Are you in Toronto? We were checking out some of those theatres this week, and I remember seeing Ghostbusters listed as playing in August. We are interested in going to one if we have time, and if there's a cool oldie we wanna see. Is there one in particular that you recommend?
The one I saw Ghostbusters at is just down from where I have been staying, on Queen Street East. It is called the Fox (www.foxtheatre.ca), which underwent renovations (and new ownership I think) last year. The seats recline and are very comfortable, and they've got old movie theatre memoriabilia throughout (including several old projectors and posters, my favorite being the one for Chinatown that's just above the john in the bathroom). Normally they function as more of a second-run joint; if you check out their September schedule it's full of Wall-E and Get Smart. Ghostbusters was a part of an 80s film series they did this month - I wanted to get out for Robocop and Weird Science but didn't have time.
I'd recommend checking it out if the upcoming schedule were better, because it really is a quaint old haunt and for me $10 was money well spent for the Ghostbusters experience. As far as other similar theatres in the city, I am not sure as I haven't been here long, but from my understanding the Fox - endless Crystal Skull reruns notwithstanding - is quite reputable.
Originally Posted by octothorp
We need a central list of movies that have been picked which are going to be on TV. Here's a list of movies that have been picked so far that are appearing on TCM or AMC in the next month. If one of your movies is appearing on a different channel and I've missed it, let me know and I'll include it, and update it weekly.
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The African Queen: TCM August 30, 10:00 PM
Reminder. This starts in 1 1/2 hours.
Reminder #2: habernac, did you decide what category you wanted to move this to? It's not B&W, right?
6 Degrees of Troy McClure selects, in the Thriller category, Roman Polanski's noir masterpiece, Chinatown.
I've seen this one three times. The first time because I heard it was a must-see classic, but was not yet as learned in the art of cinema as I am today. Verdict --> bleh. The second time I watched for a film class in Kelowna while we were studying film noir, and learned to appreciate it a little more. But I was still underwhelmed. I had it arrive via Zip a few months and gave it another shot, and was once again sorta bored.
It's not that it hasn't aged well, and the acting/directing are top notch. I think maybe the subject matter/surprise revelation was perhaps more shocking back in the 70's than it would be today, and that it didn't affect me as much as it would have if I had seen it as a young man growing up back then? I dunno. Noir is a great genre, but this one was sorta like Miller's Crossing to me, a film from a brilliant director that is well respected and admired, but that I just didn't find all that engaging, and therefore didn't enjoy all that much. I dunno. Sorry for slagging your pick Octo. For the record, The Royal Tenenbaums is also one of my favorite movies.
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Originally Posted by Flamesguy_SJ
With our pick in the 7th Round, Direct2Video selects Jurassic Park (1993) in the Thriller category.
This one gets lost in the shuffle sometimes I think. It's gotta be the lame ass sequels. But for a family friendly summer blockbuster kinda movie, this one can still get your heart racing, and does just about everything right. Awesome pick, one I had on my short list in a few different categories.
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the Roger Ebert Experience is proud to select, in the comedy category, the Guy Ritchie classic: Snatch
Love this movie as well, and it was also pencilled in a few different spots because of its many possible classifications. My only criticism would be that it's essentially a reworking of Ritchie's first and and equally as entertaining movie Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels, with some different twists and turns.
But like Dis has said a few times, how awesome is Brad Pitt in this one? And how many of you have watched it with the subtitles on just so you make out what the *%$# he is saying half the time?
I've heard good things about his new movie RockNRolla, and am going to try and see it Toronto at the TIFF.
Team Pineapple Express has managed to pry herself away from wrapping wedding favours long enough to make her seventh round pick, in the category of drama, The Notebook.
Released in 2004, The Notebook stars two young, up and coming Canadians, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. It is based on the best selling novel by author Nicolas Sparks.
I am sure there's lots of interesting trivia, etc, for this film, but I don't have the time right now.
The Notebook centers around an old man telling a tale of love and romance to an old woman in a nursing home. The story follows the relationship of a young couple, Noah and Allie, over the span of several years.
The film stars Ryan Gosling (hot), Rachel McAdams (the men folk seem to like her), James Garner (wasn't too bad back in the day), Gena Rowlands, James Marsden (really hot), Sam Shepard and Joan Allen.
Trivia
Ryan Gosling made the kitchen table featured in the film in preparation for the role of Noah.
Gena Rowlands, who plays the older version of Allie, is director's (Nick Cassavetes) mother.
Gosling wore brown eye contacts because James Garner, who plays older Noah, has brown eyes.
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake were originally considered for the roles of Allie and Noah.
Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Reese Witherspoon and Ashley Judd were all attached to the project at one point, but backed out.
Youtube Stuff
The Trailer:
***Possible Spoilers***
The scene where Allie confronts Noah:
That scene leads into the kiss that won them the Best Kiss award at the MTV movie awards...
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams accepting the best kiss award:
So there you have it, Liam, I believe it's your turn now...
Holy crap its my turn... OK so I just moved to St Catharines and have no internet, so I am currently hijacking a horrible wireless connection and thus have no time to make any fancy-pants remarks or even check properly to see if this movie has been taken or not (pretty sure it hasn't). If it has, just AK me and I'll resume picking when I have a real connection.
I've seen this one three times. The first time because I heard it was a must-see classic, but was not yet as learned in the art of cinema as I am today. Verdict --> bleh. The second time I watched for a film class in Kelowna while we were studying film noir, and learned to appreciate it a little more. But I was still underwhelmed. I had it arrive via Zip a few months and gave it another shot, and was once again sorta bored.
It's not that it hasn't aged well, and the acting/directing are top notch. I think maybe the subject matter/surprise revelation was perhaps more shocking back in the 70's than it would be today, and that it didn't affect me as much as it would have if I had seen it as a young man growing up back then? I dunno. Noir is a great genre, but this one was sorta like Miller's Crossing to me, a film from a brilliant director that is well respected and admired, but that I just didn't find all that engaging, and therefore didn't enjoy all that much. I dunno. Sorry for slagging your pick Octo. For the record, The Royal Tenenbaums is also one of my favorite movies.
Yeah, for me the twist isn't really shocking, there's definitely other more recent movies that use the same twist and probably use it to better effect (I won't say what movies, as that would give the twist away). But for me, this movie is mostly about the script: the dialogue just pops, and what could be a very convoluted story is delivered at a quick pace; and the scope of it is great: most noir films focus on fairly small-time crime plots or maybe at most, police force corruption. But in telling the story of the creation of LA's water-system, there's a fascinating slice of history in this movie, as well, with characters loosely based on actual LA historical figures like Mulholland. I'm not really a fan of Nicholson or Dunaway overall, and there's one or two other Polanski films that I enjoy, but I wouldn't count him among my favorite directors. Yet this film just sticks in my head. And I don't mind you slagging my pick, I'm happy to defend it.
Jason Schwartzman is fantastic, I'm a big fan of his and that movie!
"I like your nurses uniform, guy"
"They're OR scrubs"
"O R they?"
And just cause I liked the flick another favourite quotation...
Herman: "You guys have it real easy. I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and your going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you. "
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For the record, The Royal Tenenbaums is also one of my favorite movies.
