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Posted 28 October 2009 - 09:32 PM
This was posted on youtube 10/28/08....ha.
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Posted 28 October 2009 - 09:39 PM
I just rented "Lifeboat" from Netflix will watch it tomorrow
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Posted 28 October 2009 - 09:39 PM
I know it is such a girly cliche, but I ADORE that movie. How gorgeous are those two?
It's actually my second favorite Cary Grant movie though. My favorite is A Philadelphia Story. These old movies make me believe that true wit and classy, discreet romance may be dead.
It's actually my second favorite Cary Grant movie though. My favorite is A Philadelphia Story. These old movies make me believe that true wit and classy, discreet romance may be dead.
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Posted 28 October 2009 - 09:55 PM
Cliche or not, they had it.
I need to watch the whole movie.
I need to watch the whole movie.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 07:48 AM
I have not seen this film, but Carl Kozlowski of Big Hollywood has a review here that is worth reading:
Carl Kozlowski
Big Hollywood
‘Precious’: Unforgettable Story of Hope, Self-Reliance
Carl Kozlowski
Big Hollywood
‘Precious’: Unforgettable Story of Hope, Self-Reliance
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Some lives slip through the cracks, people who you might pass everyday without giving a second thought. Precious is one of those people.
Vastly overweight and carrying her second child at the far-too-young age of 16, Precious is an African-American girl living in the Bronx who’s stuck four years behind her age group in the 7th grade, with a single mother who is verbally, emotionally and physically abusive towards her. Her father is only in the picture enough to come over and rape her, which led to her first child being born with Down Syndrome, and Precious utterly unaware of proper prenatal care or even a delivery date for her second.
The only thing that brings her any sense of joy is her imagination, which Precious uses to block out horrific moments of the past and present with visions of herself on red carpets and other glamorous situations. But when a school official steps in and orders her to go to an alternative school for troubled young women, a concerned teacher, social worker and eventually a male post-natal nurse discover the extent of Precious’ problems and help her take the drastic actions needed to save her life.
Vastly overweight and carrying her second child at the far-too-young age of 16, Precious is an African-American girl living in the Bronx who’s stuck four years behind her age group in the 7th grade, with a single mother who is verbally, emotionally and physically abusive towards her. Her father is only in the picture enough to come over and rape her, which led to her first child being born with Down Syndrome, and Precious utterly unaware of proper prenatal care or even a delivery date for her second.
The only thing that brings her any sense of joy is her imagination, which Precious uses to block out horrific moments of the past and present with visions of herself on red carpets and other glamorous situations. But when a school official steps in and orders her to go to an alternative school for troubled young women, a concerned teacher, social worker and eventually a male post-natal nurse discover the extent of Precious’ problems and help her take the drastic actions needed to save her life.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:04 AM
John Boot
Pajamas Media
A Whimsical Fantastic Mr. Fox
Director Wes Anderson has made a stop-motion animated feature sure to bring smiles to the faces of kids and adults alike.
Pajamas Media
A Whimsical Fantastic Mr. Fox
Director Wes Anderson has made a stop-motion animated feature sure to bring smiles to the faces of kids and adults alike.
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In a way, all of Wes Anderson’s films have been kids’ films. His charming efforts (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) and his more recent, more irritating entries (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited) all consider less than fully grown-up sons frustrated by their fathers’ distance or absence. Fantastic Mr. Fox offers more of the same, and yet this time Anderson’s visual gifts, his dry wit, and, most of all, his skewed whimsy work perfectly.
Tenenbaums felt new and retro at the same time, and so does Mr. Fox, with its gloriously low-tech stop-motion animation in which lovingly detailed puppets are posed one frame at a time and then photographed. The process may be painstaking to assemble, but the result looks cheerfully carefree. The movie, based on a story by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), is a throwback to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the other stop-motion animation kiddie specials from the 1960s and 1970s that Anderson’s generation grew up with.
Tenenbaums felt new and retro at the same time, and so does Mr. Fox, with its gloriously low-tech stop-motion animation in which lovingly detailed puppets are posed one frame at a time and then photographed. The process may be painstaking to assemble, but the result looks cheerfully carefree. The movie, based on a story by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), is a throwback to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the other stop-motion animation kiddie specials from the 1960s and 1970s that Anderson’s generation grew up with.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 10:28 AM
saveliberty, on 13 November 2009 - 07:48 AM, said:
I have not seen this film, but Carl Kozlowski of Big Hollywood has a review here that is worth reading:
Carl Kozlowski
Big Hollywood
‘Precious’: Unforgettable Story of Hope, Self-Reliance
Carl Kozlowski
Big Hollywood
‘Precious’: Unforgettable Story of Hope, Self-Reliance
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Some lives slip through the cracks, people who you might pass everyday without giving a second thought. Precious is one of those people.
Vastly overweight and carrying her second child at the far-too-young age of 16, Precious is an African-American girl living in the Bronx who’s stuck four years behind her age group in the 7th grade, with a single mother who is verbally, emotionally and physically abusive towards her. Her father is only in the picture enough to come over and rape her, which led to her first child being born with Down Syndrome, and Precious utterly unaware of proper prenatal care or even a delivery date for her second.
The only thing that brings her any sense of joy is her imagination, which Precious uses to block out horrific moments of the past and present with visions of herself on red carpets and other glamorous situations. But when a school official steps in and orders her to go to an alternative school for troubled young women, a concerned teacher, social worker and eventually a male post-natal nurse discover the extent of Precious’ problems and help her take the drastic actions needed to save her life.
Vastly overweight and carrying her second child at the far-too-young age of 16, Precious is an African-American girl living in the Bronx who’s stuck four years behind her age group in the 7th grade, with a single mother who is verbally, emotionally and physically abusive towards her. Her father is only in the picture enough to come over and rape her, which led to her first child being born with Down Syndrome, and Precious utterly unaware of proper prenatal care or even a delivery date for her second.
The only thing that brings her any sense of joy is her imagination, which Precious uses to block out horrific moments of the past and present with visions of herself on red carpets and other glamorous situations. But when a school official steps in and orders her to go to an alternative school for troubled young women, a concerned teacher, social worker and eventually a male post-natal nurse discover the extent of Precious’ problems and help her take the drastic actions needed to save her life.
When I first started reading this review I thought, "Oh no, I can't cope with another sad story with everything else going on in the world right now," but as I read on I became more intrigued and agree that this sounds like a really good story with an ending that says what a difference a few people can make in the life of another. Thanks for posting this, saveliberty!
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 10:38 AM
The trailerss I saw at theaters the past few months on this look good. a hard movie
Oprah does some good things with cinema.. I am not entralled with her in general but she does have a good heart I believe.. and uses her vast wealth for others.
Oprah does some good things with cinema.. I am not entralled with her in general but she does have a good heart I believe.. and uses her vast wealth for others.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 04:49 PM
Thank you, Nickydog! and Ghost!
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 05:36 PM
Dial M for Murder was on last night on TMC
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