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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 30, 2010 17:58:13 GMT
Yes, I loved Lars. I almost didn't watch it because of the eeeeuwww factor, which the movie lacked but the documentary does not.
Yet another plug for Rules! I'm adding it to my list of must-sees.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 1, 2010 3:17:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2010 19:04:55 GMT
Can somebody in the Western Hemisphere explain to me what is supposed to be good about "30 Rock"? I have seen about 10 episodes now and am still clueless.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 7, 2010 20:45:55 GMT
I saw one episode -- don't even think I watched it all the way through. What does that tell you?
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2010 21:39:34 GMT
Can somebody in the Western Hemisphere explain to me what is supposed to be good about "30 Rock"? I have seen about 10 episodes now and am still clueless. Escapes me as well. I could not sit through one episode.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 7, 2010 23:15:14 GMT
Okay ~~ I want to forcefully direct everyone's attention to Sita Sings the Blues. It was "recent small screen viewing" for me, but it is such a complete jewel of a movie that it had to have a separate thread. Go HERE now!
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Post by bixaorellana on May 14, 2010 1:58:22 GMT
I only have five (5) episodes of The Wire left to watch. This knowledge is making me anxious and depressed.
That is all.
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Post by lola on May 14, 2010 13:55:01 GMT
We saw An Education on DVD recently. Well worth watching. Subtle, and that lovely lead performance.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 14, 2010 17:09:54 GMT
The acting, sets, etc. in An Education are perfect. My only problem with the film was wondering how much of the youthful character of the writer was flatteringly re-invented in her memoir.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2010 17:18:06 GMT
I confess that I missed An Education, but I can probably still find it on a real screen in Paris. I know that I could adapt as so many of you have if I were forced to, but since just about anything can be seen on the big screen in Paris if you have enough patience, I am well nigh incapable of watching a movie in video.
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Post by lola on May 14, 2010 18:01:35 GMT
What's the point of going to all the trouble of writing a memoir if you can't flatteringly reinvent yourself? (I didn't realize it was a memoir, though.)
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Post by imec on May 14, 2010 18:22:21 GMT
I know you don't all share my penchant for music written by and for people 30 or more years younger than me, but I'd be remiss if I didn't express my extreme enjoyment of "Under Great White Northern Lights" - a documentary of the White Stripes' 2007 tour of Canada taking in every province and territory. They made a point of not just doing formal concerts but doing lots of almost impromptu gigs in unlikely locations - including a transit bus in Winnipeg!
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Post by Jazz on May 14, 2010 18:47:42 GMT
I confess that I missed An Education, but I can probably still find it on a real screen in Paris. I know that I could adapt as so many of you have if I were forced to, but since just about anything can be seen on the big screen in Paris if you have enough patience, I am well nigh incapable of watching a movie in video. Kerouac, if you lived in Toronto I think you would 'well nigh' become capable of watching the small screen. This isn’t Paris and many films that I would like to see never come here, or, come and go within a week. In addition, I think you have a great situation where you can buy a yearly pass at very inexpensive price…30E for the year? For one person to see a first run film in Toronto using the subway (metro) you will pay 20CDN (15.6euro). I’m not within walking distance of a cinema. If you pay for a film, parking and just a cup of coffee, close to 30CDN (23.4E). If you take a friend out as a treat, and perhaps include dinner afterwards, you can imagine the cost. Think of this when you use your pass and then have a delightful 8E dinner at Passage Brady. We do have a few cheaper Rep. cinemas, but not that many.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 14, 2010 19:20:09 GMT
What's the point of going to all the trouble of writing a memoir if you can't flatteringly reinvent yourself? (I didn't realize it was a memoir, though.) www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/an-education-by-lynn-barber-1708378.htmlI confess that I missed An Education, but I can probably still find it on a real screen in Paris. I know that I could adapt as so many of you have if I were forced to, but since just about anything can be seen on the big screen in Paris if you have enough patience, I am well nigh incapable of watching a movie in video. Kerouac, if you lived in Toronto I think you would 'well nigh' become capable of watching the small screen. This isn’t Paris and many films that I would like to see never come here, or, come and go within a week. In addition, I think you have a great situation where you can buy a yearly pass at very inexpensive price…30E for the year? Amen. To that I would add that viewing movies on video is its own kind of pleasure, allowing you to partake of whatever mood suits you in the privacy and comfort of your own home. There are movies that really need to be seen on the big screen in order to get the experience the filmmakers intended. However, I've had too many movies ruined for me by people yakking, babies crying, exit door lights in my peripheral vision, too-loud soundtracks, you name it. Even were I to have full, economical access to movie theaters with a wide range of offerings, I'd still enjoy home viewing as well.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 20, 2010 16:35:44 GMT
Well, I finally watched the final episode of The Wire. Whew. They did an excellent job of finishing off the series, certainly leaving me in no doubt as to why it is often called the best thing ever on television.
Now I'm slogging through what I hope to hell is the very last of Lost. Geez-looweez, will it never end? I wonder how many other people are watching it just because we feel we deserve some answers after all this time.
