Took my mom to see Get Out this afternoon, and both of us enjoyed it immensely. I figured out the thing with the armrest stuffing before it happened, but was off base in that I thought the little brother was another of the people wanting Chris' body for his own rather than just a weirdo assistant to the parents.
That's beautiful. Or taken literally, incredibly gross.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 26, 2017 6:06:33 pm PDT #693 of 3455
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
megan walker - Mar 27, 2017 8:19:01 pm PDT #694 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Saw Niki Caro's The Zookeeper's Wife tonight. Damn is that an incredible story. And, while it's not a perfect film, it made me sad that more films aren't directed by women. So many times throughout I was struck by choices that likely wouldn't have been made by a man.
Consuela - Mar 28, 2017 6:17:03 pm PDT #695 of 3455
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Niki Caro is really good.
megan walker - Mar 28, 2017 6:34:32 pm PDT #696 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Niki Caro is really good.
I was going to say that with Whale Rider and McFarland, USA she's 3 for 3 with me now, but then I realized she did North Country too, which I vaguely remember liking. Girl likes a good underdog story I guess. As do I.
Consuela - Mar 28, 2017 7:33:10 pm PDT #697 of 3455
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
You know, I never saw North Country, but I should. I shall have to add it to my list.
sumi - Apr 07, 2017 5:15:19 pm PDT #698 of 3455
Art Crawl!!!
Chicago is having a retrospective on progressive film makerLois Weber this month.
Connie Neil - Apr 15, 2017 2:41:17 pm PDT #699 of 3455
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I've just realized that I've watched Fellowship of the Ring more times with the commentary than without. It's become another documentary in my collection, especially the Hobbits' commentary. I love the Making Of stuff on these movies. I may pick up the Hobbit BluRays just for the extras.
Calli - Apr 16, 2017 9:35:35 am PDT #700 of 3455
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I finally watched LaLa Land. It was nice enough. Inoffensive, I guess. Some of the music was enjoyable. But it would have helped if either of the leads had been a better singer. Emma Stone is an excellent actor, but vocally, she's not terribly strong. I'm not sure what all the Oscar buzz was about.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 17, 2017 5:57:33 pm PDT #701 of 3455
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Finally went to see Beauty and the Beast tonight. It was good, but I still like the animated version better. I particularly missed Angela Lansbury's singing. Also, the "Be Our Guest" number was WAY too over the top, and that's coming from someone who loved Xanadu!
Is it wrong that I thought Dan Stevens was hotter as the Beast than after he turned back into the prince?
DavidS - Apr 17, 2017 8:19:17 pm PDT #702 of 3455
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is it wrong that I thought Dan Stevens was hotter as the Beast than after he turned back into the prince?
Heh. That's always the reaction. Garbo famously said, "Give me back my Beast!" when she saw Cocteau's version and he transformed into the human.