list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Sideways 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/Sideways/235470/default.aspx Title: Sideways
Year: 2004
Director: Alexander Payne
Plot: Directed by Alexander Payne, Sideways follows Miles (Paul Giamatti), who is distressed about his lack of success as a novelist, and Jack (Thomas Haden Church), an equally unsuccessful actor with a rapidly approaching wedding. In a last-ditch effort to sow their wild oats, Jack and Miles take off on a final road trip to California's wine country the week prior to Jack's wedding. Both men have goals for the vacation -- Miles wants to turn Jack on to the art of wine tasting, while Jack is concerned with exploiting his last days as a bachelor -- but when the two men come across two fascinating women (Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh), the duo is forced to examine their morality, and if maturity isn't such a depressing prospect -- or at least, for one of them. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:57:06 GMTSideways2004Alexander PayneDirected by <a href="/players/P___105871/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Alexander Payne</a>, Sideways follows Miles (<a href="/players/P____26680/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Paul Giamatti</a>), who is distressed about his lack of success as a novelist, and Jack (<a href="/players/P___195520/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Thomas Haden Church</a>), an equally unsuccessful actor with a rapidly approaching wedding. In a last-ditch effort to sow their wild oats, Jack and Miles take off on a final road trip to California's wine country the week prior to Jack's wedding. Both men have goals for the vacation -- Miles wants to turn Jack on to the art of wine tasting, while Jack is concerned with exploiting his last days as a bachelor -- but when the two men come across two fascinating women (<a href="/players/P____44539/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Virginia Madsen</a> and <a href="/players/P___197286/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sandra Oh</a>), the duo is forced to examine their morality, and if maturity isn't such a depressing prospect -- or at least, for one of them. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide82Tag Target (>10)86683http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t56933bivsr.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Sideways/235470/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_What_is_your_favorite_Independent_Spirit_Awards/657/41431/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 4/3/2009 1:48:48 PM
Body: I'll have to pick Memento too, that film was just executed so perfectly for it's concept. Lost in Translation was a bit of brillaince too. But Sideways got on my nerves too much for me to give it much praise.
]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:48:48 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls4/3/2009 1:48:48 PMI'll have to pick Memento too, that film was just executed so perfectly for it's concept. Lost in Translation was a bit of brillaince too. But Sideways got on my nerves too much for me to give it much praise. http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/What_is_your_favorite_Independent_Spirit_Awards_Be/657/41216/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 3/24/2009 1:16:32 PM
Body: Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. I received a few polls suggestions from group member tadiv. This is one of them. Thanks Tom! If anyone else has any suggestions, you can always send me a message. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Brokeback MountainFar From HeavenJunoLittle Miss SunshineLost in TranslationMementoSidewaysThe Wrestler
]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:16:32 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls3/24/2009 1:16:32 PMPlease reference this thread for the rules of this group. I received a few polls suggestions from group member tadiv. This is one of them. Thanks Tom! If anyone else has any suggestions, you can always send me a message. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Brokeback MountainFar From HeavenJunoLittle Miss SunshineLost in TranslationMementoSidewaysThe Wrestler http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_October_20_The_Montage/625/36551/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
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Post Date: 10/21/2008 2:38:42 PM
Body: One of the montages I found more enjoyable was probably the wine-country driving sequence in Sideways. I loved the sixties feel to the editing, and the sort of soma-groove background music. I really thought it enchanced the feel of the film and set a mood nicely without adding too much camp. Another film with a great montage (albeit a bit campy) would be Kill Bill-with the obligatory martial-arts training montage. Sure its expected and a bit cheesey, but I really think thats the whole point, given the 70's Kung-fu flick feel of the film at that point. Kill Bill actually has a few other montages, but I dont think any were as memorable or as enjoyable. Requiem for a Dream may be a bit of a stretch, but I would submit the scenes involving drug use qualify as montages. The quick edits with only background noise where you don't actually see the drug use but its more or less implied was pretty brilliant I thought.
