--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote:
>
> I saw some episodes of "Terriers" when it was on FX but it
> it didn't keep up my interest.
No problemo. Taste is subjective, and there is just
no accounting for it. Me, I have a lingering affection
for Donal Logue, based on his performance in pretty
much the ultimate Santa Fe movie, "The Tao Of Steve."
He was tremendous in that movie, written by someone
I used to have coffee with many mornings sitting out-
side the Downtown Subscription cafe, and IMO in this
critically well-regarded and dumped-way-too-early TV
series. That said, it's probably a series best aimed
at those who know the classic detective genre, and
thus understand when its holy conventions are being
riffed upon, and well.
> I have "Tree of Life" for tonight on Bluray from NF.
Good luck. Really. Seeing it on Bluray may help,
because much of the film is purely visual, as if
putting up flashy images was a substitute for
having an actual plot or...uh...something to say. :-)
What can I say? New Age I ain't.
> Monday nights "Enlightened" episode was an interesting look
> into the Diane Ladd's "mom" character.
I agree. One can really see where Laura Dern got
not only her genes but some of her acting chops.
Bruce Dern was (as I understand it) out of the
picture as Laura was growing up, but Mom (Diane
Ladd) wasn't. Inspired to cast her as Amy's mom
in "Enlightened."
> Maybe they should retitle the series "Dysfunctional."
That would be more appropriate in many ways. But
it does help us (or at least me) in the audience
to feel compassion for many of these characters
to see the events that made them what they are.
> On 12/06/2011 08:48 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
> > I have no memory whatsoever of Rachelle Lefevre in "Casino Jack,"
> > and not much memory of the movie itself. It just didn't do it
> > for me.
> > It takes a lot for a Kevin Spacey performance to leave me under-
> > whelmed, but this one did it. Go figure.
> >
> > That said, because it was free for me as an eyepatch-wearer, I
> > decided to check out "The Caller" and found it remarkably
> > interesting for a low-budget horror/psychic/scifi/ghost story.
> > Thanks for the recommendation.
> >
> > Because you're a Netflixer, if you missed "Terriers" during its
> > original run on TV, I hear it's on Netflix WI now. It *isn't* on
> > DVD, and shows no signs of getting there, so if you're at all
> > interested, this may be your only shot other than ordering
> > episodes on iTunes to see the show. I think it's worth the time,
> > a remarkable reinvention of the private detective genre, with
> > truly lovable characters.
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@> wrote:
> >> I first spotted Rachelle Lefevre in her standout performance in the
> >> movie "Casino Jack". I see she has a regular role on the TV series "A
> >> Gifted Man" but I find broadcast TV so watered down I seldom watch it
> >> anymore. She has the lead role in the horror film "The Caller".
> >> Originally Brittany Murphy was cast for this movie but died just
> > before
> >> it started filming. Lefevre was literally a last moment replacement.
> >>
> >> The movie is an above average horror thriller and does a good job of
> >> keeping you on edge. On hand too is Stephen Moyer ("True Blood"),
> > Luis
> >> Guzman and Ed Quinn ("Eureka"). It's a film about a divorce who moves
> >> into an apartment and is plagued by calls from a mysterious woman
> >> caller. I would give it a high recommendation but there was something
> > a
> >> little uneven about this film. Maybe it was because of a rushed
> >> production schedule.
> >>
> >> Anyhoo, I watched it on DVD from Netflix (no Bluray available) and it
> >> can be rented from Redbox or watched on Vudu.com.
> >>
> >> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1525890/
> >>
> >
> >
>
