Fred ,'Life of the Party'
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My Brother lives in Holland, and they have a lot of British shows on there--although I know British TV has no Dutch television shows. Is that a slap in the face to Dutch culture or does it have to do with the relative size of the telvision industry in both cultures?
Not exactly on topic, but you may be able to answer a nagging question I've had for a couple of years: are there a lot of joint Dutch/English productions? (I just woke up, so I'm sure I'm putting this oddly.)
Plei, Fiona and Robin's corner?
Steph inaugurated that corner.
Oh! Not to leave Steph out. Thank you ita.
::is slayed::
::dies::
::revives briefly::
Yet, me, you leave out?
::dies again::
Or you.
GAH! I'll just be crawling under a rock now.
The bit from Glory listed above made me teary, and I haven't even seen the movie. It's similar to another big cry point of mine, from the HBO movie, Citizen X. The point in question takes place when the guy who'd been tracking Chikatilo for years and years and years despite all the obstructions inherent in the Soviet system hears through his superior officer that the FBI profilers, et. al. have been tracking the case through various intelligence reports and so on, and that he is being used as a textbook example at Quantico of what an investigator should be, etc. Before he gets the message, he is just about completely burnt out and ready to give up.
It's similar to another big cry point of mine, from the HBO movie, Citizen X.
Oh wow. Big cry point for me too. His gratitude at just being acknowledged was heartbreaking.
I love Citizen X. What a fantastic movie. My favorite line is near the end, when the forensic psychologist, played by Max Von Sydow, turns to Donald Sutherland (the political officer) and Stephen Rhea (the cop who's been chasing the serial killer) and tells them "It's been a pleasure working with you. Together, the two of you make a wonderful person."
I can't think of any.
The only thing that came anywhere close to making me cry in that movie was "No capes!" and that was just a physical reaction to all the laughter.
As I recall, that's the crypoint of the character in Citizen X as well. Poor shmuck. Stephen Rea's hangdog face was perfect for that role.
I was watching X2 over Thanksgiving, and I found myself wondering if Famke Janssen was standing on a box for some of her scenes with Jackman, because she looked taller than him.
IIRC, they are listed at about the same height. So, if she was wearing shoes of any kind, to say nothing of high heels, she would look taller than him. The funny part is, in heels, she towers over James Marsden.
My favorite example of international filmmaking is shows and movies that are made in a non-US location and (due mostly to laws governing this sort of thing) hire lots of local actors. So, after watching Farscape, The Lord of the Rings, and the Matrix movies, I feel like I know the Australian/NZ local acting pool rather well. Same for Vancouver (and some Toronto) actors, who if they never guested on The X-Files, were definitely on Highlander or Smallville.