I liked LF a lot, but didn’t quite love it as much as I wanted to.
River: You gave up everything you had. Simon: [Chinese] Everything I have is right here.
'Safe'
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sj - Jun 30, 2024 1:34:32 pm PDT #3396 of 3408
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 11, 2024 7:26:00 am PDT #3397 of 3408
"You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… Joan Crawford is dead. Good.” —Bette Davis
Mom invited me to go see one of those anniversary showings of Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind last night. It was nice, really brought back memories of going to see it with her and one of my cousins almost 50 years ago.
Calli - Jul 14, 2024 4:28:27 pm PDT #3398 of 3408
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I just watched the Branagh Murder on the Orient Express. I heard mixed reviews when it came out, but after A Haunting in Venice, which I loved, I figured I’d give it a shot. I liked it a lot! Ok, there was an underwhelming live production locally, which maybe lowered my expectations. But I thought it was well done, in a thinky, rather than action-oriented, kinda way.
Toddson - Jul 17, 2024 6:03:01 am PDT #3399 of 3408
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I've been re-watching The Mummy movies and I realized - for the O'Connell family, all roads lead to Hamunaptra (spelling?). (fyi, the Egyptians never realized that if you don't write your vowels, no one will get your name right)
sj - Jul 23, 2024 8:08:55 am PDT #3400 of 3408
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We saw The Neverending Story last weekend in a movie theater with ltc. I was worried it might be too intense for her, but she loved it!
Laura - Jul 23, 2024 12:26:20 pm PDT #3401 of 3408
Our wings are not tired.
Such a wonderful classic. I'm glad she enjoyed it.
Toddson - Jul 24, 2024 6:07:04 am PDT #3402 of 3408
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
could I suggest "Babe"? It gets intense in places, but there's a happy ending. Oscar nominated. Siskal and Ebert called it the Citizen Kane of talking pig pictures.
sj - Jul 24, 2024 9:44:57 am PDT #3403 of 3408
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I’ve never seen Babe, but I’ll keep it in mind. We also watched Wizard of Oz with her recently for the first time, and she was completely fascinated. She’s definitely more about witches, fairies, dragons etc than anything else right now.
Tom Scola - Aug 22, 2024 12:57:56 pm PDT #3404 of 3408
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
dcp - Aug 22, 2024 3:24:57 pm PDT #3405 of 3408
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye
That looks very pretty, but amid the tropes and stereotypes I don't see much room for novelty, invention, twists, or humor. I'm not tempted to spend the money to see it in a theater.
I wonder what Stephen Colbert will have to say about it.