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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1200 on: April 23, 2009, 11:20:51 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on April 23, 2009, 09:10:39 AM
Looking ahead to the start of the summer movie season, the buzz on Wolverine ain't great, but word on the street is that the Star Trek reboot is terrific -- better than anyone could've hoped.   



The first trailer I saw was very attention-grabbing, but only of one scene.  The next couple were very lame.  The last one looked like the whole movie was good.

p.s. Based on that photo I can assume the Madame Tussaud's exhibit is already open?
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1201 on: April 23, 2009, 11:55:27 AM »
Quote from: mshray on April 23, 2009, 11:20:51 AM
Quote from: RGMike on April 23, 2009, 09:10:39 AM
Looking ahead to the start of the summer movie season, the buzz on Wolverine ain't great, but word on the street is that the Star Trek reboot is terrific -- better than anyone could've hoped.   



The first trailer I saw was very attention-grabbing, but only of one scene.  The next couple were very lame.  The last one looked like the whole movie was good.

p.s. Based on that photo I can assume the Madame Tussaud's exhibit is already open?

Bwhahaha!  We've come a long way in fake-pointy-ears technology, however.
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1202 on: April 26, 2009, 11:35:56 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on April 20, 2009, 12:24:47 PM
Especially for the princess... another shot of La Streep as Julia Child.



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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1203 on: April 26, 2009, 04:55:58 PM »
Just saw Sugar, the indie film about a young Dominican pitcher who comes to the US to play minor league baseball.  Just beautiful, I can't recommend it highly enough. Made by the husband-and-wife team who did Half Nelson, the Ryan Gosling inner-city teacher drama.

I loved everything about Sugar, it's easily my favorite movie of the year so far. And if you think you've reached your limit on cover versions of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", you need to hear it en espanol.
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1204 on: April 27, 2009, 03:07:54 PM »
one to make you feel old: if you saw the movie My Girl back in 1991 with Macaulay Culkin and a little girl named Anna Chlumsky



 well... Anna's all grown up:

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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1205 on: April 27, 2009, 09:50:26 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on April 27, 2009, 03:07:54 PM
one to make you feel old: if you saw the movie My Girl back in 1991 with Macaulay Culkin and a little girl named Anna Chlumsky



 well... Anna's all grown up:



Oh my. Nice, ummm, cheekbones.

But I guess if you add 18 years to the girl in the movie pic, she'd be mid-20s by now, give or take, so she would have every reason to have grown up and gotten hot.
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1206 on: April 28, 2009, 07:41:28 AM »
Last nite I saw ANVIL! The story of Anvil, the docu about the Canadian metal band (oft-described as "a real-life Spinal Tap") struggling to find their way after 25 years in the biz. Very entertaining.  It's in SF at the Bridge, and this weekend the band themselves will be on hand to play a few tunes!
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1207 on: April 30, 2009, 08:10:19 AM »
This seals the deal, re: Streep-as-Julia Child:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXklTRsLui4
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1208 on: April 30, 2009, 08:33:04 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on April 30, 2009, 08:10:19 AM
This seals the deal, re: Streep-as-Julia Child:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXklTRsLui4

Meryl as Julia seems wonderful.  Amy Adams, ...notsomuch.  She reminds me of too many people I know in NYC.
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1209 on: April 30, 2009, 08:37:22 AM »
Quote from: Gazoo on April 30, 2009, 08:33:04 AM
Quote from: RGMike on April 30, 2009, 08:10:19 AM
This seals the deal, re: Streep-as-Julia Child:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXklTRsLui4

Meryl as Julia seems wonderful.  Amy Adams, ...notsomuch.  She reminds me of too many people I know in NYC.

er, I think she's supposed to in this case. ;)  When is Showtime gonna buy *your* blog for a miniseries?
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1210 on: April 30, 2009, 08:39:47 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on April 30, 2009, 08:37:22 AM
Quote from: Gazoo on April 30, 2009, 08:33:04 AM
Quote from: RGMike on April 30, 2009, 08:10:19 AM
This seals the deal, re: Streep-as-Julia Child:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXklTRsLui4

Meryl as Julia seems wonderful.  Amy Adams, ...notsomuch.  She reminds me of too many people I know in NYC.

er, I think she's supposed to in this case. ;)  When is Showtime gonna buy *your* blog for a miniseries?

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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1211 on: April 30, 2009, 09:36:45 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on April 30, 2009, 08:10:19 AM
This seals the deal, re: Streep-as-Julia Child:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXklTRsLui4

Hrm, I keep getting "An error occurred, try again later."

Harrrumph.
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1212 on: May 07, 2009, 10:18:00 AM »
Nice review of Star Trek on slate:  http://www.slate.com/id/2217854/

I'm going to spend Saturday with Mom, so Sunday is free for trekking.  Doubt it will be a big Mother's Day draw, so the theaters shouldn't be too crowded.  I will go boldly.  Can't wait.   ;D
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1213 on: May 07, 2009, 10:58:12 AM »
Quote from: Rod on May 07, 2009, 10:18:00 AM
Nice review of Star Trek on slate:  http://www.slate.com/id/2217854/

I'm going to spend Saturday with Mom, so Sunday is free for trekking.  Doubt it will be a big Mother's Day draw, so the theaters shouldn't be too crowded.  I will go boldly.  Can't wait.   ;D

the reviews have been amazingly good.  Dunno if you've ever heard this parody, it was a #1 hit in the UK (and went nowhere over here) but I'd never seen the cheezy video before. I give you... "Star Trekkin'":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1214 on: May 07, 2009, 06:08:53 PM »
Quote from: Rod on May 07, 2009, 10:18:00 AM
Nice review of Star Trek on slate:  http://www.slate.com/id/2217854/

I'm going to spend Saturday with Mom, so Sunday is free for trekking.  Doubt it will be a big Mother's Day draw, so the theaters shouldn't be too crowded.  I will go boldly.  Can't wait.   ;D

this could be on the Copyedit 101 thread also...

"Star Trek's vision of the future, as guided by creator Gene Roddenberry, was also a relic of its time, the age of NASA and the Cold War and Kruschev pounding his shoe on a podium at the United States."

ummm, no one at Slate knows the difference between the US & the UN?
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