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mfwahl Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Weeds - This season's getting pretty out there. PBS Frontline: From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians - Very interesting. Covers the death of Jesus to Constantine's conversion. It's four hours long, though. Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 such a brilliantly funny show. after seeing this, I can't really think of a comedy that tops it. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Started watching Control last night, but I lost interest quickly and managed to watch only about an hour of it. That makes two movies (this and 24 Hour Party People) that have left me underwhelmed by Joy Division/Ian Curtis. I guess I just don't get it. EDIT: Finished it last night. Depressing. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 It's nice to finally have this on DVD. I saw it on TV many years ago, but never got to see the whole thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Hadn't seen it, so made a point of it today to go get it from the library and watch it. I enjoyed it, Sam Elliot's narration was awesome, as was the entire movie. Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 watching Six Feet Under again. almost done with season four. also watching season five of the Wire. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Hadn't seen it, so made a point of it today to go get it from the library and watch it. I enjoyed it, Sam Elliot's narration was awesome, as was the entire movie. Man, I could fucking watch this fucking movie every fucking day. John Goodman is hysterical. One of the best comedic performances of all time. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Watched these 2 this weekend:21 was horrible. The story as told in the book is much more interesting. Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne really should be a bit ashamed. Persepolis was okay, but not quite what I wanted it to be. I was hoping for more historical/cultural insight and a little less personal memoir. Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Man, I could fucking watch this fucking movie every fucking day. John Goodman is hysterical. One of the best comedic performances of all time. To be honest, my initial reaction to the movie was "What the fuck just happened?" Then, I realized, just as the Dude does, the film abides, and so the gates to heaven opened before me, and I was blessed. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 To be honest, my initial reaction to the movie was "What the fuck just happened?" Then, I realized, just as the Dude does, the film abides, and so the gates to heaven opened before me, and I was blessed. I think everyone's first reaction is "what the fuck". But if you get over that, it's brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 The Counterfeiters / Stefan Ruzowitzky / Germany / 2007 Based on a true story, this Holocaust drama tells of a Jewish counterfeiter sent to the camps and given special treatment in exchange for designing world-class forgeries of the British pound and American dollar. It's a unique and sophisticated story, concerned less with atrocity than with the peculiar, ambiguous morality of this man's circumstances and decisions. Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 well I really disliked that Smart People movie. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I saw a bunch of films at the Toronto Fest over the past few days. Here's my quick take on what I saw: The Wrestler - Darren Aronofsky - USA (9/10) - Mickey Rourke is riveting, giving the performance of his career as a past his prime wrestler trying to salvage his life. It will be a crime if he doesn't get an Oscar nomination for this. Sexykiller - Miguel Mart Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Remember those awful Microsoft ads with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates? Well, now you can forget them. Microsoft flacks are desperately dialing reporters to spin them about "phase two" of the ad campaign Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 such a brilliantly funny show. after seeing this, I can't really think of a comedy that tops it. Yeah, I really thought I'd never love a comedy as much as Arrested Development, but Spaced is absolutely on that level. It's one of the funniest things I've ever seen. --Mike Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Funny. Not as funny as I was hoping. Eddie Vedder puts in one of the best cameos since Brett Favre in There's Something About Mary. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Just finished watching Neil Young's Farm Aid set. He closed w/ "A Day in the Life". Well done, sir! Ch. 334 on DirecTV is showing it live an rerunning it all weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 ACL 2008 Performances part 1 ACL 2008 Performances part 2 Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Going to see 'Choke' this afternoon. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Stephen Frears' The Deal is much smaller in scale than its sequel, The Queen, but it's equally smart, suspenseful, and brilliantly acted. Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 we watched The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford again last night. that film really does it for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Me too. Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I rewatched Hud this week. That movie is criminally awesome. I don't have a favorite movie, but if someone put a gun to my head and made me pick one it'd definitely be in the running. So insanely good. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Lots of weaknesses with this movie. I think it would've been better in the hands of another director and Matthew Broderick's acting was pretty horrible. Having said that, I liked it. Helen Hunt is a good actress, Colin Firth too. Link to post Share on other sites
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