tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6046923656689169040..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Home For The Holidays? Happy Thanksgiving!NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-6352371674295581502008-11-29T10:35:00.000-05:002008-11-29T10:35:00.000-05:00Great, no rush. I just really wanna hear your tho...Great, no rush. I just really wanna hear your thoughts on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5158576697755053452008-11-29T00:27:00.000-05:002008-11-29T00:27:00.000-05:00I just wanted to give a shoutout to my favorite Th...I just wanted to give a shoutout to my favorite Thanksgiving movie: "What's Cooking," by director Gurinder Chadha, of "Bend it Like Beckham" fame. I think it's woefully underappreciated. (I'm also a big fan of "Alice's Restaurant" when it comes to Thanksgiving movies.) But "What's Cooking" is a very sweet and often hilarious film about four diverse families celebrating the holiday in Los Angeles.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75055447069710652982008-11-28T19:32:00.000-05:002008-11-28T19:32:00.000-05:00Ariella --i hope so but I have holiday visitors an...Ariella --i hope so but I have holiday visitors and timing is tricky.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39007025597604637642008-11-28T14:09:00.000-05:002008-11-28T14:09:00.000-05:00In the film world?1) Rachel Getting Married, in al...In the film world?<BR/><BR/>1) Rachel Getting Married, in all its beautiful glory.<BR/>2) The cinema in my hometown, giving my family and I time and opportunity to see films just like we did when I still lived at home.<BR/>3) Kate Winslet, in two films, in the same month. <3Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330740987516007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30916842262049743142008-11-28T12:31:00.000-05:002008-11-28T12:31:00.000-05:00Right now I'm super thankful MILK is receiving suc...Right now I'm super thankful MILK is receiving such praise. (But it's bittersweet- the freakin' thing's not playing anywhere near me, even though it was supposed to!)<BR/><BR/>By the way- Nathaniel, is your review of it on the way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-65299560686638676612008-11-28T03:51:00.000-05:002008-11-28T03:51:00.000-05:00- heath ledger in the dark knight- twilight (loved...- heath ledger in the dark knight<BR/>- twilight (loved it i dont know why so dont blame me hehehe :P )<BR/>- Let the right one inCarl Joseph Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729435607951985890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-80598972126468049722008-11-28T01:08:00.000-05:002008-11-28T01:08:00.000-05:001. WALL*E. The whole thing!2. Having bought Dogvil...1. WALL*E. The whole thing!<BR/>2. Having bought Dogville for $3.<BR/>3. My entire Australia theater going experience earlier today.<BR/>BONUS: Madonna last night!Notas Sobre Creación Cultural e Imaginarios Socialeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423835555933819338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34859179197711861002008-11-27T21:43:00.000-05:002008-11-27T21:43:00.000-05:00just to clear something up...."great knees" - I ca...just to clear something up...."great knees" - I can still run up to 8 miles 5 to 6 days a week, which most of my friends my age can't. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29078100333230707912008-11-27T17:55:00.000-05:002008-11-27T17:55:00.000-05:00I'm thankful for... (restricting my list to art-th...I'm thankful for... (restricting my list to art-themed entries)<BR/><BR/>1. Hou Hsiao Hsien's FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON... because it showed me how to make my next film. <BR/><BR/>2. Simon McBurney, because he conceived and directed A DISAPPEARING NUMBER, the best stage production I've seen in years.<BR/><BR/>3. Alexandre Desplat and Osvaldo Golijov, who've written the two most compelling film scores of recent times, bookending the year.<BR/><BR/>And a fourth thing - the final, heartrending story of THE EDGE OF HEAVEN - when all the chickens come home to roost.<BR/><BR/>And a fifth thing - the film mentor who has patiently sat with me through many film classics, trying to show me what really fine filmmaking can be. Highlights: Kaos, La Dolce Vita, Providence, Last Year at Marienbad.MichaelMclhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641747114551386727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77426293111550054702008-11-27T16:24:00.000-05:002008-11-27T16:24:00.000-05:001. Heath Ledger's Joker. I know his performance ha...1. Heath Ledger's Joker. I know his performance has been hyped to the ends of the earth, but I really did think he was good.<BR/><BR/>2. Poppy in "Happy Go Lucky." Awesome.<BR/><BR/>3. Having had the chance to see the restored print of "Once Upon a Time in the West" in the theater... Some films just cry out to be seen on the big screen.MKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861042514799725631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89438263748412037052008-11-27T14:59:00.000-05:002008-11-27T14:59:00.000-05:00***I know we're only supposed to give three, but w...***I know we're only supposed to give three, but who cares...***<BR/><BR/>1) The opening seconds of WALL-E hearing "Out there!" from "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" scored to a shot of deep space. Makes me smile every time.<BR/><BR/>2) The stuntman montage in "The Fall"<BR/><BR/>3) Debra Winger's hand lightly touching Anne Hathaway's<BR/><BR/>4) "Slumdog's" closing credits<BR/><BR/>5) Randy the Ram's final jump<BR/><BR/>6) The cattle stampede in "Australia"<BR/><BR/>7) The slow reveal of Clooney's invention in "Burn After Reading"<BR/><BR/>8) Bill Irwin's giddy outburst after Rachel spills about her pregnancy<BR/><BR/>9) Will Ferrell's rendition of "Por ti Volare," and the whole sequence it's sung over, in "Step Brothers"<BR/><BR/>10) "Satan's Alley"Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06869577550036962998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75699143395458508102008-11-27T13:14:00.000-05:002008-11-27T13:14:00.000-05:00I am thankful for:-The scene in Slumdog Millionair...I am thankful for:<BR/><BR/>-The scene in Slumdog Millionaire that made several tons of Indian poo oddly sweet and endearing in its own cringe-inducing way (and also to Nat for providing a Thanksgiving forum in which I'm not uncomfortable mentioning feces out loud...).