Author Topic: Movies & Books Into Movies (Read 591742 times)

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #1400 on:** February 27, 2011, 11:27:33 AM »

So many movies – how do you choose what to watch?
Reviews? Recommendations? Actors? Availability?
Do you choose a movie the same way you choose a book?

And where do you like to watch most of your movies?
Do you stream movies from Netflix and other places?
Where’s the strangest place you’ve ever watched a film?

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Jeriron - I don't think we ever find out what her problem is. I agree, she is a frightening person, but I do feel that Miranda Richardson was fabulous in the part.

Rosemary

MaryPage · « **Reply #1401 on:** February 27, 2011, 01:07:27 PM »

Well, that is what I meant about the story being a 5½ and the acting being nines and tens. Sorry, but well-written as it is, and fabulously filmed and acted as it is, I still strongly dislike the story re the lives these people lived. At least Nicholas himself was fairly normal!

Sorry, BABI, but I believe you got it wrong. I don't think Dorcas Lane ever says: "My only weakness." I remember it as: "My ONE weakness!" And yes, I get a huge kick out of that every single time; it never gets old.

Babi · « **Reply #1402 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:28:45 AM »

Ah, yes, you're right, MARYPAGE. My memory does play games with
me. It's my one weakness.

marjifay · « **Reply #1403 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:29:00 AM »

Babi, you're probably right about their not trying to imitate the Missouri twangy drawl in Winter's Bone. A bad imitatation would have ruined it for me.

By the way, speaking of imitation, have you seen the film, The Fighter? At the end of it they talk a bit with the real people on whom the film is based. You'll be amazed at the wonderful impression Christian Bale did of the actual person.

Marj

marjifay · « **Reply #1404 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:32:26 AM »

Well, what did you think of the Academy Awards program?

I think it's much more interesting if you've seen at least some of the films. This year I'd seen most of those nominated for best picture.

I was so happy Melissa Leo won for best supporting actress in The Fighter, even tho' she blurted out a 4-letter word that probably offended some. Great actress, great film.

It was sad to see Kirk Douglas. You could hardly understand him (think he had a stroke), and he apparently thought he was funny when the audience politely laughed. Thankfully, someone finally escorted him off.

I liked the clothes more in the 1970s. Much more interesting and fun to see Diane Keaton in a man's suit and tie, Cher in a shockingly revealing dress, etc.

Marj

Babi · « **Reply #1405 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:36:15 AM »

The only movies I see any more are Netflix recordings with CC, MARJ.
The new top movies probably won't be available for a while yet. I
don't usually care much for boxing movies, tho, if that is what "Fighter"
is about. There have been exceptions, of course.

marjifay · « **Reply #1406 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:49:53 AM »

The Onion reported that every Oscar Gift Bag included 10 get-out-of-jail-free cards, courtesy of the Los Angeles PD.

Marj

marjifay · « **Reply #1407 on:** February 28, 2011, 10:01:19 AM »

Rose wrote, " In "No Country for Old Men" (which I have seen 4 times) he definitely "underacted" and therein lies his (Javier Bardem's) appeal, for me at least. It certainly helped that his costars were excellent. I can't bring myself to go see that movie he is in with Julia Roberts as I dislike her."

I didn't know Bardem was in a movie with Julia Roberts. What is the name of it? (I liked her in Erin Brockovich, and even Pretty Woman.)

Have you read the novel "No Country for Old Men?" Altho' the movie was good, the book was better and the villain (played in the movie by Bardem) was much more frightening.

Marj

pedln · « **Reply #1408 on:** February 28, 2011, 11:00:50 AM »

Last night was the first time in years that I've watched the Awards. You're right, Marjifay, it's more interesting if you've seen some of the films, and I'd seen three of them. But the repartee was fun to watch as well. Didn't you love it that Tom ?'s (King's Speech director) mother was the one who brought the play to his attention, after attending a play reading of it.

I had heard before that King's Speech couldn't be done until after the Queen Mum died, but didn't know until this a.m's WSJ article that it was because D. Seidler couldn't have access to Lionel Logue's notebooks about the king's treatment until then.

All those technical awards -- I can't keep them straight and don't know the differences between them, but am glad they have them to spread the glory more around. We probably won't remember the guys who won, but in their fields they'll be recognized and respected.

How many times did Anne Hathway change clothes?

Gumtree · « **Reply #1409 on:** February 28, 2011, 11:21:44 AM »

I didn't watch - don't even know whether they were shown here in Aust.

