tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post1089656788893042371..comments2024-03-27T02:51:33.336-07:00Comments on Finding Myself in Hoboken: Time for a Movie ListMary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-26891681923025161392009-05-06T16:01:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:01:00.000-07:00Liked the first Bridget Jones because I LOVE Colin...Liked the first <I>Bridget Jones</I> because I LOVE Colin Firth and enjoy Hugh Grant, but I couldn't take the second one, probably because I'd had enough Renee Zellwegger. After her knockout performance in Jerry MacGuire, she never lived up to her potential. Just tries too damn hard.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-3978538842307050432009-05-06T15:33:00.000-07:002009-05-06T15:33:00.000-07:00After I left this message, I actually pulled Love ...After I left this message, I actually pulled Love Actually out of my movie pile and started watching it. Some others if you haven't seen them are the two Bridget Jones' movies. Those are cute for what they are.Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-49429108866520215552009-05-06T13:47:00.000-07:002009-05-06T13:47:00.000-07:00Oh, yes, Jess! I had forgotten about Like Water fo...Oh, yes, Jess! I had forgotten about <I>Like Water for Chocolate</I>, one of my all-time favorites, and another food movie. I like your list, but I tried <I>Truly Madly Deeply</I> and just couldn't get into it. All the others are winners in my book, and I'm probably wrong about TMD. Maybe I should give it another shot. <br /><br />How about <I>Love Actually</I>, another first-rate Alan Rickman one with tons of other great actors? That was the year of rambling interlocking stories showcasing some fine actors.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-12071520555861192372009-05-06T13:39:00.000-07:002009-05-06T13:39:00.000-07:00Like Water for Chocolate is one of mine.
Life of ...Like Water for Chocolate is one of mine. <br />Life of Brian<br />Blazing Saddles<br />To Kill a Mockingbird<br />Gladiator with Russell Crowe<br />Legends of the Fall<br />Truly, madly deeply. Little movie with Alan Rickman. It's a little old but it never gets old.<br />I know this is only 7 but these are the ones I can think right off the top of my head right now.Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-38421994753028448082009-05-05T15:14:00.000-07:002009-05-05T15:14:00.000-07:00Yup, Dan in Real Life was heartwarming and wonderf...Yup, Dan in Real Life was heartwarming and wonderfully acted and I'm not even the romantic comedy type.ZenDenizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005775186817411944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-32298318859384064272009-05-04T13:40:00.000-07:002009-05-04T13:40:00.000-07:00Zen D: You're right! It's Steve Carell, too. Good ...Zen D: You're right! It's Steve Carell, too. Good movie though, didn't you think?Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-2440302220880330072009-05-04T12:46:00.000-07:002009-05-04T12:46:00.000-07:00It's actually Dan in Real Life O:)It's actually Dan in Real Life O:)ZenDenizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005775186817411944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-8279806148577577692009-05-02T09:41:00.000-07:002009-05-02T09:41:00.000-07:00Certainly the language in In Bruges was a factor, ...Certainly the language in <I>In Bruges</I> was a factor, but it came out so naturally it was kinda like the HBO "Deadwood" series, where the profanity almost took on a life of its own. Performances were powerful and, like "Deadwood," you couldn't help but think, "That's how they talked!" <br /><br />Arthur, I missed <I>Prospero's Books</I>, but you've convinced me that was okay. I'm trying to think who should have gotten the role of Lilli Vanessi in <I>Kiss Me Kate</I> but all I can think of is they should have gone to NYC and taken Patricia Morison from the stage version. She had had a movie career, such as it was, earlier, and had the height and gravitas to stand up to Howard Keel, I'm sure. Can't think of another singer-actress of that time frame who might have pulled it off. <br /><br />All those movie stars were tiny, even most of the men!Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-49158145616047406502009-05-02T09:25:00.000-07:002009-05-02T09:25:00.000-07:00In Bruges was amazing. Was there a sentence witho...In Bruges was amazing. Was there a sentence without a swear word? I don't think so. Whew. I really did like it. The girl in Little Voice is Jane Horrocks, who was great in The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard. But I loved her most in Ab Fab. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-42026640164297648962009-05-01T18:05:00.000-07:002009-05-01T18:05:00.000-07:00I agree that Kathryn Grayson was wrong for the par...I agree that Kathryn Grayson was wrong for the partof Kate, she seem a little haughty and a bit like she was trying to be an artist in the face of Ann Miller's down to earth broad .She was also too short. They put heels on her tights for crying out loud in an effort to make her seem taller. It looked a little silly.