tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post4836328686460049971..comments2024-01-04T04:01:35.574+08:00Comments on Wandering through the Shelves: Thursday Movie Picks #37: All in the Family Edition: Mother-Daughter Relationships (Biologically Related)Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-17140975038624483112015-03-27T03:58:45.342+08:002015-03-27T03:58:45.342+08:00I've only seen Volver here. Love Almodovar'...I've only seen Volver here. Love Almodovar's stuff. Really great work from Cruz there. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-17886244088178234432015-03-27T03:01:19.029+08:002015-03-27T03:01:19.029+08:00The mini is somewhat truer to the book but I prefe...The mini is somewhat truer to the book but I prefer the movie, the acting is much better. Kate Winslet is good in the mini, of course, but Crawford connects with the role more fully. Also in the mini unlike the film the part of Vida is played by two different actresses, one as a child and Evan Rachel Wood as an adult, and it undercuts the tension of the mother/daughter relationship.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-50148547624549799442015-03-27T02:18:20.601+08:002015-03-27T02:18:20.601+08:00Michelle Pfeiffer was a standout in White Oleander...Michelle Pfeiffer was a standout in White Oleander. She was soo icy cold. Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-86410237886125824222015-03-27T02:15:48.810+08:002015-03-27T02:15:48.810+08:00I've read it too. Well the movie excluded two...I've read it too. Well the movie excluded two of the foster homes and they changed the ending to something a little more positive, but I still really enjoyed it.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-65931741648046547402015-03-27T02:13:23.200+08:002015-03-27T02:13:23.200+08:00It was the cast that attracted me to Byzantium and...It was the cast that attracted me to Byzantium and the premise as well.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-3258658526959715002015-03-27T02:12:24.284+08:002015-03-27T02:12:24.284+08:00I'd like to think so :)I'd like to think so :)Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-82007824663231609422015-03-27T02:11:13.298+08:002015-03-27T02:11:13.298+08:00White Oleander can sometime be a little of a melod...White Oleander can sometime be a little of a melodrama; still like it though. Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-13133630497363476322015-03-27T02:09:58.293+08:002015-03-27T02:09:58.293+08:00Haven't watch any of these yet. I did though w...Haven't watch any of these yet. I did though watch a little of the Mildred Pierce mini-series starring Kate Winslet when it aired on TV, wasn't able to catch everything. Would love to properly watch it. I don't know how it stacks up with the movie?Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-23059607014430120982015-03-27T01:53:57.091+08:002015-03-27T01:53:57.091+08:00The only movie you chose that I've seen is Wh...The only movie you chose that I've seen is White Oleander (2002), I remember it being pretty decent, nothing I'd say is re-watchable but definitely was good the first time. I'll have to look into the other two sometime, Volver stands out as the most impressionable. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307329021974601533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-70452187664073608262015-03-27T01:44:26.369+08:002015-03-27T01:44:26.369+08:00Volver! What a terrific choice. I haven't seen...Volver! What a terrific choice. I haven't seen White Oleander, but I read the novel. It sounds like the film follows the book closely. I need to add Byzantium to my list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574641672605054506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-59018808409848673772015-03-26T23:25:24.958+08:002015-03-26T23:25:24.958+08:00I haven't seen any of these but I'm curiou...I haven't seen any of these but I'm curious to see all of them. Byzantium sounds like an unconventional vampire drama, great cast too!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313168799746450979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-49069384118587594352015-03-26T23:19:57.201+08:002015-03-26T23:19:57.201+08:00I saw the trailer for Byzantium....that's what...I saw the trailer for Byzantium....that's what I meant to say.Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-41619392995582436802015-03-26T23:06:58.666+08:002015-03-26T23:06:58.666+08:00I can always count on you to inspire me to another...I can always count on you to inspire me to another film on my re-watch list, and this week it's your #3. Good stuff.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-88656485646409842142015-03-26T23:02:11.634+08:002015-03-26T23:02:11.634+08:00Matt picked Volver too, and it's really cool t...Matt picked Volver too, and it's really cool to see it made more than one list. We have good taste! ;)<br /><br />http://assholeswatchingmovies.com/Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-37882254362580866142015-03-26T22:18:32.785+08:002015-03-26T22:18:32.785+08:00I haven't seen Byzantium, but I wholly endorse...I haven't seen Byzantium, but I wholly endorse the other two!