Just wanted to say that Shaun Tan who won for the Short Animated Film was a local from here in Perth (my hometown), though he now lives in Melbourne. Some years ago when he was just out of university and struggling a little he was commissioned to paint some murals in our local library - he did one rather fanciful one for the children's library section which the kids love and one more sombre one for the main library depicting the foundation of the local area and the people who pioneered the old district. I sometimes find myself absorbed in that painting instead of concentrating on the books. Obviously he is now going on to bigger but not necessarily better things but ... we discovered him first.

marjifay · « **Reply #1410 on:** February 28, 2011, 11:31:10 AM »

Those paintings by Shaun Tan sound delightful, Gumtree. I never see the short films and documentaries, but I plan to do so this year. Several sound very interesting, including the one you mentioned and the documentary where the winner mentioned that of all those guys in finance who started this whole recession mess, not one of them has done jail time.

There is a theater in Los Angles that is playing these films, and I believe we can also now get them at Netflix.

Marj

maryz · « **Reply #1411 on:** February 28, 2011, 11:42:09 AM »

Marj, Bardem and Roberts were in “Eat, Pray, Love”. OK - pretty much a “chick-flick”.

I won’t be seeing The Fighter - even though I’ve liked Melissa Leo since she was in Homicide - Life on the Streets. I don’t like anything about boxing, and won’t see anything that pertains to it - never even saw any of the Rocky movies.

I’d like to see some of the short films, but nothing like that is ever shown in our area. Guess I could search out on Netflix if I had a clue as to what to look for.

marjifay · « **Reply #1412 on:** February 28, 2011, 05:15:06 PM »

Thanks, MaryZ I'll pass on Eat, Prey, Love. The book and the movie sounded boring.

Re short subjects, documentaries, etc., here are the winners from the Internet Movie Database website. On Netflix, they seem to group them by date, i.e., 2005 Academy Award Short Films Collection. They'll probably eventually have a collection for the 2011 short films, documentaries, etc.

Best Documentary, Features
WINNER
Inside Job (2010): Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs
Other Nominees:
Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010): Banksy, Jaimie D'Cruz
GasLand (2010): Josh Fox, Trish Adlesic
Restrepo (2010): Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Waste Land (2010): Lucy Walker, Angus Aynsley

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
WINNER
Strangers No More (2010): Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon
Other Nominees:
Killing in the Name (2010): Jed Rothstein
Poster Girl (2010): Sara Nesson, Mitchell Block
Sun Come Up (2010): Jennifer Redfearn, Tim Metzger
The Warriors of Qiugang (2010): Ruby Yang, Thomas Lennon

Best Short Film, Animated
WINNER
The Lost Thing (2010): Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann
Other Nominees:
Day & Night (2010): Teddy Newton
The Gruffalo (2009) (TV): Jakob Schuh, Max Lang
Let's Pollute (2011): Geefwee Boedoe
Madagascar, a Journey Diary (2010): Bastien Dubois

Best Short Film, Live Action
WINNER
God of Love (2010): Luke Matheny
Other Nominees:
The Confession (2010/IV): Tanel Toom
The Crush (2010): Michael Creagh
Na Wewe (2010): Ivan Goldschmidt
Wish 143 (2009): Ian Barnes, Samantha Waite

Marj

pedln · « **Reply #1413 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:54:13 PM »

Marjifay, thanks for putting that up there. I think it's easy to forget about the documentaries and other short films, especially the short ones. I'm going to put your list in my 2011 Folder, so I can find it again. Inside Job is already on my Netflix queue.

roshanarose · « **Reply #1414 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:14:10 PM »

Maryz - Yes that's the name of the film I was trying to think of with Bardem and Roberts. Eat, Pray, Love. I have no desire to read the book or see the film.

Marjifay - I must read the book you recommended. Looking at my TBR it will probably be in my next life

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #1415 on:** March 01, 2011, 01:25:04 AM »

Having not seen or read it, so talking completely out of my hat, I think Eat Pray Love sounds like a complete load of self indulgent twaddle. Some woman is rich enough to go round the world finding herself. Well good for her.

As you may be able to tell, I didn't sleep well

R

JoanK · « **Reply #1416 on:** March 01, 2011, 01:49:10 AM »

I didn't watch the Oscars, but my daughter always does with her inlaws, who are in the movie business. they always have a "watching the Oscars" party.

She told me a funny sstory. A couple of years ago she and another guest were watching an actress showing an unusual amount of cleavage. Guest pointed out that it was attractive, and my-daughter- the-doctor said that yes, but they were fake -- as a doctor she could tell. The guest made her tell her how she knew, and spent the rest of the program evaluating each woman shown: fake, real, fake, fake ...

Stupid me never thinks of the right questions. If I'd asked my daughter how she told, I would have watched the Pscars and played that game. now I'll have to wait til next year.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #1417 on:** March 01, 2011, 03:08:51 AM »

My goodness - all these women who feel the need to have surgical "enhancement". it's sad really, though I agree - good game!

