list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Pretty Woman 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/Pretty_Woman/27307/default.aspx Title: Pretty Woman
Year: 1990
Director: Garry Marshall
Plot: Self-involved corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) has recently split up with his girlfriend. Seeking directions to the Beverly Hills Hotel, he makes the acquaintance of free-spirited hooker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) and decides to put her on a 3,000-dollar retainer as his "date." He Cinderellarizes her by bankrolling a full wardrobe and cosmetic makeover. Of course, the setup will be strictly platonic. A disarming modern-day fairy tale, Pretty Woman was the picture that made Julia Roberts a superstar. As charming as she is in her "giggling" sequences, Roberts' best scene is her triumphant return to a posh Rodeo Drive shop where she'd been previously snubbed. Keeping Pretty Woman afloat throughout is the buoyant direction of Garry Marshall and the always welcome presence of Marshall's stock company of actors, including Hector Elizondo as a stuffy but golden-hearted concierge. Pretty Woman began its life as a much darker story of prostitutes and homicidal drug dealers, but more box-office-savvy heads ultimately prevailed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:53:19 GMTPretty Woman1990Garry MarshallSelf-involved corporate raider Edward Lewis (<a href="/players/P____26545/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Richard Gere</a>) has recently split up with his girlfriend. Seeking directions to the Beverly Hills Hotel, he makes the acquaintance of free-spirited hooker Vivian Ward (<a href="/players/P____60634/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Julia Roberts</a>) and decides to put her on a 3,000-dollar retainer as his "date." He Cinderellarizes her by bankrolling a full wardrobe and cosmetic makeover. Of course, the setup will be strictly platonic. A disarming modern-day fairy tale, Pretty Woman was the picture that made <a href="/players/P____60634/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Julia Roberts</a> a superstar. As charming as she is in her "giggling" sequences, Roberts' best scene is her triumphant return to a posh Rodeo Drive shop where she'd been previously snubbed. Keeping Pretty Woman afloat throughout is the buoyant direction of <a href="/players/P___101401/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Garry Marshall</a> and the always welcome presence of Marshall's stock company of actors, including <a href="/players/P____21552/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Hector Elizondo</a> as a stuffy but golden-hearted concierge. Pretty Woman began its life as a much darker story of prostitutes and homicidal drug dealers, but more box-office-savvy heads ultimately prevailed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide39Tag Target (>10)46523http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t62589g6qlz.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Pretty_Woman/27307/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/cincinatti42506/archive/2009/1/24/39861.aspx Post By: Cincinatti42506
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Body: Pretty Woman is a delightful romantic comedy that has some great moments. I liked this movie and particularly the direction. Gary Marshall did a very fine job directing from the nicely written script by J.F. Lawton. The leads, Richrd Gere and Julia Roberts worked very well together and came across appealing. They made a good match. Good movies like this one can be watched over again and will still be entertaining.
]]>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:24:12 GMTCincinatti42506Cincinatti42506 Blog1/24/2009 4:24:12 AMPretty Woman is a delightful romantic comedy that has some great moments. I liked this movie and particularly the direction. Gary Marshall did a very fine job directing from the nicely written script by J.F. Lawton. The leads, Richrd Gere and Julia Roberts worked very well together and came across appealing. They made a good match. Good movies like this one can be watched over again and will still be entertaining. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/20/37498.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/20/2008 3:01:46 PM
Body: The soundtrack to Twilight is currently the number one album in the U.S., and a band called Paramore is experiencing great success by association. They have two songs featured on the soundtrack, one of which, “Decode,” has been released as the album’s lead single. Though Paramore have been around for some time and were even nominated for a Grammy earlier this year, they have never charted quite as well on the Billboard Hot 100 as they currently are through this Twilight connection. And chances are they’ll never have quite as big a hit again. Countless other artists have had their biggest break with a song prominently featured on or released through a movie soundtrack, and many of these artists disappeared into obscurity afterwards. Or, at best, they maintained a modest career, never achieving the kind of chart-topping high they once received courtesy of a hit film. SpoutBlog has compiled a list of ten such “one-hit wonders,” though we made