published by Jonathan on Sat, 07/21/2007 - 22:46
Tonight we watched Little Miss Sunshine (2006,R) (ScreenIt! Review). From the ScreenIt! review:
A dysfunctional family must deal with their differences and idiosyncrasies as they try to drive the younger daughter out to a California beauty pageant.
Lisa tried to watch this sometime when I was out of town but fell asleep. She made it through tonight and we enjoyed it. I give it 4 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Sun, 07/15/2007 - 20:17
Friday night we watched Great Expectations (1998,R) (ScreenIt! Review). From Wikipedia:
Great Expectations is a 1998 contemporary film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert DeNiro, Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper. Despite its popular and respected cast of actors, the movie received mixed reviews.
I like Ethan Hawke (especially the Before... couple of films). I enjoyed this version of Great Expectations. I give it 4 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 23:00
Tonight I finished watching the documentary Spielberg on Spielberg on Turner Classic Movies. As you might guess from the title, it was a sort of retrospective of his films with Spielberg commenting on his career and it's development. It was quite interesting...both to look back on the films (so many of which I had seen, of course) and to see his perspective on the films and his career. I give it 4 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 22:53
Earlier this week I watched the HBO documentary Coma. From the HBO web site:
...COMA explores the mysteries of the injured brain and its ability to heal. Giving voice to people whose quality of life and very existence have been threatened, the special goes inside a top U.S. medical facility for the treatment of head trauma and follows four coma survivors over the course of a year.
I thought it was quite interesting. The struggle and heartache...for the injured...for their families...for the people who try to care for them. I give it 4 out of 5.
published by Jonathan on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 22:39
A month or so ago we watched The Break-Up (2006,PG-13) (ScreenIt! Review). From ScreenIt!:
An unmarried couple has a falling out after buying a Chicago condo together.
I enjoyed it. Other people have told me that they didn't like it because it wasn't funny enough or something. True, it had more dimensions than just that one. A lot of their modes of conflict were also very familiar.
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