What DVD's are we Watching? - Page 92

wolf · 01-26-2012, 12:08 PM

Doctor Who - Spearhead from Space

First Pertwee.

wolf · 03-11-2012, 04:35 PM

Atlas Shrugged, Part I is now on Netflix instant.

wolf · 04-14-2012, 09:41 PM

Not a DVD ... it was actually broadcast on Lifetime tonight ... Gia.

I haven't seen this since it ran on HBO in 1998.

Really weird coincidence that I turned on the TV tonight and there it was.

bluecuracao · 04-15-2012, 03:43 AM

Gia's story haunts me. Every time I hear a mention of Carangi's Bakery I think of her. I remember seeing her in Glamour in the late seventies, and I had no idea that she was a junkie...she looked so healthy.

I even remember the last cover she did for Cosmopolitan Magazine, when she had to hide her track-marked arms. There's a book about her, too; definitely worth a read. Her story may not be so unusual; there is some weird shit that goes on in that world.

infinite monkey · 04-16-2012, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Not a DVD ... it was actually broadcast on Lifetime tonight ... Gia.

I haven't seen this since it ran on HBO in 1998.

Really weird coincidence that I turned on the TV tonight and there it was.

I caught that recently too. I'd not seen it before. Great movie. Angelina is gorgeous (as was Gia.)

I watched "Evening" this weekend. It was an Odd Lots Moveipalooza buy (which sadly is no more, went in there and all the displays are gone, so I bought two books for 50 cents apiece.)

Not a great movie, but the cast, the CAST!

Glenn Close, Meryl Streep, Claire Danes, Nastasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, and Mamie Gummer (who I'd really known nothing about but I looked her up and she is Streep's daughter and currently has some parts on The Good Wife) and a nice looking feller named Patrick Wilson.

Happy Monkey · 01-26-2012, 12:59 PM

I, Claudius. Always wonderful.

infinite monkey · 02-04-2012, 05:09 PM

3 more from Odd Lots Moviepalooza:

Love, Actually--I'd passed it by a few times, thinking I really didn't want the typical old romantic comedy. I'd heard good things though. It was really great. Maybe i was in the right mood but I laughed! I cried! I spent 3 bucks! What a cast. Against my will I remembered how damn charming Hugh Grant can be...he sort of plays the same guy but he is a charmer. I was struck by how strikingly differently beautiful Keira Knightley is (once again), how sensationally not-even-trying sexy Liam Neeson is, how classic Emma Thompson is. Oh, and Laura Linney, Colin Firth, Rowan Atkinson...and the kid who played the little boy was darling.

Then I watched An Education, with Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan. Emma Thompson was also in this one (all three I watched today had ties.) It was pretty good, but I've always like Peter Sarsgaard. About an Oxford-bound 16 year old who meets Peter's character and sort of changes plans.

Last I watched Kinsey, which was of course about Alfred Kinsey. Very good movie. It starred Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, and Sarsgaard was also in it, along with Chris O'Donnell, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Oliver Platt, and Tim Curry.

Quite a fruitful movie foray today, I must say.

DanaC · 02-04-2012, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

3 more from Odd Lots Moviepalooza:

Love, Actually--I'd passed it by a few times, thinking I really didn't want the typical old romantic comedy. I'd heard good things though. It was really great. Maybe i was in the right mood but I laughed! I cried! I spent 3 bucks! What a cast. Against my will I remembered how damn charming Hugh Grant can be...he sort of plays the same guy but he is a charmer. I was struck by how strikingly differently beautiful Keira Knightley is (once again), how sensationally not-even-trying sexy Liam Neeson is, how classic Emma Thompson is. Oh, and Laura Linney, Colin Firth, Rowan Atkinson...and the kid who played the little boy was darling.

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That matches my experience of Love, Actually. Avoided it for years then finally watched it because it came on tv and I was just in that mood...and really enjoyed it. I too had forgotten how charming Grant can be.

@ Wolf: what did you think of that? I found the Pertwee era a little difficult to get to grips with. Much as I love the actor, I didn't much like the feel of that era of Who. But I know a fair few Whovians who rate it very highly.

Beest · 06-26-2012, 12:02 PM

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wolf · 02-07-2012, 09:53 PM

Pertwee is my second favorite Doctor, with Tom Baker being number one.

I actually enjoy the great acting (a lot of the guest stars were Royal Shakespeare Company, IIRC), paired with often moderately bad scripts, and laughingly bad special effects, rickety scenery, and all.

And I took special joy in identifying Who set and prop pieces in Blakes 7. Loved Blakes 7, as well. I hear there's talk of bringing it back?

DanaC · 02-08-2012, 05:21 AM

Yeah, I heard some rumours to that effect.

You know there's a range of Blake's Seven audios by Big Finish.

I always liked Pertwee himself. And there are some excellent co-stars in that era. I just find it visually so off putting. Can't quite put my finger on why. And didn't like the earthbound nature of his early season either. I like the look of the show either side of Pertwee, and I like some of his later episodes.

wolf · 02-10-2012, 09:17 PM

Party Monster - I will never regard McCauley Culkin in quite the same way ever again. Or Seth Green, but he never held his hands to the sides of his face and screamed.

Radio Bikini - Documentary on the a-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll that I had seen before but didn't realize it until the final scene. Unless that guy has been in similar documentaries as a cautionary tale.

