From Sherlock Holmes’s “A Scandal in Bohemia”:
“…alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.”
#robertdowneyjr #method #oldnews #oldestnews
Me: Burlesque is the best movie in the world. 5 minutes in.
Sara: Ha omgg I need to watch
Me: Seriously: ALL THE OSCARS TO BURLESQUE
Me: Obviously, Peter Gallagher is in it.
Sara: Hahahaba as a dancer?
Me: No, owner. There was just literally the coyote ugly apartment break in scene shot for shot. The clothes are amazing. A WIN!!!!
Sara: I need to watch
Me (an hour later): It just continues to be excellent
Me: The production values are astoundingly high.
* * *
And now you know all you need to know about Burlesque.
*one month ago
If you sing a Goo Goo Dolls song, you are automatically disqualified.
And, scene.
From: S
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:01 PM
To: Me
Subject: are you going to watch nashville
From: Me
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:03 PM
To: S
Subject: Re: are you going to watch nashville
OBVIOUSLY DO YOU WANT TO COME OVER AND WATCH IT??
From: S
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:03 PM
To: Me
Subject: RE: are you going to watch nashville
Hahahahahah
That was enthusiastic!
I wish I could but b—-’s coming over tonight…but I’m gonna tape it for sure…
From: Me
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:06 PM
To: S
Subject: Re: are you going to watch nashville
From: S
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:06 PM
To: Me
Subject: RE: are you going to watch nashville
From: me
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:07 PM
To: S
Subject: Re: are you going to watch nashville
Yeah, but let’s face it, the only review I can rely on is my own.
From: S
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:07 PM
To: me
Subject: RE: are you going to watch nashville
Truer words were never spoken
I AM MOVED TO MAKE A POST:
Adam Levine drives me crazy! He is just the most articulate coach, and so the musicians get tricked into thinking he’ll be the BEST coach. But that is not true. It’s almost never true!! Also, I think some of the girls go with him because they want to sleep with him, which is a little valid.
That is all. MORE TO COME ON THIS.
I now have a Netflix subscription, mainly so that I can watch DVDs on my actual television, especially movies I haven’t seen and don’t seem likely to see with anyone else. Movies for which the time has passed, so to speak. I shall endeavor to review them all.
I Love You, Man
Well, I had actually already seen this, and I watched it with friends. It is still pretty funny, though not the funniEST. Also, I always want to like Rashida Jones more than I do. She is a little bit bland in her roles, though it seems not in real life. I want her to be more specific!
The Hour, Part 1
This is a BBC miniseries that I THOUGHT was the true story of how the BBC was invented. Then, after watching a couple episodes, I revised that opinion to this being the true story of how modern newscasts were invented, on the BBC. Due to the fact that I was watching this during NYC’s horrible heat wave this summer in my un-airconditioned apartment, I had the fan blowing super loudly and couldn’t understand a lot of the dialogue. But I still enjoyed it!
Winnie the Pooh
This was the recent, Zooey Deschanel-scored Winnie the Pooh movie. It was: a little boring! I’m not going to lie! And I love children’s entertainment. AND, I really really loved how much Winnie the Pooh plays with the actual text of the story—like, Pooh Bear climbs up the words narrating the story, or they all use letters to build a ladder to get themselves out of a pit or what have you. That was pretty wonderful. And there was a slowness and sweetness to the whole endeavor that I found appealing in today’s “high-octane” atmosphere. Also, I liked Zooey (and M. Ward)’s songs a lot. That said: it was kind of boring to actually watch.
The Hour, Part 2
After actually finishing watching the entire miniseries, I did some internet research and realized that this is in NO WAY a true story. So that’s too bad.
The Departed
I had somehow never seen this movie, even though everyone I know loves it. I will say that it was probably my favorite Scorcese movie I’ve seen, and also that Leonardo DiCaprio like, actually ACTS in this movie! It reminded me why I loved him so much. It made that feel legitimate. Everyone is good in it, blah blah. I will say: I hated the end of the movie so much, I actually had to fast forward through it. Sometimes things are hard for me to deal with! Oh, also: James Badge Dale is in this movie, and is, of course, excellent.
Atonement
This movie, visually, is kind of like the Great Expectations with Ethan Hawke in that it all feels very green and exquisite. My other big takeaway is that Romola Garai is SUCH a good actress! She plays an entirely different person here than she does in the Hour—they don’t even related to each other at all. And in both cases, it appears as if that was the only role she could ever play, since it felt so natural.
Thor
Thor! Finally saw this. I did see the Avengers this summer, so I had already seen a little bit of something. It was pretty good. I really liked all the set-up. I couldn’t always follow all the names of everything. It makes a lot of sense that Kenneth Branagh directed this. It was funny sometimes! All that said, it felt like it was only part of a movie. The second half felt totally rushed, the romance was COMPLETELY unbelievable, and all the world-hopping action didn’t feel as urgent as it could have. Sometimes I hate big-budget introductory superhero movies because they feel like such wasted opportunities. Except for X-Men and Batman Begins: both of those do the introducing right.
Pix: I Love You, Man; The Hour; The Departed; Atonement; Thor
