What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

Teri B. · 11-18-2007, 11:25 AM

Evening

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Movie Synopsis: Evening is an emotional film that illuminates the timeless love which binds mother and daughter – seen through the prism of one mother’s life as it crests with optimism, navigates a turning point, and ebbs to its close. Two pairs of real-life mothers and daughters – Vanessa Redgrave and Natasha Richardson, and Meryl Streep and Mamie Gummer – portray, respectively, a mother and her daughter and the mother’s best friend at different stages in life.

Overcome by the power of memory, Ann Lord (Redgrave) reveals a long-held secret to her concerned daughters; Constance (Richardson), a content wife and mother, and Nina (Toni Collette), a restless single woman. Both are bedside when Ann calls out for the man she loved more than any other.

But who is this 'Harris', wonder her daughters, and what is he to our mother? While Constance and Nina try to take stock of Ann’s life and their own lives, their mother is tended to by a night nurse (Eileen Atkins) as she journeys in her mind back to a summer weekend some fifty years ago, when she was Ann Grant (Claire Danes)…

http://movies.about.com/od/evening/a/evening050907.htm

I watched this movie last night, and for some reason, I stupidly didn't realize how it would affect me. My sister and I cared for our mother as she died a few years ago, and this movie hit VERY close to home, triggered a crying jag like I haven't had in quite some time. It was a wonderful movie though, and Claire Danes, as always, was luminous.

ciaobox2007 · 11-18-2007, 01:54 PM

Just rented "Sicko"...awesome.

Just saw "Fred Claus" in the theater...not so awesome, but if you have an unrelenting infatuation with Vince Vaughn like I do, it's the movie for you.

chambers92 · 11-18-2007, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Teri B.

Evening

I watched this movie last night, and for some reason, I stupidly didn't realize how it would affect me. My sister and I cared for our mother as she died a few years ago, and this movie hit VERY close to home, triggered a crying jag like I haven't had in quite some time. It was a wonderful movie though, and Claire Danes, as always, was luminous.

I really liked the movie but for some reason couldn't get into the book.

I can see how it would hit close to home and might be tough to watch for anyone who has taken care of a dying parent.

neptune · 11-18-2007, 04:13 PM

Just saw "No Country For Old Men", the new Coen Brothers film with Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Garett Dillahunt. In a word, brilliant! Best Coen Bros yet.

Also very good this year was "In The Valley of Elah", the Paul Hagis anti-war flick also with Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and Susan Sarandon.

Two excellent flicks that didn't get much press, from earlier in the year, Bug, with Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon; and Jindabyne, an Aussie flick with Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney.

jdanton · 11-18-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by neptune

Just saw "No Country For Old Men", the new Coen Brothers film with Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Garett Dillahunt. In a word, brilliant! Best Coen Bros yet.

Also very good this year was "In The Valley of Elah", the Paul Hagis anti-war flick also with Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and Susan Sarandon.

Two excellent flicks that didn't get much press, from earlier in the year, Bug, with Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon; and Jindabyne, an Aussie flick with Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney.

I can't think of a movie with Tommy Lee Jones that I didn't enjoy.

I've seen nothing new since SiCKO. Family saw the BEE movie, but they were all disappointed in it.

neptune · 11-18-2007, 05:00 PM

Another Oscar-worthy film is Eastern Promises -- new David Cronenburg, with Viggo Mortenson and Naomi Watts. Viggo will get an oscar nom, as will Cronenburg for Director, is my guess...

Teri B. · 11-18-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by neptune

Another Oscar-worthy film is Eastern Promises -- new David Cronenburg, with Viggo Mortenson and Naomi Watts. Viggo will get an oscar nom, as will Cronenburg for Director, is my guess...

I love Viggo Mortenson . . . yummy

Teri B. · 11-18-2007, 05:47 PM

This is a great one you can catch on the IFC:

Synopsis:A Love Song for Bobby Long
Bobby Long (John Travolta) is a washed up former literature professor with a voracious drinking habit. He lives in a rundown house in New Orleans with Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht of The Recruit), his former star pupil, also an alcoholic. Lawson is allegedly writing a novel about Bobby. Their depressive little corner of the world is disrupted when Lorraine, the beloved eccentric singer who owns their house, dies. Her teenage daughter, Pursy (Scarlett Johansson), who hasn't seen her mother in years, arrives in town too late for the funeral, and crashes at the house. Afraid of being thrown out on the street, Bobby convinces Lawson to tell Pursy that the house has been left to all three of them. Pursy, having little else to do, decides to move in, and starts cleaning up the place, making it her own. Lawson is involved with Georgianna (Deborah Kara Unger), who works at the local bar, but he quickly develops a crush on the comely Pursy. The cantankerous Bobby seems determined to drive the girl away. As Pursy settles into the diverse little community, all of Lorraine's old friends tell her how much she looks like her mother, and she begins to uncover some startling truths about her family history. A Love Song for Bobby Long is based on the novel Off Magazine Street, by Ronald Everett Capps. It was adapted for the screen and directed by Shainee Gabel, who co-directed the documentary Anthem. ~ Josh Ralske,

