Recently watched movies

[sleekviper]

Portman was also amazing at 12 in the Professional.

[mariab]

Kirsten Dunst (as a 12 year old) was amazing in Interview with a vampire. Cabaret is a bit dated, but classic Bob Fosse. I liked the redhead/gay conferencier (Joel Grey). He incidentally played the demon who beat up Spike and sacrificed Buffy's little sister in the BtVS episode The gift (end of season 5), forcing Buffy to sacrifice herself for humanity. Sniff...
Late night yesterday I was watching Sliding doors on the VCR. Has anybody seen it? It's quite a bit trivial (like all rom coms), but still interesting and at times very funny. Actually a good flick to watch on New Year's Eve (with the dual possibilities, the “butterfly effect“ etc.).

[c.d.]

Watched "Cabaret" last night. The 1972 movie starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey. Set in 1932 Germany. Nominated for an Academy Award for best picture. It was real good and the musical numbers in the cabaret were great. Definitely recommend it.

c.d.

[The Good Michael]

Me and Orson Welles. Nothing so great about the movie, but Christian (Christopher?) McKay playing Orson Welles was brilliant. He IS Orson Welles and he may be now typecast in my mind. If he can do another role without me thinking of Welles, I will bow down to his superiority.

Mike

[Mascara & Paranoia]

Interview with the Vampire; I forgot how good that film was.

[Limehouse]

Last night we went to see Made in Dagenham - the story of how women machinists at the Dagenham Ford Motor factory faught a women for equal pay for women doing comparable jobs to males. The campaign result in the Equal Pay Act.

It was a great film - character rather than plot dependent - and with the right blend of humour but fighting spirit.

[Robert]

The Ghost Of St Michael's (for the umpteenth time). Stars Will Hay. Very good.

[c.d.]

"The Body Snatcher" with Boris Karloff. A doctor paying a body snatcher to exhume recently deceased bodies to use in medical training. Karloff is great in it.

"Cape Fear" with Robert DeNiro. He gives a tremendous performance as a complete psycho set on revenge.

c.d.

[Magpie]

I saw Black Death this weekend. Awesome movie--best one I've seen this year. Low-budget but hides it very well. Despite the trailers, it's NOT a horror movie--more like a medival flick in the vain of Name Of The Rose. Couple of nice twists near the end.

[ChainzCooper]

Hi Chainz
have not seen AH X, but I own Sideways-great comedy and Paul Giamatti is hilarious

Yeah I don't know if I would label it a comedy though there are a lot of funny moments in it. The scene where Giamatti's ex tells him at the wedding that shes pregnant and seeing his reaction -he just falls apart, you see it in his eyes. Man, that scenes a real heartbreaker
Cool talking to you
Jordan

[Limehouse]

Hi Julie,

Yes, Inherit the Wind is another classic. Both Spencer Tracy and Frederic March were great in it.

Is To Kill a Mockingbird pretty much on every high school reading list in England as it is here in America?

I'm sure you know that it was Robert Duvall (a now famous actor) who played Boo Radley.

c.d.

Hi CD,

Yes, To Kill a Mockingbird is on the GCSE reading list, although it is usually read by the high ability groups. Thirty six years ago, I studied it for my O Level English syllabus and all these years later, it is still on the list.

Another book/film studied then and now is Of Mice and Men - and it is very popular with boys.

Also, An Inspector Calls - studied then and now - and also a good read and an excellent film (I also saw the play in the West End some years ago).

Yes, Robert Duvall made a superb Boo Radley! An very good actor in my opinion.

Julie

[Abby Normal]

I thought Edward Norton gave the performance of a lifetime in American History X. Same goes for Paul Giamatti in Sideways. Both great movies and great actors.
Jordan

Hi Chainz
have not seen AH X, but I own Sideways-great comedy and Paul Giamatti is hilarious

[JosephDurham]

One of the best movies that I have seen in a very long time. . . . "Law Abiding Citiczen" It is an amazing movie, and you have got to see it!

Joseph

[ChainzCooper]

Just saw The Illusionist with Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. Then I watched 2 more times. great flick.

I thought Edward Norton gave the performance of a lifetime in American History X. Same goes for Paul Giamatti in Sideways. Both great movies and great actors.
Jordan

[c.d.]

Hi Julie,

Yes, Inherit the Wind is another classic. Both Spencer Tracy and Frederic March were great in it.

Is To Kill a Mockingbird pretty much on every high school reading list in England as it is here in America?

I'm sure you know that it was Robert Duvall (a now famous actor) who played Boo Radley.

c.d.