Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 266

JWBear · 12-21-2007, 11:23 PM

We watched Myra Breckinridge tonight. I had forgotten how incredibly odd that movie is.....

Not Afraid · 12-22-2007, 02:31 AM

OMG! I haven't seen that film in manymanymany years.

JWBear · 12-22-2007, 01:58 PM

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OMG! I haven't seen that film in manymanymany years.

Neither had I.

Not Afraid · 12-23-2007, 10:50 AM

We finally got around to watching Velvet Goldmine. Why did it take me so l long? I really need to own this film and watch it again carefully because there's a lot of references I missed that I KNOW I should have caught. The music was, of course, right up my alley. Not a film I think I'd recommend to everyone, but for the rockers amongst us, it's a good one.

Cadaverous Pallor · 12-23-2007, 11:15 AM

Saw Walk Hard last night. Hilarious! Perhaps not a laugh-a-minute but plenty funny.

John C Reilly cracks me up so bad with just his expressions. Jenna Fisher (Pam from The Office) was fantastic in the "Reese Witherspoon" role. It was mostly a scene-by scene spoof of Walk the Line with some references to Ray, the Doors, and all other musician biopics. Cinematically it matches Walk the Line perfectly - they didn't cheap out on anything, from film quality to set design to costuming. The "we are in this decade now" style of costuming is a joke in itself, and I found myself laughing at that as much as any other gag.

The movie is riddled with familiar faces from the Apatow and SNL/30 Rock groupings, leading us to say "dude, it's him!" every time someone came on the screen. They must've had a blast making this thing.

Another great Apatow-related movie. From the previews we realized that he's been busy throwing his money around, and there are many more lined up to come. Yay.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 12-26-2007, 11:59 AM

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Saw Walk Hard last night. Hilarious! Perhaps not a laugh-a-minute but plenty funny.

I produced the website and had only seen a few clips. Was really looking forward to it. Saw it with my brother on Sunday and thought it was even better than I was expecting. True, not a laugh-a-minute, but agreed: "plenty funny." The cast was great.

It helped wash the terrible memory of Sweeny Todd away, too.

Strangler Lewis · 12-27-2007, 10:03 AM

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Another great Apatow-related movie. From the previews we realized that he's been busy throwing his money around, and there are many more lined up to come. Yay.

I've got to send him my laugh a minute screenplay about my vasectomy. The natural third of a trilogy begun by "Forty Year Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up." When it's finished, of course. The screenplay, that is.

innerSpaceman · 12-23-2007, 11:41 AM

Hmmm, I have that movie sitting in my living room ... but I hate the ubiquitous billboard soooo much, I'm doubting I will actually watch it.

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Took zapppop to see Scrooge at the Aero yesterday - - a wonderful 70's Brit musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol, with Albert Finney as Ebenezer Scrooge and Alec Guinness as Jacob Marley. I don't know that I'd ever seen it in a theater on a big screen, and it was marvelous. What a treat - as it's one of my top 3 absolute fave Xmas movies. zapppop liked it, and finally gets the reference to The Minister's Cat, a Christmas parlor game I like to play.

Hahahah, having just seen Sweeny Todd less than 24 hours prior, I can hardly conceive of two more radically different musical versions of 19th Century London I could experience in one day!!

Not Afraid · 12-23-2007, 12:03 PM

I'm currently re-obsessing with Glam (my first rock music love). Thank you Todd Haynes.

JWBear · 12-23-2007, 12:59 PM

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I'm currently re-obsessing with Glam (my first rock music love). Thank you Todd Haynes.

Depending on how long this lasts, it could make for an interesting NYE....

12-21-2007, 11:23 PM	#1
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	We watched Myra Breckinridge tonight. I had forgotten how incredibly odd that movie is..... __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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12-22-2007, 02:31 AM	#2
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	OMG! I haven't seen that film in manymanymany years.
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12-23-2007, 10:50 AM	#4
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	We finally got around to watching Velvet Goldmine. Why did it take me so l long? I really need to own this film and watch it again carefully because there's a lot of references I missed that I KNOW I should have caught. The music was, of course, right up my alley. Not a film I think I'd recommend to everyone, but for the rockers amongst us, it's a good one.
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12-23-2007, 11:15 AM	#5
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Saw Walk Hard last night. Hilarious! Perhaps not a laugh-a-minute but plenty funny. John C Reilly cracks me up so bad with just his expressions. Jenna Fisher (Pam from The Office) was fantastic in the "Reese Witherspoon" role. It was mostly a scene-by scene spoof of Walk the Line with some references to Ray, the Doors, and all other musician biopics. Cinematically it matches Walk the Line perfectly - they didn't cheap out on anything, from film quality to set design to costuming. The "we are in this decade now" style of costuming is a joke in itself, and I found myself laughing at that as much as any other gag. The movie is riddled with familiar faces from the Apatow and SNL/30 Rock groupings, leading us to say "dude, it's him!" every time someone came on the screen. They must've had a blast making this thing. Another great Apatow-related movie. From the previews we realized that he's been busy throwing his money around, and there are many more lined up to come. Yay. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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12-23-2007, 11:41 AM	#8
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Hmmm, I have that movie sitting in my living room ... but I hate the ubiquitous billboard soooo much, I'm doubting I will actually watch it. * * * * * * Took zapppop to see Scrooge at the Aero yesterday - - a wonderful 70's Brit musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol, with Albert Finney as Ebenezer Scrooge and Alec Guinness as Jacob Marley. I don't know that I'd ever seen it in a theater on a big screen, and it was marvelous. What a treat - as it's one of my top 3 absolute fave Xmas movies. zapppop liked it, and finally gets the reference to The Minister's Cat, a Christmas parlor game I like to play. Hahahah, having just seen Sweeny Todd less than 24 hours prior, I can hardly conceive of two more radically different musical versions of 19th Century London I could experience in one day!!
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12-23-2007, 12:03 PM	#9
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I'm currently re-obsessing with Glam (my first rock music love). Thank you Todd Haynes.
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