Rosemary

jeriron · « **Reply #1418 on:** March 01, 2011, 08:11:55 AM »

I bought Dowton Abbey from Amazon and enjoyed watching it all one day to the next instead of one week to the next on PBS. I really really enjoyed it. I hated to see it end. They are going to continue haveing more I hope. I checked Amazon and there's no mention of a series 2 disc.

MaryPage · « **Reply #1419 on:** March 01, 2011, 09:23:59 AM »

From what I have read, I believe Series II of Downton Abbey has not begun filming yet. let alone being shown on the BBC, which will have it before our PBS does. And they don't release the DVD until after we have had a TV showing. The writer(s) only wrote a follow up because the mini-series was so wildly successful, both across the pond and here.

The writer for The King's Speech ran across the story and wrote it as a PLAY some 25 years ago. That is when he requested the Queen Mother's permission to have it produced. He did this as a courtesy; it was not legally required. She asked him to wait until after she was dead, as the memories were so painful to her. He honored her request. He had never expected her to live to be over one hundred! Then, after her death, I believe they produced the play and began to plan a film. THAT was when, upon interviewing Logue's family, the grandson said he had a box of stuff in the attic and he would fetch it down and they would look at it. What a treasure trove! Over a hundred handwritten letters from the King! Enhanced the rewriting of the script for the film considerably!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12127241

http://www.hulu.com/watch/219329/nbc-nightly-news-with-brian-williams-it-has-changed-my-life

jeriron · « **Reply #1420 on:** March 01, 2011, 10:30:17 AM »

I wish all of the English series were as inexpensive as this one was .$16.99 was a good price for 3 discs. Most are anywhere from $30 and over and some are only for one disc. So I think that was a bargin. And it did have CC. So thanks MaryPage for letting me know that because it wasn't mentioned in Amazon.

MaryPage · « **Reply #1421 on:** March 01, 2011, 10:35:44 AM »

Bought mine from Barnes & Noble. Have a membership card there and renew it every year. Gives me 10% off right off the top PLUS I get oodles of coupons for 15%, 20%, 25% and more off in addition, by email. The membership costs $25 per year, but as I spend a lot on books, I save over $100.00 every year, oh, much more than that, with the discounts they give me.

Just love the Downton Abbey series!

jeriron · « **Reply #1422 on:** March 01, 2011, 10:43:29 AM »

That sounds good. But for me I don't buy any books anymore ever since I got a Kindle. Anyway I enjoyed Downton Abbey and I'm sorry that it will be quite awhile before a second series comes out.

pedln · « **Reply #1423 on:** March 02, 2011, 10:20:46 AM »

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Anyway I enjoyed Downton Abbey and I'm sorry that it will be quite awhile before a second series comes out.

Me too, jeriron. Actually, when the last part ended on PBS I felt a little had. Kind of "dirty pool" to end in the middle of the story. Truthfully it's probably not. Didn't we all have to wait to find out who shot JR?

Well, I finally watched disc 4 of A Dance to the Music of Time and was disappointed with it. It didn't feel like a continuation at all. Jenkins is reduced to the role of observer/reporter and the whole story is Widmerpools. I haven't read the books, so I don't know the whole story, but it seems like they tried to do too much in that last part. But, my library has the whole set, so some day in the future I'll try to watch it without breaks and maybe come to a different conclusion.

KEKARTERGY · « **Reply #1424 on:** March 03, 2011, 05:48:30 AM »

The one and not only premier one o'clock Pirates of the Caribbean At World s End
I like a lot and actively download out is Baise moi
I'll watch "The Big Bang Theory" and "Accidentally On Purpose" if I don't change the channel, but I don't care about them either way and find them the very definition of "average". And I do enjoy "The Mentalist", though I don't think it's cutting edge television or anything and I push came to shove I would rather watch ABC's "Castle"

pedln · « **Reply #1425 on:** March 03, 2011, 10:56:22 AM »

Welcome, KEKARTERGY, to SeniorLearn and Movie and Books About Movies. We're glad to see y ou here. And thank you for the links to that interesting movie site. Are those Free downloads or do you have to have a membership, like with Netflix?

Do come back and tell us a bit more about yourself. You have an especially interesting name.

I've never seen Castle, but it has been recommended to me, so the first disc is on my Netflx Queue.

Frybabe · « **Reply #1426 on:** March 03, 2011, 01:08:21 PM »

Hi, KEKARTERGY! Castle is one of my favorites. I am also very fond of the CSI, CSI:NY, NCIS, Bones, The Mentalist, and Law and Order:UK. The Science Channel will be starting the Firefly series this Sunday. I think I am going to like that as well. The ID Channel had a program called Hardcover Mysteries on a while back. I really liked that, but it is not currently being shown. I hope they do another year in that series.

