Just saw Jennifer's Body. Oh yeah, I liked it.

I think it's the movie that he will watch over and over, like I do with Beetlejuice.

I don't know if I have just one movie I watch over and over. I watched Love Actually three times last month like I do every Christmas since it came out but that's only like 15 times. I probably watched Excalibur more than 15 times in 1985.

A Knight's Tale might be the one I've seen the most. When I hear the DVD menu music I flash back to the numerous times I woke up in the recliner listening to that music. I have also been known to put it on as background while I'm cooking. Hmm, maybe that is my The Movie.

Trivia tidbit about Jennifer Ehle, Kathy, her dad was Dean of the NC School of the Arts in the town in NC where I lived, and he and Jennifer's mom, Rosemary Harris, lived there. I used to run into her often in Borders and around town. Tiny woman--shorter than me! My timing must have been bad, though. I never ran into Jennifer.

I'm not sure if any of you had read the biography of George Lucas' ex-wife - and her purported role in making the good Lucas films great, but it is fascinating.

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DH and I watched the original True Grit last night, which I'd never seen before. Has anyone here read the original novel? I wasn't expecting so much of the dialogue in the Coen bros version to be in the original, and I'm wondering how much of it's lifted verbatim from the book.

Aside from the stylistic differences, I was also struck by just how much lens & lighting technology has changed to allow for actual night shoots as opposed to the absurdly unconvincing day-for-night scenes in the original. It makes such a huge difference to the atmosphere of the whole story.

and I'm wondering how much of it's lifted verbatim from the book.

From what I've read in interviews, a lot. They're both really fans of the book.

I was also struck by just how much lens & lighting technology has changed

I'd like to find a concise history of these changes. It really affects movie history but I don't know where I can look up something like, "And then Kodak brought a new high grain, black and white, high contrast film to the market and Film Noir happened."

Timeline of Technical Filming Innovations please.

So sad to see the Black Swan disappointment. I am dying to see it, but trying to lower my expectations. Also want to see True Grit and Despicable Me. I was excited to finally see The Kids are Alright, but like most of the lesbians I know, I didn't like it at all.

RIP Pete Postlethwaite.

He was one fine actor.

I was excited to finally see The Kids are Alright, but like most of the lesbians I know, I didn't like it at all.

::highfives GC::

So sad to see the Black Swan disappointment. I am dying to see it, but trying to lower my expectations.

It's very well done, but it's not exactly mindblowing. I liked it, though.

RIP Pete Postlethwaite.

He was one fine actor.

I remember being surprised and pleased to see him in Inception.

I just read this morning that he was in Inception. Always nice to see the old guard working. Apparently he has another film coming out Killing Bono.

Except for Strother Martin, I can't think of another actor who was so, incredibly evocative. He made my skin crawl in so many creepy roles. And warmed my heart in others.

Despite his small role in The Lost World, I felt he owned that movie.