Heretic · 11-18-2007, 09:05 PM

Spiderman III... don't waste time watching it if you haven't already. Dialogue sucked, character development came across as being completely contrived and the plot was as bad as a combi book to movie can be [short of the incredible hulk].

anhailla · 11-19-2007, 04:12 AM

I just saw Breech on pay per view, it's about Robert Hanson and how he was a mole for the russians the whole time he was our main russian FBI guy

it was great...Chris Cooper should get nominated for his role

I also just saw "a mighty heart" about WSJ reporter Danny Pearl, it was good as well...I am not sure why it bombed in the theaters

11-18-2007, 01:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
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neptune eighth stone from the sun Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 1,440 My Mood: Thanks: 93 Thanked 52 Times in 24 Posts	Just saw "No Country For Old Men", the new Coen Brothers film with Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Garett Dillahunt. In a word, brilliant! Best Coen Bros yet. Also very good this year was "In The Valley of Elah", the Paul Hagis anti-war flick also with Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and Susan Sarandon. Two excellent flicks that didn't get much press, from earlier in the year, Bug, with Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon; and Jindabyne, an Aussie flick with Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney. __________________ Holy Mudhead, mackerel! Morse Science High! It's....disappeared! -- Firesign Theatre
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neptune eighth stone from the sun Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 1,440 My Mood: Thanks: 93 Thanked 52 Times in 24 Posts	Another Oscar-worthy film is Eastern Promises -- new David Cronenburg, with Viggo Mortenson and Naomi Watts. Viggo will get an oscar nom, as will Cronenburg for Director, is my guess... __________________ Holy Mudhead, mackerel! Morse Science High! It's....disappeared! -- Firesign Theatre
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Teri B. Know It All Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,382 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 38 Thanked 61 Times in 38 Posts	This is a great one you can catch on the IFC: Synopsis:A Love Song for Bobby Long Bobby Long (John Travolta) is a washed up former literature professor with a voracious drinking habit. He lives in a rundown house in New Orleans with Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht of The Recruit), his former star pupil, also an alcoholic. Lawson is allegedly writing a novel about Bobby. Their depressive little corner of the world is disrupted when Lorraine, the beloved eccentric singer who owns their house, dies. Her teenage daughter, Pursy (Scarlett Johansson), who hasn't seen her mother in years, arrives in town too late for the funeral, and crashes at the house. Afraid of being thrown out on the street, Bobby convinces Lawson to tell Pursy that the house has been left to all three of them. Pursy, having little else to do, decides to move in, and starts cleaning up the place, making it her own. Lawson is involved with Georgianna (Deborah Kara Unger), who works at the local bar, but he quickly develops a crush on the comely Pursy. The cantankerous Bobby seems determined to drive the girl away. As Pursy settles into the diverse little community, all of Lorraine's old friends tell her how much she looks like her mother, and she begins to uncover some startling truths about her family history. A Love Song for Bobby Long is based on the novel Off Magazine Street, by Ronald Everett Capps. It was adapted for the screen and directed by Shainee Gabel, who co-directed the documentary Anthem. ~ Josh Ralske,
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Heretic Master of Quill-Fu Space Invaders Champion! Pool Jam - 10 Minute Game Champion! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Taylorsville, UT [stuck in the 20th century]. Posts: 8,395 My Mood: Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 37 Thanked 191 Times in 145 Posts	Spiderman III... don't waste time watching it if you haven't already. Dialogue sucked, character development came across as being completely contrived and the plot was as bad as a combi book to movie can be [short of the incredible hulk]. __________________ "Enough!!" -so rang Barack Obama's voice off the walls of Mile High Stadium
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11-19-2007, 04:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
anhailla Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: iowa Posts: 5,398 Thanks: 231 Thanked 162 Times in 124 Posts	I just saw Breech on pay per view, it's about Robert Hanson and how he was a mole for the russians the whole time he was our main russian FBI guy it was great...Chris Cooper should get nominated for his role I also just saw "a mighty heart" about WSJ reporter Danny Pearl, it was good as well...I am not sure why it bombed in the theaters
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