I loved The Help. Great story and great acting throughout. Viola Davis is mesmerizing - so much conveyed by her face. I want to see her in more. I want to see Dolphin Tales and Ides of March. Thank you for the recommendation, Jagg.

A student kept telling me to see a film that came in 2004 called, Something the Lord Made with Alan Rickman and Mos Def. He thought I'd enjoy the story set in Baltimore and at my alma mater. He was right. Rickman is his usual awesome, and I would love to see Mos Def in much more. Def blew me away in this excellent story that's highly recommended.

I love, love, loved this movie!

Movie Theater
 

If we're talking movie theater, it was Planet of the Apes: Rise of the Apes.

The only thing that I hated was that I was watching it alone. I would have loved to have seen it with someone who had seen the original Planet of the Apes with Charleton Heston. There were parts that made me exclaim out loud!

'Requiem for a Dream'

Excellent film making, top-notch acting ... but my god is it hard to watch.

Dark Victory

Today I saw back-to-back :

Red (Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Richard Dreyfus, John Malkovich), an action-packed cloak & dagger "comedy"...

Swing Kids (Robert Sean Leonard *Dr. Wilson from House M.D.*, Christian Bale, Noah Wyle), Docu-Drama about the underground movement of Swing Kids during Nazi Germany's reign, slightly a coming-of-age and realization account mixed with History of Nazi Germany and a dash of Swing Music and it's powerful influence on their dissenting youth, with consequence...

{btw, I loved the original Planet of the Apes, I wish they'd give 'em all, or most anyways, when they decide to show 'em...I do wanna see the latest , I was told it felt more like Matthew Brodericks Project X than the originals, I'd like to form my own opinion though.}

The last movie I watched was The Ring, I'm not a huge movie fan. In fact I usually can't stand to watch them, don't have the patience to wait for the ending haha. But once in a while I get a strong urge to watch a movie and I haven't seen The Ring in forever so I though it would be nice to watch it. That and Underworld I always return to those when I'm in the mood for a movie.

The only time I really watch one is when I'm spending time with my best friend and she wants to watch one. It's a great excuse for best friend cuddles. Which she owes me next time I see her haha.

Ides of March
 

Has anyone seen this yet? I would be curious to know what you thought.

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia.

A year in the life of a West Virginia family.

Showtime and Netflix.

Fascinating Documentary.

Just got back from seeing Ides. Not a great movie, but worth watching. Nothing new or particularly thoughtful about politics and campaigns. But still interesting to watch the characters struggle with their decisions and the consequences. Paul Giamatti was amazing. Ryan Gosling too. i had no idea he was such a strong actor. i love Philip Seymour Hoffman, and he was good. But it wasn't really a role he could shine in. My favorite similar role of his is in Charlie Wilson's War.

God, Clooney looks so much like his father as he ages. I recall watching his father as a news anchor in Cincinnati for many years. The film is set in Cincinnati, and it was interesting to see the bridge and parts of the city although i swear i saw Detroit at one point (??????). It also had a scene at the college my dad got his MA at. I used to go with him to classes sometimes. That was kewl. So I might have liked it more for those associations.

One thing that bugged me was a scene supposedly shot at Dayton Community College. There is no such place. The community college in Dayton is called Sinclair. My dad taught there and so did I. i kinda wished they had named it. But they named Xavier, which gave me a big wahoo moment.

There is one plot twist which is contrived and unnecessary, and, as i said, none of it is original. But it was well done and serious. Worthwhile.

Not to long ago we had movie night around hear,I have a fixation on the old Godzillla movies( back when it was a guy in a rubber suit) so me a some old buddys stayed up most of the night watching then and some old Lon Chaney,
Christopher Cummings horror movies.I really dig old movies.

I just watched 'Hanna' last night!

I thought it was great. Really fantastic cinematography & sound design. The writing and acting were both quite good too.

It reminded me of watching 'La Femme Nikita' for the first time.

To answer a Question asked, Yep I enjoyed both Red and Swing Kids :)...

Sparkle, french version I'm guessing...Point of No Return was ok, with bridget fonda, kind of "Americanized" but almost ..in my opinion, Plagiarized....
I loved La Femme Nikita...