<BR/><BR/>-Hamlet 2 for making "raped in the face" acceptable vernacular (and a again to Nat for a virtual gettogether at which we can safely mention face-rapery...).<BR/><BR/>-Happy-Go-Lucky's Zoe (played wonderfully by Alexis Zegerman) for reminding the cynics among us that you don't always need Poppy's incurable optimism to be good, solid folks.<BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays, all!theoriginalchrisaugusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313128771652757947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82405642664672398872008-11-27T13:07:00.000-05:002008-11-27T13:07:00.000-05:00Oops. When I typed "The Edge of Heaven" up in my ...Oops. When I typed "The Edge of Heaven" up in my first comment, I meant "The Edge of <EM>Love</EM>".<BR/><BR/>You know, the British one.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36106615890561238102008-11-27T12:53:00.000-05:002008-11-27T12:53:00.000-05:00Love. Life. And Laughter.Love. Life. And Laughter.E Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092167817913017197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25678835222392446082008-11-27T12:26:00.000-05:002008-11-27T12:26:00.000-05:001. Anne Hathaway obviously in Rachel Getting Marri...1. Anne Hathaway obviously in Rachel Getting Married, but also on the red carpet.<BR/><BR/>2. Penelope Cruz, making me love a Woody Allen film for the first time in years<BR/><BR/>3. James Franco being on the cover of every magazineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21977590614288100722008-11-27T12:20:00.000-05:002008-11-27T12:20:00.000-05:00My FriendsMy Family/PartnerMy CatsMy Friends<BR/>My Family/Partner<BR/>My CatsMichael Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668853285292187310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-68788174931409759942008-11-27T12:12:00.000-05:002008-11-27T12:12:00.000-05:00Nathaniel, I don't know why you're thanking us, we...Nathaniel, I don't know why you're thanking us, we should be thanking you for your GREAT blog!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78553608701206844612008-11-27T12:10:00.000-05:002008-11-27T12:10:00.000-05:001. In Bruges: a gem and great fun in a time when t...1. In Bruges: a gem and great fun in a time when they're aren't many good movies out<BR/><BR/>2. Robert Downey Jr.'s speech about "full retard" in Tropic Thunder<BR/><BR/>3. Aaron Eckhart in The Dark Knight<BR/><BR/>Runners Up: Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married and Tom Cruise dancing to Low in Tropic ThunderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30193068763754369332008-11-27T11:37:00.000-05:002008-11-27T11:37:00.000-05:00knees ha haknees ha haNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-86516491387439096172008-11-27T11:28:00.000-05:002008-11-27T11:28:00.000-05:001. Patch - my wonderful cocker spaniel. 2. i alway...1. Patch - my wonderful cocker spaniel. <BR/>2. i always take out my fave movie, "It's a wonderful life" over thanksgiving weekend. <BR/>3. im thankful to be so healthy. i never get sick. great teeth / great knees - what more could a guy want?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18240556663454505122008-11-27T10:48:00.000-05:002008-11-27T10:48:00.000-05:001. The way Wall-E says his name in "Wall-E" -- it ...1. The way Wall-E says his name in "Wall-E" -- it makes me melt.<BR/><BR/>2. The entire cast of both "Milk" and "Rachel Getting Married." If I could, I'd start my own personal Oscar campaign for Rosemarie Dewitt.<BR/><BR/>3. "Man on Wire" and its star, Phillipe Petit -- one of the most passionate and entertaining figures in movies this year.<BR/><BR/>4. Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep (as always).<BR/><BR/>5. Focus FeaturesKurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84374513838036013372008-11-27T10:26:00.000-05:002008-11-27T10:26:00.000-05:00I'm grateful for the way the camera dipped down qu...I'm grateful for the way the camera dipped down quickly to Jackman's crotch in that one shot in "Australia" when he's talking about Outback women. Even if the movie hadn't been good (which it was), it'd be worth sitting for three hours just for that.<BR/><BR/>I'm grateful for a celebration in "Rachel Getting Married" that makes me think weddings could actually be fun again.<BR/><BR/>I'm grateful that, barring some bizarre resurgence of "Appaloosa" or "Leatherheads," I will not have to see Renee Zellweger on any awards show red carpets this year. Thank you 2008 at the movies!The Pretentious Know it Allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279181033628364368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31729120618818373162008-11-27T10:15:00.000-05:002008-11-27T10:15:00.000-05:003 movie things I'm grateful for:Daniel Craig in a ...3 movie things I'm grateful for:<BR/><BR/>Daniel Craig in a bathing suit in CASINO ROYALE. How not?<BR/><BR/>Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and a whole lot of feathers in TOP HAT—still the only thing guaranteed to lift me out of the blackest, bleakest depression.<BR/><BR/>Heath Ledger in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. Maybe the best love story ever made. Is that hyperbole? I don't think so.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061313079120981794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52187231973073991952008-11-27T10:11:00.000-05:002008-11-27T10:11:00.000-05:00for 2008..- Everytime Wall-E danced along with 'Pu...for 2008..<BR/><BR/>- Everytime Wall-E danced along with 'Put On Your Sunday Clothes'<BR/>- Nicole Kidman singing in 'Australia', even if it's just for a minute and off-key.<BR/>- Charlotte pooping in her pants in Mexico... I laughed harder than Carrie did, if that's even possible.Peter Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703260082728889704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21589374061145196532008-11-27T09:44:00.000-05:002008-11-27T09:44:00.000-05:00james...1) lol (i shoulda been offended but i was ...james...<BR/>1) lol (i shoulda been offended but i was totally laughing)<BR/>2) WWPD? She would share.<BR/>3) i must watch again.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.com