tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post776142921583729592..comments2024-01-04T04:01:35.574+08:00Comments on Wandering through the Shelves: Thursday Movie Picks #184: Sundance FavouritesWandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-10419602685057348052018-01-26T04:16:46.193+08:002018-01-26T04:16:46.193+08:00I thought Deschanel was perfect in 500 Days of Sum...I thought Deschanel was perfect in 500 Days of Summer, the role seemed like it was made for her. Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-92062168340911267122018-01-21T08:03:26.455+08:002018-01-21T08:03:26.455+08:00Brick, Once, 500 Days! All wonderful! Brick, Once, 500 Days! All wonderful! Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-72576163373509982712018-01-19T20:37:10.888+08:002018-01-19T20:37:10.888+08:00I love every single film you chose here!I love every single film you chose here!Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-5308357113527159642018-01-19T15:07:25.020+08:002018-01-19T15:07:25.020+08:00I love Brick, 500 Days of Summer and Another Earth...I love <i>Brick, 500 Days of Summer</i> and <i>Another Earth</i>. I didn't care much for <i>28 Days Later</i>, but I'm thinking of giving it another chance since everyone else loves it. Haven't seen <i>Once</i> yet.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-12584460546217225402018-01-19T07:20:57.308+08:002018-01-19T07:20:57.308+08:00Brick is a wonderfully stylized throwback to class...Brick is a wonderfully stylized throwback to classic noir and JGL is perfect in the lead. Of your picks it's by far my favorite.<br /><br />500 Days of Summer was okay and again JGL was very good I just wish another actress had played the lead, Deschanel's appeal escapes me.<br /><br />Sorry to say I hated 28 Days Later. The beginning was impressive but it took no time for it to go in a direction that bored me. <br /><br />I haven't seen the other two but Once has been on my too see list for a while.<br /><br />I had to do some research to figure out which films had actually played at Sundance, some I had thought did didn't but I was able to find three that I liked that won different awards there.<br /><br />Silverlake Life: The View from Here (1993) - Won the Grand Jury Documentary Prize at Sundance. Mark Massi and Tom Joslin are in a long time committed relationship, they have also both been diagnosed with AIDS which at the time was a death sentence. We live through their final journey with them. The film has touches of gallows humor but it is a harrowing, heartbreaking trip to an inevitable destination that will leave you emotionally bereft. <br /><br />Big Night (1996) - Won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance. Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci-who co-wrote and co-directed this film) are immigrant brothers who operate an Italian restaurant in America. Primo is a culinary genius, but hot tempered and determined not to squander his expertise making the routine dishes that customers expect. Secondo is the smooth front-man, trying to keep the restaurant financially afloat, despite few patrons other than a poor artist who pays with his paintings. Their friendly competitor who owns a nearby enormously successful restaurant offers a solution, a special benefit lead by a big-time jazz musician who is a friend of his. Excitedly Primo begins to prepare his feast of a lifetime for the brothers' big night. Amusing comic drama with a terrific cast alongside Tucci and Shalhoub including Isabella Rossellini, Minnie Driver and Liev Schreiber.<br /><br />You Can Count on Me (2000) - Won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance. Independent, responsible Sammy Prescott (Laura Linney) is a single mother working as a loan officer in upstate New York who is at first delighted when her errant, feckless brother Terry (Mark Ruffalo) shows up unexpectedly for a visit after a long period of not being in touch. When his short visit stretches into an extended stay they both slowly begin to reexamine their lives as their childhood bond strengthens anew. Beautifully acted this is one of the best looks at sibling rivalry and connection ever made.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-33787692961000597732018-01-19T06:24:28.842+08:002018-01-19T06:24:28.842+08:00Ohhhh, so I thought this theme was about this year...Ohhhh, so I thought this theme was about this year - what we want to see.<br /><br />All great picks but Brick is a favourite.Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-30717688809485108222018-01-19T06:15:22.514+08:002018-01-19T06:15:22.514+08:00I loved 500 Days of Summer and I really liked Once...I loved 500 Days of Summer and I really liked Once. I haven't seen 28 Days Later in ages but I remember liking it. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.com