11-09-2011, 13:36
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It;s Saturday night, I've had two martinis, and 'Boy on a Dolphin" is on TCM. I'm waiting for Sophia Loren to get in the water and get wet. Life is good. Oh, there she goes...she's in the water! Life is sooooo good!  |
 
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11-09-2011, 14:06
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I've been wanting to go see The Thing as I loved the original and the 80's remake...but just haven't found the time.
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The Thing is why I will always turn down any opportunity to earn the Antarctic service ribbon.
I recommend The Three Musketeers -- see it in 3D. Bet you can't get an accurate body count.
I have the robot one on the list.
Also saw Out of Time. Interesting especially if you know the LA area (WTF? My old neighborhood is in area 10? Damn mortgage bubble)
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11-09-2011, 15:06
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Any Which Way You Can (1980) -- A man, a woman, an orangutan search for happiness and meaning in the SFV.
King Kong (2005)* -- As far as I can figure, the moral of the story is this. If you happen upon a hot blonde and she's tied up, wearing a come hither outfit that includes some kind of necklace indicative of The Lifestyle, and she shows no inclination of using a safe word, do the right thing. Eat her. Then go home.
Do not, under any circumstances, take her back to your man cave. If you do, she'll immediately start telling you how to talk while planning on sprucing things up a bit. If you disregard this warning, do not blame me when she dumps your ass the moment a dreamy eyed leftist type shows up. (But I'm not bitter.)
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* A note. While I believed that those were raptors hunting prey in a Stygian wilderness, I did not really believe that they were hungry.
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11-09-2011, 15:10
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Recent - Temple Grandin w/Clare Danes
Less Recent - The Train w/Burt Lancaster
BBC - The Impressionists (the story of the Impressionist movement as told by Claude Monet)
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11-09-2011, 17:55
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Originally Posted by Sigaba
Then again, any opportunity to watch Parker Posey is worth considering.  |
Well, I second that!
Well my wife is a bit of cineatic so I get to watch a lot of movies and DVD/BR. Mostly movies "made for women". I deeply hope this has no therapeutic effect on me.
Almost Famous (2000)
Elizabethtown (2005)
Both Cameron Crowe films and that´s the reason I like them. Great great Soundtrack, nice and neat story, although Elizabethtown falls a bit short on the "did not see that coming"... still I generally like Kirsten Dunst for her later roles and most of her movies since that movie have been worth seeing.
Atomised (2006)
I don´t know how well known Michelle Houllebecq is as an author in the US, but all of his novels are worth reading and the movie adaptions are quite well made, even if they are not multi million Hollywood productions. Atomised gives a good introduction into the mind of Houllebeqc while still manages to be an entertaining movie. The topic of an somehow disturbed sexuality of two brothers make it an rollercoaster ride of interest, doubt and disturbance which is rare today...
Sweet November (2001)
First, let me take your punches bravely... I do know that this is considered as an awful cheesy chic flic. BUT have you ever seen the movie??? For me it´s a beatiful story of what might happen if you rearrange your hitlist of things being most important in life. It´s clever, funny and bittersweet - so therefore makes an excellent movie evening and also gets you thinking on the way to sleep. Sure Keanu Reeves is not a hell of an actor but here I bought it. Charlize Theron is as always genius. The moral is easy but wise - don´t chase money and success for all your life to build up happiness from that - but pursue happiness and you´ll see money and success with different eyes.
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11-09-2011, 19:52
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...cineatic...
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New word alert. 
Richard
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11-10-2011, 08:24
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Ahh, my bad. Was pretty late here sorry.
Cineatic is one those false English words in German. I think it once was actually cineaddict (cinema addict) and then slowly morphed into this one. There is even a German/English mash up idiom "Cineast". Anyway, it´s just a person who has film and going to the movies as a real hobby.
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11-10-2011, 08:32
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...cineaddict (cinema addict)...
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I do know people who are 'cineaddicts' - one has Asperger's and literally relates to the world wholly through film - thanks for the explanation.
Richard
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“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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11-15-2011, 14:56
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Finally went to see The Thing on Monday. I thoroughly enjoyed it, made a great prequel to the 1982 (?) movie.
Saturday night, the Mrs and I went to see J. Edgar, great movie. Leonardo did a great job as did Clint in directing. I wouldn't be surprised to see Oscars come out of the film.
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11-15-2011, 15:35
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Originally Posted by Richard
Recent - Temple Grandin w/Clare Danes
Less Recent - The Train w/Burt Lancaster
BBC - The Impressionists (the story of the Impressionist movement as told by Claude Monet)
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Clare Danes is really great in Temple Grandin. She's also very good in the Showtime series Homeland.
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11-15-2011, 17:16
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The original, "The Thing" was made in 1951 with James Arness as the monster. Kenneth Tobey had the lead. He later was a star in the early TV series, "The Whirlybirds". James Arness was also in another of my favorite fifties monster movies, "Them". It starred James Whitmore, James Arness and Edmund Gwenn(Miracle on 34th Street). Walt Disney was looking at James Arness to play Davey Crockett. Fess Parker had a minor role as a pilot and was noticed by Disney, who gave him the role...
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11-15-2011, 19:20
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"Target Earth", 1954. One of the scariest movies I ever saw a a kid. A handful of people wake up to an abandoned city. For most of the movie, they only hear or see shadows of the aliens that have invaded. Then the Army saves them.
It's still a good movie until they actually show the aliens.  This is a good story for a remake...which Hollywood only seems to be able to do nowdays.
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11-15-2011, 19:27
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One of the scariest movies I ever saw a a kid.
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"Invaders From Mars" (1953) 
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11-15-2011, 20:47
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The original, "The Thing" was made in 1951 with James Arness as the monster. Kenneth Tobey had the lead. He later was a star in the early TV series, "The Whirlybirds". James Arness was also in another of my favorite fifties monster movies, "Them". It starred Stuart Whitmore, James Arness and Edmund Gwenn(Miracle on 34th Street). Walt Disney was looking at James Arness to play Davey Crockett. Fess Parker had a minor role as a pilot and was noticed by Disney, who gave him the role...
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I loved the original Thing, but loved the Carpenter remake even more. I'll probably see the latest incarnation, but hear it stinks. Kenneth Tobey was not only in Whirlybirds - which I loved, but also "Tales of Texas Rangers" as "Jayce <sp> Pearson. That show had one of the coolest opening sequences in television!
It was James Whitmore, as the NM State Trooper, who ends up being very skilled with a flamethrower.
Both movies are two of my favorites! Thanks for reminding me...
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11-16-2011, 10:44
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I had James written originally, but for some reason changed it.
Invaders from Mars was a great one. Squidman under glass...
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