TxEvo8 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I really like the movie "Sleepers", it is chock full of stars and based on a true story. Barry Levinson directs... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepers_(film) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Sorry if it's been mentioned, (didn't read the whole thread[:$]) but I saw The Fighter this weekend. What a great movie. Christian Bale lost so much weight for his portrayal of a crack addict that he was barely recognizable. I enjoy Wahlberg movies as well and he was really good in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I don't know if this one has been mentioned or not....yet, but here goes... Everything Is Illuminated With Elijah Wood, which worked well IMHO! Amazon.com Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated stars Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings) as Jonathan Safran Foer, a young Jewish man who wants to learn how his grandfather escaped from the Nazi incursions into Russia. From the U.S., he hires the hip-hop loving Alex (Eugene Hutz, leader of the gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello) and his surly grandfather (Boris Leskin, Men in Black) as tour guides--only to discover, when he arrives in Odessa, that they are perhaps less than dependable. Thus begins a curious, almost metaphysical road trip that carries Foer into the past of his grandfather's village and the present of his own compulsive habits. Adapted and directed by Liev Schreiber (best known as an actor in The Daytrippers and The Manchurian Candidate), Everything is Illuminated buckles a little under its literary weight--what seems deft and resonant in the middle of several hundred pages can feel forced and ove! rstated in a two-hour movie--but it's also full of delightful dialogue, vivid characters, and oddball yet affecting scenes. Wood is his usual charming and neurotic self, but Hutz steals the show with the help of his wonderfully fractured English and his soulful eyes. --Bret Fetzer Product Description Based on the critically-acclaimed novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, "Everything is Illuminated" tells the story of a young man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion. What starts out as a journey to piece together one family's story under absurd circumstances turns into a meaningful journey with a powerful series of revelations -- the importance of remembrance, the perilous nature of secrets, the legacy of the Holocaust, and the meaning of friendship. I should mention, I've never read the book, so I went into this with no real knowledge of the story. I was touched! Dennie Dennie, I enjoyed this one... Very different, with some very interesting film locations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I don't know if this one has been mentioned or not....yet, but here goes... Everything Is Illuminated With Elijah Wood, which worked well IMHO! Amazon.com Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated stars Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings) as Jonathan Safran Foer, a young Jewish man who wants to learn how his grandfather escaped from the Nazi incursions into Russia. From the U.S., he hires the hip-hop loving Alex (Eugene Hutz, leader of the gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello) and his surly grandfather (Boris Leskin, Men in Black) as tour guides--only to discover, when he arrives in Odessa, that they are perhaps less than dependable. Thus begins a curious, almost metaphysical road trip that carries Foer into the past of his grandfather's village and the present of his own compulsive habits. Adapted and directed by Liev Schreiber (best known as an actor in The Daytrippers and The Manchurian Candidate), Everything is Illuminated buckles a little under its literary weight--what seems deft and resonant in the middle of several hundred pages can feel forced and ove! rstated in a two-hour movie--but it's also full of delightful dialogue, vivid characters, and oddball yet affecting scenes. Wood is his usual charming and neurotic self, but Hutz steals the show with the help of his wonderfully fractured English and his soulful eyes. --Bret Fetzer Product Description Based on the critically-acclaimed novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, "Everything is Illuminated" tells the story of a young man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion. What starts out as a journey to piece together one family's story under absurd circumstances turns into a meaningful journey with a powerful series of revelations -- the importance of remembrance, the perilous nature of secrets, the legacy of the Holocaust, and the meaning of friendship. I should mention, I've never read the book, so I went into this with no real knowledge of the story. I was touched! Dennie Dennie, I enjoyed this one... Very different, with some very interesting film locations... That's great to hear Boxx. It is different and I didn't have a clue what it was even about, when my local Blockbuster Manager "Lori", recommended it to me. I guess she noticed I was renting/buying Holocaust movies and told me I HAD TO SEE IT. I went back in the next day to thank her and asked her to save a used copy for me to buy, when they went on sale. It is now part of my library! [Y] Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 just caught this one the other day, older movie, very original...excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Saw one the other day (rented off cable tv) called The Music Never Stopped. Not too bad and reminds you of how songs are intertwined in our memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 The Sleeping Dictionary, with Jessica Alba, Emily Mortimer, and Bob Hoskins is a classic love story in an exotic location (Sarawak) in the 1930s. It's a top-quality film, so it's odd that it went straight to DVD in many countries. I thought it was great. Likely a good movie to watch with a close friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I saw The Fighter this weekend. What a great movie. Christian Bale lost so much weight for his portrayal of a crack addict that he was barely recognizable. I really enjoyed The Fighter too. Well acted by the entire cast. Bale went even further with 'method acting' in The Machinist (2004). He plays a guy who hasn't slept and barely eaten in a year. Slightly predictable as it unfolds, but a decent movie. And he sure looks awful. Are you ready.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Bale went even further with 'method acting' in The Machinist (2004). He plays a guy who hasn't slept and barely eaten in a year. Bale really does take his roles seriously. I can hardly imagine having that level of commitment to your job/craft. I thought The Machinist was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 He looked a lot different in Batman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 I plan to watch The Fighter this evening. I can't believe I forgot to mention Standing in the Shadows of Motown, the excellent documentary about the Funk Brothers, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZdU4aBw6ik A mention of the great Joan Osborne in RTM jogged this sexogenerian's tired grey matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in "The Island" The bar scene with Steve Buscemi (always a class act..) is hilarious!! Very "dark" film, but a good plot and good acting make it very "watchable". "Logan's Run", etc comes to mind. Hint, although a series of tortuous events unfold, it has a happy ending. Clone boy gets clone girl, etc. [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 War, Inc... John and Joan Cusack are darkly, darkly funny.... Get out your tabasco sauce [6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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