A batch of holiday themed shorts from the makers of Madagascar, Shrek, and How to Train your Dragon. I love those penguins.

Blood: The Last Vampire - Live action version of the anime series

Blood+ - The anime series

Gravdigr · 02-12-2012, 06:00 PM

Just checked out "In Time" the other night. I really liked it.

Watched "Warrior" last night. Completely predictable, but, it was a lot better than I thought it would be. The story isn't spelled out for you, you kinda have to get into the characters' heads a little too much for my tastes. I don't want to think too much to enjoy a movie, I watch more so I can take a break from thinking.

Also recently saw "Carjacked" (w/Maria Bello), and again, it was better than I could have hoped.

wolf · 02-12-2012, 08:32 PM

Oh, coolness.

Kung Fu Hustle was on G4 last night (and tonight).

infinite monkey · 03-03-2012, 07:20 PM

I just watched Crash for the third time. What a great movie. The acting is amazing. Thandie Newton and Terence Howard blow me away. I'm not the biggest Sandra Bullock fan but she is really acting her ass off in this one. Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Pena...the whole cast is wonderful.

It's a look at racism, and it looks at it from so many angles. This is probably one of the best movies of last decade and the more you watch it the more you are mesmerized. Well, by you I mean me.

01-26-2012, 12:08 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Doctor Who - Spearhead from Space First Pertwee. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-11-2012, 04:35 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Atlas Shrugged, Part I is now on Netflix instant. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-14-2012, 09:41 PM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Not a DVD ... it was actually broadcast on Lifetime tonight ... Gia. I haven't seen this since it ran on HBO in 1998. Really weird coincidence that I turned on the TV tonight and there it was. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-26-2012, 12:59 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I, Claudius. Always wonderful. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-07-2012, 09:53 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Pertwee is my second favorite Doctor, with Tom Baker being number one. I actually enjoy the great acting (a lot of the guest stars were Royal Shakespeare Company, IIRC), paired with often moderately bad scripts, and laughingly bad special effects, rickety scenery, and all. And I took special joy in identifying Who set and prop pieces in Blakes 7. Loved Blakes 7, as well. I hear there's talk of bringing it back? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-15-2012, 03:43 AM	#4
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Gia's story haunts me. Every time I hear a mention of Carangi's Bakery I think of her. I remember seeing her in Glamour in the late seventies, and I had no idea that she was a junkie...she looked so healthy. I even remember the last cover she did for Cosmopolitan Magazine, when she had to hide her track-marked arms. There's a book about her, too; definitely worth a read. Her story may not be so unusual; there is some weird shit that goes on in that world.

02-04-2012, 05:09 PM	#7
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	3 more from Odd Lots Moviepalooza: Love, Actually--I'd passed it by a few times, thinking I really didn't want the typical old romantic comedy. I'd heard good things though. It was really great. Maybe i was in the right mood but I laughed! I cried! I spent 3 bucks! What a cast. Against my will I remembered how damn charming Hugh Grant can be...he sort of plays the same guy but he is a charmer. I was struck by how strikingly differently beautiful Keira Knightley is (once again), how sensationally not-even-trying sexy Liam Neeson is, how classic Emma Thompson is. Oh, and Laura Linney, Colin Firth, Rowan Atkinson...and the kid who played the little boy was darling. Then I watched An Education, with Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan. Emma Thompson was also in this one (all three I watched today had ties.) It was pretty good, but I've always like Peter Sarsgaard. About an Oxford-bound 16 year old who meets Peter's character and sort of changes plans. Last I watched Kinsey, which was of course about Alfred Kinsey. Very good movie. It starred Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, and Sarsgaard was also in it, along with Chris O'Donnell, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Oliver Platt, and Tim Curry. Quite a fruitful movie foray today, I must say.

02-10-2012, 09:17 PM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Party Monster - I will never regard McCauley Culkin in quite the same way ever again. Or Seth Green, but he never held his hands to the sides of his face and screamed. Radio Bikini - Documentary on the a-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll that I had seen before but didn't realize it until the final scene. Unless that guy has been in similar documentaries as a cautionary tale. A batch of holiday themed shorts from the makers of Madagascar, Shrek, and How to Train your Dragon. I love those penguins. Blood: The Last Vampire - Live action version of the anime series Blood+ - The anime series __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-12-2012, 06:00 PM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Just checked out "In Time" the other night. I really liked it. Watched "Warrior" last night. Completely predictable, but, it was a lot better than I thought it would be. The story isn't spelled out for you, you kinda have to get into the characters' heads a little too much for my tastes. I don't want to think too much to enjoy a movie, I watch more so I can take a break from thinking. Also recently saw "Carjacked" (w/Maria Bello), and again, it was better than I could have hoped. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-12-2012, 08:32 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oh, coolness. Kung Fu Hustle was on G4 last night (and tonight). __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-03-2012, 07:20 PM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I just watched Crash for the third time. What a great movie. The acting is amazing. Thandie Newton and Terence Howard blow me away. I'm not the biggest Sandra Bullock fan but she is really acting her ass off in this one. Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Pena...the whole cast is wonderful. It's a look at racism, and it looks at it from so many angles. This is probably one of the best movies of last decade and the more you watch it the more you are mesmerized. Well, by you I mean me.

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