some rules and exceptions in order to both narrow things down (no themes or plot songs) and include a few significant tracks that aren’t technically the only hits from their respective performers. Basically, we’re presenting ten artists who would be a lot less famous had they not licensed a single to a soundtrack and who shall forever be best known for that one song from that one movie. Song: “Lookin’ for Love” Artist: Johnny Lee Movie: Urban Cowboy (1980) Soundtracks have a way of making crossover hits for artists who otherwise have decent careers in specific genres. Johnny Lee is hardly a one-hit wonder when it comes to the country music charts, but it was only thanks to the popular film Urban Cowboy that he reached #5 on the Billboard Top 100. And it was likely only thanks to that achievement that Eddie Murphy would later pay homage with his Buckwheat version, “Wookin’ Pa Nub” Song: “Iko Iko” Artist: The Belle Stars Movie: Rain Man (1988) Fans of 2-Tone ska may have already been hip to this reformation of members from The Bodysnatchers, but most of the world paid them notice only once, when their 1982 version of an old New Orleans folk song called “Jock-a-Mo” accompanied Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman (who was a fan of the tune) on the big screen. Finally, in 1989, the band and the song reached #14 on the Top 100. Unfortunately, The Belle Stars had already been broken up for nearly four years when it happened. Song: “King of Wishful Thinking” Artist: Go West Movie: Pretty Woman (1990) Not only did this blockbuster romantic comedy make a revival hit out of the Roy Orbison classic that lent its name to the film’s title, it also made a huge success out of the English pop duo known as Go West. Technically they aren’t a one-hit wonder, though, because they’d already been in the Top 40 three years earlier and they’d chart fairly high again two years later. However, when you’re best remembered for a Top 10 single from a film as big as Pretty Woman, every other achievement (even a menial #14) looks like a failure in comparison. Song: “Wicked Game” Artist: Chris Isaak Movie: Wild at Heart (1990) Initially released in 1989 as a single off Isaak’s third album, Heart Shaped World, this song didn’t become a hit until it was featured on the soundtrack to Wild at Heart. Apparently, the success is all thanks to one David Lynch fan at a radio station in Atlanta, who started a trend that eventually got the song to reach #6 on the Hot 100. Isaak hasn’t exactly disappeared since, and he’s even found additional fame acting in movies, but he’s never hit as big musically as he did with this twangy, Orbison-esque number. Song: “It’s Gonna Be a Lovely Day” Artist: The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. Movie: The Bodyguard (1992) It’s still one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time, primarily thanks to Whitney Houston and her cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” But this rap version of Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day” was another hit single from the film, and it made a definite one-hit wonder out of the annoying-to-type group The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. In their defense, though, this was merely a side project of members of C&C Music Factory, who continued to be successful throughout the early ‘90s. [Aside: did anyone else think this song was actually performed by P.M. Dawn?] Song: “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” Artist: The Proclaimers Movie: Benny & Joon (1993) This song was five years old when it was featured in the movie Benny & Joon, having been originally released on The Proclaimers’ 1988 album Sunshine on Leith. It had even previously been a big deal in the UK. Yet it took a movie starring Johnny Depp as a loony fan of Chaplin and Keaton to rocket the song through the roof in the U.S. Benny & Joon didn’t even do very well at the box office, and its soundtrack, which included only the one non-score track, didn’t have much appeal on its own, either. But somehow thanks to the movie, The Proclaimers will continually be most celebrated and mocked for this tune. Song: “New Age Girl” Artist: Deadeye Dick Movie: Dumb and Dumber (1994) Is it better to have charted and broken up than to never have charted at all? That might be a question for this Vonnegut-inspired band, which only broke out after this tune, originally off their debut album, was included on the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack. A year later, when their follow-up album produced no similar high, Deadye Dick disbanded. Yet the group’s singer and lead guitarist, Caleb Guillotte has found other film-related success working in the art department for such recent films as Déjà vu and Bug. Song: “Stay (I Missed You)” Artist: Lisa Loeb (& Nine Stories) Movie: Reality Bites (1994) The story of Loeb’s big break is possibly better remembered than the plot to the movie that made her a star. She lived across the street from Ethan Hawke, who became a fan. He slipped a tape of this song to Ben Stiller, who directed Reality Bites and was permitted to choose its music. When the film’s aggressively marketed soundtrack became a success, also making a one-hit wonder out of reggae group Big Mountain and a revival hit out of