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The BBC adaptation of Doctor Zhivago is much more faithful to the novel and, in some ways, more effective than Lean's film--as much as I love the '65 movie, the BBC version is much, much more emotionally affecting. Lean's film, however, is much more lavish and cinematic and Julie Christie is far su...

One of the most ghastly lineups in Oscar history. I like Jackson well-enough in A Touch of Class--a film I actually enjoy despite much counter argument here and elsewhere--but it's certainly nothing Oscar-worthy. I tried watching Cinderella Liberty just last week. Only managed an hour of the horrib...

Part 64 , Part 65 and Part 66 : The discovery of another dead body increases John’s suspicions of Jared’s guilt, especially after he disappears; Starr and Langston disapprove of Dorian’s marriage plans; Amelia and Nick have surprises in store for Dorian and Kyle, respectively; Fish gets bad news fr...

That Hamilton Woman (1941; Alexander Korda) 8/10 Lavish romance/propaganda, using the tale of the notorious affair between Lord Nelson (Laurence Olivier) and Lady Emma Hamilton (Vivien Leigh) to give the Blitz-weary Brits some inspiration. Extraordinary sets and costumes, Olivier and Leigh are marv...

Sonic Youth wrote:

Penelope wrote:

Sonic Youth wrote:Take it out of consideration... no, wait! Don't! (2 reviews, one of them is lying.)

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Wait... you can do that, Penelope?

Yes, OG gave me editing abilities so that I could help update the tallies for the games.

Sonic Youth wrote:Take it out of consideration... no, wait! Don't! (2 reviews, one of them is lying.)

[And the thread title should've read "reviews".

Thread title changed.

And as a non-fan of La Skank, I'm literally hoping this one crashes and burns.

Romeo and Juliet (1968; Franco Zefferelli) 9/10 Another one I hadn't seen in decades, but I've been thinking about it since seeing Bright Star--plus, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is heavily promoting an upcoming concert of Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet--so I've been reminded of it every day. It h...

Paris (2008; Cédric Klapisch) 7/10 (placed here due to current release in the U.S.) Life, love and death in the City of Lights. Young dancer Pierre (Romain Duris) learns that his heart is failing, so his sister Elise (Juliette Binoche) moves in with her children; from his balcony, they observe the ...

Lean on Me (1989; John G. Avildsen) 0/10 Up the Down Staircase (1967; Robert Mulligan) 7/10 Some of you may know, others may not, but I have started teaching at a high school, so just for kicks I thought I'd check out some education themed movies; hadn't seen Up the Down Staircase in probably 2 dec...

From the Guardian: Daily Mail column on Stephen Gately death provokes record complaints Protests crash PCC's website and flood internet Companies rush to pull advertising from website It must have seemed a routine assignment for one of the Daily Mail's star columnists: a catty take on the death of ...

Part 59 : David goes along with Dorian’s lie to the press; Amelia and Nick accuse Fish of not supporting their cause; Noelle and Jack worry about Blair; Ross goes to great lengths to find out where Téa’s child is. Part 60 : Fish takes Ross into custody; Kyle defends Fish, but Nick and Amelia insist...