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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
- Vanessa
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I watched the new Jane Eyre last night with Michael Fassbender and Mia Wotsaname (can't remember her name). I enjoyed it and thought it was true to the book.
I also watched the first episode of the new Dallas which was good fun.
I also watched the first episode of the new Dallas which was good fun.
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
- DianeL
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Netflix had sent me "The Virgin Spring" before my summer went completely haywire, and it sat for a couple of months unregarded. I just couldn't do that film for a while, but did watch it a week or so ago. It's good; I liked it better than the other Bergman I've seen, and very good histfic too.
Yesterday, watched "The Postman Always Rings Twice" - almost sure I've seen it before, but it may have been *many* years ago, so it was fairly fresh. A good film, though I'm never as persuaded by Lana Turner's performances as I am by her looks. Costume design (for her), of course, was pretty on-the-nose, but it's a good film even with the layers-of-reversals gimmick going on.
"Dark Shadows" (c. 1966) has been ideal background noise for the final stages of my revisions. I hope to complete this work this week! Will re-query the Dream Agent very soon, and begin the real process of querying at large before my annual writer's conference. I may burn off a couple years worth of episodes getting back into this!
Yesterday, watched "The Postman Always Rings Twice" - almost sure I've seen it before, but it may have been *many* years ago, so it was fairly fresh. A good film, though I'm never as persuaded by Lana Turner's performances as I am by her looks. Costume design (for her), of course, was pretty on-the-nose, but it's a good film even with the layers-of-reversals gimmick going on.
"Dark Shadows" (c. 1966) has been ideal background noise for the final stages of my revisions. I hope to complete this work this week! Will re-query the Dream Agent very soon, and begin the real process of querying at large before my annual writer's conference. I may burn off a couple years worth of episodes getting back into this!
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- SonjaMarie
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"Iron Man 1"
"Iron Man 2"
And continuing the Paltrow movie fest of late, tonight we start "Possession".
SM
"Iron Man 1"
"Iron Man 2"
And continuing the Paltrow movie fest of late, tonight we start "Possession".
SM
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Original Join Date: Mar 2006
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[quote=""Vanessa""]I watched the new Jane Eyre last night with Michael Fassbender and Mia Wotsaname (can't remember her name). I enjoyed it and thought it was true to the book.
I also watched the first episode of the new Dallas which was good fun.[/quote]
I watched Jane Eyre over the weekend myself. Having never read the book, I couldn't really relate. I don't think I was in the right mood to really appreciate this film the way that I was when I watched the last 25 minutes on TV a few weeks back. It was just really drawn out with very little action-a lot of long, blank stares that I suppose I would have understood better if I would have read the book.
I also watched the first episode of the new Dallas which was good fun.[/quote]
I watched Jane Eyre over the weekend myself. Having never read the book, I couldn't really relate. I don't think I was in the right mood to really appreciate this film the way that I was when I watched the last 25 minutes on TV a few weeks back. It was just really drawn out with very little action-a lot of long, blank stares that I suppose I would have understood better if I would have read the book.
Brenna
[quote=""SonjaMarie""]And continuing the Paltrow movie fest of late, tonight we start "Possession". SM[/quote]
One of my favorite actors. Have you seen her in the quirky little film Sliding Doors? (With John Hannah, better known to US audiences from the Mummy movies.) The movie has two parallel story lines where Paltrow plays a young woman whose life takes two very different paths based on whether she catches a train or not. Intriguing.
One of my favorite actors. Have you seen her in the quirky little film Sliding Doors? (With John Hannah, better known to US audiences from the Mummy movies.) The movie has two parallel story lines where Paltrow plays a young woman whose life takes two very different paths based on whether she catches a train or not. Intriguing.
- LoveHistory
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I have a friend who swears the best Jane Eyre is the one from 1973 (I think that's the year) with Michael Jayston as Rochester. I have to admit it's a darn good adaptation.
Sliding Doors is good.
Watched City Island. Really good little film. Nice to see Andy Garcia playing, essentially, a regular guy. Shows off his range nicely.
Sliding Doors is good.
Watched City Island. Really good little film. Nice to see Andy Garcia playing, essentially, a regular guy. Shows off his range nicely.