But feck me sideways with a badger-shaped microwave, was that Sledgehammer?
Yep, that's David Rasche, alright.
I used to love Sledge Hammer!. Great show that was. He hasn't done a lot movie-wise, however I do remember him in An Innocent Man with Tom Selleck where he played a crooked cop. But I didn't know he was in Paul Greengrass's United 93 until after I saw it.
The latest 'Empire' magazine (with a choice of two different Dark Night covers as shown below) has a feature on Burn After Reading. Quite a good read, I reckon.
Matt T
Jun 12 2008, 10:08 am
I saw Shortbus last night and came away ambivalent.
The gay sex made me uncomfortable, and the whole wife-can't-orgasm thing was too much "been-there-done-that". And then there was, completely out of the blue, this hollywood happy-ever-after ending, like some unexpected orgasm and its afterglow (was that the point?).
And still, I feel that I've somehow seen something important and worthwhile. Which I don't understand because there are only two things I can see that actually gave me any satisfaction about the film: - There are some hella weird people out there - that makes me feel all normal. - Shanti Carson is really, really hot.
Other opinions?
FuzzyTony
Jun 19 2008, 2:32 pm
I'm not sure if I want to see Shortbus. I don't think it's my type of movie.
Anyway, this ought to be a good movie: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), which is due in theaters later this year, and being a huge fan of David Fincher's work (Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac) I expect this to please as well. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton star in this loosely-based 1922 F. Scott Fitzgerald fantasy/drama short story. Claudio Miranda's photography and Donald Graham Burt's production design look beautiful. I just hope it doesn't suffer the fate of Francis Ford Coppola's recent film Youth Without Youth - based on a similar drama - which critics didn't warm to and audiences didn't flock to.
The movie features Benjamin Button (Pitt) as an 80 year-old-man in the early 20th century who physically ages backward. He ages in reverse until he becomes a baby and then finally vanishes from the earth. At age 50, he falls in love with a 30-year-old woman (Blanchett), and then must come to terms with the relationship as they literally grow in opposite directions.
I saw Before The Devil Knows You're Dead on the plane over here, and my god was it depressing. The plot was basically about two brothers, in debt, hate their jobs, and try to do something insane to get out of their dead-end lives. One thing leads to another and the whole thing spirals out of control and then everyone gets shot and dies. Terrific movie, but if you're an emotionally unstable person I do not recommend it. As a 22-year-old thinking about where my life is going it was a massive headspin and I had to then watch Juno for a bit of comic relief. The whole title of the film is great though: May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.
Mariposa
Jul 12 2008, 9:48 pm
I just saw 'Das schreckliche Mädchen' [English title: The Nasty Girl] on TV tonight, a really good movie. It's a German movie based on a real story.
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Sonya [sic] is a German high school student who decides to write an essay about her town's history during the Third Reich and its resistance to it. To her dismay, and more so the town's, she uncovers instead definite collaboration during the period. As she digs deeper, she must struggle against the town's vocal and violent opposition to her search for the truth.
The real Sonja emigrated to the US in 1994 because she was continuously being harassed and threatened in her hometown of Passau.
I have checked TV Today online for reruns of the movie in the near future but there aren't any. You can get the movie on DVD at Amazon, though, and for cheaper at Play.com (with English subtitles).
SingleMalt
Jul 15 2008, 9:18 am
Some movies i saw lately and liked are :
1. Bella 2. Gone baby gone (I wonder how i missed this movie last year) 3. Redbelt
SingleMalt
Jul 16 2008, 9:47 pm
For people with a taste for horror movies ... the latest must see is ... [REC]
Mariposa
Jul 16 2008, 11:57 pm
SingleMalt, I loved Bella too. And what a hottie that Eduardo Verástegui is!
In 1917, in the Western front, a group of survivors of the British Company Y reach the most forward German trench in a foggy night...
Loved it.
SingleMalt
Aug 17 2008, 9:57 pm
Watched "The Bucket List" this weekend. Great movie!!
FuzzyTony
Sep 14 2008, 7:23 pm
QUOTE (Savvvy @ Jun 22 2008, 10:58 am)
I saw Before The Devil Knows You're Dead on the plane over here, and my god was it depressing. The plot was basically about two brothers, in debt, hate their jobs, and try to do something insane to get out of their dead-end lives. One thing leads to another and the whole thing spirals out of control and then everyone gets shot and dies. Terrific movie, but if you're an emotionally unstable person I do not recommend it. As a 22-year-old thinking about where my life is going it was a massive headspin and I had to then watch Juno for a bit of comic relief. The whole title of the film is great though: May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.