The Knack’s “My Sharona,” Loeb became the first artist to have a number one single before being signed to a major label. Since then, she’s had some significant chart placement, but she’ll always be best remembered as that girl with the cat-eye glasses who was the epitome of the cliché about showbiz success being all about who you know. And she’ll also be remembered for failing to ever prove herself deserving of that advantageous shot. Len - New Music - More Music Videos Song: “Steal My Sunshine” Artist: Len Movie: Go (1999) Thanks to Len’s inclusion on the soundtrack to Go, this song was a surprise hit in the Spring of 1999, prompting the band’s label to push up the release of their third album, You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush, by a few weeks. In November of that year, the single peaked at #9 on the Top 100, and the band has never had similar success since. Song: “Because I Got High” Artist: Afroman Movie: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) It’s not uncommon for a silly novelty song to be the sole success of an artist. So, it’s not surprising that Afroman hasn’t achieved much notice since 2001, when this goofy song reached #13 on the Hot 100. He’s been around since, sure, and he’s probably got some kind of cult fame within the stoner community, but it would take another music video shot by Kevin Smith to garner him the same level of mainstream attention he got seven years ago. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:01:46 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/20/2008 3:01:46 PMThe soundtrack to Twilight is currently the number one album in the U.S., and a band called Paramore is experiencing great success by association. They have two songs featured on the soundtrack, one of which, “Decode,” has been released as the album’s lead single. Though Paramore have been around for some time and were even nominated for a Grammy earlier this year, they have never charted quite as well on the Billboard Hot 100 as they currently are through this Twilight connection. And chances are they’ll never have quite as big a hit again. Countless other artists have had their biggest break with a song prominently featured on or released through a movie soundtrack, and many of these artists disappeared into obscurity afterwards. Or, at best, they maintained a modest career, never achieving the kind of chart-topping high they once received courtesy of a hit film. SpoutBlog has compiled a list of ten such “one-hit wonders,” though we made some rules and exceptions in order to both narrow things down (no themes or plot songs) and include a few significant tracks that aren’t technically the only hits from their respective performers. Basically, we’re presenting ten artists who would be a lot less famous had they not licensed a single to a soundtrack and who shall forever be best known for that one song from that one movie. Song: “Lookin’ for Love” Artist: Johnny Lee Movie: Urban Cowboy (1980) Soundtracks have a way of making crossover hits for artists who otherwise have decent careers in specific genres. Johnny Lee is hardly a one-hit wonder when it comes to the country music charts, but it was only thanks to the popular film Urban Cowboy that he reached #5 on the Billboard Top 100. And it was likely only thanks to that achievement that Eddie Murphy would later pay homage with his Buckwheat version, “Wookin’ Pa Nub” Song: “Iko Iko” Artist: The Belle Stars Movie: Rain Man (1988) Fans of 2-Tone ska may have already been hip to this reformation of members from The Bodysnatchers, but most of the world paid them notice only once, when their 1982 version of an old New Orleans folk song called “Jock-a-Mo” accompanied Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman (who was a fan of the tune) on the big screen. Finally, in 1989, the band and the song reached #14 on the Top 100. Unfortunately, The Belle Stars had already been broken up for nearly four years when it happened. Song: “King of Wishful Thinking” Artist: Go West Movie: Pretty Woman (1990) Not only did this blockbuster romantic comedy make a revival hit out of the Roy Orbison classic that lent its name to the film’s title, it also made a huge success out of the English pop duo known as Go West. Technically they aren’t a one-hit wonder, though, because they’d already been in the Top 40 three years earlier and they’d chart fairly high again two years later. However, when you’re best remembered for a Top 10 single from a film as big as Pretty Woman, every other achievement (even a menial #14) looks like a failure in comparison. Song: “Wicked Game” Artist: Chris Isaak Movie: Wild at Heart (1990) Initially released in 1989 as a single off Isaak’s third album, Heart Shaped World, this song didn’t become a hit until it was featured on the soundtrack to Wild at Heart. Apparently, the success is all thanks to one David Lynch fan at a radio station in Atlanta, who started a trend that eventually got the song to reach #6 on the Hot 100. Isaak hasn’t exactly disappeared since, and he’s even found additional fame acting in movies, but he’s never hit as big musically as he did with this twangy, Orbison-esque number. Song: “It’s Gonna Be a Lovely Day” Artist: The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. Movie: The Bodyguard (1992) It’s still one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time, primarily thanks to Whitney Houston and her cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” But this rap version of Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day” was another hit single from the film, and it made a definite one-hit wonder out of the annoying-to-type group The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. In their defense, though, this was merely a side project of members of C&C Music Factory, who continued to be successful throughout the early ‘90s. [Aside: did anyone else think this song was actually performed by P.M. Dawn?] Song: “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” Artist: The Proclaimers Movie: Benny & Joon (1993) This song was five years old when it was featured in the movie Benny & Joon, having been originally released on The Proclaimers’ 1988 album Sunshine on Leith. It had even previously been a big deal in the UK. Yet it took a movie starring Johnny Depp as a loony fan of Chaplin and Keaton to rocket the song through the roof in the U.S. Benny & Joon didn’t even do very well at the box office, and its soundtrack, which included only the one non-score track, didn’t have much appeal on its own, either. But somehow thanks to the movie, The Proclaimers will continually be most celebrated and mocked for this tune. Song: “New Age Girl” Artist: Deadeye Dick Movie: Dumb and Dumber (1994) Is it better to have charted and broken up than to never have charted at all? That might be a question for this Vonnegut-inspired band, which only broke out after this tune, originally off their debut album, was included on the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack. A year later, when their follow-up album produced no similar high, Deadye Dick disbanded. Yet the group’s singer and lead guitarist, Caleb Guillotte has found other film-related success working in the art department for such recent films as Déjà vu and Bug. Song: “Stay (I Missed You)” Artist: Lisa Loeb (& Nine Stories) Movie: Reality Bites (1994) The story of Loeb’s big break is possibly better remembered than the plot to the movie that made her a star. She lived across the street from Ethan Hawke, who became a fan. He slipped a tape of this song to Ben Stiller, who directed Reality Bites and was permitted to choose its music. When the film’s aggressively marketed soundtrack became a success, also making a one-hit wonder out of reggae group Big Mountain and a revival hit out of The Knack’s “My Sharona,” Loeb became the first artist to have a number one single before being signed to a major label. Since then, she’s had some significant chart placement, but she’ll always be best remembered as that girl with the cat-eye glasses who was the epitome of the cliché about showbiz success being all about who you know. And she’ll also be remembered for failing to ever prove herself deserving of that advantageous shot. Len - New Music - More Music Videos Song: “Steal My Sunshine” Artist: Len Movie: Go (1999) Thanks to Len’s inclusion on the soundtrack to Go, this song was a surprise hit in the Spring of 1999, prompting the band’s label to push up the release of their third album, You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush, by a few weeks. In November of that year, the single peaked at #9 on the Top 100, and the band has never had similar success since. Song: “Because I Got High” Artist: Afroman Movie: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) It’s not uncommon for a silly novelty song to be the sole success of an artist. So, it’s not surprising that Afroman hasn’t achieved much notice since 2001, when this goofy song reached #13 on the Hot 100. He’s been around since, sure, and he’s probably got some kind of cult fame within the stoner community, but it would take another music video shot by Kevin Smith to garner him the same level of mainstream attention he got seven years ago. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_October_20_The_Montage/625/36533/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 10/20/2008 7:41:16 PM
Body: Like rjsprague, my recall of montages needed a jumpstart, so I headed over to http://www.movie-montage.com/index.php for a little help. The Monster Squad - Amped up with the amazingly prototypical 80's song "Rock Til You Drop," the montage in this film has a group of little kids building their arsenal to fight Dracula, Wolfman, the Mummy and a slew of others to save the world. Legally Blonde - I specifically remember this montage because when I was studying for the LSAT's I watched this movie and wanted to murder Reese and the writers for making it seem like a piece of cake and her character getting such an insane score on it. Plus her friends were exercising in spandex. The Cutting Edge - Just another training sequence . . . with spandex. Flashdance - More spandex and a perfect body. Good times had by all. Pretty Woman - Not sure if spandex, but she wears a skintight skank outfit. "I like it when they finally let her shop." Almost Famous - Has some great montages throughout. The on-the-road and epilogue montages make the film for me. Unfortunately no spandex, but you do get to see a topless Kate Hudson. Hmmm, I think spandex needs to start making a comeback.
