tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post4577708140771795384..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Best Movies of 2011Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-78707217133781112352012-03-02T20:37:39.218-03:302012-03-02T20:37:39.218-03:30Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - enjoyable, convincing ...Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - enjoyable, convincing and yet somehow underwhelming.blackwatertownhttp://www.blackwatertown.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-88692878298821865122012-02-29T16:50:53.575-03:302012-02-29T16:50:53.575-03:30The 2012 Bechdel test applied to this years Oscar ...The 2012 Bechdel test applied to this years Oscar line up explains my long time disengagement from movies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH8JuizIXw8<br /><br /><br />It's a 10 minute video so you'll have to save it for a high speed day lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956614259563861254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45455664687288349512012-02-28T08:51:15.407-03:302012-02-28T08:51:15.407-03:30I am so glad I'm not alone in that assessment ...I am so glad I'm not alone in that assessment of MiP, Nick. A travesty.<br />I discovered here in NL that there is a film society too but unfortunately on a night where I have another commitment.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19947484062058559462012-02-28T04:40:57.572-03:302012-02-28T04:40:57.572-03:30I read somewhere that the Oscar judges are around ...I read somewhere that the Oscar judges are around 95% white and around 75% male. So the Oscars can't be taken seriously.<br /><br />Glad someone else didn't like Midnight in Paris, I was the odd one out round here. I thought that not only were the historical figures caricatures but the conversations with them were pathetic.<br /><br />There's an excellent cinema in Belfast, the Queen's Film Theatre, but it's a bit off the beaten track for Grannymar!nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27573648754746211412012-02-27T23:22:35.363-03:302012-02-27T23:22:35.363-03:30Linda:
Yes I prefer live theatre too and now that ...Linda:<br />Yes I prefer live theatre too and now that I'm a playwright (did I just say that?!)even more so.<br />Let me know when you're in NL you may want to come to my play if the timing is right.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27733493967493002802012-02-27T22:51:43.871-03:302012-02-27T22:51:43.871-03:30Definitely not a fan of award shows and not really...Definitely not a fan of award shows and not really much of a movie goer at all. Not many films lately have seemed worth a 15km drive into town though strangely we manage to drive 100km once a month to go live theatre! It's interesting reading reviews though and will look out for some of them in the future..<br /><br />PS Not back in NL until June.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873420993613314525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75597565424081206202012-02-27T22:33:52.377-03:302012-02-27T22:33:52.377-03:30T:
Ah, so it was Billy doing the drung and drang, ...T:<br />Ah, so it was Billy doing the drung and drang, was it? I think he's my fave of all the hosts.<br />I was delighted Christopher Plummer one for Beginners. I loved it.<br />Disappointed Monsieur Lazhar (that I keep raving about) didn't win best foreign film, though I haven't seen the winner.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-71926620637386612332012-02-27T22:30:50.253-03:302012-02-27T22:30:50.253-03:30Ramana:
I will so look forward to that!
XO
WWWRamana:<br />I will so look forward to that!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-9867543550301884202012-02-27T22:30:23.158-03:302012-02-27T22:30:23.158-03:30GFB:
I've been pretty lax in posting due to ti...GFB:<br />I've been pretty lax in posting due to time constraints. I have taken notes so must update one of these days.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6518122821891108182012-02-27T18:42:44.847-03:302012-02-27T18:42:44.847-03:30Saw the Oscars shindig on TV last evening. It was...Saw the Oscars shindig on TV last evening. It wasn't too bad this year. We'd seen 3 of the movies nominated, which is unusual - other years we hadn't even heard of most of 'em. Billy Crystal didn't brown-nose a lot, thank goodness.<br /><br />I thought "The Help" stars' honours were well-deserved. Was surprised "The Descendants" was considered Oscar material - very soap-opera-ish, I thought. And, unlike you, dear WWW I thoroughly enjoyed "Midnight in Paris". I loved the fantasy of it, and though am not a fan of Owen Wilson I thought he did a reasonable job in this one. I like Woody Allen movies - they get away from mainstream ideas as a rule, the music in them is always first-class, and I like his peculiar sense of humour- always have. So maybe I'm prejudiced.<br />:-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-62691977829587794892012-02-27T12:29:45.094-03:302012-02-27T12:29:45.094-03:30I have just restarted going to movies. I shall wr...I have just restarted going to movies. I shall write a post in 2013 about those that I saw in 2012!Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-50743674529494477832012-02-27T10:49:14.590-03:302012-02-27T10:49:14.590-03:30Do you still review movies at IMDB? I rely on the ...Do you still review movies at IMDB? I rely on the reviews there to not waste my time watching dogs.Government Funded Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937389348779245666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-91455357164702876012012-02-27T10:46:05.095-03:302012-02-27T10:46:05.095-03:30GM:
Yes do try, there is something about the movie...GM:<br />Yes do try, there is something about the movie theatre experience which can't be captured on a TV.<br />Is there a film club in Belfast?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-31006188397167077342012-02-27T10:45:07.661-03:302012-02-27T10:45:07.661-03:30Debstar:
Yes, "The Help", neglected to m...Debstar:<br />Yes, "The Help", neglected to mention, found the book more powerful than the movie though it was excellent too.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-85565687174389527372012-02-27T10:03:36.420-03:302012-02-27T10:03:36.420-03:30I got out of the habit of going to the movies, mus...I got out of the habit of going to the movies, must try to get back to it.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60053142385797361322012-02-26T22:08:19.672-03:302012-02-26T22:08:19.672-03:30The Help. Saw the movie and sibnce then have read...The Help. Saw the movie and sibnce then have read the book twice. Loved both.Debstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395898347034383133noreply@blogger.com