the carlos Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 just watched Pineapple Express. fun was had by all and I concur with Sir Stewart's take. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 just watched Pineapple Express. fun was had by all and I concur with Sir Stewart's take. You weren't kidding! Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 You weren't kidding!I know! Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Enjoyed this lots. And Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 In Guy Maddin's Brand Upon the Brain!, a mad inventor dies, is buried under the tide, then exhumed and re-animated via jumper cables, then locked in a harp box for thirty years. Later, he's abducted and burned upside-down at the stake. And that's just for starters. Loved it. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Today, two silent films by Hitchcock: Champagne (1928) and The Ring (1927). Both are marked by innovative visual flourishes, but both stories--in the first, a socialite angers her father by eloping, while in the second, a prizefighter's marriage crumbles as his career takes off--are light melodramas. The Ring has a tighter, more complete structure, while Champagne has a greater sense of humor. Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Watched half of 'Doomsday' last nite. I think I'll return for the second half this evening but its not set in stone. Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 watched this... ...last night via free cable on-demand. hadn't seen it in forever...goddamn what a fun movie. Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I liked it. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I know there are some fellow Beulah fans around here, so I thought I'd mention that A Good Band Is Easy to Kill is available OnDemand. I'm watching now. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Tropic Thunder was very funny. Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I know there are some fellow Beulah fans around here, so I thought I'd mention that A Good Band Is Easy to Kill is available OnDemand. I'm watching now. such a great music doc, fan or not...of which i am, so it was even that more enjoyable. going to have to peep that again, been too long. Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I had always meant to see this movie. It was thoroughly depressing to be able to compare the doomed events of Vietnam that McNamara talks about in hindsight with the current state of affairs in Iraq and see that we truly haven't learned from our mistakes. That egos of a few people and human nature will always play a huge role in the events that shape our world. I also had a few teary-eyed moments while watching the Vietnam footage and thinking about my father having to experience it. And the shot of people filing past the war memorial in DC brought back a memory I didn't even know I had of visiting there with my parents when I was very young and having my mom lead me away to leave my father alone in his thoughts as he found names of his friends.Great film, but a real downer--in two senses, really. A downer to see the horrible times of war in past generations, and a downer to realize that we're in the same place today. A bright spot though.....after finishing The Fog Of War, I turned on this:And learned that eventually The Milky Way and Andromeda will collide and wipe out all existence. So there's that to look forward to at least. Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I haven't laughed out loud over a tv series this much in a long time. Link to post Share on other sites
Lynch Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Just watched this last night. I adore this movie! Pure poetry. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I had always meant to see this movie. It was thoroughly depressing to be able to compare the doomed events of Vietnam that McNamara talks about in hindsight with the current state of affairs in Iraq and see that we truly haven't learned from our mistakes. That egos of a few people and human nature will always play a huge role in the events that shape our world. I also had a few teary-eyed moments while watching the Vietnam footage and thinking about my father having to experience it. And the shot of people filing past the war memorial in DC brought back a memory I didn't even know I had of visiting there with my parents when I was very young and having my mom lead me away to leave my father alone in his thoughts as he found names of his friends.Great film, but a real downer--in two senses, really. A downer to see the horrible times of war in past generations, and a downer to realize that we're in the same place today.What I loved about this movie is learning about McNamara's experiences working for Ford and in WWII. I had no idea what important contributions he had made to those endeavors. The Vietnam material was strong, too, but it wasn't much that he hadn't said before already. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Now watching TCM's 24-hour marathon of Laurel & Hardy. Except for two, I've seen them all before, but there are some genuine classics on the slate worth re-visiting. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Now watching TCM's 24-hour marathon of Laurel & Hardy. Except for two, I've seen them all before, but there are some genuine classics on the slate worth re-visiting.I don't have that station (where's the Stan Laurel weeping smiley?) Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Just watched this and thought it was excellent. Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Just watched this and thought it was excellent.I'm kinda nuts for that film. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hollinger. Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Anyone else see Hamlet 2 this weekend? It's flippin brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I saw this over the weekend and thought it was fantastic. I read the NY Times review this afternoon which describes it as Vertigo meets The Fugitive by way of The Big Sleep - which I think is a very apt way of explaining this densely plotted thriller in a short cut style way. Anyway, it is easily one of my favorite films of the year thus far. Anyone else seen it? Also saw Tropic Thunder the other day ... which had its moments. Downey was great. And I gotta get me some Booty Sweat. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Six Feet Under Season One Damn this show is great. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I saw this over the weekend and thought it was fantastic. I read the NY Times review this afternoon which describes it as Vertigo meets The Fugitive by way of The Big Sleep - which I think is a very apt way of explaining this densely plotted thriller in a short cut style way. Anyway, it is easily one of my favorite films of the year thus far. Anyone else seen it?I caught Tell No One at last September's Milwaukee International Film Festival, and it was definitely one of the most purely entertaining movies I saw there. Terrific fun. Link to post Share on other sites
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