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.
Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!
Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'
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Toddson - Jul 24, 2024 6:07:04 am PDT #3402 of 3426
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
sj - Jul 24, 2024 9:44:57 am PDT #3403 of 3426
"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 3426
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
dcp - Aug 22, 2024 3:24:57 pm PDT #3405 of 3426
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
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.
megan walker - Sep 10, 2024 6:19:21 pm PDT #3406 of 3426
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Just came here to say I went to a screening of The Substance last night and it's a wild ride. Lots of body horror, which I absolutely hate, but I still enjoyed myself immensely. (Though I'm not sure "enjoyed" is even the right word.) And Demi Moore is really incredible. This is Coralie Fargeat's second movie and it's ambitious as hell. I didn't like it as much as her Revenge (2017), but that was one of my favorite movies of the 2010s so it would have been hard to top.
Toddson - Sep 11, 2024 8:23:49 am PDT #3407 of 3426
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
There's a movie that keeps turning up on TV - "Evolution" - David Duchovny, Orlando Jones and Julianne Moore (who's kind of wasted there). Basic story - meteor crashes to earth in Arizona? New Mexico? carrying alien protoplasm which evolves into various life forms, including at the end primates. It's kind of dumb but kind of fun (seriously - how could I not watch?). Fairly happy ending with huge product placement.
-t - Sep 11, 2024 8:39:34 am PDT #3408 of 3426
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aw, I remember when that came out. I don't think I saw it in the theater, rented it from Blockbuster, probably
EpicTangent - Sep 20, 2024 12:00:07 pm PDT #3409 of 3426
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I don't remember much about it, but I remember enjoying it!
Tom Scola - Sep 24, 2024 8:48:15 am PDT #3410 of 3426
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Jacob Elordi cast as Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights, with Margot Robbie.
P.M. Marc - Oct 14, 2024 3:02:16 pm PDT #3411 of 3426
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Anyone else here been to see My Old Ass?
I've seen it four times since October 4. Wednesday will make it five times.