]]>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:38:42 GMTseelyWeekly Theme10/21/2008 2:38:42 PMOne of the montages I found more enjoyable was probably the wine-country driving sequence in Sideways. I loved the sixties feel to the editing, and the sort of soma-groove background music. I really thought it enchanced the feel of the film and set a mood nicely without adding too much camp. Another film with a great montage (albeit a bit campy) would be Kill Bill-with the obligatory martial-arts training montage. Sure its expected and a bit cheesey, but I really think thats the whole point, given the 70's Kung-fu flick feel of the film at that point. Kill Bill actually has a few other montages, but I dont think any were as memorable or as enjoyable. Requiem for a Dream may be a bit of a stretch, but I would submit the scenes involving drug use qualify as montages. The quick edits with only background noise where you don't actually see the drug use but its more or less implied was pretty brilliant I thought. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_July_21_Road_Trip/625/32843/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 7/21/2008 2:18:16 PM
Body: With the summer months waning and my own plans for vacation steadily approaching, it seemed apropos to dedicate this week's theme to that equally loved and despised category of film known as the road movie. From the family-friendly RV to the magnificently perverse Natural Born Killers, the road movie appears in countless incarnations and across all genres. Personally, Almost Famous has remained not only my favorite road movie but overall one as well. The aforementioned Natural Born Killers, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Dogma, Little Miss Sunshine, Boys on the Sideand Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas round off the list. Others include Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation and The Living End; the various Aussie flicks like the Mad Max trilogy and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; the Indie hits such as Easy Rider and Buffalo '66; and lastly Alexander Payne's About Schmidt and Sideways. So bring out the map and let us in on some your favorite road movies!
]]>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:18:16 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme7/21/2008 2:18:16 PMWith the summer months waning and my own plans for vacation steadily approaching, it seemed apropos to dedicate this week's theme to that equally loved and despised category of film known as the road movie. From the family-friendly RV to the magnificently perverse Natural Born Killers, the road movie appears in countless incarnations and across all genres. Personally, Almost Famous has remained not only my favorite road movie but overall one as well. The aforementioned Natural Born Killers, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Dogma, Little Miss Sunshine, Boys on the Sideand Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas round off the list. Others include Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation and The Living End; the various Aussie flicks like the Mad Max trilogy and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; the Indie hits such as Easy Rider and Buffalo '66; and lastly Alexander Payne's About Schmidt and Sideways. So bring out the map and let us in on some your favorite road movies! http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_Recasting_THE_BREAKFAST_CLUB_1985/563/28121/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 5/2/2008 6:22:54 PM
Body: The Breakfast Club Brady Corbet - Andrew Clark (The Athlete) Jay Baruchel - Brian Ralph Johnson (The Brain) Mark Webber - John Bender (The Criminal) Blake Lively - Claire Standish (The Princess) Nora Zehetner - Allison Reynolds (The Basket Case) Paul Giamatti - Richard Vernon (The Principal) Scott Bakula - Carl (The Janitor) Brady Corbet (Funny Games) fits perfectly in the All-American Jock stereotype. Jay Baruchel (Almost Famous) plays the geek better than most. Mark Webber (Stroytelling) is a genuinely disaffected youth. Blake Lively (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) looks like a prom queen. Nora Zehetner (Brick) could definitely pull off the fragile, awkward loner. Paul Giamatti (Sideways) will bring a touch of class to the production as the irksome school principal. Scott Bakula (American Beauty) has that wisdom-spouting man with a mop quality that would be perfect for the janitor.
]]>Fri, 02 May 2008 22:22:54 GMTmercurialFilmgaming5/2/2008 6:22:54 PMThe Breakfast Club Brady Corbet - Andrew Clark (The Athlete) Jay Baruchel - Brian Ralph Johnson (The Brain) Mark Webber - John Bender (The Criminal) Blake Lively - Claire Standish (The Princess) Nora Zehetner - Allison Reynolds (The Basket Case) Paul Giamatti - Richard Vernon (The Principal) Scott Bakula - Carl (The Janitor) Brady Corbet (Funny Games) fits perfectly in the All-American Jock stereotype. Jay Baruchel (Almost Famous) plays the geek better than most. Mark Webber (Stroytelling) is a genuinely disaffected youth. Blake Lively (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) looks like a prom queen. Nora Zehetner (Brick) could definitely pull off the fragile, awkward loner. Paul Giamatti (Sideways) will bring a touch of class to the production as the irksome school principal. Scott Bakula (American Beauty) has that wisdom-spouting man with a mop quality that would be perfect for the janitor. http://www.spout.com/blogs/minjoe/archive/2008/3/7/25961.aspx Post By: minjoe
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Post Date: 3/7/2008 3:11:08 PM
Body: I remember when the trailer for Sideways was first introduced to the public back while I was in college. For those of you who have not seen the trailer, it is available on the DVD and is possibly one of the best trailers I have ever seen for a non-action movie. Upon seeing the trailer I was anticipating a great film and Sideways did not dissapoint.First off, let me start with a brief acknowledgement that some Sideways fans do not care to admit. The movie in question moves very, very slow and moves from drama to comedy (and back again) so quick, and so frequently that it is often hard to keep up. After seeing it the first time I told all my friends and family to check it out only to have them scold me for reccomending something so "boring."However, the reason many people hate it happens to be the reason I have such a passion for this film. Alexander Payne directs this film to play out with all the grace and power of a fine opera. It certainly is slow moving, but life can be like that sometimes, and is certainly so for the characters of this film. We see depression and happiness standing side by side, constantly battling for supremecy over the lives of Jack and Miles. Such conflicting emotion takes time to play out properly and therefore the pacing of the movie, albeit slow, is perfect for showing the evolution of how our main characters are going to find happiness.This brings me to the second critique people often have about this film and that is: What is this? A drama or a comedy? So many people I know were put off by scenes which started very funny only to end with a crushing and depressing moment. For those Payne fans out there, you may remember such techniques being used in the film "About Schmidt." Again, Miles, who suffers from severe depression in the movie has moments when he is funny and uplifting, but that is how life goes. Giamatti, Madsen, Church, and Oh work together incredibly well to put forth this masterpiece of what it means to age in this country alone.Finally, the mirrors and symbolism between the plot of this movie and the aging and harvesting of grapes was remarkable. Payne did not feel the need to shove the parallels down our throat as an audience, despite the fact that wine was such a prominent role in the film.Just like a fine bottle of Pinot Noir, Sideways proves that subtlety and great care during its making can produce a very satisfying, and haunting, finished product.
