ph: Baard Lunde
Saturday, March 8, 2014
New Stuff: The Moody Blues
Classic album of the 60s, in parts somewhat dated, but still has some great songs.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
A wealthy, liberal couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
A dodgy topic is handled with the utmost care and taste and an underchallenged cast and has dated quite badly by now.
Halliwell**: "The problem picture that isn't really, since everyone is so nice and the prospective bridegroom is so eligible. It looks like a photographer play, but isn't based on one; the set is unconvincing; but the acting is a dream."
Maltin***: "Glossy tale...Fluff is given strength by Oscar-winning Hepburn and Tracy in his last film appearance."
Friday, March 7, 2014
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First Lines: Don DeLillo - Mao II
(art: Andy Warhol)
Here they come, marching into American sunlight.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Young@Heart (2007)
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A documentary on a chorus of senior citizens from Massachusetts who
cover songs by Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay, Sonic Youth, and other unexpected
musicians.
Good documentary with some surprises (the music choices!), heart-rending scenes and a few insights what it can be like to grow old.
Maltin***: "Proving that age is all about attitude and a desire for "Staying Alive" (one of the highlighted tunes), this moving film captures moments of glory and sorrow as these lively subjects rehearse their remarkable show."
New Stuff: Solomon Northup
The book on which the movie 12 Years a Slave is based upon (unfortunately the book cover isn't quite tasteful).
The Movies I Watched in February
Almost Famous 2000 8
Amer 2009 7
Contraband 2012 6
Frances Ha 2012 7
Killing Them Softly 2012 7
L'Auberge Espagnole 2002 6
La Grande Illusion 1937 8
Rampart 2011 6
Striking Distance 1993 5
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011 6
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 2012 6
The Night Listener 2006 6
Amer 2009 7
Contraband 2012 6
Frances Ha 2012 7
Killing Them Softly 2012 7
L'Auberge Espagnole 2002 6
La Grande Illusion 1937 8
Rampart 2011 6
Striking Distance 1993 5
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011 6
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 2012 6
The Night Listener 2006 6
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