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Posts: 320 (06/22/2009 11:21:56) |
Nicole Kidman 42 (To Die For is prolly my fav)
Meryl Streep 60 Congrats...... Dr No's wife died , hope Joe Wiseman is fine.....according to friends the phone is disconnected :/ |
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Posts: 989 (06/22/2009 13:38:42) |
The Lost Weekend - 1945 - Pretty obvious why it won Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay. It's interesting to look
back on this film about the evils of alcoholism at a time when some of the screen's most famous idols (Bogart et al.) had a stiff drink in their hand in
nearly every scene. I found the 'bat and mouse scene' to be quite unsettling despite the fact the bat was a clear rubber novelty - the music and
Milland's screams overcome it! The constant cyclical symbolism employed by Wilder works well (the circles left by the glass bottoms and the window string
plastic pull circle over Milland's face are but a few) to convey the fact that Milland will likely never escape his vices. Some people feel the ending is
unfittingly upbeat but I feel it is really much more sombre - the viewer wants to believe Milland will break the cycle and finish his novel but knows, in the
end, he never will.
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Posts: 2158 (06/22/2009 13:59:58) |
I love The Lost Weekend, it's a pretty harsh story and one has to remember it's not about an alcoholic but a dipsomaniac which is a far
worse condition.
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Posts: 992 (06/22/2009 14:03:45) |
"Dipsomania is a historical term describing a medical condition involving an uncontrollable craving for alcohol. It was used in the 19th century to
describe a variety of alcohol-related problems, most of which are most commonly today conceptualized as alcoholism, but it is occasionally still used to
describe a particular condition of periodic, compulsive bouts of alcohol intake. The idea of dipsomania is important for its historical role in promoting a
disease theory of chronic drunkenness"
Hmmmm...I have never seen/heard that term before
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Posts: 2160 (06/22/2009 14:07:22) |
"Dipsomania differs from alcoholism in that it is an uncontrollable periodic lust for alcohol, with, in the interim, no desire for alcoholic beverages. However
when dipsomania manifests, it usually results in multi-day or weekly episodes of excessive binge drinking and blackouts. It generally involves solitary alcohol
abuse in combination with the loss of interest in any other usual activities. It is not known what causes dipsomania, it is thought that enzyme deficiencies
may contribute to its root cause, in part contributing to depressive illness in many dipsomaniacs. "
I think this is becoming even more common in today's society and is often misinterpreted as alcoholism. Simon
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Posts: 993 (06/22/2009 14:21:00) |
Always nice to learn something new!
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Posts: 2172 (06/22/2009 14:28:19) |
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner 1974
Short (under an hour) documentary from Werner Herzog about ski-flying (really big ski-jumps) in the 70s and one of the sport's best, at the time, Walter Steiner from Switzerland. It's really fantastic and esoteric and Herzog is so serious and there's gorgeous, slow-motion shots of the skiers and some cringe-worthy spills from the tough bastards. No helmets! But over it all is a stunning soundtrack by Popol Vuh that is beyond compare and comes close to eclipsing the footage. It's an excellent film. Highly recommended! I can't figure out how to embed this clip so you'll have to travel... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Zsl3kJlVc
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Posts: 2161 (06/22/2009 14:32:49) |
re: The Lost Weekend.
Love the french poster to this film as well, the one with the bat in the background, a real classic image for the film: the name of the film in France was Le Poison which is quite an irony for the french to come out with a title like that. Perhaps that the character was drinking liqour rather than wine made the distinction for them. Simon
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Posts: 994 (06/22/2009 14:45:42) |
lackery wrote:  - I can't seem to find an image of the French
poster. Have one handy Simon?
