list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Girl in the Café 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/The_Girl_in_the_Caf/264033/default.aspx Title: The Girl in the Café
Year: 2005
Director: David Yates
Plot: Produced for HBO, the Capraesque romantic comedy The Girl in the Café stars Bill Nighy as Lawrence, a mild and unprepossessing British civil servant assigned to his country's delegation at the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Although he'd resigned himself to a life of lonely bachelorhood, Lawrence finds himself drawn to Gina (Kelly MacDonald), a odd, outspoken young woman whom he has met in a café. On a whim, the shy Lawrence invites the decidedly un-shy Gina to accompany him to Reykjavik. The burgeoning relationship between these two seemingly mismatched souls is counterpointed by the political jockeying at the conference, where the avowed purpose of G8 -- to adopt the all-important Millennium Development Goals as a means of reducing world poverty -- is obscured by egomania, xenophobia, and foot-dragging. Ultimately, the time comes when both Lawrence and Gina must make crucial decisions, with not only their own future but also the future of humankind in the balance. Written by Richard Curtis of Four Weddings and a Funeral fame, The Girl in the Café first aired on June 25, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:01:37 GMTThe Girl in the Café2005David YatesProduced for HBO, the Capraesque romantic comedy The Girl in the Café stars <a href="/players/P____52695/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bill Nighy</a> as Lawrence, a mild and unprepossessing British civil servant assigned to his country's delegation at the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Although he'd resigned himself to a life of lonely bachelorhood, Lawrence finds himself drawn to Gina (<a href="/players/P___200403/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kelly MacDonald</a>), a odd, outspoken young woman whom he has met in a café. On a whim, the shy Lawrence invites the decidedly un-shy Gina to accompany him to Reykjavik. The burgeoning relationship between these two seemingly mismatched souls is counterpointed by the political jockeying at the conference, where the avowed purpose of G8 -- to adopt the all-important Millennium Development Goals as a means of reducing world poverty -- is obscured by egomania, xenophobia, and foot-dragging. Ultimately, the time comes when both Lawrence and Gina must make crucial decisions, with not only their own future but also the future of humankind in the balance. Written by Richard Curtis of <a href=/films/89425/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Four Weddings and a Funeral</a> fame, The Girl in the Café first aired on June 25, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide7Taggedy Taggged (6-10)623http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t63532fsp7w.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Girl_in_the_Caf/264033/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/7/26/33126.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: 9:00 - Q: “Will William and Marcus be in this movie?” A: “Well, we talk about them. They won’t be actively part of the story, but they are the roots of it.” People are starting to get bored, and new folks are filing in. We keep getting asked, “Has the Pineapple Express part started yet?!” 8:58 - Rhona Mitra is going on and on about how strong her character Celine is. She’s been talking for quite awhile now, and someone shouts “YOU’RE HOT!” Rhona explains that she wears an extremely skimpy outfit in this movie, “I think you’ll all be satisfied… I know the crew were.” 8:55 - Bill Nighy is being praised for all of his work, including The Girl in the Cafe… nice! I sincerely suspect that hardly anyone in this massive hall has even seen that movie. If you haven’t, go out and rent it right now.” The little kid from earlier today is back… seriously, did Comic-Con hire this guy? He wants to know if the movie is all story, or all action, or a balance of both. Director Patrick Tatopoulos said “It’ll have a good, strong story, but you’ll also see armies of werewolves attacking.” 8:52 - According to Rhona Mitra, it’s a bit “Rome and Juliet-esque.” Bill: “I’m a vampire, I’m a zombie, and I’m a squid. How many people do you know who can make that claim?” BIll: “I was very lucky to be in the first film, which we made for a modest financial amount. It was a hit in America, and just look at us now.” Kevin Grevioux has a voice that sounds like Barry White gargling glass, literally. It’s almost like pure evil. 8:49 - Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, and Kevin Grevioux take the stage to talk about the flick. Kate Beckinsale is suspiciously absent, although she’s been a Comic-Con mainstay for the first two Underworld films and Whiteout, so maybe she’s earned a break. 