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Post by lola on May 21, 2010 1:16:28 GMT
We thought Sita Sings the Blues was charming. So creative. And those shadow puppets riffing on the legend; too funny. Then to boot Annette Hanshaw singing some tunes I'd never heard. Adorable.... that's all!
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Post by bixaorellana on May 21, 2010 4:57:11 GMT
I'm so tickled you saw it, but also kind of obsessing about whether you enjoyed it enough, after I bludgeoned you with over-selling.
Yes, loved the shadow puppets conversing and bickering over details and loved that they left in "that's all" at the end of every song, and just stunned that someone thought of this & executed it so brilliantly.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 21, 2010 4:59:06 GMT
Oh, yeah ........ I originally came on to this thread to announce that I just finished watching Hedwig & the Angry Inch, which I enjoyed even though it's a musical. Great acting.
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Post by tillystar on May 22, 2010 10:44:33 GMT
I have been watching ashes to ashes, it was the final episode last night. Excellent finale, but I am gonna miss gene hunt terribly.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2010 16:56:03 GMT
I watched the first episode of 'Carlos' the 3-part mini series about the terrorist (also presented as a 5 1/2 hour movie at the Cannes festival). In the next episode, I will be able to relive the bombings that I experienced personally.
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Post by Kimby on May 22, 2010 20:49:38 GMT
24 is down to its last few episodes ever. Amazing to think all that action "happened" in one day and night. One of the actors commented in an interview that they have to keep the same hairstyle (and wear the same clothes onscreen) for a whole season of filming.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 22, 2010 21:46:34 GMT
Since I am on the hunt for new viewing passion, I checked out all of your favorites above.
Looks like Ashes to Ashes is fully available online.
Couldn't find anymore of The Riff-Raff Element than what Imec has given us. (which almost makes me wish I'd never heard of it, as it looks great)
No Carlos -- still too new.
Most, maybe all of 24 is available.
Whew ~~ I feel so much better. Thanks, guys!
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Post by Kimby on May 22, 2010 23:45:45 GMT
Re: 24. I ran into someone who had also just "discovered" 24, however instead of watching this season, he's going through the DVDs for all the earlier seasons and watching in sequence.
The reason we didn't see 24 before was that we reject the notion of paying for TV (cable or satellite) and have an antenna on our roof. Before we got 4 channels (3 networks and PBS). But now with digital conversion, almost every station has subchannels and now we get 10 free channels in digital (and sometimes HiDef) and Fox is a subchannel on the ABC station.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 23, 2010 0:57:18 GMT
Oh, I always start from the beginning!
With online viewing I make sure I'll have access to the whole series before I commit myself to it. At the moment, I'm holding off until the luster of The Wire dims somewhat. I can't imagine loving another show the way I loved that one.
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Post by Kimby on May 23, 2010 5:26:18 GMT
Last DVD I saw unexpectedly blew my socks off. Michael Jackson's This is It is a really good documentary of putting together his final concert, pulled together from film he had shot for his own scrapbook.
Even if you aren't an MJ fan, as I wasn't (especially in recent years, with the plastic surgery, germaphobia, and kid molestation trials), I challenge you not to be impressed by Michael Jackson's talent. When asked why he was doing a concert now after so many years of not performing live, he said "Because my kids are old enough to appreciate what I do, and I'm still young enough to do it."
I thought about that movie for days after I saw it, and hummed the songs, too. And now I realize what a loss his death really is...
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Post by lola on May 23, 2010 12:00:22 GMT
Speaking of series, I wonder whether any of you enjoyed Deadwood as much as I did. I stumbled on DVDs at the video store, then got hooked.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 28, 2010 6:08:01 GMT
I just watched a movie that charmed me to bits ~~ Ondine, a sort-of-fantasy set in Ireland with Colin Farrell and Alicja Bachleda. It's almost worth watching just for the glorious Irish landscapes & seascapes, but I was completely caught up in the story and all the performances. And the music! It is perfect for the movie and really beautiful. Here is a review that manages not to give everything away. I'm posting some links for watching online, but anyone who is looking for a dvd to rent for the weekend should be quite happy with this movie. 1alldivxmovie.com/index.php/2010/05/27/free-watch-ondine-2009-dvdscr/#more-10958www.movie2k.com/movie-144723-Ondine-film.html
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Post by spindrift on May 28, 2010 17:22:02 GMT
Ohhh...I must hire that one...to remind me of the Emerald Isle.
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Post by lola on May 29, 2010 13:32:41 GMT
I put Ondine on my Netflix list. Not sure if it'd be at our local Family Video, which is mostly jampacked with movies you can't believe someone would bother to make.
RiffRaff looks promising, too, imec from what I skimmed above. My screen time has been very limited recently, besides mandatory at-work kind since I got back to town, but I'm looking forward to watching those clips.
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Post by lola on May 30, 2010 3:03:38 GMT
Hard to know whether to put this here, Favorites, or Ear Worm.
The Mikado is one of my favorite comic operettas. I like the DVD version with Eric Idle:
Also fond of Topsy Turvy, that deals with how Gilbert came to write it with Sullivan then bring it all off on stage. Lots of good performances.
The ear worm part came after listening to a CD while driving to MN last week. Somehow I have the finale stuck in my head.
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