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md
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response 52 of 165:
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Jan 22 13:06 UTC 1999 |
I *love* old Danny Kaye movies. One of my first experiences of
laughing so hard I could hardly breathe, at a movie, was at a
Danny Kaye movie (called Merry Andrew, I think).
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tpryan
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response 53 of 165:
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Jan 22 18:31 UTC 1999 |
I just been listening to old Danny Kaye songs.
The one about the hat designer is wicked.
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other
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response 54 of 165:
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Jan 23 03:18 UTC 1999 |
Danny Kaye is probably more personally responsible than any other individual
for the fact that our currency bears the phrase "in god we trust."
fanatic...
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bmoran
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response 55 of 165:
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Jan 25 16:40 UTC 1999 |
A few weekends ago, TVO showed City Lights and Modern Times as the
Saturday night double feature. I made Patrick (7) sit and watch City
Lights with me. Wonderful film, 1931, B&W, silent. I read the cards Pat
couldn't. He liked it enough to tell his mom all about it, and they rented
it and watched it again. Vast wasteland, indeed!
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remmers
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response 56 of 165:
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Jan 26 22:10 UTC 1999 |
Re resp:54 - Eric, could you elaborate on the Danny Kaye/currency
connection?
"In Dreams" C- I had hopes for this one. Talented director (Neil Jordan
of "Mona Lisa" and "Crying Game"), good cast (Annette Benning, Robert
Downey Jr). Jordan also wrote it; maybe that's part of the problem.
Despite some atmospheric camera work and slick editing, the thing just
didn't work. Never-believable premise, and in the end it was just
another slasher movie. Skip it.
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md
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response 57 of 165:
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Jan 26 22:18 UTC 1999 |
We saw A SIMPLE PLAN (B) over the weekend. I can't make up
my mind about it. I thought it was extremely well acted, the
atmosphere was perfect, cool plot twists. But there was something
missing. I'd love to read anyone else's reactions to it here.
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katie
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response 58 of 165:
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Jan 27 04:57 UTC 1999 |
I saw A Civil Action. I do not understand why everyone thinks it's a
great movie and an Oscar-worthy performance by John Travolta. I don't
even understand why they made a movie about this case. Triple yawner.
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remmers
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response 59 of 165:
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Jan 27 11:32 UTC 1999 |
"Simple Plan" is on my list of things to see. Don't believe it's
opened locally yet. (re resp:57)
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richard
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response 60 of 165:
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Jan 27 23:17 UTC 1999 |
Another film recommendation-- RUSHMORE: this a very touching comedy about
a love triangle between a teacher at a posh private high school, one of
her students, and immature 50-year old millionaire philanthropist Bill
Murray. The relationship between Murray, and the kid, who are basically
emotionally about the same age even though one is 17 and the other is 50,
is really touching. I really enjoyed it, and Murray is an Oscar contender
this year b/c he's really really good in this. **** (four stars--
RUSHMORE) Go see it when it opens in your area.
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aaron
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response 61 of 165:
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Jan 28 22:50 UTC 1999 |
Shakespeare In Love: A -- A very funny film. A lot of the humor is meant
to reach a wide audience. Much of the Shakespeare humor is premised upon
the plays you typically read in high school. I was surprised, though, by
how silent much of the audience was during some very funny jokes. In any
event, the movie was *very* well done, and is very much worth seeing.
re #58: I think "A Civil Action" was pretty good, but the only Oscar-worthy
performance I saw was by Robert Duvall. I am a bit lost as to why
they made the movie, as well -- it is based upon a true story
(adapted for the screen from a non-fiction book by the same name),
and it isn't very "Hollywood." (Save, that is, for the big name
stars.)
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anderyn
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response 62 of 165:
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Jan 29 00:31 UTC 1999 |
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krj
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response 63 of 165:
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Jan 29 04:12 UTC 1999 |
Michigan Theatre films upcoming, from the Observer:
The Michigan is running a HISTORY OF CINEMA series on Mondays at 4:10
pm. February 1 is Jean Renoir's RULES OF THE GAME (1939), often a
contender when critics make lists of the best films ever made.
It's a personal favorite; I've seen it about half a dozen times,
and I recommend it highly. The story revolves around the amorous
affairs of a group of French aristocrats and their servants during
a country vacation.
Feb. 8 is THE BICYCLE THIEF, one of those famous films I've never
seen. Later in the month (not part of the Monday series) is a
minor Renoir film which I have never seen, THE SOUTHERNER, from
his American period.
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other
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response 64 of 165:
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Jan 30 07:02 UTC 1999 |
re #61 you obviously weren't in the theatre when i asw shakespeare in love.
