Movies, Mom & Me

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Mads Mikkelsen	Martin	Thomas Bo Larsen	Tommy	Magnus Millang	Nikolaj	Lars Ranthe	Peter
  Maria Bonnevie	Anika	Helene Reingaard Neumann	Amalie	Susse Wold	The Principal	Magnus Sjørup	Jonas
  Silas Cornelius Van	Kasper	Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt	Sebastian	Martin Greis-Rosenthal	Overtjener	Frederik Winther Rasmussen	Malthe

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2020
    Directed by Thomas Vinterberg.

Labels: black-comedy, dramaG, mads-mikkelsen

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Nicolas Cage	Lt. Terence McDonagh	Eva Mendes	Frankie Donnenfeld	Jennifer Coolidge	Genevieve McDonagh	Val Kilmer	Det. Stevie Pruit
  Brad Dourif	Ned Schoenholtz	Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner	Donald Godshaw	Fairuza Balk	Officer Heidi	Irma P. Hall	Binnie Rogers

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2009
    Directed by Werner Herzog.

Labels: black-comedy, brad-dourif, dramaG, nicolas-cage, werner-herzog

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  Commentary:  So, considering that this movie came out in 2017 and I was aware of it, then, why did I wait until six years later to acquire it and, hence, to watch it?!? Well, I have never been particularly interested in or curious about Harding's and Kerrigan's competitive skating antics. I've become intrigued with Margot Robbie's work, though, and, tonight, when I was doing some research on her continuing credits, I was reminded of this movie and thought, "Oh, yeah! Forgot about that one! I'd love to see Margot Robbie play Tonya Harding!" And, bonus, Allison Janney, whom I adore, is in the movie, as well, playing a version of an abusive stage mother. I'm curious, too, about the actress who plays Nancy Kerrigan. I've not heard of her before. I'm hoping she has some serious chops because Nancy Kerrigan, in some ways, has got to be the more challenging of the two roles. Sounds delightful!
    It will be arriving here in three days. Not that I don't always look forward to watching the movies I acquire, otherwise I wouldn't add them to my collection. But, this one should make for a spectacular Sunday!
    More later.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Margo Robbie	Tonya Harding	Sebastian Stan	Jeff Gillooly	Allison Janney	LaVona Golden	Julianne Nicholson	Diane Rawlinson
  Caitlin Carver	Nancy Kerrigan	Bojana Novakovic	Dody Teachman	Paul Walter Hauser	Shawn Eckardt	Bobby Cannavale	Martin Maddox
  Dan Triandiflou	Bob Rawlinson	Ricky Russert	Shane Stant	Anthony Reynolds	Derrick Smith	Cassidy Balkcom	Oksana Baiul

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2017
    Directed by Craig Gillespie.

Labels: biography3, black-comedy, sport1

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  Commentary:  I've seen this movie twice, was enthralled both times, even had it on my list of movies to consider when the next B&N Criterion sale comes up, which is in a month and a half. However, I just stumbled across a very enlightening article about this movie (loads of material have been written about it) and decided, I'd like to see it now, if I can find a good price on the Criterion edition. Long story shortened, I did. It's on its way here, as I type, and I'll be watching it Wednesday, probably in the evening.
    To me (who loves Bong Joon-ho's work and already owns some of his movies) this movie is a stunningly disturbing portrayal of The Way Things Are and contains what probably seems like an absurd but likely accurate portrayal of how one family responds to, well, life lived out of the basement, which is, essentially, where 99% of us live, even is we think of ourselves as "suburban" or "comfortable".
    Anyway, more later, once I've watched it. Again. And, possibly, yet again the same evening.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Song Kang-ho	Kim Ki-taek	Lee Sun-kyun	Park Dong-ik	Cho Yeo-jeong	Choi Yeon-gyo	Choi Woo-shik	Kim Ki-woo
  Park So-dam	Kim Ki-jung	Jang Hye-jin	Chung-sook	Lee Jung-eun	Gook Moon-gwang	Park Myung-hoon	Oh Geun-sae
  Jung Hyeon-jun	Park Da-song	Jung Ji-so	Park Da-hye	Park Keun-rok	Yun	Park Seo-joon	Min-hyuk

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2019
    Directed by Bong Joon-ho.

Labels: black-comedy, bong-joon-ho, Criterion6, thriller4

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  Commentary:  Under construction.
    Never seen this one. Always wanted to. Stay tuned.
    Peculiarly, although I've seen most of her filmography and enjoyed most of what I've seen, I have very, very few films that feature Reese Witherspoon. I mean, for instance, I love Legally Blonde but I don't own a copy, mostly because I haven't thought to own it, mostly because it remains imminently available on even the few streaming services to which I have access and through my local library system, as well. Looking over her filmography, though, there are at least a few more I'd like to add to my collection, including the sometimes-difficult-to-appreciate Vanity Fair. Say what you will about the production, Reese Witherspoon, in my opinion, is devastatingly good in the role of Becky Sharp, at least as good, if not better, than Miriam Hopkins, whose version I also love (and own).
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Matthew Broderick	Jim McAllister	Reese Witherspoon	Tracy Enid Flick	Chris Klein	Paul Metzler	Jessica Campbell	Tammy Metzler
  Phil Reeves	Principal Walt Hendricks	Molly Hagan	Diane McAllister	Colleen Camp	Judith Flick	Nicholas D'Agosto	Larry Fouch

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1999
    Directed by Alexander Payne.

Labels: black-comedy, Criterion6, political5, reese-witherspoon, satire3, teaching

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