]]>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:11:08 GMTminjoeminjoe Blog3/7/2008 3:11:08 PMI remember when the trailer for Sideways was first introduced to the public back while I was in college. For those of you who have not seen the trailer, it is available on the DVD and is possibly one of the best trailers I have ever seen for a non-action movie. Upon seeing the trailer I was anticipating a great film and Sideways did not dissapoint.First off, let me start with a brief acknowledgement that some Sideways fans do not care to admit. The movie in question moves very, very slow and moves from drama to comedy (and back again) so quick, and so frequently that it is often hard to keep up. After seeing it the first time I told all my friends and family to check it out only to have them scold me for reccomending something so &quot;boring.&quot;However, the reason many people hate it happens to be the reason I have such a passion for this film. Alexander Payne directs this film to play out with all the grace and power of a fine opera. It certainly is slow moving, but life can be like that sometimes, and is certainly so for the characters of this film. We see depression and happiness standing side by side, constantly battling for supremecy over the lives of Jack and Miles. Such conflicting emotion takes time to play out properly and therefore the pacing of the movie, albeit slow, is perfect for showing the evolution of how our main characters are going to find happiness.This brings me to the second critique people often have about this film and that is: What is this? A drama or a comedy? So many people I know were put off by scenes which started very funny only to end with a crushing and depressing moment. For those Payne fans out there, you may remember such techniques being used in the film &quot;About Schmidt.&quot; Again, Miles, who suffers from severe depression in the movie has moments when he is funny and uplifting, but that is how life goes. Giamatti, Madsen, Church, and Oh work together incredibly well to put forth this masterpiece of what it means to age in this country alone.Finally, the mirrors and symbolism between the plot of this movie and the aging and harvesting of grapes was remarkable. Payne did not feel the need to shove the parallels down our throat as an audience, despite the fact that wine was such a prominent role in the film.Just like a fine bottle of Pinot Noir, Sideways proves that subtlety and great care during its making can produce a very satisfying, and haunting, finished product. http://www.spout.com/blogs/karina/archive/2008/2/1/24621.aspx Post By: Karina
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Post Date: 2/1/2008 3:01:41 PM
Body: Fox Searchlight sent out a press release this morning “announcing” that Juno has crossed the $100 million mark domestically, and with it, they laid bare their entire strategy for giving this film a platform release and selling is as a “crossover success story” before the film was ever released. Juno was opened like an indie in order to make this press release possible. If it they had just opened it like other films that appeal to the same demographic and fit into the same vague genre??????Superbad, for example??????and it still took twice as long to hit $100 million, even though its star quotient is much higher and its marketing campaign was arguably more aggressive, then that wouldn’t have been news. But make it look like it’s beating the odds, like it’s making history by playing on more screens than The Banger Sisters and making more money than Sideways (as if ANYONE remembers the last time a movie about/for 45 year-olds made more money than a movie about/for 16 year-olds)??????now that’s a story! In short: I think a draft of this press release was written in September, and details and dates were changed after the Oscar nominations. That is all. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » karina
]]>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:01:41 GMTKarinaKarina on SpoutBlog2/1/2008 3:01:41 PMFox Searchlight sent out a press release this morning “announcing” that Juno has crossed the $100 million mark domestically, and with it, they laid bare their entire strategy for giving this film a platform release and selling is as a “crossover success story” before the film was ever released. Juno was opened like an indie in order to make this press release possible. If it they had just opened it like other films that appeal to the same demographic and fit into the same vague genre??????Superbad, for example??????and it still took twice as long to hit $100 million, even though its star quotient is much higher and its marketing campaign was arguably more aggressive, then that wouldn’t have been news. But make it look like it’s beating the odds, like it’s making history by playing on more screens than The Banger Sisters and making more money than Sideways (as if ANYONE remembers the last time a movie about/for 45 year-olds made more money than a movie about/for 16 year-olds)??????now that’s a story! In short: I think a draft of this press release was written in September, and details and dates were changed after the Oscar nominations. That is all. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » karina http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/2/1/24620.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 2/1/2008 3:01:25 PM
