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by danfrank
Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:18 pm
Forum: 2000 - 2007
Topic: Sweeney Todd: The Poll
Replies: 466
Views: 12791

Zahveed, I "enjoyed" it, at least in parts. I guess I wasn't enjoying myself while cringing whenever Helena Bonham Carter sang, however. The music is still glorious, even if it is truncated and not sung anywhere near its potential. This is a work that could have been so much more, as it w...
by danfrank
Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:24 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Film 1938
Replies: 4
Views: 560

I haven't seen enough of these to place a vote. It's difficult to imagine, though, that any of these are better than Grand Illusion, a truly great work of art.
by danfrank
Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:44 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Critics' Top 10s 2007
Replies: 69
Views: 4294

Akash Posted on Dec. 21 2007,20:51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But then it also has ass fucking, so he was probably forced to Brokeback it down lower on the list. Congratulations, Akash. That's the best usage of "brokeback" as a verb th...
by danfrank
Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:26 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Democrats, Primaries etc - Since I'm not sure where to put this one
Replies: 344
Views: 15424

They can't work for the Times and be for Kucinich (in print, anyway) because the New York Times is overly invested in staying in the mainstream. It's a left-of-center--for this country--mainstream, but mainstream nonetheless.
by danfrank
Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:09 pm
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: Detroit Film Critics
Replies: 1
Views: 425

There's something creepy/sad/cruel about nominating Adrienne Shelley as "Best Newcomer" The Detroit Film Critics Society nominees Best film "No Country for Old Men" "Juno" "Into the Wild" "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" "There Will Be Blood...
by danfrank
Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:05 am
Forum: 2000 - 2007
Topic: The Official Review Thread of 2007
Replies: 366
Views: 49212

I agree, Kaytodd about the wonderful casting in this movie. I disagree, though, about the actress who played the mother. She was a weak link (albeit a small one, since it was a small, non-essential part) in the movie for me, stood out as too much of a caricature.
by danfrank
Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:59 am
Forum: 2000 - 2007
Topic: Waitress: The Poll
Replies: 14
Views: 4603

I totally agree, Penelope. Waitress is a slight but enjoyable film, mostly thanks to Keri Russell. She is a revelation in this, and should be generating more awards buzz.
by danfrank
Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:57 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: President Giuliani 2008? Wake me when it's over! - why do you guys think?
Replies: 239
Views: 10705

Have you guys noticed that arch-enemy Giuliani is tumbling in the polls? This would be fortuitous news except that he is being overtaken by the even more heinous Huckabee (you know, the compassionate guy who wants to round up all HIV+ folks and put them in concentration camps). Twit Romney is withi...
by danfrank
Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:10 pm
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: Golden Globe Nominations
Replies: 95
Views: 5641

I think Michael Clayton may very well be this year's Erin Brockovich Michael Clayton is a muuuuuuuuch better movie than Erin Brockovich. Not that Michael Clayton is any great piece of art, but it's a solid, well-paced, intelligent film (its biggest weakness is Tom Wilkinson's hammed up performance)...
by danfrank
Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:22 pm
Forum: The Cam Dagg Memorial Theatre and Literature Forum
Topic: Lauren Ambrose in Romeo and Juliet
Replies: 0
Views: 220

Any of the New Yorkers (or visitors) on the board get a chance to see this? I'm not going to be able to get to New York to see it so was hoping to experience it vicariously. I am one of the legions who adored Lauren Ambrose in Six Feet Under. I saw her in Awake and Sing! on Broadway last year and w...
by danfrank
Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:59 pm
Forum: General Off-Topic
Topic: I own a gay cat
Replies: 8
Views: 673

Damien, if you're interested in gay genetics, this article in New York Magazine is much more comprehensive, and pretty fascinating.
by danfrank
Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:41 pm
Forum: Other Oscar Discussions
Topic: Do You Know These People?
Replies: 15
Views: 1696

Udo Schauss is a man
by danfrank
Tue May 29, 2007 6:32 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: RIP Charles Nelson Reilly
Replies: 5
Views: 689

Besides The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, I spent hours as a kid watching Charles Nelson Reilly in this kids' show called Lidsville, a sort of cousin to H.R. Pufnstuf. I liked him for his silly laugh, which was almost as fun as Joanne Worley's on Laugh In.
by danfrank
Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:21 am
Forum: Other Oscar Discussions
Topic: Oscar Nominees You've Met
Replies: 34
Views: 4864

Tatum O'Neal knocked over my beer in a Los Angeles speakeasy circa 1982. She apologized.
by danfrank
Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:16 am
Forum: General Off-Topic
Topic: Virginia Tech Massacre
Replies: 55
Views: 3099

A letter to the editor in today's San Francisco Chronicle: Editor -- Like so many, I am saddened by the awful events at Virginia Tech. But I also feel a troubling anger that is not directed at the killer himself. I mean no disrespect to those now grieving their lost loved ones. However, I am deeply...

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