froggie Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 anyone else a fan? Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Although this series was a defining one for my childhood, I haven't seen it for many years. I'm a little surprised by how well they hold up. Still funny, especially the first episode. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 anyone else a fan? I haven't seen the second season yet. Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 i've only got series 1 and 2 so far. havent seen 3 series 1 is a bit better than 2. his Monster dvd is also great (stand up comedy from dylan moran) Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Although this series was a defining one for my childhood, I haven't seen it for many years. I'm a little surprised by how well they hold up. Still funny, especially the first episode.I haven't seen that show in a million years, but at the time it was watercooler material for the group of folks I used to work with. Link to post Share on other sites
WildMercurySound Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 i've only got series 1 and 2 so far. havent seen 3 series 1 is a bit better than 2. his Monster dvd is also great (stand up comedy from dylan moran) Big fan of Black Books. First season is definitely the best but the other two are well worth watching too. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Battle in Heaven / Carlos Reygadas / Mexico / 2005 Much better than Reygadas' Japon, but still too mannered, too doctrinaire, too not very good. Incidentally, that poster has clearly been doctored for public consumption. In the movie, her hair is, um, much shorter. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Saw Children of Men today. Wonderfully depressing. Dystopic visions fill me with some strange sort of comfort. Something about watching our future world in ruins makes me not worry about reaching the light before it turns red, if you know what I mean. Surprisingly great soundtrack too. King Crimson, John Lennon, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 So what Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 anyone else a fan? Great, great program, though it does go steadily downhill after the first series... great stuff. Went to see Pan's Labyrinth on the weekend... what an amazingly dark, haunting and twisted "fairy tale" that is. Based during the Spanish civil war, just after the end of WWII, it's about a little girl finding a labyrinth closer to her new adoptive fathers home, who is a captain of the spanish army... a lot more gruesome in places that I'd originally though, it's in spanish with subtitles... I'd recommend anyone to check this out - it's not for kids. Link to post Share on other sites
paul137 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I just went and saw the Good Shepard. enjoyed it very much eventhough it dragged a little in the middle. barely recognized pesci man is he looking old. going to see Pan's Labyrinth tomorrow, i'm really looking forward to it. Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 My favorite Britcom has to be Chef! -Robert. Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Finished watching: Last night - not a bad first season at all. Think it really found it's feet towards the end and even encountered a bad guy that reminded me of The Master a little bit... though the ending of the season was a bit corny, it was thoroughly watchable. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Stacy and I are seeing Old Joy tonight. I've been looking forward to it for months, and it's finally playing in Milwaukee. Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Went to see Pan's Labyrinth on the weekend... what an amazingly dark, haunting and twisted "fairy tale" that is. Based during the Spanish civil war, just after the end of WWII, it's about a little girl finding a labyrinth closer to her new adoptive fathers home, who is a captain of the spanish army... a lot more gruesome in places that I'd originally though, it's in spanish with subtitles... I'd recommend anyone to check this out - it's not for kids.Yeah...I saw this a few days ago. Really, really great film. Saw this and Children of Men both within about a three day span...and they are two of the best films I have seen in a LOOOONG time. I highly recommend it as well. Stacy and I are seeing Old Joy tonight. I've been looking forward to it for months, and it's finally playing in Milwaukee.Nice. How was it? I really would like to see this, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Finished season one of The Wire last night. Phew! What a piece of work.I don't want to know anything about the following seasons, but I am wondering: it seemed pretty tied up neatly at the end, in many ways, so does anyone know if they originally only planned for one season? Link to post Share on other sites
Moltisanti Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I know David Simon has said that he had that entire first-season storyline mapped out in his head when they started filming. I'm not certain, but I wanna say DS didn't start writing season two until after HBO gave the go-ahead for more shows. I've now seen every season except for number three. Weird, I know. I've been spoilered(obviously, after watching the most recent season) on some major things that happen that year, and I'm really not looking forward to one major event that happens in particular. I heard Best Buy is having half-price deals on HBO original programming dvds until the end of the month, so I plan on picking up season three very soon. Link to post Share on other sites
fickerson Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 we watched this last night: i expected it to be more sci-fi-y, and was surprised to find some great social commentary of post-world war II american fear-mongering. ahead of its time, in a way. Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Finished season one of The Wire last night. Phew! What a piece of work.I don't want to know anything about the following seasons, but I am wondering: it seemed pretty tied up neatly at the end, in many ways, so does anyone know if they originally only planned for one season? I've recently finished watching the first season too... fantastic tv... need to get Season Two on DVD now... Link to post Share on other sites
kathyp Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Right now I'm watching the continuing coverage of the "Missouri Miracle." Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Klaatu barada Nikto! Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Eagerly awaiting a Don McKellar marathon (Twitch City, Roadkill, Highway 61, and Last Night) when my order from Amazon arrives. Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Set in a storybook 1920s rural American South and inspired by the Japanese fairytale "Kaguyahime," Milford Thomas' CLAIRE tells the story of a childless, elderly male couple who discover a princess made of moonlight inside an ear of corn. The enchanting young Claire bewitches onlookers with her readings of fantastic poetry in unfamiliar languages, entrances a local boy who courts tragedy when he tries to win her affection, and unwittingly becomes a healer in the process. While exemplifying the untraditional family (two men lovingly raising a moon-child), CLAIRE celebrates the diversity of family and sublimely addresses the grief associated with losing a loved one. An homage to early cinema, the film was glowingly shot on a vintage hand-cranked 35mm camera and is accompanied by the Orchestra De Lune conducted by Anne Richardson. Like its silent-era camera, all set-design and special effects were achieved the old-fashioned way, using canvas backgrounds, semi-hidden wires and multiple exposures, creating a timeless atmosphere of wonderment and magic. CLAIRE is written, directed, produced and edited by Milford Thomas and stars Toniet Gallego, Mish P. DeLight, James Ferguson. Less than an hour run time, I enjoyed this quite a bit. Beautifully shot, it's a joy to look at. No dialog, the cast does a great job conveying the sentiments of the characters. A light, enjoyable fairy tale. Link to post Share on other sites
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