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-79184863575550329912015-03-26T21:34:35.407+08:002015-03-26T21:34:35.407+08:00Volver! SIGH. I love that movie. I've heard su...Volver! SIGH. I love that movie. I've heard such mixed things about both White Oleander and Byzantium.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-16675515055475526752015-03-26T20:17:43.488+08:002015-03-26T20:17:43.488+08:00I've only seen Volver, that was a good one. No...I've only seen Volver, that was a good one. No sure about Byzantium but White Oleander is something I've been meaning to get around to.<br /><br />So many to pick from this week! My three are:<br /><br />Gypsy (1962)-Musicalized version of Gypsy Rose Lee's youth, life in vaudeville and growing up on the road as part of her sister Baby June's act and her relationship with the biggest stage mother of them all, Mama Rose. Mama Rose is so consumed with ambition that her daughters are going to be stars that she's do almost anything and ride over anyone in her mad drive. Great music, terrific performances by Rosalind Russell as a megalomaniac of gigantic proportions and Natalie Wood as the at first complacent daughter who finally declares her independence.<br /><br />Mildred Pierce (1945)-Noirish study of a woman locked into a masochistic relationship with her grasping selfish daughter which drives her to the heights of success only to find emptiness and betrayal. Joan Crawford won an Oscar as the career woman whose slavish devotion to her pit viper of a daughter proves her undoing. Ann Blyth, Eve Arden (both Oscar nominated) Jack Carson (who should have been) and Zachary Scott lend excellent support.<br /><br />Stella Dallas (1937)-A story of the ultimate in motherly sacrifice. Stella, played by Barbara Stanwyck in an amazing performance, is a girl from the wrong side of the tracks-a loud, vulgar but loving woman who meets and falls for a man from the upper class. They marry, have a daughter and split up shortly after, the bulk of the film is devoted to the strong relationship of Stella and her daughter Laurel. Stanwyck's last scene is a piece of great movie acting.<br /><br />Honorable mention-Steel Magnolias (1989)-Equally headstrong mother (Sally Field) and daughter (Julia Roberts) butt heads through the years as the mother worries over the daughter's fragile health and the girl fights to live life on her own terms all the while surrounded by a close-knit group of woman friends who meet regularly at Truvy's beauty salon. Funny and sad just like life this has a strong message about the value of friendship and the mother/daughter bond.<br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-36583326343074623242015-03-26T18:53:33.185+08:002015-03-26T18:53:33.185+08:00Heard a lot Volver never got round to seeing, I sa...Heard a lot Volver never got round to seeing, I saw the trailer for and I remember it looked like a film made with great visual appeal and style but it didn't spark my interest. However, seeing the love for the film here and in comments I may check it out.Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-49197479882610838912015-03-26T17:22:42.671+08:002015-03-26T17:22:42.671+08:00Thanks...I love Byzantium.Thanks...I love Byzantium.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-56454670966419373442015-03-26T17:21:59.534+08:002015-03-26T17:21:59.534+08:00Oh I hope you do eventually get a chance to catch ...Oh I hope you do eventually get a chance to catch them.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-39052257454605894412015-03-26T17:19:46.988+08:002015-03-26T17:19:46.988+08:00Byzantium is great. I think it may have largely be...Byzantium is great. I think it may have largely been avoided for being a Vampire movie.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-35416326529942793742015-03-26T17:18:48.589+08:002015-03-26T17:18:48.589+08:00Thanks. I love Byzantium.Thanks. I love Byzantium.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-9149968967071645912015-03-26T14:57:15.902+08:002015-03-26T14:57:15.902+08:00I only seen Byzantium, it was an excellent mother-...I only seen Byzantium, it was an excellent mother-daughter movie with taste of vampire! Great!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-78271187822740931872015-03-26T10:05:16.497+08:002015-03-26T10:05:16.497+08:00I haven't watched any of your choices, but the...I haven't watched any of your choices, but they all sound very interesting. Great choices!Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-89501213941592657562015-03-26T03:12:11.869+08:002015-03-26T03:12:11.869+08:00Volver is an excellent movie. Love Penelope Cruz h...Volver is an excellent movie. Love Penelope Cruz here. Haven't seen the other two, but you've piqued my interest with your synopsis of Byzantium. Great picks.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.com