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Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
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"While growing up in Texas, I knew who Townes Van Zandt was, but I never really gave him or his work much thought. I knew he had written a lot of songs, but never really cared much who recorded them. That was until I watched this film. For those of you who have never heard of Van Zandt, he's the genius behind hits like "Poncho and Lefty" by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard and "If You Needed Me" by Don Williams and Emmylou Harris. His songs have been recorded by the likes of Mudhoney, Steve Earle, Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, and many more. So in the grand scheme of things, Van Zandt is a singer/songwriter legend...especially in the great state of Texas. I knew that he died at a fairly young age (early 50s), but I never knew how or why, or more importantly, the obsessive self destructive behavior that he seemed to exhibit from his early 20s on. I suppose his hard living and resulting early death shouldn't have come as much of a surprise considering on ... "
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Re: For Consideration: Armageddon
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"You mean the scene of Afleck doing his best Dukes of Hazzard impersonation by jumping 200 ft gorges while driving a moon vehicle on an asteroid is not realistic? Armageddon is guilty as charged. In fact, we could probably start a whole string of Afleck trials right here and now. I haven't seen Gigli so I can't speak to that one but there's always Sum of All Fears (for no other reason than Affleck should NEVER have been cast as Jack Ryan), Jersey Girl (what was Kevin Smith thinking), Forces of Nature, Pearl Harbor (I've seen great war movies, and that was no war movie) and likely more since I haven't seen Bounce, Paychek, Changing Lanes, etc.Talk about a guy that probably wants to go back in time. Remember Dazed and Confused, Good Will Hunting, and Chasing Amy. What happened to THAT guy? Was his suckiness always there and it just took some time to bubble to the surface or is it a recent affliction? I'm telling you, there could be a whole group on this subject alone. "
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"Could not agree more with this piece of trash being on the list. I definitely "got it", but still hated it. I'm sorry, but the ice skating scene alone made me want to pound my head against the seat in front of me until I lost consciousness. Whatever the case, this is my all time worst movie ever. I feel like I need a shower just talking about it. "
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"First, let me say that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of my favorite recent films. I really enjoyed it and laughed throughout. I had heard great things about it, and I have to say it lived up to the hype. Loved it. Second, when did Val Kilmer get fat? Are he and Vince Vaughn going to same trainer, or do they both belong to some sort of In-n-Out Burger club (the best fast food ever for those of you east of the Rockies). After my initial shock of seeing the aforementioned bloated Kilmer wore off, I settled into KKBB nicely. Robert Downey Jr does a great job and it's amazing what laying off the coke will do for one's acting prowess. His character also serves as narrator and there's a ton o witty banter thrown in throughout the movie. I thought that would get annoying after the first 20 minutes or so, but he keeps it fresh and some of the stuff is pretty funny. So if you're in the mood for something a bit off-kilter and a movie that doesn't take it's self too seriously, check out K ... "
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"So I finally watched the fifth and final best picture nominee tonight...Good Night, and Good Luck. Now that I've seen all 5, I can't for the life of me figure out how Crash won. My guess is that they knew Brokeback Mountain wasn't good enough for the award, so they decided they really had to shock people and give it to the underdog. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Crash and thought it was an entertaining and fine film. But it just doesn't feel like Best Picture material. The same goes for Munich...another great movie btw, but not best picture. For my money, I think Capote was the best film of the 5. Then I would go with Good Night, and Good Luck. I don't think the other three were anywhere near as good as these two. Brokeback Mountain was okay, and no, I'm not homophobic. My opinion is that it was a glorified Bridges of Madison County, and that film wasn't oscar worthy either. If you haven't seen Capote, you realy need to check it out. Philip Seymour Hoffman is incredible a ... "
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"No offense and I'm not anti-chick flick, but I think I would rather shave with a cheese grater than watch this movie. On second thought, I definitely would rather shave with a cheese grater. :-) "
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"Resevoir Dogs was my first QT film and is definitely my favorite although I also liked Pulp Fiction and Four Rooms...didn't he share that one with three other directors? Anyway, is there a better diner scene than the Like a Virgin discussion in Resevoir Dogs...priceless. "
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"That would have been a more approrpriate title for this over-rated WWII film. Cage cuts through the Japanese like a hot knife through butter with no regard for his own safety or the laws of physics. I know there are countless soldiers that do heroic things during any war, but this got just a bit ludicrous at points. I was entertained, but I eventually grew tired of watching Cage's character kill Japanese soldiers by the boatload...I lost count at 134,689. I was a little disappointed as I'm a huge WWII movie fan and had been wanting to see this one for a while. The whole story of the US using the Navajo language as their secret code intrigued me. I guess I was just hoping for a little more authenticity. What I got was a typical John Woo shoot-em-up with tons of action with little regard for reality. Those definitely have their place, but I prefer my war movies to be more historically accurate, but maybe that's just me. Although seeing Christian Slater get decapitated was qui ... "
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"It's probably predictable, but for me it doesn't get any better than Rocky running up the steps. I also liked Chariots of Fire when they're running on the beach. "
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Re: Explosions in the Sky
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"Best sports film? What about Hoosiers, Raging Bull, Rocky, Bull Durham...I could go on. It was definitely an enteraining movie although I think the book was better. I also get a bit annoyed when a director takes a non-fiction book and plays with the details. You can do that for fiction, but not real life for god's sake. I'll have to check out the band though...sounds interesting. "
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It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp
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"I realized that the first two blog posts I wrote had quite the negative feel to them so I decided to make sure you guys don't think I'm a 75 year old curmudgeon (sp). So here's a recent movie I did like: Hustle and Flow. I can't really put my finger on why though. It was a fairly predictable "bad boy makes good" type of story, but I still really enjoyed it. Maybe it's the fact that I've been walking around for the last week singing "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" and "Whoop that Trick". You definitely get noticed when you're a pasty white 30 something getting on Caltrain with your ipod while signing those two little diddies. But they just stuck in my head and I can't get 'em out. Kind of like Celine Dion after Titanic only this time I don't want to kill myself every time I bust out with one of the lyrics. Back to the movie though. Terrence Howard did a great job as DJ even if the first 15 minutes of the movie reminded me of Trainspotting in that I couldn't understand a wor ... "
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Re: I am going to buy this one
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"Yep, it's Pheonix and Witherspoon on the soundtrack in addition to a handful of other actors. It's a good soundtrack and I bought it off iTunes right after seeing the movie. But they're no comparison to Johnny's originals. So if you're new to Cash's music, definitely check out the original versions in addition to the soundtrack. "
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