Wednesday
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 2:13PM The last movie I saw was ___________________ and I admit that during it my mind wandered to __________________ because _________________.
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The last movie I saw was KNIGHT & DAY and I admit that during it my mind wandered to THE CAREER OF MR PAUL DANO because HE NEEDS HIGHER PROFILE ROLES.
The last movie I saw was Peggy Sue Got Married and I admit that during it my mind wandered to The Film Experience because of Nathaniel's love for Kathleen Turner.
The last movie I saw was THE KID WITH A BIKE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to THE POIGNANT MINIMALISM OF DARDENNES WORK because IT KEEPS STRIKING ME SINCE ROSETTA, 12 LONG YEARS AGO.
The last movie I saw was Robert Altman's Quintet, and I admit during it that my mind wandered to Nashville, because Quintet is just awful, and Nashville is awesome.
The last movie I saw was A SEPARATION and I admit that during it my mind wandered to A MILION THINGS because THAT'S WHAT ALWAYS HAPPENS.
(Great movie though)
The last movie I saw was The Quiet American and I admit that during it my mind wandered to Graham Greene because I've never read him and I wonder if I should.
The last movie I saw was FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to WHY IT'S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST BONDS because IT IS SOOO DULL BESIDES THE UNDENIABLE ATTRACTIVENESS OF DANIELA BIANCHI AND SEAN CONNERY. (maybe I answered my own wandering mind)
The last movie I saw was DRIVE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to Walter Hill's SOUTHERN COMFORT, because the way (SPOILER ALERT) poor Christina Hendrick's head blows apart in the bathroom reminded me of a similar headshot in that movie - morbid, I know, but there it is.
The last movie I saw was Platoon, and during it my mind wandered to Charlie Sheen's current career, because duh, who wouldn't think of that?
The last movie I saw was Short Cuts, and I admit that during it my mind wandered to Nashville, which I saw for the first time last week, and every other Altman film I've seen, and also to Maude Lebowski and her strongly vaginal art (and how she mentions that "the story is ludicrous" while watching Logjammin'), because of Julianne in painter mode.
The last movie I saw was CAFÉ DE FLORE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to C.R.A.Z.Y. because that was Jean-Marc Vallée's last French-language film and because I much preferred Café de Flore to C.R.A.Z.Y.
The last movie I saw was Bridesmaids and my mind wandered to Never Let Me Go, because I was reading the book at the time and the movie was a little too long.
The last movie I saw was RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to WHEN MILLA WOULD GET NAKED because SHE'S ALWAYS NAKED.
The last movie I saw was Moneyball and my mind wandered into dreamland because I fell asleep for the first time ever in a theater.
The last movie I saw was the original Norwegian version of Insomnia and I admit that during it my mind wandered to Alexander Skarsgard because of Stellan Skarsgard.
And TW do read Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter is my favourite of his but Travels with my Aunt or Our Man in Havana might be good if you're looking to start with something lighter.
The last movie I saw was Priest and I admit that during it my mind wandered to the Cher-Christina Aguilera musical Burlesque because Priest co-star Cam Gigandet kept reminding me of his very hot nude scene in said musical.
The last movie Chasing Amy and I admit that during it my mind wandered to how great Joey Lauren Adams's performance was because I couldn't believe how she hasn't become more famous or had a part as good as her role as Alyssa since then.
The last movie I saw was Antichrist and I admit that during it my mind wandered to Willen Dafoe in Platoon, getting shot and falling down with his arms wide open, because he was there among all the greenery.
The last movie I saw was Moneyball and I admit that my mind wandered to his daughter's haircut because the movie takes place in 2001 and no one should have been forced to wear a butt bob after the 90's.
The last movie I saw was DRIVE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to MY MAN because HE REFUSED TO SEE IT. (And now I'm thinking that that is totally grounds for breaking it off, and it won't matter because Ryan Gosling will totally show up when I'm in an elevator somewhere, push me against the back wall, and make out with me in front of a complete stranger before stomping said stranger's brains out to protect me. And I would be okay with that.)
The last movie I saw was DRIVE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to RYAN GOSLING'S SEXY BODY because CRAZY STUPID LOVE & BLUE VALENTINE HAVE MADE IT SO THAT I CAN NO LONGER WATCH A RYAN GOSLING FILM WITH APPROPRIATE THOUGHTS EVER AGAIN.
