I've never seen Howard's End. But it sounds like a certain type of British film that seemed to get a lot of critical acclaim during the '80s -- Rich people spend a couple of hours doing nothing, but looking very good while they aren't doing it.
Out. For. A. Walk. ... Bitch.
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Fred Pete - Mar 25, 2019 3:41:35 am PDT #1963 of 3463
Ann, that's a ferret.
sj - Mar 25, 2019 5:16:42 am PDT #1964 of 3463
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Howard's End is a little deeper than that. I love EM Forster.
Jesse - Mar 25, 2019 5:29:27 am PDT #1965 of 3463
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I basically want to spend all day reading articles about Us, after seeing it over the weekend, but I guess my boss would frown at that? (And also, there are no answers and I don't care, so it would be a bad idea on that front as well....)
msbelle - Mar 25, 2019 5:37:11 am PDT #1966 of 3463
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Howards End is more than that. Fairly critical look at the wealthy while still presenting them as human. Really none of the characters are simplistic, even the ones I disliked. Class and society are examined without it being too heavy handed. There are no real answers, just observations.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2019 7:30:17 am PDT #1967 of 3463
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I loved Howard's End. Good book, too.
Calli - Mar 25, 2019 7:48:34 am PDT #1968 of 3463
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I remember enjoying Howard's End when it came out. Then again, I was in a different place mentally and politically at the time.
I think this is one of those films that EVERYONE was talking about and I had not seen it and then the more it became a thing, the less I wanted to see it.
That's how I feel about Titanic. I still haven't seen it. And, costume porn aside (I love that period in clothes), I'm still ok about not seeing it.
Glamcookie - Mar 25, 2019 7:52:47 am PDT #1969 of 3463
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Jesse, SAME! Us was great.
Amy - Mar 25, 2019 4:12:34 pm PDT #1970 of 3463
Because books.
Us was fantastic! Upped the scare factor and the thinkiness from Get Out, and that was a high bar.
Vonnie K - Mar 26, 2019 9:58:10 am PDT #1971 of 3463
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I highly recommend the podcast Unspooled
Thanks for the podcast rec, Megan. I listened to their 3 (!) Oscar specials and laughed a ton. The two hosts have great chemistry and opinionated in a fun, not obnoxious way. Looking forward to listening to their take on various AFI 100 films!
I love Howards End but not as much as I love some of the smaller Merchant & Ivory films -- A Room with A View and The Remains of the Day remain my all time faves. The book has one of my all-time fave literacy passages (the "Only Connect..." bit, which may now come across as hackneyed but never fails to pack a punch for me.) That reminds me to finish watching the recent BBC adaptation of the book, with Hayley Atwell as Margaret (which is AMAZING casting) and Matthew MacFadyen as Henry Wilcox. I watched the first ep, and... I think my reluctance to continue may be due to my fondness for MacFadyen (loved him since his MI-5 days) and not wanting to see him as Henry fucking Wilcox, who is THE WOOOOORST.
Vonnie K - Mar 26, 2019 10:07:13 am PDT #1972 of 3463
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Cereal:
I basically want to spend all day reading articles about Us
I have read several articles and am still not quite sure what the central metaphor is. Or maybe it's supposed to be open to interpretation, sort of like Annihilation? I rather like that, the elasticity of it all, but I would imagine folks who need concrete, logical answers to puzzles would hate it. I found it gorgeous and thinky and thrilling at any rate, and the performances were dynamite, esp. Lupita Nyong'o's.
One of the most interesting, slightly critical pieces of writing on it comes from Tasha Robinson at the Verge (assume ALL the spoilers): [link] I totally see where she's coming from, although I was bothered less by it. I think the text is rich either way.