Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 249

flippyshark · 10-02-2007, 04:16 PM

A passing note of marginal to no interest, but, here in Florida, at Universal's City Walk movie theaters, JAWS will be playing on the big screen for four nights. Need I mention that I'll be there? Woo Hoo!

€uroMeinke · 10-02-2007, 07:27 PM

All the movies I want to see don't seem to be playing anywhere - The New and improved Bladerunner, The Darjeeling Express, and Lust, Caution - are these films really out yet? Curse you NPR and your reviews of movies I can't see!

innerSpaceman · 10-02-2007, 07:42 PM

Lust Caution and D. Express came out last weekend. You can see them in Los Angeles. They might be at one theater each, but both did fantastic (at least in New York), and should be expanding soon.

ETA: Jaws on the big screen would have been a factor in my go/no-go to Epcot's 25th that I scheduled, then canceled. not that it would have changed my decision, but it would have been a factor.

€uroMeinke · 10-02-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Lust Caution and D. Express came out last weekend. You can see them in Los Angeles. They might be at one theater each, but both did fantastic (at least in New York), and should be expanding soon.

Then curse yahoo and thier movie tool that tells me they are not playing anywhere in LA

Alex · 10-02-2007, 08:07 PM

The Darjeeling Limited is currently playing on 2 screens nationwide, both in New York City.

Lust, Caution is on just one screen, also in New York City.

Both played at the New York Film Festival over the weekend which is why NPR has been talking about them so much.

Darjeeling opens limited this weekend so you should be able to find it in LA. Same for Lust, Caution.

€uroMeinke · 10-02-2007, 08:11 PM

Sigh - in the meantime, I'll just have to watch naked Natalie Portman some more...

mousepod · 10-02-2007, 08:21 PM

there's some kind of "lust, caution" contest going on at the arclight. I got a postcard, but it's at home (and I'm not).

Snowflake · 10-05-2007, 02:06 PM

I just got this from a friend in the biz

The remake of The Women is currently filming in Massachusetts. This
is the reported cast. As in the 1939 film, there are no men in the
cast. While filming at the Boston library, all paintings and busts of
men were taken down and replaced with women.

Cast listing from imdb

Annette Benning as Sylvia could be quite fun.

Bette Midler as the Countess? Cloris Leachman as Lucy?

I'm grateful that there will be no men, but, but, but.........let's now remake the Wizard of Oz. Oh, yeah, they did that already.

Alex · 10-05-2007, 02:09 PM

Debra Messing and Meg Ryan in the same movie? I'm out.

Chernabog · 10-05-2007, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

The remake of The Women is currently filming in Massachusetts. .....

Cast listing from imdb

Annette Benning as Sylvia could be quite fun.

Bette Midler as the Countess? Cloris Leachman as Lucy?
.

I can see Cloris Leachman as Lucy, certainly. Deborah Messing and Meg Ryan? How are they supposed to be those characters?!?!

But why do a 1939 "period piece" with different actors in the same roles? What's the point of doing a remake of a movie unless something better is brought to the table? (oh yeah, money). The original has been one of my favorite movies since I first saw it at the ripe old age of 16 (just ask Gemini Cricket and I, who sometimes have entire conversations in nothing but The Women quotes haha); I hate to see it screwed up like they did with that PBS stage play version. Especially when the original is SO PERFECT.

10-02-2007, 04:16 PM	#2481
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	A passing note of marginal to no interest, but, here in Florida, at Universal's City Walk movie theaters, JAWS will be playing on the big screen for four nights. Need I mention that I'll be there? Woo Hoo!
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	All the movies I want to see don't seem to be playing anywhere - The New and improved Bladerunner, The Darjeeling Express, and Lust, Caution - are these films really out yet? Curse you NPR and your reviews of movies I can't see! __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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10-02-2007, 07:42 PM	#2483
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Lust Caution and D. Express came out last weekend. You can see them in Los Angeles. They might be at one theater each, but both did fantastic (at least in New York), and should be expanding soon. ETA: Jaws on the big screen would have been a factor in my go/no-go to Epcot's 25th that I scheduled, then canceled. not that it would have changed my decision, but it would have been a factor.
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10-02-2007, 08:07 PM	#2485
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The Darjeeling Limited is currently playing on 2 screens nationwide, both in New York City. Lust, Caution is on just one screen, also in New York City. Both played at the New York Film Festival over the weekend which is why NPR has been talking about them so much. Darjeeling opens limited this weekend so you should be able to find it in LA. Same for Lust, Caution.
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10-02-2007, 08:11 PM	#2486
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Sigh - in the meantime, I'll just have to watch naked Natalie Portman some more... __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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10-02-2007, 08:21 PM	#2487
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	there's some kind of "lust, caution" contest going on at the arclight. I got a postcard, but it's at home (and I'm not). __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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10-05-2007, 02:06 PM	#2488
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	The remake or updated The Women is currently in production I just got this from a friend in the biz The remake of The Women is currently filming in Massachusetts. This is the reported cast. As in the 1939 film, there are no men in the cast. While filming at the Boston library, all paintings and busts of men were taken down and replaced with women. Cast listing from imdb Annette Benning as Sylvia could be quite fun. Bette Midler as the Countess? Cloris Leachman as Lucy? I'm grateful that there will be no men, but, but, but.........let's now remake the Wizard of Oz. Oh, yeah, they did that already. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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10-05-2007, 02:09 PM	#2489
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Debra Messing and Meg Ryan in the same movie? I'm out.
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