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A place to talk about movies--Old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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Lyra Jane - Dec 30, 2004 8:46:15 am PST #7457 of 10001
Up with the sun

I haven't seen Lemony Snicket (I didn't like the books, so seeing it on film is kind of a non-starter of an idea), but I have seen Carrey be quite good, in Eternal Sunshine and The Truman Show and Man on the Moon and the less extreme parts of Liar Liar. And I loved Doing Time on Maple Drive, which is a TV movie he made when he was the white guy from In Living Color, though I'm not sure how that performance would stand up were I to see it now. I'm kind of sorrry to hear he doesn't work in Lemony Snicket.

And I saw Closer yesterday, which was a very good movie. It pains me to say this, but I thought Portman was the weak link in the cast, probably because she has a decade's less experience. Clive Owens, Jude Law and, oddly enough, Julia Roberts are excellent.

Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 30, 2004 9:05:43 am PST #7458 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

While I understand the personality-based Julia hate, I've always thought her to be a talented actress. She just usually take the easy route and plays her stock character.

DavidS - Dec 30, 2004 12:28:54 pm PST #7459 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Village Voice Top Film Performances of 2004

Village Voice Top Films of 2004

I'm surprised at their top pick. I knew it was well reviewed, but they're usually plumping for some obscure Korean film that never plays outside of Manhattan.

Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 30, 2004 12:38:14 pm PST #7460 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Vera Drake hasn't exactly taken over the multiplexes in the heartland, bucko. Remember you live in the capital of Liberal Artisiania.

DavidS - Dec 30, 2004 12:51:41 pm PST #7461 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Vera Drake hasn't exactly taken over the multiplexes in the heartland, bucko. Remember you live in the capital of Liberal Artisiania.

I was mostly surprised that Before Sunset won top honors. Vera Drake was way too grim a prospect for me to spend my money viewing it.

I am more curious about Huckabees now, however.

Vonnie K - Dec 30, 2004 2:16:28 pm PST #7462 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Wow. Pretty much every review of Dogville I read had trashed it. And I hadn't even heard of Goodbye Dragon Inn.

Surprised to see Before Sunset on top, much as I loved the movie. And I saw The Life Aquatic... this week and thought it was an ungodly mess, with Bill Murray pretty much phoning in his performance. Differetn strokes, I guess.

§ ita § - Dec 30, 2004 2:22:41 pm PST #7463 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Skimming Defamer.com, I came upon this HORRIFIC review of Sphere.

The language isn't work safe, but since it's a scan of an article, it shouldn't set off filters.

Sean K - Dec 30, 2004 2:31:20 pm PST #7464 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Bill Murray pretty much phoning in his performance.

While I still haven't seen Life Aquatic, this is the third time Murray has worked with Wes Anderson, and I'm sure they have quite a rapport, and one that doesn't seem to allow for Murray to phone it in.

I suspect that it was a deliberate direction from Anderson to Murray to play it the way he played it.

But again, I haven't seen it, so I can't comment authoritatively.

Vonnie K - Dec 30, 2004 2:31:54 pm PST #7465 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

BWHA!

On the other hand, Barry Levinson and Paul Attanasio? I didn't even realize these two were involved in this stinker. Timmy would totally cry and Frank would have another stroke.

Mikey - Dec 30, 2004 2:33:07 pm PST #7466 of 10001
All this time, I thought Hunter was a bitch. Turns out she was just hungry.

Carrey is vile.

I'm not anti-Carrey, but just watching the previews I found myself wondering why Carrey and not Ian McKellan, who could've really eaten up the role.

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