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I love movies.  I love to talk about movies.  I get envious at shows that feature producers, movie critics talking about movies because I want to be there. 

Like to get know people of like mind to share, discuss movies or whatever :)

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Juno
Juno
Re:So Bad They're Good
By belladonna2054 in HORROR MOVIES 101
"Ahhh the quasi-horror pics that are more laughable than scary. These poor cult classics (two of the ones that you have listed or others that have responded, were referenced in the movie Juno) have several factors going against them that you have already mentioned: bad acting, budget, makeup, etc. These are the beginnings of the sexploitation films or grindhouse films. If I recall my history correctly, these types of films which have beautiful women or women who can hold their own and were killed for being so was done so as a response to the feminist movement. But they can be fun films to laugh at at least for being so bad. [quote user="divinemsjunebug"] Okay, I found the PERFECT movie for this discussion. It is a 1961 (Netflix says 1961 but Spout says 1963) movie called Blood Feast. I have never seen such bad makeup (especially on the"old" man - spray on gray hair and gray eyebrows), bad acting, bad gore scenes, cheesey clothes and props. The lead actress is really beautifu ... " [More]
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Innocence Does Not Come Undone
By belladonna2054 in belladonna2054 Blog
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. [What do you think?]
 "Mauro (played by Michel Joelsas) is like all ten-year-olds. He loves his parents, his friends, but most of all soccer. However innocence is only granted to children in Brazil 1970. Unbeknownst to Mauro, his parents are in trouble. They all quickly pack their things and take Mauro to his grandfather’s place. His parents continue to say that they are only ‘going on vacation’ and they should return soon. When Mauro asks when they would return, they say they will return by the World Cup. This sets the stage for Cao Hamburger’s The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (1996). 1970 is a tumultuous year in Brazil. The political climate is changing as a dictatorship takes over which creates a militant state for those who are opposed to the new regime. Mauro is left in care of his grandfather, Motel (Paulo Autran), who lives in a Jewish town of Sao Paulo or so they thought. He waits for hours until Motel’s neighbor, Shlomo (Germano Haiut) comes home and ... " [More]
Sun Dogs
Sun Dogs
It's Straight to the Dogs
By belladonna2054 in belladonna2054 Blog
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 "Sun Dogs is a documentary about Jamaica's first dog sled team. This film really is about the underdogs. Like Jamaica's first bobsled team, which was featured in the movie, Cool Runnings, people didn’t think it would work. However through perseverance and a lot of gull, one can succeed. The difference between Jamaica’s dogsled team and other countries’ teams is that it consists of all stray dogs. These were dogs that have been rescued from the streets of Kingston, which is considered one of the hardest towns to live in Jamaica. Neglected and without homes, these dogs were taken to a school to be cared for and trained to be what would be Jamaica’s first dogsled team. It was Danny Melville, who created Jamaica’s first bobsled team and the endorsement of Jimmy Buffet to put in all in motion. The challenge was difficult because these dogs were not raised like traditional sled dogs, but it was the dogs’ and their trainers’ determinatio ... " [More]
Wondrous Oblivion
Wondrous Oblivion
A Wondrous Review
By belladonna2054 in belladonna2054 Blog
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 "Wondrous Oblivion is about a young boy named David Weisman (played by Sam Smith), in 1960 London, who dreams of one day of being a cricket star, however there is one problem: he has no talent. This does not stop David’s passion for the sport, much to the chagrin of his classmates and family. One day new neighbors, the Samuels, move onto David’s block which causes a stir within the community. The new neighbors are from Jamaica. This causes racial tensions to rise further for David’s family, who are already subtly persecuted by their neighbors because they are Jewish. It is further raised as David sees Dennis Samuel (played by Delroy Lindo) build a cricket fence in his backyard. Seeing this as his opportunity to build his cricket skills, he breaks his mother’s (played by Emily Woof), rules by going over and being coached by Dennis. The other neighbors quickly take notice to David’s time spent with the Samuels and trouble begins for Mrs. Weisman ... " [More]
Summer Palace
Summer Palace
Summer Palace
By belladonna2054 in belladonna2054 Blog
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. [What do you think?]
 "Summer Palace (2006) is based on a true story that centers on a young woman named Yu Hong (played by Hao Lei) as she goes on a 20-year journey from the late 1980s to present day China. We first see her as a young girl falling in love with the boy next door named Xiao Jun (Lin Cui) only to move on after being accepted into Beijing University. While attending university, we see her study, make friends, and become involved with the political activity that sweeps the campus. All the while Yu Hong records every thought and feeling she experiences in her diary which becomes the narration of the film. We see the conditions that she and other college students had to endure and restrictions placed on them by the Chinese government. Through it all she meets and falls in love with a man named Zhou Wei (Xiaodong Guo). It is their tumultuous relationship becomes the main focal point of the film. Yu Hong constantly says in the film that she wants to live and experience things more intens ... " [More]

