Mrs. Henderson Presents is showing at my local theater, as well as The White Countess, so I may catch them both soon.

It's no Crying Game, that's for sure. But Breakfast on Pluto has its own charm. It stumbled a bit out the gate but recovered quite nicely and rode the momentum to the end. Jordan has a knack for this sort of film and its shown in spades here.

About Jordan, I'm quite shocked he hasn't been approached to direct a Potter film (or at least I think he hasn't). With his skill set, he could possibly craft the best adaptation yet. He proved with Interview that he can handle big budgets and popular source material. What are you waiting for WB?

But if Jordan directs, surely Hermione will be revealed to be a pre-op male to female?



I knew you'd like it- A- seems pretty fitting to me. I think Cillian Murphy deserves more acclaim, but Oscar is just too tight this year. That, and it doesn't seem to be a hugely popular movie at the box office. I haven't heard numbers on it for ages.

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Good Night, and Good Luck
3. Crash
4. Capote
5. Munich
6. Walk the Line
7. Cinderella Man
8. Syriana
9. A History of Violence
10. The Constant Gardener
11. Transamerica
12. North Country
13. Memoirs of a Geisha
14. Pride & Prejudice
15. Match Point
16. Mrs. Henderson Presents
17. King Kong
18. Hustle & Flow
19. The Squid and the Whale
20. Junebug
21. The Upside of Anger
22. The 40 Year Old Virgin
23. Cache
24. Shopgirl
25. The Chronicles of Narnia

1. Brokeback Mountain A
2. Good Night, and Good Luck A-
3. Crash A-
4. Capote B-
5. Munich A-
6. Walk the Line B+
7. Cinderella Man A-
8. Syriana C
9. A History of Violence B+
10. The Constant Gardener B
11. Transamerica
12. North Country
13. Memoirs of a Geisha A-
14. Pride & Prejudice
15. Match Point B+
16. Mrs. Henderson Presents
17. King Kong B+
18. Hustle & Flow
19. The Squid and the Whale B+
20. Junebug
21. The Upside of Anger C+
22. The 40 Year Old Virgin B
23. Cache
24. Shopgirl
25. The Chronicles of Narnia

1. Brokeback Mountain - A
2. Good Night, and Good Luck - A
3. Crash - A
4. Capote - B+
5. Munich - B-
6. Walk the Line - B
7. Cinderella Man - B
8. Syriana
9. A History of Violence - A
10. The Constant Gardener - B
11. Transamerica
12. North Country
13. Memoirs of a Geisha
14. Pride & Prejudice - A
15. Match Point - A-
16. Mrs. Henderson Presents
17. King Kong - B+
18. Hustle & Flow - B+
19. The Squid and the Whale
20. Junebug - B+
21. The Upside of Anger - B+
22. The 40 Year Old Virgin - B-
23. Cache
24. Shopgirl
25. The Chronicles of Narnia - C

Probably seeing Transamerica next week.

[s]1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Good Night, and Good Luck
3. Crash
4. Capote
5. Munich
6. Walk the Line
7. Cinderella Man[/s]
8. Syriana
9. A History of Violence
[s]10. The Constant Gardener[/s]
11. Transamerica
[s]12. North Country[/s]
13. Memoirs of a Geisha
14. Pride & Prejudice
15. Match Point
16. Mrs. Henderson Presents
[s]17. King Kong[/s]
18. Hustle & Flow
19. The Squid and the Whale
20. Junebug
[s]21. The Upside of Anger
22. The 40 Year Old Virgin[/s]
23. Cache
[s]24. Shopgirl
25. The Chronicles of Narnia
[/s]

wow.. doing pretty good!! Up next: TransAmerica, Junebug, Match Point, Pride & Prejudice, and Memoirs of a Geisha

I really want to see TransAmerica, damn you shitty market.

You must watch The Squid and the Whale and A History of Violence.

i can't find them anywhere in the chicago area and i have no idea when they are coming out on dvd

Where do you live in Chicago? Squid and the Whale is playing on Wells St. If you live in the burbs, you could always catch the Metra.

So I have three options this week. Three different movies I really want to catch. Which is the best to see- the most *important*?

The New World
Match Point
Capote

i would say capote as it's one of the oscar biggies (but not really all that IMO)

Here's my thinking, Capote could be pulled from the theatre. New World just opened, Match Point is fairly new.

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Good Night, and Good Luck
3. Crash
4. Capote
5. Munich
6. Walk the Line
7. Cinderella Man
8. Syriana
9. A History of Violence
10. The Constant Gardener
11. Transamerica
12. North Country
13. Memoirs of a Geisha
14. Pride & Prejudice
15. Match Point
16. Mrs. Henderson Presents
17. King Kong
18. Hustle & Flow
19. The Squid and the Whale
20. Junebug
21. The Upside of Anger
22. The 40 Year Old Virgin
23. Cache
24. Shopgirl
25. The Chronicles of Narnia

Wow, the Cashew scene was disgusting. I'm queezy even recollecting it....