]]>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:41:16 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme10/20/2008 7:41:16 PMLike rjsprague, my recall of montages needed a jumpstart, so I headed over to http://www.movie-montage.com/index.php for a little help. The Monster Squad - Amped up with the amazingly prototypical 80's song "Rock Til You Drop," the montage in this film has a group of little kids building their arsenal to fight Dracula, Wolfman, the Mummy and a slew of others to save the world. Legally Blonde - I specifically remember this montage because when I was studying for the LSAT's I watched this movie and wanted to murder Reese and the writers for making it seem like a piece of cake and her character getting such an insane score on it. Plus her friends were exercising in spandex. The Cutting Edge - Just another training sequence . . . with spandex. Flashdance - More spandex and a perfect body. Good times had by all. Pretty Woman - Not sure if spandex, but she wears a skintight skank outfit. "I like it when they finally let her shop." Almost Famous - Has some great montages throughout. The on-the-road and epilogue montages make the film for me. Unfortunately no spandex, but you do get to see a topless Kate Hudson. Hmmm, I think spandex needs to start making a comeback. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Performances_in_Sub_Par_movies/190/31430/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: atacta
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Post Date: 6/19/2008 4:32:28 PM
Body: five that come to mind............... Gene Hackman - French Connection II - The French Connection II (1975) Jim Carrey - The Number 23 - The Number 23 (2007) Philip Seymore Hoffmann - The Savages - The Savages (2007) Richard Gere - Pretty Woman - Pretty Woman (1990) Cate Blanchett - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
]]>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:32:28 GMTatactaTop 56/19/2008 4:32:28 PMfive that come to mind............... Gene Hackman - French Connection II - The French Connection II (1975) Jim Carrey - The Number 23 - The Number 23 (2007) Philip Seymore Hoffmann - The Savages - The Savages (2007) Richard Gere - Pretty Woman - Pretty Woman (1990) Cate Blanchett - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/10/18/20943.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 10/18/2007 3:37:28 PM
Body: Over the first few weeks of their relationship, she’ll be forced to divulge more and more details. He’ll freak out; he’ll ask her to duplicate the more raunchy sex acts with him, thinking it will remove the bad taste from his mouth if he could mark his territory, so to speak (Edward, if anything, was a narcissist). It won’t; it will only make him feel worse — knowing she’s done those things with other men — and she’ll feel used and violated in the process…She’ll cry. He’ll walk out. And the next day, the deed to the penthouse they’re staying in will arrive, signed over to Vivian. Underneath Edward’s transfer of ownership signature, it will read, “Services rendered.” And that, folks, will be the end of that. Pajiba’s Dustin Rowles “debunks” the happy endings of ten romantic comedies with predictions as to what really happened to the lovers at the center of films like Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle and The Princess Bride after the credits rolled. It’s a long read, but consistently LOLworthy. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog's blog
]]>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:37:28 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/18/2007 3:37:28 PM Over the first few weeks of their relationship, she’ll be forced to divulge more and more details. He’ll freak out; he’ll ask her to duplicate the more raunchy sex acts with him, thinking it will remove the bad taste from his mouth if he could mark his territory, so to speak (Edward, if anything, was a narcissist). It won’t; it will only make him feel worse — knowing she’s done those things with other men — and she’ll feel used and violated in the process…She’ll cry. He’ll walk out. And the next day, the deed to the penthouse they’re staying in will arrive, signed over to Vivian. Underneath Edward’s transfer of ownership signature, it will read, “Services rendered.” And that, folks, will be the end of that. Pajiba’s Dustin Rowles “debunks” the happy endings of ten romantic comedies with predictions as to what really happened to the lovers at the center of films like Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle and The Princess Bride after the credits rolled. It’s a long read, but consistently LOLworthy. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog's blog http://www.spout.com/blogs/quint/archive/2007/7/30/16911.aspx Post By: quint
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Post Date: 7/30/2007 10:50:00 PM
Body: Here's my confession. I'm a sucker for all things Moroccan. I came to love Morocco via the stories of Paul Bowles. I once spilled a cup of coffee on the Paul Bowles shelf in a bookstore and got them all cheap, cheap. I love Paul Bowles. Herzog should do a Paul Bowles story. I love Moroccan music, especially the music of the Gnawa. I saw Hassan Hakmoun, one of it's finest touring practitioners (in my opinion) tear it up with some jazz musicians in Detroit last weekend. It was frikkin awesome. I'm not so much a fan of Burroughs' Morocco. I like stories about Aicha Kandisha, the succubus who lures unwary men to their demise in her bed. The men who become enslaved to her and work her will. It is very interesting to me to suppose a culture steeped in magic. I think the Morocco I dream of is perhaps still there. It is beneath everything the West can scrubbed off that scrap of desert. I wanted to see this right off and I'm glad I did. Although, i have to say, it risks the category of boring overly intellectual French cinema that prides itself on a kind of snobbery. I think it dodges that critique though some clever acting and clever directing. If you follow the story straight out, it sounds like Pretty Woman. It plays like Shakespeare for the most part, with lots of clever banter among minor characters, lots of storming huffs and dramatic entrances. The comedy of errors though revolves around mistaken cultural assumptions. These two people cannot seem to understand one another because their assumptions are all wrong. Either one is pure and virginal or one is lewd and vulgar. Sometimes roles are reversed. This is very interesting to me. A rich French man having a dalliance with the Moroccan maid. And yet, it is not her he wants. He wants his own desire awoken. Ultimately I found the ending unsatisfying, but I think that was intentional. This is a tale of desire after all and desires are best left unfulfilled. I think of Un Coeur en Hiver (1992) or Eric Rohmer.The last movie I saw that packed such an unsettling bit of emotion into so calm a facade, was Caché. It's not like the French hold exclusive rights on it though. Todd Solondz for example. You know, really butchering emotional drama like Happiness. The quiet burners everybody learned from Bergman (R.I.P.) I enjoyed this movie for all the movie's it reminded me of. It made me feel a nostalgia for French cinema. I feel like I've been missing out on what is going on over there. It made me want to see Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring.I recall liking the director's Ponette. A very cute movie about a cute kid.
