What Swanky Things are you Watching?

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

He was actually really good in both the recent Disney films we saw - and has a nice ass!


(Why do I feel so smarmy for noticing that in a Disney film?)

Eh, I'd do Lesley Ann Warren

[Name]

hrmm, I just finished a hellraiser marathon, and have just started pink floyd's The Wall all hopped up on a green tinted liquor.

[UvaGirl]

Watched Love, Actually again the other night. Like it more and more. Might have to buy it.We should totally have a Lost thread.

[Prudence]

Today we watched "Murder by Death." I remembered it being funny, but I'd forgotten how funny. I want to have a themed dinner party where we all dress up as our favorite fictional detective, eat hors d'oeuvres, watch that and similar movies, and drink cocktails.

Now, all I need is time to clean, food to cook, and guests to invite.

It was a damn funny movie, though.

[€uroMeinke]

Last night we saw a screening of The Servant, at the Egyptian Theater. The film set in early 60's London was definately swanky. The film itself full of inuendo and tensions between class ans sexuality was delightful. I will have to own this one.

The other big plus about seeing it, was it is the main basis for Mathew Bourne's Play without Words, which we are going to see Sunday, and Mathew Bourn was at the screening talking about the movie and his works. I'm always delighted by these interviews, especially of those engaged in creative works. One of the best take aways, was a statement he made about creating his piece, that it was intended originally as an experimental work, and thus gave him a "chance to fail," so he took much greater risks than he might have otherwise, and as a result made something incredible unique and so far, unexpectedly popular.

I can't wait till Sunday.

[MickeyD]

I finally saw Sideways. I didn't realize that it takes place almost entirely in the Santa Ynez Valley. I spent the whole movie making comments like, "Hey, I used to buy my cars there!" "Hey, I went on a date there when I was 18!" "Hey, one of my best friends got married there!" and on and on and on. I need to watch it again, to actually follow the story, instead of exclaiming over all the places in Santa Ynez I've been.

[mousepod]

The little mom and pop video store sells has a bin with ex-rental dvds for sale. This week, they put our 4 copies of the Huckabees special edition. I picked one yesterday and tonight, Heather and I watched it. Thanks to all here for the recommendation. Tasty flick. Yum.

[MouseWife]

I have to agree with your 'Closer' review, Not Afraid. I was a bit put off by having to watch it so quiet {the boy} was in the next room and damn the language was almost like a movie we'd have to watch when he was asleep...not that we watch movies like that...anywho.......

'Spanglish'. I really did like it. I hated Tea Leonis' {sp} character. I guess that means she did a great job? Cloris Leachman, loved her part. I loved the movie. Couldn't stop watching it {we usually watch movies snips here and there}. Oh, and, if anyone has seen it and knows, the restaurant, is that the Ivy in L.A.? It was a very charming little place.

'I Am David'. Oh, this was great, too. We got lucky with those two flicks. The little boy {main character} reminds me of the lead singer from Radiohead. Couldn't shake that. I won't say more except that I do recommend it and if you have kids it isn't gory or sexual or anything you need to be concerned about.

If you are so inclined to be concerned about such things.....

[Claire]

Watched The Outsiders twice this week.....I really love that freaking movie. Always the eleven year old me.

Also saw The Man Who Knew Too Much with James Stewart and Doris Day....it's one of those I've seen a few times and never tire of. I was feverish at the time and kept falling asleep, waking and rewinding.

We watched Election the other night again--Kelly bought me the DVD for Valentine's Day, as it's one of my little favorites. Alexander Payne wrote the script and directed it, just as he did Sideways and they're very similar in style. Still love it.

Also watched Spiderman 2 last night. And although I love it, I have some questions. How did the mechanical arms get so damn long? And how on earth was it that the trillium/fusion thing wasn't dangerous to everyone in the room? Why wasn't it done in a safe lab with mechanical arms? And why didn't anyone else need goggles but Octavius? Other than that, I utterly love the movie. My husband hadn't seen it all the way through before and he was like, "This is just like The Incredibles!"

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Claire

My husband hadn't seen it all the way through before and he was like, "This is just like The Incredibles!"

Ya know, I had this feeling, too. So many similarities.