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Post by rockkid on Mar 16, 2005 14:40:40 GMT -5
Viewed yesterday what I thought would surely but just a little time passer.
A Mel Gibson production.
Paparazzi.
Turns out it rocks! He obviously tagged on this after Princess Di but he took it to a nice level.
I can’t give away spoilers save to say I think its Mel’s fantasy.
Great performances by the entire cast.
This one rates 4&1/2 rk popcorns.
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Post by RocDoc on Mar 16, 2005 19:04:05 GMT -5
'...couldn't afford earthquake retro-fitting...'?
Wow.
Um, say no more to convince me that I was right in not moving to California when I had my opportunity...ouch!
...and praytell, what the heck sort of undergirding of massive proportions is it that someone would need to do to satisfy a bunch of insurance actuaries, that you'd be 100% certain that your building ain't gonna come crashing down on theatergoers heads in the event of another 8.6?
Insurance companies are SUCH chickenshits that now they want everyone doubly fortified for catastrophic acts of god!
What, no 'Tsunami retro-fitting'?
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Post by Mary on Mar 16, 2005 20:23:27 GMT -5
Heh I really don't know the details, rocdoc, although it's honestly the only public building I'm aware of totally shutting down because of eartquake retrofitting. There's more to the story than just the retrofitting - there was obviously some serious financial problems to begin with, since no one else that I'm aware of suffered the same fate. There were all kinds of charges of financial mismanagement and bad programming - which is all a little baffling since, during the two years that the UC was open while I lived here, it was always packed and it seemed like a very popular space. So I never understood their money problems.
Also, if I remember correctly (which I might not - this was ages ago and I only kind of peripherally followed the story), the problem wasn't with insurance companies but with the city of Berkeley. I think the theater had failed a public inspection and the city had ordered them to do certain retrofitting or else shut down. It was a sad day...there's tons of great independent and classic film theaters in the Bay Area, but they're mostly concentrated in SF - the UC Theater was really Berkeley's cinema gem, and now it's gone, leaving Berkeley seriously deprived of great movie venues. Alas...
Cheers,
M
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Post by Weeping_Guitar on Mar 16, 2005 20:45:17 GMT -5
It's a tough question. There's also a case to be made for an old classic that everyone loves - Casablanca, perhaps. That came right to my mind. |
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Post by Thorngrub on Mar 17, 2005 13:40:26 GMT -5
Bein' the freaky sci-fi sorta nerd, I'd opt for Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, myself.
Speaking of which: looks like it will be playing at the midnight showings this Fri and Sat, Tower Theatre, our local "art house" venue.
I'm psyched. Been waitin' for this to hit the big screen before dipping into it again. Think I might do this thing.
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Post by luke on Mar 17, 2005 14:56:58 GMT -5
Patten, I have to disagree with you on Be Cool. It's not a great film by any stretch, but I don't think it's deserved all the lagging it got.
I LOVE the Vince Vaughn character. Best on-screen "wigger" in the history of movies, hands down. Absolutely hilarious. The Rock, I thought, was great, and deserves all the "the only thing decent about this movie was..." stuff that he's been getting.
Andre 3000 was HARDLY Ice Cube in this movie. He was portrayed as a bit of a goof, a jackass. Ice Cube would NEVER let that happen to him in a movie. No, Ice Cube, the worst fucking actor ever, is always the badass guy who NEVER LOSES A FIGHT, and who never goes beyond "Nigga what the FUCK you jus' say!?" in his acting or dialogue. Andre, I thought, was a pretty funny jackass, although Cedric fell short.
The only thing keeping this movie below 6/10 was the fact that those goddamn idiots had to rate it PG-13, the absolute worst rating you can give a movie. A movie like this should have went for the R rating, no doubt, and pumped up the usage of "fuck" and thrown in a lot more blood. Then and only then could it have even come close to being a deserving sequel to Get Shorty.
As for Travolta's flat acting, well, that's just the way he acts now. Watch The Punisher; that's just how he acts these days.
The only thing that really got on my nerves in the film was Aerosmith, that Chilli chick, and Uma Thurman's miserable fan-girl character.
Although I will say this: Uma hasn't looked even CLOSE to this hot in YEARS. The skinny, hideous, hard to look at chick from Kill Bill is replaced by a 20lbs heavier hot mama with a FAT ass. Oooh that ass. It was damn juicy and delicious.
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Post by Thorngrub on Mar 17, 2005 16:21:30 GMT -5
--You had a piece o' that-?
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Post by rockkid on Mar 17, 2005 16:44:55 GMT -5
He dreams  This is sort of for Weeping the old school aficionado. Just finished watching The Last Time I Saw Paris. I think you’d enjoy this. I did. Old school human drama. Obsession with love, material wealth, the bottle. Success & fulfillment though each characters eyes. A sinfully young Roger Moore. La Liz turning in a great performance (breath taking beauty indeed in her day). Never thought much of Van Morrison before but he has a very expressive face. Slam items………… a never ageing child (Vans character supposedly gone from Paris for four years) ………… death from rain exposure (come on, try my patience here) Highlights……… Vans stairway monologue. Costuming & sets. A young Zaza 3.5 rk popcorns. |
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Post by Ampage on Mar 19, 2005 16:42:22 GMT -5
Wow, three Hollywood revelations that sound decent to me. Judd needs to get back to basics and I love Joey Lauren Adams. Topher Grace has really grown on me. And of course Parker Posey takes anything she is involved in up a level.