8:48 - Now they’re showing us footage from Underworld, which is a prequel to the other films. The footage isn’t quite done, the effects are extremely rough, and it looks a hell of a lot like… Underworld 1, and Underworld 2. Seriously, I haven’t seen any of these Underworld flicks. Am I missing out? 8:45 - Quarantine is based on the Spanish film Rec, as in the “Rec” that appears in the viewfinder when you use a video camera, and it actually looks fairly good. Think The Blair Witch Project, with zombies, in a 28 Days Later kind of fast-cut movie. Creepy. 8:41 - Here we go… Eddie Ibrahim from Comic-Con is back out front to introduce “One more great panel for you guys tonight!” So here’s…. oh, Jeff Walker. Also from Comic-Con. Here’s the Quarantine trailer… the edgier version. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:01:37 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com7/26/2008 9:01:37 PM9:00 - Q: “Will William and Marcus be in this movie?” A: “Well, we talk about them. They won’t be actively part of the story, but they are the roots of it.” People are starting to get bored, and new folks are filing in. We keep getting asked, “Has the Pineapple Express part started yet?!” 8:58 - Rhona Mitra is going on and on about how strong her character Celine is. She’s been talking for quite awhile now, and someone shouts “YOU’RE HOT!” Rhona explains that she wears an extremely skimpy outfit in this movie, “I think you’ll all be satisfied… I know the crew were.” 8:55 - Bill Nighy is being praised for all of his work, including The Girl in the Cafe… nice! I sincerely suspect that hardly anyone in this massive hall has even seen that movie. If you haven’t, go out and rent it right now.” The little kid from earlier today is back… seriously, did Comic-Con hire this guy? He wants to know if the movie is all story, or all action, or a balance of both. Director Patrick Tatopoulos said “It’ll have a good, strong story, but you’ll also see armies of werewolves attacking.” 8:52 - According to Rhona Mitra, it’s a bit “Rome and Juliet-esque.” Bill: “I’m a vampire, I’m a zombie, and I’m a squid. How many people do you know who can make that claim?” BIll: “I was very lucky to be in the first film, which we made for a modest financial amount. It was a hit in America, and just look at us now.” Kevin Grevioux has a voice that sounds like Barry White gargling glass, literally. It’s almost like pure evil. 8:49 - Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, and Kevin Grevioux take the stage to talk about the flick. Kate Beckinsale is suspiciously absent, although she’s been a Comic-Con mainstay for the first two Underworld films and Whiteout, so maybe she’s earned a break. 8:48 - Now they’re showing us footage from Underworld, which is a prequel to the other films. The footage isn’t quite done, the effects are extremely rough, and it looks a hell of a lot like… Underworld 1, and Underworld 2. Seriously, I haven’t seen any of these Underworld flicks. Am I missing out? 8:45 - Quarantine is based on the Spanish film Rec, as in the “Rec” that appears in the viewfinder when you use a video camera, and it actually looks fairly good. Think The Blair Witch Project, with zombies, in a 28 Days Later kind of fast-cut movie. Creepy. 8:41 - Here we go… Eddie Ibrahim from Comic-Con is back out front to introduce “One more great panel for you guys tonight!” So here’s…. oh, Jeff Walker. Also from Comic-Con. Here’s the Quarantine trailer… the edgier version. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/kibrika/archive/2007/7/30/16846.aspx Post By: kibrika
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Post Date: 7/30/2007 3:26:45 AM
Body: The film was interesting to watch mostly for the human relations. Both main heroes are displayed as interesting, unusual characters.There were a few very good-looking pictures (I very much enjoyed Lawrence sitting on the round stairs) and some funny jokes. I had a feeling that the film is supposed to touch people in relation to World poverty, but in the naive way it was considered in the film, it didn't (well at least not me).To be honest, I wanted much more to happen (be said, explained, shown) in the film, but I also enjoyed it as it was.
]]>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:26:45 GMTkibrikakibrika Blog7/30/2007 3:26:45 AMThe film was interesting to watch mostly for the human relations. Both main heroes are displayed as interesting, unusual characters.There were a few very good-looking pictures (I very much enjoyed Lawrence sitting on the round stairs) and some funny jokes. I had a feeling that the film is supposed to touch people in relation to World poverty, but in the naive way it was considered in the film, it didn&#39;t (well at least not me).To be honest, I wanted much more to happen (be said, explained, shown) in the film, but I also enjoyed it as it was. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/romance/MemberTagFilms.aspxromance
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