Pedln, I think you will enjoy Castle. Occasionally, a real live author shows up (Patterson, for one). There is a book (or books?) out under Richard Castle's name - a neat gimmick tie-in to the show. Speculation abounds as to who actually wrote it.

Babi · « **Reply #1427 on:** March 04, 2011, 08:22:03 AM »

I had no idea 'Richard Castle's books had actually been published. How
clever..well, the idea anyway. I have no idea about the books, of
course. Have you read one, FRYBABE?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1428 on:** March 04, 2011, 01:51:43 PM »

Not yet, Babi. I am still working down the stack of books I already have and the freebies from Guttenberg on my Kindle. I am trying not to buy many books this year until I can get a job.

Babi · « **Reply #1429 on:** March 05, 2011, 08:59:34 AM »

Very sensible, FRYBABE. And good fortune with your job hunt. Which
reminds me... When my daughter lost her last job, she found work in
customer service via computer, right here at home. She rarely has a
full 40-hour work week, but she does have a source of income. It
might be something you would like to look into.

Frybabe · « **Reply #1430 on:** March 05, 2011, 11:17:23 AM »

Thanks, Babi. Customer Service isn't my forte, but if I could get a proofreading or bookkeeping type thing from home, I'd like that.

Just got a call that they are taking Mom back to the hospital, again. This time she is sweating profusely and her vitals are low. Sue and I are thinking heart, but my BF says it could be an infection. Cross your fingers everyone.

Gumtree · « **Reply #1431 on:** March 05, 2011, 12:01:39 PM »

Frybabe - Your Mom has been having quite a rough time lately. My fingers are crossed for her. Don't forget to take care of yourself as well.

Frybabe · « **Reply #1432 on:** March 05, 2011, 04:03:51 PM »

Thanks, Gum. They've admitted Mom for more tests, her heart, lungs, etc. appear to be okay. The Dr. called with a few more questions and told me, so far, what she is seeing looks like "failure-to-thrive". Ominous EOL words. In the meantime, they are running more tests including thyroid function. Sue is a basket case and Barb (hopefully) will be coming down tomorrow. I am not a happy camper either. I thought Mom had a few more good years in her, especially since we moved her to the assisted living. She was doing so well there for a while. BTW, since this is the Movies & Books into Movies forum, is should mention that Sue and I had been set to visit Mom this afternoon for a movie and snacks.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #1433 on:** March 05, 2011, 06:27:15 PM »

Frybabe - I am thinking of you and your mum. I can imagine how worrying it must be.

Best wishes,

Rosemary

PatH · « **Reply #1434 on:** March 05, 2011, 07:13:31 PM »

Frybabe, the doctor may be right, but you need to be wary to be sure she isn't making assumptions based on stereotypes, and is sensitive to what your mother is actually like. I'll be thinking of you.

Babi · « **Reply #1435 on:** March 06, 2011, 08:34:24 AM »

Proofreading doesn't seem to be big these days, FRYBABE, judging
from some of the books I pick up. Bookkeeping does, I believe,
have a lot of 'at home' business.
I'm sorry your Mother is ill. I know it must be frightening for
you and Sue. We're thinking of you.

pedln · « **Reply #1436 on:** March 06, 2011, 11:13:49 AM »

Frybabe, I'm sorry to hear about your mother's illness. And it's harder to bear when the doctors can't tell you what it is and what they're going to do. Our thoughts are with you. I hope she'll soon be back home so you can keep your "movies and snacks" date.

Last night I was in the mood for a thriller, so watched SALT with Angelina Jolie. It was okay, but not really my cup of tea. I prefer more dialogue and acting . This was what is described as action-packed. Lots of stunts, jumps, swinging from here to there. I haven't seen her in very many films, but am looking forward to The Tourist when it comes out on DVD. For the Venice scenes if for nothing else. And for Johnny Depp, too.

What are you all watching these days?

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #1437 on:** March 06, 2011, 12:07:30 PM »

I don't seem to get time to watch a complete film very often, but my daughters are watching the DVD of "Sherlock". We also bought the boxed set of Lord of the Rings DVDs for elder daughter's birthday. When we opened the package (from Amazon) inside we found a mini-speaker! Goodness knows how anyone thought that was a DVD.

Madeleine is in town right now seeing "I am Number Four" - whatever that may be.

I am watching South Riding on TV - I think it's the last episode tonight, and it's very good.

Rosemary

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #1438 on:** March 06, 2011, 12:29:45 PM »

A friend who saw "The Tourist" said it was, and I quote, "Wretched".
Of course, there's always Johnny Depp, who is not wretched!

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #1439 on:** March 06, 2011, 02:31:18 PM »

Madeleine's report on "I am Number Four" was lukewarm - not very good, but they enjoyed the popcorn and the subsequent shopping spree!

Rosemary

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