About "The Life of Pi" - faithful to the prize-winning book with spectacular
3-D visuals; but the thought-provoking ending that worked well in the book felt
a tad off to me in Ang Lee's picture. I still liked it WAY more than "Avatar,"
to which some critics have compared.
About "The Silver Linings Playbook" - I expected all movies from David O.
Russell and the Weinstein Company - to be "art-house" in character with
"contemplative" endings. But "Playbook" is loaded with an up-tempo script that
takes on a grim subject, mixing formulaic romantic comedy elements with
eccentric characters (who blurt out consistently funny albeit sometimes
far-fetched lines in equally far-fetched situations) - and delivers a payoff
that feels earned. (The audience I sat with applauded.) It's a rousing
picture that mixes truth with lunacy - with De Niro delivering his best
full-range perf since his years with Scorsese. Bradley Cooper's facial
expressions and line deliveries are magic, humanizing bi-polar disease while
retaining its menace. "Playbook" feels like it might be the most crowd
pleasing of all the contenders for Best Picture (to be announced January 10th).
I haven't seen Les Mis yet, and I won't unless it gets nominated. -d.
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:47:45 +0000
From: rdel...@msn.com
Subject: Re: RECOMMENDED
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
me, too.
also loved THE LIFE OF PI and SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK.
Richard Del Belso
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:02:29 -0800
From: fly...@pacbell.net
Subject: Re: [MOPO] RECOMMENDED
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Loved it.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 29, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.net> wrote:
Double ditto!
I'm ready to go again.
GUILTY PLEASURE OF THE WEEK:
THE DICTATOR. OK! I know! But I laughed and I needed to.
On Blu-Ray.
Kirby McDanielMovieArt Original Film PostersP.O. Box 4419Austin TX
78765-4419512 479 6680 www.movieart.netmobile 512 589 5112
On Dec 29, 2012, at 5:45 PM, David Kusumoto wrote:Finally saw Spielberg's
"Lincoln" today, avoiding it because I thought it might be as slow-moving as
his "War Horse" pic last year. Although "Lincoln" has a few self-consciously
"noble" moments, this is his most cerebral drama since "Schindler's List,"
featuring a (literally) towering performance by Daniel Day Lewis. The guy
disappears in a role that could've turned out ridiculous if it had been spun
like a "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" attraction at Disneyland. Tommy Lee
Jones and Sally Field have scene-stealing moments which made this WAY more
engaging than I expected. To call "Lincoln" educational (even though it is),
under-sells it like a TV documentary on PBS. This is good old fashioned, grand
entertainment - with a fast-moving Kushner screenplay. - d.
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 01:14:50 -0600From: kirby@MOVIEART.NETSubject:
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LINCOLN: In a word, superb. Daniel Day Lewis is outstanding, with a stellar
supporting cast. Sally Field is riveting. And the great Tony Kushner, the
author of "Angels in America" has delivered a screenplay "for the ages." Not a
boring minute in it. All of this coalesces with Spielberg's great direction.
He is such a great director when he has first class material to work with. One
of the few films I have seen this year that, when I walked out after the
screening, I said "I would see that again." Even John Williams, whose scoring
I am not a huge fan of, was great. K.
Kirby McDanielMovieArt Original Film PostersP.O. Box 4419Austin TX
78765-4419512 479 6680 www.movieart.netmobile 512 589 5112
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