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| yambu |
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Marj wrote: ....watching closely, you'll see that Sister Aloysius's cross slowly becomes smaller and smaller as the film progresses. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:59 pm |
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Ghulam wrote: ....Setting a paranoid nun to pursue a flimsy accusation and bringing about the result that she did smacks of MacCarthyism......
I mentioned she used terror (obviously.) Another weapon of hers was mockery - to reduce a student in front of his peers. The bad nuns I had all were skilled at it. |
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| lissa |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:24 pm |
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Haven't seen Doubt yet, but I did take piano lessons from Sister Gabriellina for 4 years, from the time I was 3 years old. She was awesome. She was a diminutive smiling gentle woman who taught with patience and rewards (butterscotch candies) and was creative in her teaching methods. She is responsible for my passion for playing, and her encouragements far outnumbered her reprimands.
The only time she got tough with me was when I'd look at my hands instead of reading the music, but then again, she recognized my perfect pitch abilities and realized that I didn't need the music much of the time. Still, she taught me well, and I never forgot her.
So I guess it's a different experience from having been taught in Catholic school by the oh-so-formidable nuns spoken of here, and who have left indelible memories of the opposite sort... |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:24 pm |
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yambu wrote: Marj wrote: ....watching closely, you'll see that Sister Aloysius's cross slowly becomes smaller and smaller as the film progresses. Kawabonga! I didn't notice. Wonder what that was about.
Kawbonga indeed! I wish I could say that I was the one that saw it. No, it was a friend.
As to what it was all about? My opinion is that it symbolized her loss of power. Almost as though she were shrinking. Know what I mean, Yam?
I can't wait for Doubt to come out on DVD and find out for sure. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:34 pm |
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| Maybe it was because she was drifting further and further away from her husband. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:58 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: Glad to be of service. Plus, my adrenaline starts racing when I see words and names misspelled. Seriously, no joke.
Regarding the names of actors, I always assumed you were zealous about that because you are in the biz. You know (better than most) that an actor's name is the equivalent of a trademark, so best to get it right. Consistently spelling a performer's name wrong would be like going to a forum devoted to business and consistently spelling Google as "Gugle" or Nabisco as "Nabisko." |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:04 pm |
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mo_flixx wrote: Earl wrote: Ghulam wrote: Kristin Scott Thomas is excellent in Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long. The movie is enjoyable for the most part, the story is somewhat traditional but warm and full of empathizable emotions. The denouement is a bit soapish but there is enough good in the movie to make it worthwhile.
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Glad to see this comment. That's the one I should have seen on Sunday instead of A Christmas Tale. Hope it's still there this coming Sunday so I can see it then.
Both movies have something to offer. The theme (the awkwardness of a long exiled family member returning to the fold) is common to both. I think both movies are worth seeing.
I wish I could make the comparison. I've Loved You So Long is no longer playing here. Saw The Reader instead. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:07 pm |
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whiskeypriest wrote: Guess I need to add to the list of movies I need to see here soon.
She still has another 8 months before I'll let her watch some movies (like "Pulp Fiction")
But I'll be sure to catch the extras. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:59 pm |
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chillywilly wrote: whiskeypriest wrote: Guess I need to add to the list of movies I need to see here soon. Oh, see it, see it. And be sure to watch the DVD extra "Fooking Bruges" - though perhaps not with warpedgirl17.
She still has another 8 months before I'll let her watch some movies (like "Pulp Fiction")
But I'll be sure to catch the extras.[/quote]
Is warpedgirl "movielover"? Didn't have a clue. Welcome back, warped one! |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:01 pm |
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Saw Last Chance Harvey tonight for Dolores's birthday, and a better choice I don't think we could have made. It's a lovely movie with two immensely accomplished performances which are as charming as one could wish. Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson have the kind of chemistry you cannot buy or sell. They're a team made in heaven, and who woulda thunk it?
Not to mention the fact that neither of them has done anything this good in I can't remember when. See it! |
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| lissa |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:11 pm |
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| I'm really glad Hoffman and Thompson succeed in this film. Last time they were together was in Stranger Than Fiction and not for much screen time together. I'd hoped that Last Chance Harvey would be good, and now I'm anxious to catch it. Thanks, billy! |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:19 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: Saw Last Chance Harvey tonight for Dolores's birthday, and a better choice I don't think we could have made. It's a lovely movie with two immensely accomplished performances which are as charming as one could wish. Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson have the kind of chemistry you cannot buy or sell. They're a team made in heaven, and who woulda thunk it?
Not to mention the fact that neither of them has done anything this good in I can't remember when. See it!
Glad to hear this, Billy. I've been looking forward to it for a while. |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:50 pm |
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chillywilly wrote:
She still has another 8 months before I'll let her watch some movies (like "Pulp Fiction")
Hey I saw Pulp Fiction when I was fifteen and it had no effect on me at all motherfucker. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:51 pm |
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| You have no idea how depressing I find it that you were 15 when Pulp Fiction came out. |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:02 pm |
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| Well, if it makes you feel any better, it depresses me to think it's fifteen years since Pulp Fiction came out. |
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