"Reel" FReepers - Celebrating Cinema - March 2007

March 1, 2007 | DollyCali; wtc911

[DollyCali]

Now, the big question.. did you loose weight?

That for most of us is the ONLY good thing about being sick

[snugs]

I suppose that is where we have got the word pictures from a shortening of the old fashion term picture show never thought of that before.

[onyx]

I don't know --- the scale is upstairs and I am still too weak to climb the stairs.

[snugs]

I had better not get sick then I definitely do not want to loose anymore LOL

[DollyCali]

hate to post & run.. but I am going out..

where?

TO THE MOVIES OF COURSE!!!!

Going to second run theater to see Babel & The Departed --BOTH for the second time. To me these are both BIG screen flicks. I have to run now to get ready, feed mom & the pets. Later all..

REMEMBER, this thread will run for an entire month for sharing/chatting

[Hoodlum91]

OoooOoooOooo!! Add me!!!

I love movies!!!

[USMCWife6869]

This is a great thread. I am a movie/TV addict, and I am NOT ashamed LOL.

Please keep me on the ping list and thank you for all your hard work.

[Tanniker Smith]

Nice thread. Looks like you put a lot of work into it.
I'm leaving for home now, but I'll definitely be checking in again later!

[pcottraux]

Hey Hoodie.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hi Dolly,
I think it's a great idea to have a thread like this.
I don't go to the cinema much and we usually wait until the movies either come out on pay per-view or DVD.
Please put me on your pinglist.

[durasell]

They don't make movies like they used to -- in my day movies cost a nickel and they featured a live bad and free dishes.

[Mr. Blonde]

5 is Heather Graham, I don't know 10s name, but I'm guessing it is who Marlon Brando paid to accept his Godfather Oscar. And it is Jaden Smith I believe.

Great work on the list. It looks like you put a lot of work into it.

I'm pumped in the next two weeks to see Zodiac, Black Snake Moan, Shooter and 300.

[Maven]

Well, you hooked me in with the photo of one of my current favorites: Gerard Butler.

Hey, that was my post with his picture!!!

I'm gathering up the troops for a Movie Night Field Trip for next Friday. :)

Maven

[mountainfolk]

I listened to HOT KID, Elmore Leonard's latest book, on CD, read by Arliss Howard. It would make a great comedic movie. Setting is the 1930s in Oklahoma and surrounding areas. The reader was so good and had the regional tone so perfect that I became really absorbed with the story. Hope Hollywood gives this book serious consideration. I don't recall seeing HOMBRE but will ask for it next time we visit Blockbusters.

[mountainfolk]

Congratulations on your official debut. You certainly do things up with a bang! I am looking forward to following this thread.

[wtc911]

They are remaking Leonard's '3:10 to Yuma' with Russell Crowe. Damn near every book Leonard (aka Dutch) wrote has been filmed. Here's an incomplete list...

Get Shorty

Be Cool

Valdez is Coming

Mr. Majestyk

Stick

Fifty-Two Pick-up

Jackie Brown

Moonshine Wars

Glitz

Out of Sight

Cat Chaser

....that's about half.

I remember when Pulp Fiction came out everyone was singing its praises while a few of us recognized that Tarantino had just read every Leonard novel and copied the style (did a great job too).

If you can find Hombre watch it twice, once for the story and then for the dialogue. There are more great lines in this film than in any other (close second is 'Out of the Past'). I've seen it twenty times and I am still blown away by the flood of gems. I watch it at least once a year and after ten viewings my wife finally got why.

[daisyscarlett]

Nice opening thread, Dolly.

Snugs, my relatives in the South used to call the movies the picture show-many small towns in America did back in the day....In my middle-sized Northern hometown we used to say show...as in "I am going to the show on Sat." There is even a movie called "The Last Picture Show" which was critically acclaimed.

[wtc911]

btw....iirc, the father character in Hot Kid is a retread of the main character in Leonard's Cuba Libre. Both great books about time and place that nobody else writes about.

[daisyscarlett]

I've been hearing a theory that it was the release of "Norbit"...which was trashed on all fronts...that ruined Eddie's chances. Don't know if it's true.

Yes, I heard that too. And also they did not approve of him tauting Norbit when he was being interviewed after his nomination came out...wanted him to stick to promoting Dreamgirls.

Even if he ever does get another dream part like that, he will probably lose again as he walked out of the Oscars immediately after Alan Arkin's name was called. And the Academy does like sore losers..which is pretty fun cauz they love Gore and he is the definition of sore loser..lol...

[pcottraux]

Yes, I heard that too. And also they did not approve of him tauting Norbit when he was being interviewed after his nomination came out...wanted him to stick to promoting Dreamgirls.

Seems to be happening a lot lately. That's exactly the same reason Katie Holmes wasn't asked to come back for the "Batman Begins" sequel.