I'm trying to grab the movie "Hanna" through those 1$ rentals....Damn u College town !!
I'm waiting for Zookeeper with Kevin James, and Fast 5....I also wanna see 50/50 for the Plot and how the Protagonist somewhat uses "Humor" as Medicine

I rented X-Men; First Class again tonight for a bit of 'geek'-type snuggling....I figured if I saw Wolverine's "prequel" why not the Original bunch also....
It does explain a little on how and why each turned out the way they are, and of course it shows that essentially at 1 point or another they were all "Good" and friends, within the cliche of finding refuge/safety with their own Kind...
Kevin Bacon's in this one, so that add's even more to that weird 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon list.

If you're a die-hard X-men fan, you'll enjoy its 'history', wanting even more.

Last one I saw in a theater was "Contagion", it was predictable, but that's kind of the whole point.

I thoroughly enjoyed it :|

Thank you, Rook. I was the one who asked. I think I will check out Red, Swing Kids and the latest X-men.



[QUOTE=Rook;434697]To answer a Question asked, Yep I enjoyed both Red and Swing Kids :)...

I can not even call 'Point of No Return' an americanized "version" - it was complete and utter tat and bore zero resemblance to LFN.

'La Femme Nikita' is a brilliant film.

Similarly, I am preemptively recoiling, rolling my eyes and making a face at the mere thought of the (soon to be released) american "versions" of The Millennium Trilogy books/films. :|

Last night TCM had a bunch of Buster Keaton films- I really enjoyed watching the camera and stunt work. Most of it done in one take, too.

I was about to go to bed last night when I came across Milk (the movie about Harvey Milk with Sean Penn playing the lead) on TV.

Brilliant and definitely well worth staying up for.

Words

Indeed!

Trying to catch The Debt and Moneyball this week. Sometimes, I really like going to a movie theater, especially here.The Cerrito- it was re-discovered under an old furniture store after it closed. Received historical status and was finally re-opened after renovations. Amazing Art Decco! Going to see old movies there is a real treat! Good place to wear a Bogey repro fedora!!

I saw "50/50" the other night, and thought it was pretty good. And it has a killer soundtrack. And I'm now in love with Anna Kendrick. ;)

Paul
 

I saw 3 movies this morning {or late last night, whichever}

The American (George Clooney), it's claimed to be action/adventure, but I saw it more as a Dramatic Adventure....I tend to try "new" things out at random if I'm bored enough...The ending was slightly fucked...but I enjoyed the movie anyways ( I loved the scenic views of "italian" small villages)

Sex and the City 2 (I was 'bored', damnit..lol) Samantha was DAMN lucky she had miranda by her side in abu dabi LMFAO....and Carrie / Big have srs issues, no?......

The Mist (based on stephen king's short novella), saw this one for the 20th time, it's one of the Precious few, astonishingly itty bitty FEW movies that I would say actually Trumps the books version...and the Music was mesmerizing...again, the Ending is Fucked...but still...Awesome flick ....

Tonight ...maybe I watch all of "The Prophecy"' series.

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ImageOut film fest....
 

Hit So Hard - documentary about the drummer of Hole, Patty Schemel.

Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same - so funny! Touch my nose :)

We Have to Stop Now -

I just watched The Safety of Objects, it's an offbeat movie about grief and human frailty. It's worth a look.

Citizen Ruth...a great comedy about the policy politics of abortion vs the reality of the women the policies are about...

Contagion
 

I just saw Contagion. It's a compelling story and allegory that's fast paced and well acted. I enjoyed it and may see it again on the big screen. It's always good to see a Soderbergh film, and Cliff Martinez gives us another fine soundtrack.

This is a Tagalog movie, I hope this counts.
This is a story about a mother who's son is gay and has cancer.

This movie is special to me because this is the only movie I watched after Red died. I was with my mother when I watched this in movie theater. Thanks to my Nanay (mother) who's very supportive of me and loves me for who I am. The movie was shot in New York, that my mother is quite familiar because she had the chance to visit some places there.

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The Big Year with Jack Black and Steve Martin and Owen Wilson

It was ok, had a few funny moments but if you are into birds or birdwatching then go see it.

In Time
 

... straight to my top movies of all time list... easy. Very well done and the message/s crystal clear and familiar as looking out your window... seriously, I think everyone should have to see it.