Capote just expanded the widest its ever been, and is going nowhere until after Hoffman wins the Oscar. Match Point is doing well. If anything, I'd guess New World is going to leave theatres first of the three of them. Lukewarm reception compared to the other ones. As far as Oscar goes, I'd say Capote should be your next pick. As far as quality, Capote or New World. Match Point is the least relevant out of all three, though its still a very good movie.

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Good Night, and Good Luck
3. Crash: B+
4. Capote
5. Munich
6. Walk the Line
7. Cinderella Man: A-
8. Syriana
9. A History of Violence: A-
10. The Constant Gardener: A
11. Transamerica
12. North Country: A-
13. Memoirs of a Geisha
14. Pride & Prejudice
15. Match Point
16. Mrs. Henderson Presents
17. King Kong: A
18. Hustle & Flow
19. The Squid and the Whale
20. Junebug
21. The Upside of Anger
22. The 40 Year Old Virgin: C+
23. Cache
24. Shopgirl
25. The Chronicles of Narnia: B

The problem, like every single year when it comes to the Oscars, is that they don't play the smaller, better films anywhere around me. They think Canadians in small towns don't like good movies. Instead the theatres around me are full of Underworld and crap like that.

PEACE, Mike.

how dare you question my logic.

Lennier, see Capote if for no other reason than fey is in.

what is fey?

do i want to know?

yeah.

I guess I'll see New World and Capote to satisfy both of your suggestions New World on Monday, Capote whenever I get a chance to drive to the the other side of downtown. Florida traffic pretty much determines my schedule, anyway. Latest would be by friday, I suppose.

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Good Night, and Good Luck
3. Crash - A+
4. Capote
5. Munich
6. Walk the Line
7. Cinderella Man - A
8. Syriana
9. A History of Violence - B-
10. The Constant Gardener - B
11. Transamerica
12. North Country
13. Memoirs of a Geisha
14. Pride & Prejudice
15. Match Point
16. Mrs. Henderson Presents
17. King Kong - A+
18. Hustle & Flow
19. The Squid and the Whale
20. Junebug
21. The Upside of Anger - B+
22. The 40 Year Old Virgin - B+
23. Cache
24. Shopgirl
25. The Chronicles of Narnia - A-


Ill be getting:
-Walk the Line, Memoirs of a Geisha, Pride & Prejudice in February
-Good Night, and Good Luck, Shopgirl after the Oscars
-Match Point, Brokeback Mountain, Hustle & Flow 2 days before the Oscars
-Munich and North Country are limited releases over here, its not in any theater near me

the rest i dont know
ill prolly see most of them on DVD since there probably be in limited releases

Crash
Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
King Kong
The Upside of Anger
Cache

Six.. But then again, more than a half of these wans't released here yet..

[quote="Maverikk"]How many have you seen? Here's the list and the ones I've seen are below it.

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Good Night, and Good Luck
3. Crash
4. Capote
5. Munich
6. Walk the Line
7. Cinderella Man
8. Syriana
9. A History of Violence
10. The Constant Gardener
11. Transamerica
12. North Country
13. Memoirs of a Geisha
14. Pride & Prejudice
15. Match Point
16. Mrs. Henderson Presents
17. King Kong
18. Hustle & Flow
19. The Squid and the Whale
20. Junebug
21. The Upside of Anger
22. The 40 Year Old Virgin
23. Cache
24. Shopgirl
25. The Chronicles of Narnia


Cache is the next one I need to see.

I'll be watching Good Night and Good Luck + Memoirs of a Geisha in the upcoming week. And Family Stone, but it seems to snubbed off this list.

Yeah, I think Family Stone deserved some recognition. It's a great movie, and was one of the most enjoyable movie experiences I had in 2005. Sadly, Rumor Has It left me cold.

Shack, how much trouble do you have getting into R rated films? Are they strict with that at your theater?

Try to rent Cinderella Man as soon as you can.

Not too much trouble. Good Night is downloaded anyways , while Memoirs and Stone are at the theatre.

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Good Night, and Good Luck
3. Crash
4. Capote
5. Munich
6. Walk the Line
7. Cinderella Man
8. Syriana
9. A History of Violence
10. The Constant Gardener
11. Transamerica
12. North Country
13. Memoirs of a Geisha
14. Pride & Prejudice
15. Match Point
16. Mrs. Henderson Presents
17. King Kong
18. Hustle & Flow
19. The Squid and the Whale
20. Junebug
21. The Upside of Anger
22. The 40 Year Old Virgin
23. Cache
24. Shopgirl
25. The Chronicles of Narnia