It's sort of a shame that Woody Allen didn't die or retire 20 years ago, because when the man was on top of his game (such as in Annie Hall), he was a hell of a filmmaker, with a rare and subtle eye for how relationships go right and wrong and a nearly perfect sense of the humor and pathos of the situation. Now the man is a sad, bitter parody of himself.
Buffy: Synchronized slaying. Faith: New Olympic category?
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Hayden - Sep 03, 2006 8:15:11 am PDT #3955 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Gris - Sep 03, 2006 8:32:50 am PDT #3956 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I loved Match Point. That's all I know.
Zenkitty - Sep 03, 2006 9:07:17 am PDT #3957 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Match Point is the only Woody Allen movie I ever liked, and I can't reconcile my liking it with its being a Woody Allen movie. It exists in some strange alien subset of Woody Allen movies, seemingly alone, wherein I give a fuck what happens.
Scrappy - Sep 03, 2006 9:12:22 am PDT #3958 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Zenkittty--you didn't even like Bullets over Broadway?
Zenkitty - Sep 03, 2006 9:28:26 am PDT #3959 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Bullets Over Broadway! Yes, indeedy. See, I'd forgotten that was Woody Allen, too. Now the alien subset has two movies in it.
I should rent that one again.
Volans - Sep 03, 2006 10:38:02 am PDT #3960 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I've recently seen movies featuring bears (or humans in bear suits)
About three years ago there was a whole slough of commercials with bears (or humans in bear suits). I thought at the time it predicted the end of civilization, but apparently it was just a harbinger of the coming attractions.
erikaj - Sep 03, 2006 10:49:32 am PDT #3961 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm such the Allen fangirl, but it's true...he's not been great lately. But I'll probably watch Scoop to see McShane as Not!Sweargin. On cable. Or something.
SailAweigh - Sep 03, 2006 12:00:17 pm PDT #3962 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Mrs Henderson Presents came out last year
Huh. I could swear I saw a preview while I was at the movies recently. I wonder if it was an add for "coming soon on DVD" and I missed that part.
::hies off to amazon to check it out for wish list::
tommyrot - Sep 03, 2006 12:13:07 pm PDT #3963 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The Wicker Man is a remake? That's what I thought at first, but I saw a preveiw for The Wicker Man and I didn't see anything that was in the original. How faithful is it?
Zenkitty - Sep 03, 2006 12:26:18 pm PDT #3964 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm gathering, not much. I don't know if the ending is the same. If you've never seen the original, try not to get spoiled for the ending.
The original came out in the early 70's, I think, with Christopher Lee, Britt Eklund, and Edward Woodward. I have it on video, it may be on DVD and/or *ahem*able.