@bookworm, that was Holly Hunter, not Helen Hunt.
Oh my, of course I meant Holly H. A sign of Alzheimer’s?
Perhaps exhaustion from shopping with a childhood friend all day. He is renting an apartment in my area. He has furniture, but needed all the other things. Pattsmom and Emilybee will appreciate that I took him to the flea market on Sample (huge), HomeGoods, Macy’s, Bloomies, etc. we met at 9:00 am, and I had just gotten home by 5:00. We agreed neither of us could tolerate shopping more than 2 hours.
For those who have already seen The Big Sick, here is an article about the movie vs. the real story of the characters.
To keep this thread college-themed related, I will add that Holly Hunter was in my freshman dorm at Carnegie Mellon.
Blackeyedsusan, how cool! What was she like then?
My movie friend enjoyed Marty a lot.
^^ She was very friendly with a strong southern accent.
I watched ‘All Through The Night’ last weekend. Really enjoyed it… not my favorite Humphrey Bogart movie, but it’s up there.
Has anyone seen “Margaret,” written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan? I watched it this weekend. It was intense but captivating.
I saw Margaret. I thought it was interesting, but it really didn’t live up to its hype.
I saw the cut version and realized afterward that some rather significant things had been removed. Oh, well.
I just saw the controversial documentary The Bridge. Very disturbing and could be very very upsetting to people. I found it powerful but would never recommend it because it could really be traumatizing to people, and I wouldn’t want that on my conscience.
I had to look that up, @Nrdsb4 . Is it the one about the Golden Gate Bridge?
@rosered55, yes it is. The filmmakers filmed the Golden Gate bridge during daylight hours every day for a year. Doing so, they captured 24 of the 25 suicides by jumping that occurred during that time. Sometimes you only see a splash, other times you see the person pacing back and forth beforehand, making the “cross” gestures before jumping, etc. They captured a couple of people being talked back over the railing, and one photog actually reached over and grabbed a young woman by her coat collar and pulled her back over. Throughout the film are interviews of family and friends of several of the deceased, and one with a young man who jumped and survived.
It was controversial at the time for several reasons.
Saw The Big Sick tonight. Liked it but did not love it. Having read the ratings/reviews I was expecting more. I thought it could be tighter - dragged in spots, not clever in spots, didn’t feel a real connection between the two love interest characters, wasn’t into the whole stand-up friends schtick and thought the family scenes were stereotyped and formulaic. Maybe I set my expectations too high.
I have a confession to make.
I am really, really looking forward to “War for the Planet of the Apes.” It is getting fantastic reviews (even from the NYT), and there’s just something about a talking ape on horseback that I love. Don’t hate me because I’m a nerd…
Ha, it’s ok. I want to see Baywatch.
Go see Dunkirk, preferably in IMAX. Tense, wonderfully crafted cinematography, stellar acting across the board, a musical soundtrack that perfectly matches the tone of the film and oozing intensity.
And, oh yeah, Tom Hardy.
I just saw Girls Trip. Racy, funny.
So glad to hear that Dunkirk is good. I think and I will try to see it next weekend.
One thing I forgot to add about Dunkirk - unlike other recently made war movies, there’s little to no blood and guts or graphic violence. It’s full of tension and suspense - kind of in a Hitchockian way. You know people are dying but most of it is alluded to rather than graphically shown. So, if you normally avoid war movies for that reason, you may find this one less rattling from a violence standpoint.
I would imagine it will be nominated for some Oscars.