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| Marj |
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| In that case, Earl, you may like the true story about Albert and Victoria. Actually I don't know if this is really true, but I like it. Apparently Albert loved the look of Victoria's alabaster white shoulders, so he would stand, leaning against a mantle as her ladies in waiting, undressed her. Voyeur or awaiting lover? You tell me. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 11:07 pm |
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Befade wrote: 3 books. have you read them, Syd? I'm interested. I loved the closing credits!
Only "The Reptile Room". |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 11:52 pm |
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Saw Moira Shearer's Red Shoes again after an interval of 60 years. The ballet scenes remain enthralling, but the rest seems dated.
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 5:24 am |
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Ghulam wrote: Saw Moira Shearer's Red Shoes again after an interval of 60 years. The ballet scenes remain enthralling, but the rest seems dated.
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I agree completely, but the color photography makes up for most of it. Hope you saw it in a good print, because the color is really amazing. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 5:29 am |
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Billy,
I insist that you watch AS IT IS IN HEAVEN on netfilx free streaming.
I will not repeat this message. I have operatives in Manhattan who can apply pressure, Mr. Weedeen. So see the movie or else. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 6:04 am |
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Marc wrote: Billy,
I insist that you watch AS IT IS IN HEAVEN on netfilx free streaming.
I will not repeat this message. I have operatives in Manhattan who can apply pressure, Mr. Weedeen. Se see the movie or else.
Call the goons off. As of thirty seconds ago, it's #1 in my instant queue. What is so great about it? (Checked your former posts and found nothing.)
I see that it stars Michael Nyqvist from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which is a good start. |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 12:26 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: Ghulam wrote: Saw Moira Shearer's Red Shoes again after an interval of 60 years. The ballet scenes remain enthralling, but the rest seems dated.
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I agree completely, but the color photography makes up for most of it. Hope you saw it in a good print, because the color is really amazing.
Agree. The recently released Criterion DVD is excellent. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 1:11 pm |
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Billy,
As It is In Heaven is a terrific little picture that has somehow fallen between the cracks in this country. It's been a phenomenon in Australia (I have no idea why), playing in Sydney non-stop for the past 7 years.
I screened it at my theater in Taos and it was loved by audiences. |
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| mirgun |
| Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 11:12 am |
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billyweeds wrote: Marc wrote: Billy,
I insist that you watch AS IT IS IN HEAVEN on netfilx free streaming.
I will not repeat this message. I have operatives in Manhattan who can apply pressure, Mr. Weedeen. Se see the movie or else.
Call the goons off. As of thirty seconds ago, it's #1 in my instant queue. What is so great about it? (Checked your former posts and found nothing.)
I see that it stars Michael Nyqvist from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which is a good start.
I'm going to FINISH watching it tomorrow night..I can send the hounds on Billy since he lives in my hood..ahahaaa |
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| gromit |
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Anyone here a fan of Lantana?
I did a quick search here and only found a handful of brief references to it from a few years back, mostly from ex-3rdeyers.
I watched it last night and found it to be a pretty intriguing film. It put me in mind of a number of other films such as The Ice Storm, American Beauty, some Mamet such as Homicide, etc.
The characters are all intertwined in a various ways, which made for some good dynamics.
I especially liked Barbara Hershey as a psychologist who starts losing her bearings as her own marriage to depressive Geoffrey Rush continues to crumble.
There's a murder and investigation, but really the film is focused on its characters, their relationships and issues of trust.
Lantana is definitely worth checking out. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:08 pm |
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| I remember liking it for the character dynamics you describe, back in my "Bart" days here, though I've rarely liked Barbara Hershey in anything. Lantana is some kind of thicket, as I recall and LaPaglia presents it to the viewer as a visual metaphor at one point, climbing into the stuff. Will watch again, thanks for mentioning. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:28 pm |
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| Saw Lantana years ago and recall liking it. Had a noirish quality. |
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| knox |
| Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:53 pm |
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Kangaroo Noir? I'm so sure that's the formal term for it. 
What I don't get is how good LaPaglia was in that film, and how boring he has been on U.S. television. Just hard to make the jump sometimes. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 7:20 pm |
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Marc wrote: Saw Lantana years ago and recall liking it. Had a noirish quality.
I second this. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 9:53 pm |
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bartist wrote: I remember liking it for the character dynamics you describe, back in my "Bart" days here, though I've rarely liked Barbara Hershey in anything. Lantana is some kind of thicket, as I recall and LaPaglia presents it to the viewer as a visual metaphor at one point, climbing into the stuff. Will watch again, thanks for mentioning.
Yeah, she's a lousy actress. I find her very hard to watch. |
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