Friday, October 14, 2022
Nightcrawler
- Commentary: In high school and college I was a journalist for a couple of local commericial papers on the island on which I lived. I covered it all: news, sports, the arts, opinion, often bylined. I even had my own column, for awhile. I was not the kind of injure-the-dragon-for-ratings journalist played, in this movie, by Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, but I knew some and, truth be told, in one of my opinion columns I attempted to rouse the rabble a bit on a local issue involving separation of economic classes and construction. I was successful. The issue became the center of a heated debate and resolved itself by favoring inclusion over separation. It's interesting to note, here, that, in the last couple of decades, the issue has resolved itself, again, in favor of separation. A rabble rouser's work is never done. And, yes, of course I still keep up with news and issues about the place where I was raised. Don't you?
Anyway, yes, I am considering this post "under construction". Before I write any more about this movie and its issues, I want to watch it again. I won't be able to do that until tomorrow. In the meantime, here's an interesting article from RogerEbert.com containing interviews with the two stars of this movie. It was, in fact, these interviews which reminded me of the film and revived my interest in it.
Stay tuned.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Jake Gyllenhaal Louis Bloom Rene Russo Nina Romina Riz Ahmed Rick Bill Paxton Joe Loder Kevin Rahm Frank Cruze Michael Hyatt Detective Frontieri Ann Cusack Linda Carolyn Gilroy Jenny
There are, by the way, several IRL journalists who appear as themselves in this movie.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2014
Directed by Dan Gilroy.
Labels: dramaF, jake-gyllenhaal, journalism, neo-noirA, satire3, thriller3
Saturday, July 02, 2022
Okja
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Ahn Seo-hyun Miha Tilda Swinton Lucy & Nancy Mirando Paul Dano Jay Jake Gyllenhaal Johnny Wilcox Byun Hee-bong Hee Bong Steven Yeun K Giancarlo Esposito Frank Dawson Lily Collins Red
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2017
Directed by Bong Joon-ho.
Labels: §4, bong-joon-ho, giancarlo-esposito, jake-gyllenhaal
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Day After Tomorrow
- Who's watched: Watched and bought this movie AMD
- Mentions: none
- Commentary: This is another movie that was released well before Mom's death but which neither of us noticed, until it was too late for her. I'm sure she would have enjoyed it at least as much as me. Another one of those movies I can watch again and again. Yes, I know, this scenario is highly unlikely, but, frankly, considering our continued head-in-the-sand attitude toward the increasing climate change and what we, as humans, think of as climate chaos (what happens probably isn't considered chaotic from the perspective of the climate gods), how would we know what's likely and what's not? This movie has a peculiar effect on me. Every time I watch it (and, actually, I watched it, yet again, last weekend), my unedited emotional reaction is, "Yes! Let it happen! Let it happen!" Pretty much the same as my reaction to Earth 2100, which I don't yet own but probably will, since I no longer have cable, on which it used to show about once every three months.
Update 2/7/18: In case you're interested, here's the link to Earth 2100 on YouTube, with subtitles. As well, the next two links will connect you to the "official" ABC scripts; the first for Act One and the second for Acts Two & Three. These scripts are loaded with links to peripheral information mentioned in the documentary. Guess I don't have to own this one, after all! I'll try to check these links every once in awhile in case they go dead and I have to scavenge others.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Dennis Quaid Jack Hall Jake Gyllenhaal Samuel Hall Sela Ward Dr. Lucy Hall Emmy Rossum Laura Chapman Ian Holm Terry Rapson Jay O. Sanders Franklin Harris Glenn Plummer Luther Dash Mihok Jason Evans
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2004
Directed by Roland Emmerich.
Labels: action1, adventure3, apocalyptic, drama6, fantasy2, jake-gyllenhaal, me-favorite2, popcorn-and-soda2, science-fiction1, suspense2
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
{proof}
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: I'm surprised that I haven't mentioned this movie in the journal. It made such an impression on me that I bought it the same day I rented and watched it. This is yet another movie that doesn't mention caregiving but is about caregiving. Although the detail is specific, the caregiver daughter shares an unusual talent for math with the father, the extent to which the caregiver comes to identify with the care recipient is not dependent on a shared talent. Watching the movie continues to give me goose flesh. My mother and I are not linked by an unusual talent but we are, now, linked by concern and proximity as well as a very dynamic love. I was also impressed by the relationship between the two daughters, how it spoke of the other daughter's relationship with her father...some subtle things were said about why certain people take over the care of their parent and others don't. As well, I certainly know the feeling of not needing to have someone take care of me but the fear that one (or more) of my sisters will feel the need to "care" for me. This movie is the second in my "library" of films that show an interest in caregiving, the first being Marvin's Room.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Gwyneth Paltrow Catherine Llewellyn Anthony Hopkins Robert Llewellyn Jake Gyllenhaal Harold Dobbs Hope Davis Claire Llewellyn
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2005
Directed by John Madden.
Labels: anthony-hopkins, caregiver, drama9, hope-davis, jake-gyllenhaal, me-favorite2
