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Weekend Movie
Suggestions
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I think of Geoffrey Rush, I think of his Marquis de Sade
in Quills, or the speech and language therapist who taught George
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to stop saying Th-th-th-th-th-ank-ank-you
in Quills. Now, I will
forever think of him as Virgil Oldman, the somewhat eccentric, and
somewhat(+) crooked
art auctioneer hired by a muy reclusive
young
heiress. An engaging mystery thriller with a bundle of
fine acting performances. We did not see the truck coming! Not
that truck anyway. We loved it. |
NEXT (below) Special Corresondents
It
was late. I was browsing Netflix for suitable dinner movies.
Netflix was ballyhooing its Special
Correspondents,
so I gave it a try. An hour and a half later, not counting trips to the
loo, I'd watched it all. Mo-Sup actually came down at one point
to see
why I was laughing like an idiot.
Now, sometimes I find myself in a particular mood that dictates how
I'll receive something. It could be that I had such low
expectations
going in that I was a sucker for above average, but I don't think
so.
I have new respect for Ricky Gervais as a writer-director-actor.
I
know I've seen Eric Bana before, but I can't tell you where without the
Google, but he's quite good here. I gave it an instant 5 Stars,
and I
don't feel like recanting yet. |
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Huh, when I think of Rush I think of the jerk TV producer snapping polaroids of his injured buttocks in Intolerable Cruelty, or the jerk Theme Park owner getting his comeuppance in House on Haunted Hill remake.
ReplyDeleteGeoffrey Rush is a favorite and along with Quills, Shine, and The Tailor of Panama, this movie will be watched here at Hughes Central. Netflix originals and BBC productions have become a Netflix mainstays of late. Cable TV has little to offer, well, except for Better Call Saul, Vikings, and The Grinder. If you like law enforcement shows allow me to recommend via Netflix: The Fall- with Gillian Anderson; Jack Taylor- with Iain Glen-(Jorah Mormont, GoT); and Luther- with Idris Elba (Stinger Bell, The Wire). I liked them all. Don't care for Ricky Gervais as stand up when he goes for the anti-Jesus jokes, but maybe this movie will get a try. Thanks for the tips.
ReplyDeleteBana came on the scene in Blackhawk Down.
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