QUOTE (SingleMalt @ Aug 17 2008, 10:57 pm)
Watched "The Bucket List" this weekend. Great movie!!
Both Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) and The Bucket List (2007) are great movies. Thoroughly recommendable. I wasn't at all depressed with Before The Devil, and I can be a little emotionally unstable at times too. It's well written (by Kelly Masterson), superbly directed (Sidney Lumet) and brilliantly acted (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke at their finest).
Journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives. Based on a true story.
I saw Before The Devil Knows You're Dead on the plane over here, and my god was it depressing. The plot was basically about two brothers, in debt, hate their jobs, and try to do something insane to get out of their dead-end lives. One thing leads to another and the whole thing spirals out of control and then everyone gets shot and dies. Terrific movie, but if you're an emotionally unstable person I do not recommend it. As a 22-year-old thinking about where my life is going it was a massive headspin and I had to then watch Juno for a bit of comic relief. The whole title of the film is great though: May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.
You definitely need to see this movie as it was meant to be seen. Airplane movies are a disgrace.
UrbanAngel
Sep 26 2008, 11:22 am
I bought Bin Jip on someone's recommendation a couple of years ago. Boy was that a mistook. I'm looking forward to seeing Righteous Kill next week - Al Pacino and Robert Deniro!
Punchbear
Sep 26 2008, 4:08 pm
QUOTE (FuzzyTony @ Jun 1 2008, 10:32 pm)
the new Coen brothers movie Burn After Reading looks & sounds mighty awesome.
Mate, whose film opinion I value, has just seen it and says it's great, up there with Fargo in terms of black farce.
FuzzyTony
Sep 27 2008, 1:09 am
That's good to know. I haven't downloaded seen Burn After Reading yet but I'm looking forward to it all the same.
Another one I can't wait to see this coming Xmas is this one:
This one started off well but became monotonous after the first two minutes.
marie-claire
Oct 17 2008, 11:45 am
Two Hands starring Heath Ledger is one of my favourites. I believe it's the best role Heath Ledger has ever played in a movie. It is very funny, very Australian and really captures the kind of people you would find at Kings Cross at that time.
And over on the 'worst movies of all time' thread...
Yeah, I was just kidding around on a boring Friday.
In all seriousness the movies Run Fatboy Run and Revolver really sucked big time.
But I would certainly recommend Things We Lost In The Fire (2007) which stars Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro and David Duchovny. Excellent acting and a well written script.
Plus Reservation Road (2007) with Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly and Mark Ruffalo. Again, great acting and a good storyline with clever irony in the plot. Both highly recommended.
But I would certainly recommend Things We Lost In The Fire (2007) which stars Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro and David Duchovny. Excellent acting and a well written script.
Me too. Great film.
tiexano
Oct 30 2008, 8:09 pm
I know it sounds rather boring, but I've been most impressed by some Austrian documentaries lately. "We Feed The World" about the origin and industrial production of food stuff and "Workingman's death" about the most extreme working conditions on earth.
The surprising thing about them is that they are visually stunning. I mean the will blow you away. You have never seen such beautifully photographed pictures of so fucked up situations. Both should be available at least with English subtitles.
Thanks for that, MajorBummer. I've heard a few things about Waltz with Bashir - garnering critical acclaim at film festivals and by reviewers in the media. I'll check it out when I get the chance. I wonder if PIL's song "This is Not a Love Song" is actually on the movie soundtrack and not just in the trailer? It's one of my favorite tunes. The film's animation is enthalling, too.
It features in the movie and is listed as being on the soundtrack. My favourite track is "Boaz and the Dogs" with which the film starts. I am going to go see it again, this film has been haunting me the whole day (saw it last night).
parnell
Nov 17 2008, 11:48 am
If you're interested in Professional Sport then you could do much much worse than seeing :
"Bigger Stronger Faster"
which is an honest look at steroid use in professional and amateur sport.
DanielF
Nov 17 2008, 4:37 pm
enemy of the state
FuzzyTony
Nov 30 2008, 3:11 pm
The Limey (1999). Excellent movie. Terence Stamp is one of my favorite Brit actors. I'm happy to recommend this Steven Soderbergh film.
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