Bad title, great movie
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shareI knew the former, and am hoping for the latter.
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Great to hear! This sounds like a great Mother's Day treat, and Catherine Keener always makes her films worthwhile. I'm hoping to see this soon -- and what's in a title, anyway?
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Hope you had a nice holiday! I don’t know what the title was about, but the movie was rather audacious in saying human relationships are mainly based around the transfer or acquisition of property. Not sure if this was totally intended. Still worth watching. Did you get to see it? If so: Thoughts?
Hello, my poetic friend!
I spent my holiday by working, but I'm happy just to be employed this days. How was yours?
I haven't seen this yet, but I think it's still playing at one of the second-run theaters near me. More than likely, I'll wait until it's out on DVD. I love Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt, so they alone should make this worthwhile.
My take on this film, at least based on the reviews I've read, is it is an indictment of middle-class values. Did you ever see "The New Age," with Peter Weller and Judy Davis? That's more of an indictment of upper-class pretense, but it could have been better. Anyway, I'll have more to say once I finally see this.
Right now I'm having a mini Dennis Hopper festival. Just watched "Paris Trout," which was brutally dark and superbly acted.
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New Age yes! Good movie. Wait. This is fantastic: You have Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Peter Weller and Judy Davis.
But...
What is Oliver Platt doing there? Ahhhhhhhhh. He’s not on actor. He's always PLATT. Can we put Guy Pearce instead in that group? Check out “First Snow” on DVD. Guy is really great in that. I liked Trout. It wasn't that dark to me. Just sort of blotting way at how dark the ink sky of life can be if you look at it too hard and don't try to find the stars.
Hello, ZP:
I shall seek out "First Snow." Sounds like just the sort of thing I'll find at the library. Thanks for the recommendation.
I liked Oliver Platt in "Funny Bones," but I see him more as a guy who does schtick rather than a character actor, like Ricky Gervais. But there are certainly worse ones out there. Guy Peace is like a younger male version of Judy Davis – someone who completely transforms himself for a role to the point that you forget its him, and that you forget its acting. I guess you could call it transcendence.
What I love about "Paris Trout" is its total absence of heroic characters. Even Barbara Hershey's character isn't completely likable in that film. It's kind of a Southern noir.
Have a great weekend!
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I just checked my messages. And in Santa Monica last night they were showing Naked Lunch and The New Age. AND Peter Weller was going to be there, too! Ah! Have you seen Naked Lunch? Thoughts? Have a good one!
Woah, Peter Weller in the flesh – or at least in person? I wish I had been in Santa Monica last night. He teaches course in history at Syracuse University now. How I'd love to take a class from him.
I saw "Naked Lunch" years ago when it came out on video. I really need to see that again, preferably on the big screen. It's a very bizarre film, as you'd expect from Cronenberg, and difficult to digest because there's so much going on. I remember one scene where a character's (Burroughs?) lips are saying one thing, but different words come out. Very hallucinatory. Yes, I need to watch that again, and soon!
I believe he was there in person. I’ll ask. I saw he was at Syracuse. That was neat. He was talking about history on some show on TV. He seemed to know what he was talking about. And, now that I think about it, all the characters he’s played seemed to know exactly what they were talking about, too. A voice that could cut diamonds... just to make them, look better, of course. ha ha!
I know it's "only" acting, but with some who practice the craft, their skills seem to go much deeper. With Peter, he seems to know whereof he speaks onscreen. Whether that "just" a convincing delivery of lines or an actual method approach of becoming the character, I don't know and don't particularly care. I only know he's the real deal – or at least seems just like it.
He seems to be a very well-read person and as far away from the toxic Hollywood community as they come. We could use more of him.
To bad he wasn't in this film, eh?