Ashley Judd is returning to her indie roots by starting work in April on "Come Early Morning," a film to be shot in Arkansas that marks the directorial debut of "Chasing Amy" star Joey Lauren Adams, who wrote the script. Judd will play a thirtysomething woman who never left the small town where she grew up and has never been able to commit to a serious relationship. Judd will then jump right into "Bug," an adaptation of the Tracy Letts play to be directed by William Friedkin for Lions Gate..." (full details)
Director Harold Ramis and Topher Grace have logged on to a Universal romantic comedy based on the popular online service Friendster. Gustin Nash has been set to write the script. Grace sparked to the chance to play a character looking for love while navigating technology such as instant messaging, camera phones and Internet porn..." (full details)
Parker Posey has joined the cast of Bryan Singer's Superman movie for Warner Bros. Pictures. Posey will play Kitty Koslowski, Lex Luthor's villainous henchwoman. Parker joins a cast that includes Brandon Routh as Superman, Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane, Hugh Laurie as Perry White, James Marsden as Richard White and Sam Huntington as Jimmy Olsen. Kevin Spacey is playing Lex Luthor. Kal Penn will portray Stanford, Luthor's right-hand man..." (full details)
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Post by Ampage on Mar 20, 2005 17:37:59 GMT -5
Just watched the movie "PS" w/ the gorgeous Laura Linney and the above mentioned Topher Grace. He was excellent in this movie, he actually may be a movie star one day. He plays a cocksure college kid to Linneys divorced admissions director. Its a romance, but more of a drama with some major guffaws. Marcia Gay Harden plays a rich slut and has some great lines. It dawned on me as I watched her and Linneys characters in a scene that these two were in Mystic River together and how amazingly different they both are in each movie. True actors there. Anyways, it's not going to (and didn't) win any awards, but its a nice sleeper you should check out when you want a well written and acted whimsical little film to watch.
4/5 Amps
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Post by PC on Mar 22, 2005 14:11:09 GMT -5
I watched Ray on Pay-Per-View last night. While not exactly groundbreaking, it is nonetheless an entertaining and well-made docudrama that deserves to be seen. Stellar acting (and yes, Jamie Foxx is a revelation), solid soundtrack, good direction, and although the film is 2 1/2 hours long, it never seems to drag. My score: 4/5
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Post by lumencandle on Mar 23, 2005 17:08:22 GMT -5
3 things:
I've wanted to see In the Mood for Love for freaking ever! Now I def. gotta rent it.
I've seen Cannibal-- The musical countless times, in college all my friends were obsessed with it. I need to watch it again! I just remember the 'Indians' and the song 'On top of You' or whatever. Pure genius.
And when one of the theaters closed here, they just showed whatever was playing at the time in their last week, really sucked. Woulda been cool if they showed some classics. Instead the 'last picture show' was LAdder 49. whoops.
I always said in hs that I wanted to own a movie theater and have it sell ice cream. I mean really, wouldn't that just be perfect? BUT...the historic Kentucky Theater in Lexington ( a movie theater and sometimes concert venue) is even cooler: their snack bar's got beer.
P.S. I've watched Happy Times, The Daytrippers, Short Cuts, Sexy Beast, Love and Death, and Jesus' Son of late on IFC...and they were all way up there as far as I'm concerned. Highly recommmended, and SC is a new favorite.
And I saw this crazy old horror movie by Mario Bava called Bay of Blood...everything looked really fake but yet still disturbing.
Oh, yeah, I finally saw Goodfellas. A+
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ok, so it was m ore than 3 things...
For some reason I watched Man on Fire...I just kept thinking it would get better, but nope. And I kept thinking the husband was a pretty good actor, then in the credits I saw it was Marc Anthony. Very weird.
Oh yes, I saw The COmpany a little while back and liked it. Not great, but the dance sequences are gorgeous. Let's say a B.
I meant to post this last night...no real time to review, or apparently to pay attention to what board I was on!
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Post by Ampage on Mar 23, 2005 17:16:08 GMT -5
I love (and own) Short Cuts and thought The Daytrippers was a wonderful surprise of a movie. Again, Posey rules.
Our big theater here just installed a bar, but you can't take the drinks into the theater. I cannot even imagine how expensive a beer there would be considering the price of everything else. I tend to fall asleep at movies anyways, so alcohol probably should be avoided beforehand. Although depending on the flick, I sometimes do like a lil' buzz pre-viewing.
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Post by lumencandle on Mar 23, 2005 17:26:25 GMT -5
I'm glad Parker P is gonna bein that Superman movie...might make it kinda cool.
And yeah, I tend to fall asleep at movies, too (so glad I'm not the only one. For years friends have been perplexed by this about me. I have to watch lotsa movie smultiple times, like Goodfellas AND Short Cuts.) so I didn't have anything to drink when I went to that theater.
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Post by Ampage on Mar 23, 2005 17:37:56 GMT -5
LMAO! It's the whole darkness and slumped in a chair thing. I literally was waken up by the person I was with at "Evita" because I was snoring in a packed house. But its not just theaters with me, I can sleep anywhere.
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