list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Look Back in Anger on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Look_Back_in_Anger/20807/default.aspx Title: Look Back in Anger
Year: 1958
Director: Tony Richardson
Plot: Archetypal British "angry young man" Jimmy Porter (Richard Burton) is a college-educated bloke who can't seem to get any better job than working in a candy store. Jimmy's relationship with his wife Alison (Mary Ure) alternates between hugs and kisses when he's feeling good and verbal abuse when he's down on himself, which is often. Alison's best friend Helena Charles (Claire Bloom) advises Alison to escape her injurious marriage. Left with no one for a punching bag, Jimmy romances Helena. Having suffered a miscarriage, Alison returns, and Helena walks out of Jimmy's life. In keeping with its depiction of the dead-end existence of most of England's working poor in the late 1950s, nothing is truly resolved in Look Back in Anger. Playwright John Osborne (at that time married to Mary Ure) uses Jimmy Porter as a spokesman for Osborne's own spleen-venting harangues against the British government and class system. Not only did Look Back in Anger spawn a new genre of British social-protest films, but it also inspired two remakes, both filmed for television. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:37:54 GMTLook Back in Anger1958Tony RichardsonArchetypal British "angry young man" Jimmy Porter (<a href="/players/P____83664/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Richard Burton</a>) is a college-educated bloke who can't seem to get any better job than working in a candy store. Jimmy's relationship with his wife Alison (<a href="/players/P____72480/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Mary Ure</a>) alternates between hugs and kisses when he's feeling good and verbal abuse when he's down on himself, which is often. Alison's best friend Helena Charles (<a href="/players/P_____6825/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Claire Bloom</a>) advises Alison to escape her injurious marriage. Left with no one for a punching bag, Jimmy romances Helena. Having suffered a miscarriage, Alison returns, and Helena walks out of Jimmy's life. In keeping with its depiction of the dead-end existence of most of England's working poor in the late 1950s, nothing is truly resolved in Look Back in Anger. Playwright <a href="/players/P____54337/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>John Osborne</a> (at that time married to Mary Ure) uses Jimmy Porter as a spokesman for Osborne's own spleen-venting harangues against the British government and class system. Not only did Look Back in Anger spawn a new genre of British social-protest films, but it also inspired two remakes, both filmed for television. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide4Slightly Tagged (1-5)222http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t13688ftxhq.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Look_Back_in_Anger/20807/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/dibot/archive/2008/12/2/37855.aspx Post By: dibot
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Post Date: 12/2/2008 2:37:03 PM
Body: The Haunting of Molly Hartley seems to be getting terrible reviews, but I enjoyed it. The story revolves around a girl whose parents sold her soul to the devil when she was a baby. On her 18th birthday, she'll become evil. But then the mom has second thoughts and tries to kill her. The story starts slow and just builds and builds on the creep factor. A couple of scenes stuck in min mind long after the movie ended. However, the climax is pretty rushed, especially coming after all that build up. The end of the story is very satisfying. Plus, the film has prep school and secret societies. Two of my favorite movie themes. Definitely worth a rental.I didn't know anything about House until it was time to watch it, at which point, someone mentioned it was a Christian-based horror movie. So I spent much of my time trying to puzzle that out. I wish I hadn't known going in. In fact, I probably shouldn't be mentioning it here, but it does help the end make a little more sense. Anyway, besides the end, the movie is not much different than any other horror movie. Two couples take refugee from the rain in a creepy inn where the owners are weird, to say the least. Then they get trapped inside, and all their seedy secrets are revealed. The editing is ridiculous and the acting terrible. I wish I could say this is a good movie, jut it's just not.Based on a play, Look Back in Anger has Richard Burton ("1984") snarling and yelling all over the place. I can't say I really understood all the character motivations. Burton lives with his wife and a roommate in a small London flat, and then the wife leaves because she can't take the emotional abuse, and Burton takes up with her friend who he seemed to hate before. It's not visually exciting, but Burton is so good it's almost impossible to look away as his eyes burn through the screen.Safe Men is a consistently amusing comedy starring four greats: Sam Rockwell ("Choke"), Steve Zahn ("Strange Wilderness"), Mark Ruffalo ("Blindness") and Paul Giamatti ("Fred Claus"). Rockwell and Zahn are performance artists who get mistaken for master safe crackers. Hilarity ensues. Some of the movie is laugh out loud funny, but all of it is entertaining. Check this one out.Day Watch is the sequel to the Russian hit, Night Watch. The story picks up pretty much where the other left off - a group of good super naturals and a group of bad super naturals try to maintain the ancient balance of power. Only one group is ready to tip the scales. The visuals are again fabulous, ant the mythology interesting. I don't know if I liked it better than Night Watch, but it's definitely a good follow up. It could also stand on it's own. I'm anxious for the third installment.
