I'm definitely thinking about buying Gosford Park and rewatching it frequently. I saw it in the theater when it first came out with my mom, and we both liked it but knew we were missing a lot in the crosstalk. I saw it again on tv earlier this year and liked it even more now that I know the answer to the whodunit and can concentrate on the character interactions.
Kaylee: H-how did you... g-get on...? Early: Strains the mind a bit, don't it? You think you're all alone. Maybe I come down the chimney, Kaylee. Bring presents to the good girls and boys.
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Kathy A - Nov 21, 2006 9:57:50 am PST #5872 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
sumi - Nov 21, 2006 9:58:26 am PST #5873 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Oh yes, I rewatch Gosford Park whenever it comes on tv.
Amy - Nov 21, 2006 10:00:10 am PST #5874 of 10001
Because books.
We got HBO the winter it came to cable, which was also the winter my youngest was born. I watched either it or one the first two LTR movies pretty much every day there for awhile, when I was up in the night feeding the baby.
Sheryl - Nov 21, 2006 10:54:03 am PST #5875 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Gosford Park and The Long Goodbye are on my Netflix list. When I start adding things to list(that is, when the list gets down to a reasonable size) Nashville and McCabe and Mrs. Miller will be added.
(As long as I remember that. There's so much stuff on Netflix I want to see, I forget about most of it.)
erikaj - Nov 21, 2006 11:04:37 am PST #5876 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Have not seen Gosford either.
sj - Nov 21, 2006 11:10:37 am PST #5877 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Everyone should see Gosford Park, and everyone should also see The Queen, which also has much Helen Mirren goodness.
Kathy A - Nov 21, 2006 11:11:45 am PST #5878 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I always love scenes where stoic, even tempered characters completely break down. I love the end of Sense and Sensibility, when Eleanor (Emma Thompson) starts sobbing after finding out that the Hugh Grant character wasn't married like she thought.
Polter-Cow - Nov 21, 2006 11:22:26 am PST #5879 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I always love scenes where stoic, even tempered characters completely break down.
Hey, Corwood! This makes me think of the Office finale.
Scrappy - Nov 21, 2006 11:45:08 am PST #5880 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
The DH is out tonight, so I am going to watch Gosford Park in Altman's honor. I own quite few Altman films , but GP is the one calling to me today.
beekaytee - Nov 21, 2006 12:04:59 pm PST #5881 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Gosford Park is lovely on all levels, but it is enhanced even more so by the featurettes. It choked me up that Altman hired folks who had actually been in service as butlers and housemaids during the period of the film to consult on things like table settings and house intrigues/manners.
They were treated with such respect and obviously enjoyed sharing their stories...and a style of living that, for better or worse, is long since gone.
I highly recommend buying the dvd!
His fervent attention to detail and 'reality' were the things I loved best about Altman's work.