The Sherpa's Yak -- 'Stars Wars' & Things
Online talk with P-D's Joe Holleman about movies, lists and anything else that crosses your mind.
- Hey, Sherpa -- first-time writer, long-time reader. When the original SW trilogy was re-released in 1997, I had a crush on a girl from my school (hi, Liz!) who wore her hair in a double bun like Princess Leia. It's a good look, but you don't see much of it these days. Women listen to you, right? Could you tell them to bring back the bun?
- @EvanBenn Interesting, that someone would have that hair style in real life. I can do my best to drum up support for that particular coif, but I don't think it goes well with anything other than white robes and light sabers.
- Sherpa -- I would have rated "Moulin Rouge" higher on the list. Plus "Down With Love" -- what's wrong with it? I thought it was a great salute to the movies of the late '50s.
- @Jody My guess is you're not alone in thinking "Moulin Rouge" should be higher than No. 6. I did enjoy the film, for its uniqueness and some lush sets and imagery. But it sometimes seemed too much and i thought it was too long.
- @Jody As to "Down With Love," I thought it was a horrible decision to even make it. The Rock Hudson-Doris Day films of the late 50s-early 60s were generally mediocre, in my opinion, so trying to recapture that mediocrity made for a painful movie experience -- at least for me.
- Speaking of "Moulin Rouge," here is McGregor's rendition of Elton John's "Your Song." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaT3uiNhj1g
- I thought "Down" had great dialogue, costumes, set design, but I know it does not have a lot of fans.
- I'll admit that part of my problem with it is Rene Zellweger. I tend to either really like her performance or, more often than not, really dislike them. This falls heavily in the "dislike" category.
- Young Adam should have been included in the list. Great nuanced performance from Ewan McGregor playing a unlikeable and distant character.
- Interesting choice, Marie. While i thought the acting was good across the board, it was such a bleak film. I found it hard to get through.
- For fans of "Big Fish" -- and I recommend it highly -- click on this link to watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfW8qaJL1Fs
- "Black Hawk Down" was an exhausting, intense action film, and this scene with McGregor is a good indication. lyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgf3xEOYCts
- For fans of McGregor, mark your calendar for March 23. He is opening in “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” which co-stars Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott Thomas. Directed by Lasse Halltsröm ("Chocolat") and written by Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire," "127 Hours").
- Mcgregor's big break came in "Trainspotting," which boasts one of my favorite closing monolgues. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0D4ekTODuA Careful of adult language !!
- As we reach the end of our hour, enjoy this bittersweet Pearl Jam/Eddie Vedder son, "Man of the Hour," which was the main tune from "Big Fish." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-uXPkQQCYY&feature=related
- That's going to do it for this week. but we will be back, so save up all of those pressing questions. Until next time .....
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