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There's been discussion (and, of course, spoilage) of Seven Pounds in the Spoilers thread. The whole premise of the movie sounds utterly, utterly depressing. Also, weird.
Okay, now I've gotta go over there to see if my guess about the premise is right.
eta: Not quite, because there's no way I could possibly have guessed at that particular ending, but I did indeed get the cheesy side of the plot.
I'm not sure anyone could GUESS the ending. I mean the general sketches of the ending seem apparent from the commercials I've seen, but the specifics slay me. Absolutely slay me.
I'm currently watching AMC, which is showing The Right Stuff. They've got John Glenn in orbit right now, which has one of the best uses of classical music in modern film (outside of Amadeus)--Holst's The Planets, the Mars and Jupiter movements.
Whoa, Kathy. You just sparked an amazing memory for me.
Good lord. Was is 30?! years ago?
I went to an outdoor concert at the Concord Pavilion, of science fiction 'movie music'. All the classic John Williams stuff...I think he was even there.
The highlight was Holst's, Mars, the bringer of war, Jupiter, the bringer of jocularity. We lay on our backs, watching falling stars. It really was a magic moment.
Plus, I got a great new vocabulary word out of it.
Good times, man, good times.
"What a heavenly light."
And until Ocean's 11, greatest use of Debussy in a film sequence.
Okay, at bonny's mention of that concert, I can't pass up the opportunity to post this. These are the guys who actually arranged and sang the medley. I'd recommend watching in high quality, but that's just me.
Holy crap: [link]
In a surprise ruling, a federal judge in Los Angeles said he intended to grant 20th Century Fox’s claim that it owns a copyright interest in the “Watchmen,” a movie shot by Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures and set for release in March.
I can't believe this. So now what will happen?
I'm guessing they'll enter into mediation to decide how to divide up the profits.
Just saw Slumdog Millionaire. Rather than repeat myself: two brown thumbs up!