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Patrick's thread made me depressed... how about something to make us enjoy life, not sit there waiting for death to arrive?
Ninotchka would be a good start, I think?
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Heaven can wait.
Do I love it.
Trouble in Paradise is the next to see.
All Lubitsch.
"Pink Panther." "A Shot in the Dark." The Tati films.
These are comedies, I know. It's harder to think of upbeat dramatic fare.
and I'd watch..I saw her in 'Torrent' (1926) last night on TCM.. it'd have been something to have known her.. Hey its almost Spring.. you'll be able go outside in your shorts and T-Shirts soon and feel the warm Sun on your face..
I just had a scare evaporate for the time being.. My 81 year old Uncle, the only remaining member of either my Mother of Father's immediate family has a pacemaker and went to the Hospital today feeling tired believing his Heart was out of Rhythm but the doctors tested him and said he's in time and sent him home.. It was distressing because he said he is maxed out on whatever medication he takes for his heart and if they couldn't reset his rythym.... we'd likely be preparing to say; "until we meet again.." but we can put that time off for now.
Here he is with me as a Boy in 1965.
Edits: 02/01/10
Something like 81 used to seem ancient, but how does our perspective change as we get... "more mature"? Now my father is 92, and FIL is going to be 100 this year... the guy went through the Revolution, Red Terror, war, German concentration camps, Soviet concentration camp and still survived!
His memory is crystal clear today, be he is one spoiled SOB!
get a video camera or hire someone (should be cheap since it's just a fixed setup with mike and editing is minimal) to do it and have the man just speak to the camera and either reminisce or respond to general questions. That would be some fascinating family documentary and a treasure for future generations.
I meant to do that during one of my trips to visit my dad but the guy in black with the scythe interrupted my plan.
We have about 8 hours of his stories on tape. We did the same with my father - the stories they both had were incredible, and one could easily make a great movie from either... by comparison our lives are boring, stale and void of any excitement.
among our fellow citizens. A stint in a poorer country always is bracing.....
My god, that movie was disgusting, but the final 30 seconds made the point crystal clear.
Not a fun flick, but if anybody can stomach it to the last half minute, the message makes all the retching worthwhile. I judge this movie to be a great illustration of not letting ourselves get pulled into depressive thinking.
That's 2 movies in one week. I'm tapped out.
If you want to see a truly disgusting interpretation of the film, check out this review at rense.com...the only thing that turns my stomach more is that the reviewer had a perfectly valid interpretation. That's how screwed up this movie is.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
radical Israeli view. They have the ability to see the more ridiculous parts of organized religion and, being fair-minded guys, look at theirs first.
You seem unable to leave your personal prejudices at the door when appreciating art.
This film is a hoot.
I expect a bit more from the Coens.
As for you, I know exactly what to expect: anti-semitism. And as for that, A Serious Man gives your ilk lots of ammunition.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
of this remarkable film from the Daily Forward.
Sorry, tunenut, but that review is banal and there is much the reviewer is missing. He astutely points out the calendar and its date, but then ties this to popular culture. Huh? His review up until then had praised Serious Man for rejecting popular culture and inviting us into a different world. Then he points out the six-day war, June 5-10, which also coincide with the film's timing. An existential threat to Israel, just as there is an existential threat to the protagonist's family. And the way the movie ends, which I won't give away, is not very optimistic to put it kindly. What was "hilarious" about a kid getting stoned to read from the Torah? And that was the climax of the film--to make a mockery of the Jewish ceremony of becoming a man. I found all the Coens' choices quirky at best--though they have done "quirky" elsewhere far better--and on the darker side, readily given to the demonization of Jews, Judaism and Israel.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
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