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senna
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response 65 of 165:
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Jan 30 09:37 UTC 1999 |
Or me. Now that I think about it, when I saw it, our group of five was making
a large majority of the noise in there. Odd how that works. I enjoy getting
jokes that other people don't, though.
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md
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response 66 of 165:
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Jan 31 11:01 UTC 1999 |
LITTLE VOICE (C+) - A good movie almost ruined by Brenda Blethyn (sp)
who spends the entire movie swallowing chunks of scenery without
even chewing them first. She made it almost unwatchable. You
wanted to say, "The character is *developed.* I *get* it, already.
You can *stop* now." Jane Horrocks is very touching as LV. Who'd've
thought that Bubble would be the first character on AbFab to get
famous? It's like Woody Harrelson and Cheers. Never would've picked
him. Something better could've been done with Horrocks' mimicry
skills.
SHE'S ALL THAT (A-) - Another highscoolers-coming-of-age-in-California
movie. Cross it off your list if you want something deep and
"resonant." If you accept it on those terms, it's quite good. The
theater was filled with younger people who laughed, cheered,
applauded, and generally loved the movie to pieces.
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eieio
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response 67 of 165:
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Jan 31 16:14 UTC 1999 |
In England, Jane Horrocks' star has been rising for a while now. She's been
in a series of supermarket ads, with Prunella Scales (Cybill from "Fawlty
Towers") as her mother. She also did a TV special highlighting a bunch of her
characters and impressions, called "Little Shop of Horrocks".
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mooncat
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response 68 of 165:
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Feb 1 16:58 UTC 1999 |
I very much liked "Shakespeare in Love" I thought it was
quite funny. Sometimes you had to listen carefully to get the joke, but
all in all, a very excellent movie. Two thumbs up. Well written, the
accents were okay (I didn't notice anything glaringly standing out as
poorly spoken), the costumes lovely. The only picky point I have, was
that there appeared to be a Catholic Mass scene... Which is just so
wrong... It didn't fit in with what I know of the early Angelican
religion... But I could be wrong.
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aruba
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response 69 of 165:
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Feb 1 20:36 UTC 1999 |
Was there an effort in the early Anglican church to be different from the
ROman Church?
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mooncat
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response 70 of 165:
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Feb 2 14:54 UTC 1999 |
Oh yeah... the early Anglicans thought (and still might think, I dunno)
that there was too much pomp involved in the Catholic Mass, and preferred
sparser surroundings.
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richard
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response 71 of 165:
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Feb 6 20:40 UTC 1999 |
"A SIMPLE PLAN"-- good new movie about two brothers and a friend who
discover a lot of money out in the woods, decide to be greedy and keep
it, and suffer the consequences. you think you've seen this movie
before, you probably have--THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE" with
Humphrey Bogart. Same premise. Story hasnt really changed. Best
thing about the movie is Billy Bob Thornton, the dimwitted brother
whose conscious turns out to be stronger than the other two. He is
really good in this. I give "A SIMPLE PLAN" *** 1/2 (3.5 stars out of 4)
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response 72 of 165:
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Feb 7 04:25 UTC 1999 |
conscience?
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md
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response 73 of 165:
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Feb 9 14:52 UTC 1999 |
PAYBACK (B) - It has its moments, but it suffers from Mel Gibson
being cast as a noirish bad guy. You like Gibson so you cut him
lots of slack, but basically it's just bad casting. The movie's theme,
if it can be said to have one, is pain. Lots and lots of pain. Then
more pain. There were a couple of scenes that had the audience
cringing and going "Eeeeeuuuuwww!" If you're even a tiny bit
squeamish, avoid this one.
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scg
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response 74 of 165:
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Feb 14 06:11 UTC 1999 |
I just saw A Civil Action. I'd been wanting to see it since I first saw a
preview, since I read the book a year or two ago and really enjoyed it. I
found the movie somewhat disapointing, not because it wasn't a good movie,
but because the book was considerably better. I often found the book hard
to put down, while the movie came off as very slow moving and predictable.
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mooncat
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response 75 of 165:
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Feb 15 16:18 UTC 1999 |
I really enjoyed "Simply Irrisistible" Perfect if you're looking for
a light hearted romantic comedy. This is not a movie to take seriously,
but it's fun, and good for a number of laughs.
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jazz
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response 76 of 165:
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Feb 15 16:36 UTC 1999 |
... and it features a magic crab, which is rare for a film that didn't
take this year's Cannes best-director award. If you liked "Water for
Chocolate", you'll like this one. Just don't see it on an empty stomach.
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