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A Life Less Ordinary
I never saw the movie, but I LOVE the soundtrack.
ETA: Specifically
I went to see Ghost Rider tonight, and as I predicted, watching Nicholas Cage scream in agony repeatedly as his flesh burned away made him tolerable for once. Not to mention justifying his standard bug-eyed shrieking acting style, which is actually appropriate for what his character goes through in this instance. Would that the filmmakers had tried the same tactic to make Eva Mendes watchable. And I know Wes Bentley used to be able to act quite well at one point, so I'm assuming that his long break from showbiz is to blame for having lost all subtlety and controlof his voice and facial expressions.
The CGI in the action scenes was very good, as was Peter Fonda. And Sam Elliot's brief screen time was easily worth the price of admission by itself .
Daniel came home from LA! So we listened to Nena and ate crackers in bed and watched Mrs. Miniver and Mr. Skeffington , and I should probably consider meeting some straight men before I'm horribly spoiled, but anyway. I picked Mr. Skeffingon after vaguely remembering that it was mentioned here a while back. And while that review isn't wrong... dude, the movie is awesome! The word "melodrama" doesn't convey it. It was mega-melodrama! Plus, some really funny lines, even before you get to the come-uppance section. And we spent a lot of time wondering what kind of life poor George had.
Though I admit that the score is ultra-mega-melodramatic. When the dramatic chords precede the dramatic things happening, you may have gone a tad overboard.
I mean, okay, it was crazy, yes. But it certainly wasn't boring!
Though I do think The Golden Earrings is still weirder.
> "In response to pieces that have run in various UK media - A spokesperson from Warner Bros. Pictures has issued the following:
"Daniel Radcliffe is an extremely talented actor, as well as a great collaborator and friend to Warner Bros. Pictures. We've had great experiences working with him on our films and fully support him in the artistic choices he makes as an actor."
Has anybody here seen Touch the Sound? There's a trailer for it on the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill DVD, and I must see this movie. It's a documentary about Evelyn Glennie, a world class percussionist who is also almost completely deaf.
Oh wow, I just went to put it on my Netflix queue and discovered it's available for instant watching online, but I have to go to work soon. Damn.
No, I don't think so, although I've seen Ms. Glennie a lot.
The Radcliffe rumors were crazy. They wouldn't jeopardize a billion-dollar franchise over a stage play. In London. And he very likely has an iron-clad contract for these kinds of things, and the appearance in the play would have been cleared in advance.
I'm going to see "The Science of Sleep" this weekend. I'm really excited--have been ever since I first read about the film.
I bet you'll love it.