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We watched Hot Fuzz the other night. Very fun.
I just got back from 3:10 to Yuma. I'm meh about it. It was well cast--Russell Crowe was a great choice for Ben Wade. But what is it with Alan Tudyk and playing funny supporting characters that bite it??
I'm not sure whether my favorite action movie is Raiders of the Lost Ark or 1941.
More State of Play the movie casting news:
Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn and Rachel McAdams are joining the cast.
Just saw Eastern Promises.
Do NOT go see it if you are squicked by violence or gore. However, if you like amazing acting, powerful themes dealt with in cinematically interesting ways and beautifully shot action (oh, and Viggo Mortenson naked and tattooed), then run to the nearest theater.
Heads up: Tomorrow night (technically 3:30 Saturday morning) ET, TCM will show Die! Die! My Darling! It's one of those '60s "older stars in horror movie" genre, this one with Tallulah Bankhead.
I saw it when I was in college. Camp classic.
Viggo's a little past his sell-by date for me (and I'll always have The Indian Runner), but when I get in the mood for Cronenbergian darkness I'm sure his preparation and committment to the part will be a selling point.
Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes are starring in a movie about the Duchess of Devonshire.
TCM will show Die! Die! My Darling!
Oh! That's the one with Stephanie Powers as the ingenue, and a very young Donald Sutherland in a very creepy role.
Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes are starring in a movie about the Duchess of Devonshire.
I've read the biography that it's based on. Georgiana was a fascinating character.
Also of note for royal watchers:
Georgiana was a Spencer, and so the great-great-etc. aunt of Diana. There are a number of parallels between their lives, except Georgiana was much more involved in politics, being a friend and supporter of Charles Fox and the Whigs. She was also friends with Sheridan, who based one of the main characters in School for Scandal on her.