Movies, Mom & Me

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  Commentary:  Under construction.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Harvey Keitel	The Lieutenant	Victor Argo	Bet Cop	Paul Calderón	Cop #1	Eddie Daniels	Jersey Girl/Passenger
  Bianca Hunter	Jersey Girl/Driver	Zoë Lund	Zoë	Vincent Laresca	J. C.	Frankie Thorn	The Nun
  Fernando Véléz	Julio	Joseph Micheal Cruz	Paulo	Paul Hipp	Jesus	Frank Adonis	Large

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1992
    Directed by Abel Ferrara.

Labels: dramaG, harvey-keitel, neo-noirD

# posted by gail @ 13:54    0 comments    email......this post

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  Commentary:  Blew me away when I was watching this movie on cable, one evening, late, Mom awoke within the first 15 minutes of the movie, I decided to keep it on because I really wanted to see it again and she was riveted. She even likes the end of it, which leads me to believe that she understands the real power of this movie: that it isn't a dirge for the female spirit, but a celebration of it. She has even been heard to mutter, during the semi scene, "Good for them!"
    I actually didn't consider owning this movie until, a couple of times after the above mentioned viewing, when I exclaimed that it was "on", again, Mom always has wanted to watch it.
    Aside from his initial review link to the title of this post, Roger Ebert wrote yet another thought provoking review of the film six months later.
    Twenty-five years later three female journalists write an article about how the film has held up, in relevence, over the last quarter century. They make a point of mentioning that the film has not engendered more women-buddy-movies. I know. I think about this every time I watch this movie, and it's one of those that I watch about once a year. It's like, someone in the male coterie that is still film production, is constantly asking about women-buddy-scripts, "What's the point?" and dropping them into the circular file. This article does, though, increase my desire to see Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road.
    And, I have to ask, considering the plethora of male-buddy-movies made since the beginning of movie history and the ignoring of the fact that women do "buddy up", for all kinds of reasons, what the hell are you guys thinking?!? Do you think, as women, that we should be grateful that at least this movie was made? And, frankly, do you feel that delusionally safe because female buddy movies make up a very, very small percentage of films? Holy goddess! Are you in for a surprise!
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Susan Sarandon	Louise Sawyer	Geena Davis	Thelma Dickinson	Brad Pitt	J. D.	Harvey Keitel	Det. Hal Slocumb
  Michael Madsen	Jimmy Lennox	Christopher McDonald	Darryl Dickinson	Lucinda Jenney	Lena	Timothy Carhart	Harlan Puckett

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1991
    Directed by Ridley Scott.
  Update 5/8/22:  This is a reposting of a previous post dated 2/7/2005 that I managed to recover.

Labels: action3, adventure4, buddy, dream2, geena-davis, harvey-keitel, me-favorite4, michael-madsen, popcorn-and-soda6, revenge2, ridley-scott, road-movie, suspense2, women's-movie1

# posted by gail @ 17:21    0 comments    email......this post

• Who's watched:  M & G
• Mentions:  *1* *2* *3*
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  Commentary:  I noticed, in the mentions, one of them states that Mom always thinks she wants to see this movie, then she gets bored with it. This is no longer true. It is now one that she asked after the last time we did a "jesus movie" festival, so, this year, I purchased it.
    For me, as well, the more I watch the movie, the more I like it. I tend, now, to ignore the discontinuities, like yet another Nordic Jesus, Harvey Keitel as a red-headed Judas and Barbara Hershey's bee-stung lips. Especially since I've read the book, I tend to appreciate the story more for what it symbolizes rather than what it portrays.
    I think what Mom likes about it is the gritty realism and the startling detail, like how the crosses are made. We watched this movie again, recently, right after I ordered it and just after a couple of other Jesus movies. It seems that each movie has its own version of how crucifixion crosses are constructed, which mom noticed this time around, which led to yet another Jesus movie festival.
    The only disappointing aspect of this movie was that it promised subtitles and they may exist but they aren't listed in any of the menus so I'm not sure if listing this as a feature was an error or if there is an Easter Egg technique to cuing them. I need to check this out. It does not feature Closed Captioning. I was afraid this would be a problem for Mom but the first time we watched it after receiving it, Mom had no problem with it. This is, at any rate, primarily a visual feast for her, so I guess that's why it doesn't matter. As well, the dialogue is not mumbled or distorted by other sound tracks.
    The review linked to the title of this post is an interesting view of the movie from the perspective of how it had been (up to the point of its writing) and may continue to be viewed by the religious community. It seemed to me a relevent discussion to have about it.
    Roger Ebert reviewed the movie twice, once as a "regular" movie and once more as a Great Movie.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Willem Dafoe	Jesus	Harvey Keitel	Judas Iscariot	Barbara Hershey	Mary Magdalene	Harry Dean Stanton	Saul/Paul of Tarsus
  David Bowie	Pontius Pilate	Verna Bloom	Mary, Mother of Jesus	Andre Gregory	John the Baptist	Nehemiah Persoff	Rabbi
  Leo Marks	Voice of Satan	Tomas Arana	Lazarus	Victor Argo	Peter	Martin Scorsese	Isaiah

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1988
    Directed by Martin Scorsese.

Labels: barbara-hershey, bible-movies1, Criterion2, drama8, fantasy3, harry-dean-stanton, harvey-keitel, jesus-dvds, martin-scorsese, nehemiah-persoff, period4, religion1, shared-favorite, spiritual1, willem-dafoe

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