<br /><br />But it still may be better than seeing John Gielgud naked and playing with a toy boat in Prospero's Books.Arthur Brusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218261885083429613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-38126489372184490982009-04-30T17:47:00.000-07:002009-04-30T17:47:00.000-07:00JAMES MASON, the king of the silver screen, with a...JAMES MASON, the king of the silver screen, with and without his hair. A few favorites to mention: LADY GODIVA RIDES AGAIN ----- PEEPING TOM ---WOMAN OF STRAW ----THE WICKED LADY ...flicks of the U.K. Fine acting at it best...film winners.Hoboken Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-12912288473651309662009-04-30T14:14:00.000-07:002009-04-30T14:14:00.000-07:00Damn! I must have been about 14 when I saw that mo...Damn! I must have been about 14 when I saw that movie last and don't remember the scene. Must catch it again when it comes on Turner Classic Movies. Actually I loved Howard Keel doing "I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua," and also loved "We Open in Venice," but didn't think Kathryn Grayson was right for the role of Kate and was never all that comfortable with the gangsters and all that. I think Bob Fosse was one of the dancers.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-73808007719094933282009-04-30T11:36:00.000-07:002009-04-30T11:36:00.000-07:00The BEST thing about Kiss Me Kate was Ann Miller a...The BEST thing about Kiss Me Kate was Ann Miller at the beginning of the movie dancing on the furniture in Noel Coward's supposed apartment and singing "It's to Darn Hot." She is auditioning to get a part in the play Noel is writing. It is the most bizarre, surreal and skillful song/dance number I have ever seen (including Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling). And Ann Miller makes it look somehow easy. This scene is not in the stage version of the musical. More's the pity. Maybe only Ann could pull it off.Arthur Brusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218261885083429613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-47850884094026120102009-04-30T10:18:00.000-07:002009-04-30T10:18:00.000-07:00Well, not all his choice stunk. I rather liked The...Well, not <I>all</I> his choice stunk. I rather liked <I>The Big Lebowski</I> and so did Elmer Gantry. (I didn't like <I>Elmer Gantry</I>, by the way--one of the worst performances by any actress ever on a screen and she won an Oscar for it.) I haven't seen all the others, and didn't like <I>Elizabethtown</I> and was less captivated by <I>The African Queen</I> than most. All a matter of personal opinion, and obviously we all have 'em.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-5484363579433951242009-04-30T10:12:00.000-07:002009-04-30T10:12:00.000-07:00You ask what is a RET MARUT...I first thought i...You ask what is a RET MARUT...I first thought it was a RETired-MAn-in a RUT...I was wrong...it's a guy that gos to the movies in a tux wearing brown shoes...and can't tell a good movie when he sees one...I guess he's never seen BASIL RATBONE play in any of the SHERLOCK HOLMES series. His favorite movies, they all stunk. ...another great flick was 13 STEPS ...jolly good movie.Hoboken Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-15240277597212851162009-04-29T17:52:00.000-07:002009-04-29T17:52:00.000-07:00Speaking of great Australian Films..."Breaker Mora...Speaking of great Australian Films..."Breaker Morant"<br /><br />A great line from that one was as the protaganists were facing a firing squad, the title character says "This is what comes of empire building"<br /><br /><br />http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/breaker-morant/clip3/Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807012460779756615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-2554535192207339082009-04-29T17:21:00.000-07:002009-04-29T17:21:00.000-07:00You'll never know how many times I thought before ...You'll never know how many times I thought before calling you a snob, HK. But rejecting Hollywood like that was more than I could stand. Haven't seen <I>Walkabout</I> but you'll never convince me that <I>Crocodile Dundee</I> wasn't a good flick that did what it set out to do. I wouldn't call it a classic, but we're talking about favorites here. I've got nothing against Dan Dailey, but I enjoy Gene Kelley onscreen more. All a matter of personal opinion, as our friend "ret marut" suggests.<br /><br />What the hell is a "ret marut" anyway?Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-72208810220749602242009-04-29T17:17:00.000-07:002009-04-29T17:17:00.000-07:00SNOB? I don't think you're feeling well today, but...SNOB? I don't think you're feeling well today, but that's ok, it will pass.<br /><br />Great movies--CROCODILE DUNDEE?? That was a Mickey Mouse movie, amusing, maybe.<br /><br />Another blast from the past was SINGING IN THE RAIN. That Kelly guy. Nice try, but DAN DAILEY should have got the part. Better dancer and actor. Dailey could dance with garbage can covers on his feet. (Try that, Kelly!)<br /><br />I guess no one seen the Aussie movie called WALK ABOUT...a must see. The brits do wonders with their movies ..great stories and acting. BLOODY GOOD I MUST SAYHoboken Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-66563110661679758822009-04-29T16:00:00.000-07:002009-04-29T16:00:00.000-07:00Do Sergio Leone westerns count as foreign films?