Body: Fox Searchlight sent out a press release this morning “announcing” that Juno has crossed the $100 million mark domestically, and with it, they laid bare their entire strategy for giving this film a platform release and selling is as a “crossover success story” before the film was ever released. Juno was opened like an indie in order to make this press release possible. If it they had just opened it like other films that appeal to the same demographic and fit into the same vague genre??????Superbad, for example??????and it still took twice as long to hit $100 million, even though its star quotient is much higher and its marketing campaign was arguably more aggressive, then that wouldn’t have been news. But make it look like it’s beating the odds, like it’s making history by playing on more screens than The Banger Sisters and making more money than Sideways (as if ANYONE remembers the last time a movie about/for 45 year-olds made more money than a movie about/for 16 year-olds)??????now that’s a story! In short: I think a draft of this press release was written in September, and details and dates were changed after the Oscar nominations. That is all. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:01:25 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com2/1/2008 3:01:25 PMFox Searchlight sent out a press release this morning “announcing” that Juno has crossed the $100 million mark domestically, and with it, they laid bare their entire strategy for giving this film a platform release and selling is as a “crossover success story” before the film was ever released. Juno was opened like an indie in order to make this press release possible. If it they had just opened it like other films that appeal to the same demographic and fit into the same vague genre??????Superbad, for example??????and it still took twice as long to hit $100 million, even though its star quotient is much higher and its marketing campaign was arguably more aggressive, then that wouldn’t have been news. But make it look like it’s beating the odds, like it’s making history by playing on more screens than The Banger Sisters and making more money than Sideways (as if ANYONE remembers the last time a movie about/for 45 year-olds made more money than a movie about/for 16 year-olds)??????now that’s a story! In short: I think a draft of this press release was written in September, and details and dates were changed after the Oscar nominations. That is all. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Games/Re_Actor_scramble/445/18596/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: SidewaysOk, this one is me being a bit goofy.British Black ComedyGAGAADGGAPAGGAGAAG
]]>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:40:50 GMTRisseladaGames8/23/2007 11:40:50 AMSidewaysOk, this one is me being a bit goofy.British Black ComedyGAGAADGGAPAGGAGAAG http://www.spout.com/blogs/erico_77375/archive/2007/7/22/15554.aspx Post By: erico_77375
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Post Date: 7/22/2007 7:00:44 AM
Body: I will admit that I came into Sideways biased. In fact, I went out of my way to see this movie, still in limited release. Being Alexander Payne's third major film, we see a progression of a filmmaker who is going to shake the foundation of emotional epics.Sideways is about four people and four different sets of painful lives. The first (and hands-down most pained) is Miles (played with gusto by Paul Giamatti), a middle-school English teacher and potential novelist who sets up a weeklong bachelor blowout for best friend Jack (Thomas Hayden Church). Miles is two steps away from becoming a full-blown alcoholic, and decides to take Jack to wine country in California. Jack wants to go, but not to drink. He's interested in the proverbial "last fling", which he finds in Stephanie (Sandra Oh). Feeling guilty about his promiscuity, Jack makes a mission in getting Miles together with waitress Maya (the wonderful Virginia Madsen). To go any further is to take the wonderful taste from this film which is about how these four people see themselves and each other and turn this from being just another road movie into something hauntingly beautiful and bittersweet. The acting in this film is the best I have seen in the last three years. Giamatti, who showed in American Splendor that he's leading man quality, puts on a performance that earns him Best Actor in my book. He creates a man who could become an alcoholic not because it's an addiction, but because it's the only thing he knows he's good at. There's a scene between Miles and Maya that was so powerful, it brought me to tears. It was a scene with Miles explaining his fascination with a specific wine grape that we realize he was talking about himself. You see the pain in his eyes and the burden in his heart as he constantly weighs his friendship with Jack with his conscience knowing what Jack is doing just before his wedding. But Jack isn't a two-dimensional character either. A man who cruises on his charisma as an actor and never had to make a real choice when others would do it for him. You can see that the wedding to him isn't about going to the next step as much a fear of being alone going into his forties. We know that he isn't serious about Stephanie, but he