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Elizabethtown
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"I recently rented Elizabethtown and I had high hopes. I love Cameron Crowe. Almost Famous, Singles and Say Anything are favorites of mine. I hate Jerry McGuire (so ingratiating, ugh) and I never saw Vanilla Sky (maybe because of Tom Cruise), but more often than not, I enjoy the introspective, conversational and uplifting spirit of Mr. Crowe’s films. However, Elizabethtown proves that you can have too much of a good thing. There’s a lot of conversation in the film, most of the action between the two main characters occurs over the phone. And yes, there’s a lot of introspection that happens when you fail, as massively as Orlando’s character does. And it’s quite uplifting to meet someone new to love (and how can you not fall in love with Kirsten Dunst in a cute, red hat?), but all of this without a plot is a mishmash of carelessness. You, as a member of the audience don’t care about these hip, attractive people. The whole set up of the movie is flawed, starting with the miscasting o ... "
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North Country
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"This afternoon I watched North Country starring Charlize Theron. It was a good movie, very engaging. Interesting topic, well shot, well acted. BUT the denouement at the very end was so flat that I really didn't care about what happened to the characters in the end. I don't wonder where are they today? What would they do next? Basically you see this woman played by Charlize Theron suffer at the hands of many men, and she finally gets justice in the courtroom, but you don't get the feeling that the win was truly that important. The film does not try to leave you with that feeling in a dramatic way. The last couple of scenes include Charlize picking up her son from hockey, and seeing her lawyer, he says something about her being rich, with an ironic twinge. She gives her son the opportunity to learn how to drive. Then there is a shot of the North Country from above, with some subtitles stating how this case changed how the workplace treats women and sexual harrassment. I didn't get th ... "
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Oscar Snores
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"For the past 15 years I have obsessed about the Oscars. It's always a fun guessing game to wonder who's going to win what and why and who's going to cry and what's the big surprise? Who's going to make a big ass of themselves. And every year I watch and get teary eyed when someone special wins and makes me want to go out and make movies myself. Gwenyth Paltrow, Sofia Coppola, Roberto Benigni. I cry with them and think, maybe one day I'm going to win an Oscar. But this is the year that I stopped caring and realized that the Oscar's aren't really that special, and they don't mean a whole lot in the large scheme of things. It's not like they have special televised awards ceremonies for police officers or firefighters or nurses or soldiers, people who I think are more heroic. I guess in the long run I just think society has their priorities all screwed up. Sometimes I think I grew up around too much television. Sometimes I think too much of my perspective is formed by what I've learned ... "
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"On the needles: A pair of socks in Star Gazer Lily from Knit Picks and "Major" a rowan pattern by Kim Hargreaves in Rowan Big Wool Print from The Next Big Thing Haven't had any time for dvd's this week, but I have The Sea Inside rented and we just bought Master and Commander Oh yes, there will be knitting this weekend. GG "
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"Hi Ingrid, Thanks for the invite to Grand Rapids. I love how I can go anywhere in the world and meet people because I knit. Funny how it is often tragedy that spurs us to knit. Three weeks after I got married, my brother in law became gravely ill and my new husband had to go overseas to be with him. I was so upset about the situation and missing my husband that I didn't know what to do. I figured, when in doubt, learn a new skill and decided to teach myself how to knit. I've been addicted ever since. Movies and knitting combine naturally, providing a huge chunk of time to knit without disruptive commercials or channel surfing. Do you have a separate knitting blog? GG "
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"while I love knitting I don't think a knitted wedding would work for me. But if you like the flower washcloth pattern you can find it in Weekend Knits by Melanie Falick. Theres some other awesome patterns in there as well. "
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"Oh definately not, it's that time is the greatest factor in how many you are actually able to finish... "
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"Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! What to know what to know? Well I live in the SF bay area and I have a BA in film from SF State. I picked up knitting a year and a half ago and find that it's the perfect companion to my film obsession. One day I hope to have more free time to work on screenplays and a large film paper on the costume period film genre. Whatabout you guys? "
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