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I just saw Meryl Streep as

artappraiser — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:36:38 +0000

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I just saw Meryl Streep as Maggie Thatcher. I would just say that most Dagblogger types would be better off ignoring the lukewarm reviews and plan on seeing it when it is easily available to you. Streep's perfomance is astounding, and the whole thing is also pretty strong on conjuring all manner of thoughts about power and politics without too much mental exertion on the viewer's part. I really enjoyed the film, it was definitely worth the first run ticket cost, something I am usually not willing to pay. If you like character performances, you will definitely like it. Warning, though, if you are the type that wants documentary style "truth" & hates character-driven stuff like Primary Colors, you'll probably dislike this, too.

I picked up the movie because

A Guy Called LULU — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:49:55 +0000

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I picked up the movie because it was by Woody Allen. When it began and I saw that Owen was the lead character I was disappointed but I ended up enjoying it a lot.

Hemingway's portrayal seemed weak to me but thinking back with Doc's interpretation I can see it differently, but of course I saw it without that idea in mind.

As a nostalgia movie I liked the resolution.

I guess I didn't find Woody's

Donal — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:24:29 +0000

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I guess I didn't find Woody's fantasy of Hemingway as interesting as I find Hemingway. Dali was cool, but Bunuel came across as comparatively dense. It's tough to find enough for such powerful personalities to do in such a piece.

I watched Holiday Inn, which

Doctor Cleveland — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:43:53 +0000

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I watched Holiday Inn, which is both a classic and excruciating because of its race issues, and Christmas in Connecticut, which is not quite classic except at our house.

I liked Margin Call a lot, and really enjoyed Midnight in Paris. The unrealistic Hemingway didn't bother me, because I took him as Woody's fantasy (and Woody's character's fantasy) of Hemingway, rather than the real thing, in the same way that Stein and the Fitzgeralds are fantasy versions of themselves. But the few moments when Adrien Brody came onscreen as Dali were absolutely the highlight of the picture for me; he totally took over the movie for those few minutes.

I enjoyed watching Another

moat — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:57:15 +0000

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I enjoyed watching Another Earth. It is hard to say anything about it without becoming a spoiler. I half agree with Ebert about the production values. The scenes that were composed could have been expanded in many ways that were not explored. I felt this quality was a part of the narrative taking the premise of the movie seriously.

Margin Call is kind of the same sort of harmony of style and message at the opposite end of the scale. Every frame is like a brick in a wall. The message is very explicit. And yet the connections between people are oddly mysterious when all is said and done. I do think that without Kevin Spacey, the movie would have been a plastic disaster.