which also costarred Billie Piper as the smeared ingenue.

And as Beatrice, a woman whose name I forget, but who was the female lead in "Blackpool", which David Tennant fans may have seen.

I just realized I had been accidentally unsibscribed to this thread for about 4 months. Oops. No wonder I have no idea what movies are out.

So, what movies are out? Specifically, I am in the market for a movie that my husband and I can go see together and both enjoy. He likes independent artsy movies, I like chick flicks and wordy british things, we both dislike boring action movies. Anything out right now where we could find common ground? Preferably not depressing.

He likes independent artsy movies, I like chick flicks and wordy british things

I've heard marvellous things about Once, although I haven't seen it yet myself. It's a love story about two musicians and the man is played by Glen Hansard of The Frames. It's got big indie cred, and from what I hear, some really great music.

Once, if it's still playing in your area. [x-post]

It's got big indie cred, and from what I hear, some really great music.

And Dublin! The Bestest Place on earth!

Glen Hansard has really gotten all sexy as he's matured--I remember him in his only other film role, as Outspan Foster in The Commitments, and he was just a cute ginger-haired geeky guitar player there, but in Once, he's smoking hot with that beard and those sad eyes.

HA! Great minds, etc., Tom.

I've heard that Hansard and the girl who played the love interest are dating in real life.

If Death at a Funeral is still on in your area it might be a good overlap movie, flea. The Jane Austen Book Club is also good,but might fall too far on the chick-flick side of things.

I'd vouch for Once. I thought it was a great movie. Funny and touching. And it was made guerilla style on the streets of Dublin for only a few hundred grand, so it's go the indie cred.

I was waiting for Death at a Funeral to come out on DVD, since I thought it missed us, but it seems it's being release in Canada in November. It's strange because generally they release things in Canada at the same time as the US. (Except for Canadian movies.)

I've heard that Hansard and the girl who played the love interest are dating in real life.

They are. They claim they only started dating while doing publicity, but I wonder if they just waited until she was legal. (She was 17 when they made the film.)

And as Beatrice, a woman whose name I forget, but who was the female lead in "Blackpool"

Sarah Parrish. Who is awesome.

Lewis is hilarious in the role. He never struck me as a comedic actor, so that was an eye-opener. Although my favourite in the series is the updated version of "Taming of the Shrew" with Shirley Henderson and Rufus Sewell, because Henderson is so tiny and full of RAGE, and the skanky gender issue is mollified the fact that Katarina is a member of the British Cabinet and Sewell's Petruchio shows up in his wedding in a dress.

The Jane Austen Book Club is also good, but might fall too far on the chick-flick side of things.

Yeah, it's definitely chick-flicky. But it's not quite as the nauseatingly saccharine as some of the other chick flicks I've seen. Still, it's more of an "outing with a girlfriend" type of movie than one with DH.