]]>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:50:00 GMTquintAn inordinate number of peppers7/30/2007 10:50:00 PMHere&#39;s my confession. I&#39;m a sucker for all things Moroccan. I came to love Morocco via the stories of Paul Bowles. I once spilled a cup of coffee on the Paul Bowles shelf in a bookstore and got them all cheap, cheap. I love Paul Bowles. Herzog should do a Paul Bowles story. I love Moroccan music, especially the music of the Gnawa. I saw Hassan Hakmoun, one of it&#39;s finest touring practitioners (in my opinion) tear it up with some jazz musicians in Detroit last weekend. It was frikkin awesome. I&#39;m not so much a fan of Burroughs&#39; Morocco. I like stories about Aicha Kandisha, the succubus who lures unwary men to their demise in her bed. The men who become enslaved to her and work her will. It is very interesting to me to suppose a culture steeped in magic. I think the Morocco I dream of is perhaps still there. It is beneath everything the West can scrubbed off that scrap of desert. I wanted to see this right off and I&#39;m glad I did. Although, i have to say, it risks the category of boring overly intellectual French cinema that prides itself on a kind of snobbery. I think it dodges that critique though some clever acting and clever directing. If you follow the story straight out, it sounds like Pretty Woman. It plays like Shakespeare for the most part, with lots of clever banter among minor characters, lots of storming huffs and dramatic entrances. The comedy of errors though revolves around mistaken cultural assumptions. These two people cannot seem to understand one another because their assumptions are all wrong. Either one is pure and virginal or one is lewd and vulgar. Sometimes roles are reversed. This is very interesting to me. A rich French man having a dalliance with the Moroccan maid. And yet, it is not her he wants. He wants his own desire awoken. Ultimately I found the ending unsatisfying, but I think that was intentional. This is a tale of desire after all and desires are best left unfulfilled. I think of Un Coeur en Hiver (1992) or Eric Rohmer.The last movie I saw that packed such an unsettling bit of emotion into so calm a facade, was Cach&eacute;. It&#39;s not like the French hold exclusive rights on it though. Todd Solondz for example. You know, really butchering emotional drama like Happiness. The quiet burners everybody learned from Bergman (R.I.P.) I enjoyed this movie for all the movie&#39;s it reminded me of. It made me feel a nostalgia for French cinema. I feel like I&#39;ve been missing out on what is going on over there. It made me want to see Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring.I recall liking the director&#39;s Ponette. A very cute movie about a cute kid. http://www.spout.com/blogs/stngchck96/archive/2007/6/15/11137.aspx Post By: stngchck96
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Post Date: 6/15/2007 12:11:14 AM
Body: An all time favorite movie!! Julia Roberts & Richard Gere are awesome together in this romantically ironic film.... She's a hooker (with class) and he's a millionaire who finds class & love where he least expected.... Hollywood Blvd!! Greatest romance film ever made, lol.... I love Julia Roberts, her and Richard Gere never fail ;)
]]>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:11:14 GMTstngchck96stngchck96 Blog6/15/2007 12:11:14 AMAn all time favorite movie!! Julia Roberts &amp; Richard Gere are awesome together in this romantically ironic film.... She&#39;s a hooker (with class) and he&#39;s a millionaire who finds class &amp; love where he least expected.... Hollywood Blvd!! Greatest romance film ever made, lol.... I love Julia Roberts, her and Richard Gere never fail ;) http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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