]]>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:37:03 GMTdibotdibot Blog12/2/2008 2:37:03 PMThe Haunting of Molly Hartley seems to be getting terrible reviews, but I enjoyed it. The story revolves around a girl whose parents sold her soul to the devil when she was a baby. On her 18th birthday, she'll become evil. But then the mom has second thoughts and tries to kill her. The story starts slow and just builds and builds on the creep factor. A couple of scenes stuck in min mind long after the movie ended. However, the climax is pretty rushed, especially coming after all that build up. The end of the story is very satisfying. Plus, the film has prep school and secret societies. Two of my favorite movie themes. Definitely worth a rental.I didn't know anything about House until it was time to watch it, at which point, someone mentioned it was a Christian-based horror movie. So I spent much of my time trying to puzzle that out. I wish I hadn't known going in. In fact, I probably shouldn't be mentioning it here, but it does help the end make a little more sense. Anyway, besides the end, the movie is not much different than any other horror movie. Two couples take refugee from the rain in a creepy inn where the owners are weird, to say the least. Then they get trapped inside, and all their seedy secrets are revealed. The editing is ridiculous and the acting terrible. I wish I could say this is a good movie, jut it's just not.Based on a play, Look Back in Anger has Richard Burton ("1984") snarling and yelling all over the place. I can't say I really understood all the character motivations. Burton lives with his wife and a roommate in a small London flat, and then the wife leaves because she can't take the emotional abuse, and Burton takes up with her friend who he seemed to hate before. It's not visually exciting, but Burton is so good it's almost impossible to look away as his eyes burn through the screen.Safe Men is a consistently amusing comedy starring four greats: Sam Rockwell ("Choke"), Steve Zahn ("Strange Wilderness"), Mark Ruffalo ("Blindness") and Paul Giamatti ("Fred Claus"). Rockwell and Zahn are performance artists who get mistaken for master safe crackers. Hilarity ensues. Some of the movie is laugh out loud funny, but all of it is entertaining. Check this one out.Day Watch is the sequel to the Russian hit, Night Watch. The story picks up pretty much where the other left off - a group of good super naturals and a group of bad super naturals try to maintain the ancient balance of power. Only one group is ready to tip the scales. The visuals are again fabulous, ant the mythology interesting. I don't know if I liked it better than Night Watch, but it's definitely a good follow up. It could also stand on it's own. I'm anxious for the third installment. http://www.spout.com/blogs/leeroy711/archive/2008/9/29/35696.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 9/29/2008 4:30:10 PM
Body: I think this is my first experience with the "angry young man" genre of the British New Wave. And I can only hope that it's not the "pinnacle." as I have heard. This was very much a dialogue driven film with very passionate and angry rants delivered beautifully by Richard Burton. This serves the purpose to show that he is one of the biggest jerks in movie history. Later, we find more and more about his troubled past and his relationship with his parents, which only proves that he is a complicated jerk. I'm not sure who we were supposed to identify with in this one. When it's all said and done, you only get the deep feeling that you have arrived at the exact place that you have started.
]]>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:30:10 GMTleeroy711leeroy711 Blog9/29/2008 4:30:10 PMI think this is my first experience with the "angry young man" genre of the British New Wave. And I can only hope that it's not the "pinnacle." as I have heard. This was very much a dialogue driven film with very passionate and angry rants delivered beautifully by Richard Burton. This serves the purpose to show that he is one of the biggest jerks in movie history. Later, we find more and more about his troubled past and his relationship with his parents, which only proves that he is a complicated jerk. I'm not sure who we were supposed to identify with in this one. When it's all said and done, you only get the deep feeling that you have arrived at the exact place that you have started. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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