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slow time for me and movies
I've been in a movie-watching slump, with the proliferation of summer reality (Project Runway! Shear Genius!) and cable dramas (Saving Grace, In Plain Sight, Law & Order Criminal Intent). My netflix dvds have been just sitting, sometimes so long that I don't use my monthly allotment. Shame.
Alas, the movies I've seen since last update (March)
The Philadelphia Story - for a somewhat famous romantic comedy starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart - I hated it. Witty reparte' my rump. I'm spoiled by better delivery of catty comebacks. I grew up with Moonlighting.
The Savages - I didn't make it to the local indie film place to see this while it was still in circulation. I like Laura Linney; I love Philip Seymour Hoffman. While ok, I just didn't think that this was in a group of their best performances. She's more more connective to me in Love, Actually. He knocks my socks off in Charlie Wilson's War.
SATC - I watched it on the big screen while on work travel. I think that there was enough backstory for those who never watched the series (or only caught a few episodes), and enough moments that really rewarded the loyal fans.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - My main reason for watching is that I thought this was by the same director that created another film I like (but can't remember at the moment) but it wasn't. "based on a true story" so it was like a documentary, but with better cinematography.
Get Smart - I really enjoyed it.
Lars and the Real Girl - I watched this movie last night, and really loved it. I once heard Susan Sarandon say that she was disappointed that the studio execs titled one of her movies Stepmom, because the movie was about so much more than Julia Roberts being a stepmother. I feel the same when I read that Lars is about a guy who buys a blow-up doll. Sure, the doll is the plot of the movie, but not in the way that a 30 second commercial would lead a person to believe. The movie is sweet and compassionate. It's about the emotional walls that Lars has, and his way of dealing with those walls is Bianca the RealDoll. My friend Molly says, "very heartwarming and thought-provoking - what a small town will do to support a member of the community - prettyamazing" .
Alas, the movies I've seen since last update (March)
The Philadelphia Story - for a somewhat famous romantic comedy starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart - I hated it. Witty reparte' my rump. I'm spoiled by better delivery of catty comebacks. I grew up with Moonlighting.
The Savages - I didn't make it to the local indie film place to see this while it was still in circulation. I like Laura Linney; I love Philip Seymour Hoffman. While ok, I just didn't think that this was in a group of their best performances. She's more more connective to me in Love, Actually. He knocks my socks off in Charlie Wilson's War.
SATC - I watched it on the big screen while on work travel. I think that there was enough backstory for those who never watched the series (or only caught a few episodes), and enough moments that really rewarded the loyal fans.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - My main reason for watching is that I thought this was by the same director that created another film I like (but can't remember at the moment) but it wasn't. "based on a true story" so it was like a documentary, but with better cinematography.
Get Smart - I really enjoyed it.
Lars and the Real Girl - I watched this movie last night, and really loved it. I once heard Susan Sarandon say that she was disappointed that the studio execs titled one of her movies Stepmom, because the movie was about so much more than Julia Roberts being a stepmother. I feel the same when I read that Lars is about a guy who buys a blow-up doll. Sure, the doll is the plot of the movie, but not in the way that a 30 second commercial would lead a person to believe. The movie is sweet and compassionate. It's about the emotional walls that Lars has, and his way of dealing with those walls is Bianca the RealDoll. My friend Molly says, "very heartwarming and thought-provoking - what a small town will do to support a member of the community - pretty