...Do Sergio Leone westerns count as foreign films?<br /><br />•The Good, the Bad and the Ugly<br />•A Fist Full of Dollars<br />•For a Few Dollars More<br /><br />“But how the world turns. One day, cock of the walk. Next, a feather duster.”Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807012460779756615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-6993793420297605232009-04-29T14:49:00.000-07:002009-04-29T14:49:00.000-07:00Okay, movies about Shakespeare. There have been a ...Okay, movies about Shakespeare. There have been a few of them. <I>Shakespeare in Love,</I> comes to mind, an interesting concept, but it contends that the guy from Stratford wrote the plays. Oh well. Can't think of another.<br /><br />As to the best movies being made by Brits and Aussies, there's a case to be made, but actually I'm not a snob like my friend Slezak. I would put the 1946 <I>Great Expectations</I> with John Mills on my list, and I'll never forget how much I loved <I>Crocodile Dundee</I> when it first came out.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-68601431269159328332009-04-29T14:40:00.000-07:002009-04-29T14:40:00.000-07:00Shakespeare--how come they never made a movie abou...Shakespeare--how come they never made a movie about him? They make movies about every one else. Have ya seen the picture of him? WHO IN THE WIDE WORLD WOULD WANT TO PLAY THE PART? <br /><br />Da guy was a geek.<br /><br />Best movies ever made were not made in Hollywood...the Aussies and Brits made the best movies, great story lines and great actors.Hoboken Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-37970207869128353722009-04-29T07:55:00.000-07:002009-04-29T07:55:00.000-07:00Dear M.L.-- I hope you've learned an important les...Dear M.L.-- I hope you've learned an important lesson... a post about Shakespeare is never going to win out over a top ten list of movies! I don't think combining the two posts is the answer either -- "top ten movies based on Shakespeare?"(although Kiss Me Kate was on someone's list...) cheers to you! R. from JCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-14160269585212742402009-04-29T06:34:00.000-07:002009-04-29T06:34:00.000-07:00Here's a quick list of movies I'd willingl...Here's a quick list of movies I'd willingly see more than once:<br /><br />The Chronicles of Riddick<br />Into the Wild<br />All That Jazz<br />The Sound of Music<br />Oh Brother Where Art Thou?<br />Blade Runner<br />Bell Jar & Butterfly (OK,once was enough)<br />Elizabethtown<br />Big Lebowski<br />300<br />The African Queen<br />To Kill a Mockingbird<br />Man on Fire<br /><br />I don't know what this illustrates in any of us, save to stumble onto some movie we haven't yet seen/heard of. It's such a personal thing, this business of movies, and one thing I've noticed watching my own kids pick favorites is that if it didn't sink into you when it was new, it's hard to make a good movie fresh. The medium is changing so fast. One of my own favorite kid movies was Mad mad mad mad world. It completely bored my kids, with the "old" cars, non-edgy slapstick humor...I was disappointed. Yet Sound of Music endures. How come?ret marutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-73702244528832482252009-04-29T03:14:00.000-07:002009-04-29T03:14:00.000-07:00I wasn't listing all-time favorites, but now that ...I wasn't listing all-time favorites, but now that you guys have gotten me started, how about these:<br /><br />Gone with the Wind<br />From Here To Eternity<br />Singin’ in the Rain<br />The Manchurian Candidate (1962 version)<br />A Fish Called Wanda<br />Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?<br />Sabrina<br />Sylvia Scarlett<br />National Velvet<br />The Grapes of Wrath<br /><br />And this is just the beginning. Anybody got more to add? P.S. I loved <I>The Big Lebowski</I> and <I>Cool Hand Luke</I> too, as well as <I>The Quiet Man, Casablanca, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Searchers</I>, and <I>Nobody's Fool</I>.<br /><br />We'll get to the foreign category next time.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-58804482702737579542009-04-28T17:42:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:42:00.000-07:00* Jackie Brown
* The Big Lebowski
* Pulp F...* Jackie Brown<br /> * The Big Lebowski<br /> * Pulp Fiction<br /> * The Life of Brian<br /> * Cool Hand Luke<br /> * The Long Hot Summer<br /> * The Searchers<br /> * To Have and Have Not<br /> * Blade Runner<br /> * Mad Max: Beyond ThunderdomeElmer Gantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219215226532295453noreply@blogger.com