one of the best movies I've seen this year", which I almost always do when it comes to a legitimate Oscar contender.
I suppose it'll get a nomination (many of them - Keaton probably deserves one just for enduring all the crappy films he's been in), since it is about the business after all, and the Academy LOVES movies like that.
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Post by narrows101 on Dec 26, 2014 18:45:58 GMT -5
Saw "Into the Woods" today, very enjoyable although IMO a tad long. I can see how it translates to the stage. Daniel Huddlestone has gotten a lot taller since he played Gavroche in Les Mis. I know Emily Blunt was nominated for a Golden Globe, but I have no idea why. To me she was just part of the ensemble and really didn't stand out. Chris Pine as the prince was hilarious and the duet he did with the other prince had the audience cracking up.
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Post by mamaleh on Dec 26, 2014 20:43:31 GMT -5
I liked the movie version, too. Having only just seen the Roundabout revival last week, I thought ITW might be wearing out its welcome, but no. The differing accents were a little jarring at first, but I got used to that. The baker and his wife are supposed to be the emotional bedrock of the varied stories, but for me, Meryl Streep's almost sympathetic witch emerged front and center. The scenic design and costumes were gorgeous. I was happy that most of the score remained intact -- although I did miss the reprise of the princes' funny number, "Agony." The dual chest baring was hilarious. All in all, a pretty satisfying adaptation.
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Post by narrows101 on Dec 26, 2014 21:56:17 GMT -5
I liked the movie version, too. Having only just seen the Roundabout revival last week, I thought ITW might be wearing out its welcome, but no. The differing accents were a little jarring at first, but I got used to that. The baker and his wife are supposed to be the emotional bedrock of the varied stories, but for me, Meryl Streep's almost sympathetic witch emerged front and center. The scenic design and costumes were gorgeous. I was happy that most of the score remained intact -- although I did miss the reprise of the princes' funny number, "Agony." The dual chest baring was hilarious. All in all, a pretty satisfying adaptation. I was unfamiliar with the stage show/story so it was all new to me. I did remember Hugh singing the duet of "Children Will Listen" years ago. Thanks for reminding me the name of the song the princes sang, that was hilarious. I agree re Meryl Streep too. Little Red Riding Hood had a great voice and also was surprised with Emily Blunt's voice. Everyone clapped when the movie was over.
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Post by SueFB on Dec 27, 2014 22:13:28 GMT -5
Saw The Babadook tonight. Yikes, horror is not my favorite genre, and it was damn scary, but very psychological and not just played for cheap thrills. It was interesting to learn, after the fact, that the writer/director (Jennifer Kent in her debut feature film) and almost the entire crew were women, odd for this type of movie. Amazing performance from Essie Davis as well as the young boy, Noah Wiseman. Now that I've seen two good Australian movies this year (this and Tracks, and I'm interested in The Water Diviner when it arrives in the US), I might have to pay attention to the AACTA's this year.
Glad we didn't bring the kids! Even though they are teens, they might not have slept for a week. Not sure I will either, lol.
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Post by SueFB on Dec 31, 2014 7:12:00 GMT -5
Finally got to see Interstellar yesterday. Not sure if it was some anti-McConaughey bias (and perhaps even some re Anne H) on my part, but my husband liked it much better than I did, and he's normally not one to enjoy big spectacle movies. It was definitely gripping in places, with a VERY insistent score to help, but it took a lengthy amount of setup to get there. Some of the engineering and physics and things like the instant ability to manage the operation of complex spacecraft (a la Gravity) just seemed so ridiculous that I had a hard time shaking off that aspect. Once I finally got there, it was better, and Nolan's habit of screwing around with your head at the end resolved at least some of the earlier ridiculousness. Spectacular, no doubt about it. We'll see about a Best Picture nod.
Saw trailers for In the Heart of the Sea, Age of Ultron, and Star Wars 7. The first one looks the best to me!
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Post by mamaleh on Jan 3, 2015 7:46:36 GMT -5
Fans of James McAvoy take note: He pulls out all the stops in a tour-de-force performance as a corrupt, deeply emotionally disturbed cop in a black comedy called FILTH, which I just saw via Netflix. The film takes place in Edinburgh and was made by some of the same creatives that did TRAINSPOTTING. This was probably the most out-there character I have ever seen him portray. I thought Michael Keaton was great in BIRDMAN, but McAvoy does him even one better. It's a wild ride: BAD LIEUTENANT meets JACOB'S LADDER with a dash of SPELLBOUND.
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Post by wombat on Oct 6, 2015 12:13:39 GMT -5
This movie is getting trailed on the tv frequently with the line "the best reviewed movie of the year". What caught my attention was "from the director of Prisoners". Hugh does it again. So has anyone seen it? www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sicario_2015/
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