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Posts: 2162 (06/22/2009 14:52:50) |
CSM wrote: I can't post pics at the moment - ad nauseum. Here's a link half decent image of the poster: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WCHpW0gcL.jpg Regards Simon
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Posts: 1724 (06/22/2009 14:55:15) |
magnum55 wrote:Ed is right with Colbert as my second/third favorite Daily Show correspondent, ahead of Carell. John Oliver is the best ever and we will have fightin' words if you don't agree. Helms was also a great addition to The Office. Zach had an almost unrecognizable role during the Vince Vaughn segment of Into the Wild, but he is mainly know for his stand-up, which is more of a sit-down, since he generally plays the piano as he makes his random observations. There is an Andy Kaufman-esque quality to a lot of what he does... This is taken from an interview that Sean Penn gave to AICN about making the film. It gives you a good idea of what Zach is all about...
I do, I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and
was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any
such slander at any time in the future.
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Posts: 995 (06/22/2009 15:07:35) |
Thanks Simon. You are certainly right - that is a great image
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Posts: 1453 (06/22/2009 19:33:48) |
TO DIE FOR is probably the only Nicole Kidman film, perhaps excepting DEAD CALM, that I like unreservedly. TDF - because Van Sant captures the Kidman iciness
best before it became Hollywoodised, and makes me think it's the sort of film Hitchcock might make if he were a director of this generation. Terrific
script by Buck Henry and strong ensemble cast is a big help. DEAD CALM, one of the most under-rated of Australian thrillers, enhanced greatly by Dean
Semler's fabulous cinematography, catches her before TC, before "the machine" and Phil Noyce uses her natural original beauty (pre whatever she
has had done to her face) and nervous talent to counterpoint Billy Zayne's wonderful OTT psycho.
Of course Kubrick pulled a double whammy with NK and TC in EWS, but we have been there before. Phil |
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Posts: 2167 (06/23/2009 05:33:57) |
Martyrs (Pasqual Laugier)
from the director who is going to be doing the remake of Hellraiser comes a really not for the squemish, full on gorehound tale with religious nuts and ultra violence but devishly clever story. The french do horror well especially when they tune into their saint Joan of Arc - worth catching if you like this type of stuff. Simon
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Posts: 4909 (06/23/2009 06:14:34) Er(OT)ic |
cinemarts wrote: Agree about Dead Calm and To Die For. Both were quite good, and made me believe she had real promise going forward. Disappointing what emerged.
Eric
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Posts: 4910 (06/23/2009 08:07:43) Er(OT)ic |
Ed is right with Colbert as my second/third favorite Daily Show correspondent, ahead of Carell. John Oliver is the best ever and we will have fightin' words if you don't agree. Well, me might just avoid fisticuffs because Oliver has certainly grown on me tremendously (and I think he has gotten a lot better than when he started). Helms and Colbert retain a special place in my heart, however.
Eric
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Posts: 1726 (06/23/2009 12:40:56) |
magnum55 wrote:I also agree, although I did like her supporting performance in Flirting as well. Other than The Others, I don't think there is anything else to be recommended.
I do, I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and
was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any
such slander at any time in the future.
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Posts: 2109 (06/23/2009 14:46:58) |
Both were quite good, and made me believe she had real promise going forward. Disappointing what emerged. Eric speaks words of wisdom once again |
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Posts: 11834 (06/23/2009 16:38:23) Witchfinder General |
Do we NEED to mention how good EYES WIDE SHUT is again?
BTW I watched SAW last night, OK, now it was "OK", I expected a gore fest, and got a mediocre thriller, wasnt bored but wont watch again. Then Inspired by Ves , Peeping tom, MAN Thats a great film, the colours, the photography, the style, dunno but I love this film, creepy horror, beats gore anyday. Ari |
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Posts: 202 (06/23/2009 22:02:15) |
Words of wisdom from Ari here. Unheimisch is the German word for it .I guess Ves didn't like it. I don't know any woman that does really. Usually I
don't rate feminist or lesbian film theory highly (or any other gender or minority theory for that matter), but I think LAura Mulvey's analysis of
Peeping Tom hits the snail on the head.
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