doesn't know that. Thomas Hayden Church brings a weight I never knew he had to a role that could have been made cookie-cutter and just more slapstick.Everybody seems to underestimate Sandra Oh, who never plays roles that seem to ethnocide her. We see real women in her characters and this is no different. She balances her enormous sexual appetite with a vulnerability that becomes essential in a crucial point in the story. But it is Virginia Madsen that is the real charm of this movie. Madsen could have been overwhelmed with Giamatti's performance, but she matches him step for step, creating a character that we see is afraid of being venerable to deception, and she never has to say it. If she doesn't get at least an Oscar nod, there is no justice in this world. Alexander Payne's work seems to keep getting better every outing. Election was nothing short of brilliant. About Schmidt was a film that was very difficult to take seriously, but we do. Sideways is a masterpiece of cinema. These characters are rich with hopes and fears, dreams and pain. He paints a portrait of the wine country with a brush of nostalgia and harsh realism at times. And by the way, Alexander Payne is one of only four directors who know how to film road trips.Please, do me a favor and go see this movie. Trust me, you will love it and come away feeling better about yourself. And maybe a better appreciation of wine.
]]>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:00:44 GMTerico_77375erico_77375 Blog7/22/2007 7:00:44 AMI will admit that I came into Sideways biased. In fact, I went out of my way to see this movie, still in limited release. Being Alexander Payne&#39;s third major film, we see a progression of a filmmaker who is going to shake the foundation of emotional epics.Sideways is about four people and four different sets of painful lives. The first (and hands-down most pained) is Miles (played with gusto by Paul Giamatti), a middle-school English teacher and potential novelist who sets up a weeklong bachelor blowout for best friend Jack (Thomas Hayden Church). Miles is two steps away from becoming a full-blown alcoholic, and decides to take Jack to wine country in California. Jack wants to go, but not to drink. He&#39;s interested in the proverbial &quot;last fling&quot;, which he finds in Stephanie (Sandra Oh). Feeling guilty about his promiscuity, Jack makes a mission in getting Miles together with waitress Maya (the wonderful Virginia Madsen). To go any further is to take the wonderful taste from this film which is about how these four people see themselves and each other and turn this from being just another road movie into something hauntingly beautiful and bittersweet. The acting in this film is the best I have seen in the last three years. Giamatti, who showed in American Splendor that he&#39;s leading man quality, puts on a performance that earns him Best Actor in my book. He creates a man who could become an alcoholic not because it&#39;s an addiction, but because it&#39;s the only thing he knows he&#39;s good at. There&#39;s a scene between Miles and Maya that was so powerful, it brought me to tears. It was a scene with Miles explaining his fascination with a specific wine grape that we realize he was talking about himself. You see the pain in his eyes and the burden in his heart as he constantly weighs his friendship with Jack with his conscience knowing what Jack is doing just before his wedding. But Jack isn&#39;t a two-dimensional character either. A man who cruises on his charisma as an actor and never had to make a real choice when others would do it for him. You can see that the wedding to him isn&#39;t about going to the next step as much a fear of being alone going into his forties. We know that he isn&#39;t serious about Stephanie, but he doesn&#39;t know that. Thomas Hayden Church brings a weight I never knew he had to a role that could have been made cookie-cutter and just more slapstick.Everybody seems to underestimate Sandra Oh, who never plays roles that seem to ethnocide her. We see real women in her characters and this is no different. She balances her enormous sexual appetite with a vulnerability that becomes essential in a crucial point in the story. But it is Virginia Madsen that is the real charm of this movie. Madsen could have been overwhelmed with Giamatti&#39;s performance, but she matches him step for step, creating a character that we see is afraid of being venerable to deception, and she never has to say it. If she doesn&#39;t get at least an Oscar nod, there is no justice in this world. Alexander Payne&#39;s work seems to keep getting better every outing. Election was nothing short of brilliant. About Schmidt was a film that was very difficult to take seriously, but we do. Sideways is a masterpiece of cinema. These characters are rich with hopes and fears, dreams and pain. He paints a portrait of the wine country with a brush of nostalgia and harsh realism at times. And by the way, Alexander Payne is one of only four directors who know how to film road trips.Please, do me a favor and go see this movie. Trust me, you will love it and come away feeling better about yourself. And maybe a better appreciation of wine. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Loved-It/MemberTagFilms.aspxLoved-It
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