13 Tzameti meets Hostel But Wit ...
By belladonna2054 in belladonna2054 Blog
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 "13 Tzameti (2007) meets Hostel with little gore, but a lot of sophistication. Directed by Gela Babluani, the story revolves around Sebastian (Georges Babluani), the main supporter of his immigrant family, who struggle to survive in a small French town. He works as a handyman of a gentleman named Jean-Francois Godon (Philippe Passon). While fixing the roof, Sebastian overhears a conversation between Jean-Francois and his wife, Madame Godon (Olga Legrand), that he is expecting a package that holds promise to obtain a lot of money. While Jean-Francois leaves to take a bath, Madame Godon takes a look at the letter and sees a paid hotel bill and a ticket for a train to Paris. Realizing that he was not joking, she is startled as she sees water coming out of the bathroom. Unable to open the door, she calls on Sebastian for help. Sebastian runs quickly to the bathroom and breaks the door down finding Jean-Francois dead of an overdose. With Jean-Francois dead, leaving no one to pay h ... " [More]

Re:Mother of Mine
By belladonna2054 in Spout Mavens
"I just saw the trailer to this film and it looks very interesting. I would love to screen it. " [More]

Re: 13 Tzameti
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Clean
Clean
A Long Road to Become Clean
By belladonna2054 in belladonna2054 Blog
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. [What do you think?]
 "Clean (2004) is a movie by Olivier Assayas, director of as Paris, je t’aime (2006), takes us on a journey into the hard world of the music business and drugs. Clean stars Maggie Cheung in her award winning role as Emily Wang, girlfriend and heroin addict of a struggling rocker and fellow junkie, Lee Hauser (played by James Johnson). After breaking off a potential gig in Canada, both travel back to their hotel. They both argue about how she is blamed for Lee’s continuing failures and she ends up leaving for the night and gets high in an empty parking lot. The next morning when Emily returns, the police are in the room where Lee was found dead of a drug overdose. The police arrest her when she attempts to get into the room and discover a couple of bags of heroin in her purse. Emily is sentenced to six months in prison and when she is released, she is briefly reunited with Lee’s father Albrecht (played by Nick Nolte). Albrecht also takes care of Emily and Lee& ... " [More]

Re:Technical Help
By belladonna2054 in Spout Customer Care
"I'm about to write my first review as a maven, but I'm having trouble with the email system on Spout.com. I can't seem to insert the mavens@spout.com into the To: section of the email. All I see is the drop down list of people that are on my contacts list. What do I need to change on my message system, if anything? " [More]
Leprechaun
Leprechaun
Re:Leprechaun...
By belladonna2054 in HORROR MOVIES 101
"If you go to slate.com you will see a video segment on the "Top Ten Worse Leprechaun Films Ever". It features the Leprechaun movie series. I didn't realise that they had a movie titled: Leprechaun In The Hood, with Ice-T and Warwick Davis. A segment of the film is shown and it is bad! But if you are interested I suggest you check it out. " [More]
Leprechaun in the Hood
Leprechaun in the Hood
Re:Leprechaun...
By belladonna2054 in HORROR MOVIES 101
"If you go to slate.com you will see a video segment on the "Top Ten Worse Leprechaun Films Ever". It features the Leprechaun movie series. I didn't realise that they had a movie titled: Leprechaun In The Hood, with Ice-T and Warwick Davis. A segment of the film is shown and it is bad! But if you are interested I suggest you check it out. " [More]
The Legend of Boggy Creek
The Legend of Boggy Creek
A Legend Hits the Drive-In Theater
By belladonna2054 in belladonna2054 Blog
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 "The Legend of Boggy Creek is a campy movie that was originally released as a drive-in theater in 1972. The story begins around the narrator, who as a young boy was rushing to get a doctor for his sick mother, came into contact with a creature that scared him to death. When he reported what he saw to the doctor and other members of the town, they were in disbelief until other reports of incidents of the creature ranging from sightings to down-right frightening begin to occur. Fouke is a real town located near the border of Arkansas and Texas. The movie consists of reenactments of incidences with the creature that were reported to have occurred for nearly a decade. Though the music itself is a bit rough around the edges and the acting is not the greatest, it is an enjoyable movie to watch at night to get a little bit of the willies. I first saw this film when I was little and it did scare me at first. Now I see it as more of a documentary-type of film with the reenactments of ... " [More]
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