I saw The Three Burials of Melqiades Estrada last night. I highly recommend it. It had a very satisfying mixture of quiet heartfelt moments and dryly snarky scenes. I never knew where it was going and that made it a pleasure to watch. there is a little scenery chewing, but also some gems of performances--Melissa Leo was incredible.
Hell, I don't know. If I had wanted schooling, I'da gone to school.
Jayne ,'Ariel'
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Scrappy - Feb 19, 2006 7:10:04 am PST #550 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Fred Pete - Feb 19, 2006 7:25:14 am PST #551 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Yesterday we saw It's a Great Feeling. Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan (think a low-rent Hope and Crosby) try to make a movie and woo Doris Day. Tons of cameos by WB stars of the '40s, headed by Joan Crawford and Edward G. Robinson, worthy moments from Danny Kaye, Jane Wyman, Gary Cooper, and the list goes on and on. Right down to the twist ending.
Great light musical comedy entertainment for those rough days when all you want is an hour and a half of mindless entertainment.
erikaj - Feb 19, 2006 8:46:45 am PST #552 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I've yet to see Melissa Leo in anything where she didn't make me say "Who's that?" Although I am, of course, a giant Kay Howard fangirl so may be completely biased.
Zenkitty - Feb 19, 2006 10:19:40 am PST #553 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Nightbreed is the Russian vampire movie that's coming out, right? I'm dying to see that. Will it be out on DVD?
Honestly. You people are the reason my Netflix queue is up to 313.
Polter-Cow - Feb 19, 2006 10:22:52 am PST #554 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Russian movie is Night Watch. It's the first part in a trilogy, the second of which, I hear, will be released in America when the first part comes out on DVD. The third part is going to be filmed in English.
Zenkitty - Feb 19, 2006 10:29:20 am PST #555 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Night Watch is what I meant. Still asleep.
Jars - Feb 19, 2006 12:10:18 pm PST #556 of 10001
I'm watching the Baftas. I love Stephen Fry. That is all.
Cashmere - Feb 19, 2006 12:34:23 pm PST #557 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I saw The Three Burials of Melqiades Estrada last night. I highly recommend it. It had a very satisfying mixture of quiet heartfelt moments and dryly snarky scenes. I never knew where it was going and that made it a pleasure to watch. there is a little scenery chewing, but also some gems of performances--Melissa Leo was incredible.
I can't wait to see this. Well, I'll HAVE to wait (probably for DVD). But I can't believe Tommy Lee Jones hasn't tried to direct before this.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 19, 2006 3:51:49 pm PST #558 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
I fulfilled my pre-Oscar checklist obligation by seeing Mrs. Henderson Presents this evening. Very enjoyable, and I hope Judi Dench can win herself another Academy Award at this late stage in the game.
Nutty - Feb 19, 2006 6:19:36 pm PST #559 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
My movie experience of the weekend was The Hidden Fortress. Awesome!
There was Toshiro Mifune, and imperiousness, and a duel with spears, and a Very Narrow Escape. Actually, I could just say there was Toshiro Mifune, since I think I would watch a 2-hour movie of him doing his laundry. The short-shorts and fight scenes were just gravy.
And the characters that were supposed to be models for R2D2 and C-3PO were, uh, not. R2D2 never tried to put the moves on a sleeping Princess Leia. (Actually, I found it very interesting how shitty they were, as people; they really highlighted the maniacal, gruff honorableness of the Mifune character.)