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running with scissors

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Running With Scissors (2006)

i almost didn't go. no one wanted to go with me and the reviews i had read were not very enthusiastic but it was the very last night and i liked the book so i went anyway. good decision, since it was fun and very entertaining. i enjoyed the movie's style, the acting, and the music. some of the reviews said it was "strange and messy" but the author is telling his own strange and messy story. i went to one of his book signings and he seemed a lot more normal than his books would suggest! anyway, thumbs up for me.

Posted Friday, November 24, 2006 3:37 PM by wonga | with 0 comments

robert altman RIP

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what a sad day -- i know he was getting older but it seemed that he was pretty healthy for his age. didn't he receive some kind of award at the Oscars last year? anyway, i thought i'd list my favorite Altman movies since he's one of my very favorite directors. i heard he was thinking about making/remaking the Hands On A Hard Body story and i was also hoping for a Player sequel since i heard Michael Tolkin was writing another book but i guess it's not to be. in no particular order:

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Short Cuts
The Player
M*A*S*H
Nashville
3 Women
Popeye
Cookie's Fortune
Gosford Park
The Company

Posted Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:55 AM by wonga | with 0 comments

half nelson

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Half Nelson (2006)

this is one of those movies that you're still thinking about the next day. sometimes hard to watch. excellent actors and a story that doesn't provide easy answers. i think the ending is happy (or at least hopeful) but that is very much up to interpretation! a scene toward the end is one of the saddest and most intense that i've seen in ages. i definitely want to watch it again someday. i've heard oscar buzz about Ryan Gosling and i think he deserves a nomination at least.

Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:20 AM by wonga | with 0 comments