The last movie I saw was THE HELP and I admit that during it my mind wandered to VIOLA DAVIS' OSCAR SPEECH because SHE IS SMART, SHE IS KIND, SHE IS IMPORTANT.
See also: my mind wandering to getting tissues because I cried a few times (which isn't easy for a movie to make me do).
Thanks for the recommendations, SVG!
The last movie I saw was LION KING 3D and I admit that during it my mind wandered to MONEYBALL because EVERY CRITIC TOLD ME TO WATCH IT.
(I will. This weekend. Maybe. I may check out 50/50 as well. Or instead? I wish I had all the money in the world to see all of the films I want to see.)
The last movie I saw was THOR and I admit that during it my mind wandered to WHAT I NEEDED TO DO FOR WORK because IT SEEMED SO GIMMICKY FOR 3D THAT IT DIDN'T WANT ME WATCHING IT ON MY TELEVISION.
The last movie i saw was FISH TANK and I admit that during it my mind wandered to GAY PORN because now every time i see a beautiful shirtless man i cant stop to think about Ryan Gosling and having Gosling & Fassbender in the same thought is just not healthy
The last movie I saw was Gosford Park and I admit that during it my mind wandered to the gloriousness that is Maggie Smith because she is the only actress who has multiple Oscar nominations who has actually deserved all of them.
Nikhat -- wow. i never made that connection but i totally see it. wasn't that even Platoon's poster?
Brian O -- but i'm hoping Thor was more coherent in 2D? it was like dimly lit dioramas sprinkled with glitter to me.
SVG -- this happens to me all the time now and i feel guilty. Because, I mean, Stellan is such a good actor. It's unfair to be distracted by the offspring.
The last movie I saw was Drive and I admit that during it my mind wandered to... certain things. For... reasons. Involving Ryan Gosling's abs.
The last movie I saw was Warrior, and I admit that during it my mind wandered to Lionsgate's botched wide release of the film because it would've been more successful (and a bigger/actual Oscar player?) with a limited release to build on its positive reviews and good word-of-mouth. Oh well...
Last movie I saw was Trust and during it my mind wandered to Closer and not just because it's Owen. There's a scene in the former where Owen's distraught father is surfing the internet posing as a teenager girl to track down his daughter's molester and it just naturally takes to him and Jude cyber-sexting in Closer which THEN made me think how underrated the movie was and how even though I loved Natalie and Clive's work Julia was excellent and Jude was just superb (best-in-show) for me.
The last movie I saw was Drive and I admit that during it my mind wandered to Chinatown because every film professor I've ever had is obsessed with how it's the greatest movie ever made, and I began making comparisons. There's a surprising amount of similarities. You have an "outsider" director, both in the sense of being from a foreign country and of being outside of mainstream Hollywood, taking on the film noir genre and putting a modern spin on it. You have the morally-questionable protagonist who's run-ins with a femme fatale (in Drive's case, an unwitting one in Carey Mulligan's Irene) lead him straight into the heart of his world's darkness. And there's that sense of dread hanging over the narrative that makes it seem like everything was inevitable, and that it will just keep repeating itself.
That's to say nothing of the great scores, lead performances, etc.
The last movie I saw was Moneyball, and I admit my mind wandered to thinking of The Damned United, because I kept wanting the relationship between Pitt and Hill to deepen, like in United, but it didn't, and I thought, well, the performances performances add luster to the kind of deliberate surface style of the writing.
The last movie I saw was The House Bunny (stop judging me!) and I admit that during it my mind wandered to Anna Faris' career and Jennifer Coolidge because both of them have that 'blonde bimbo' character down to an art form and i wish Anna Faris could star in better movies. Maybe they can do a Christopher Guest movie together? as mother and daughter? YES.
The last movie I saw was [Switch] and I admit that during it my mind wandered to [Mary J. Blige] because [Ellen Barkin's hair cut looked just like the one Mary usually rocks].
The last movie I saw was [Super Size Me] and I admit that during it my mind wandered to [my pre-college eating habits] because [everyone says I lost weight even though I don't feel it].
The last movie I saw was DRIVE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to the nightmares I was going to have later that evening because *crying*.
The last movie I saw was The Chelsea Girls and I admit my mind wandered to an imagined mental image of Nico falling off her bicycle and having a brain haemmorage because she cuts such a beautiful but tragic figure in the film.
The last movie I saw was BROADCAST NEWS (for the first time) and I admit that during it my mind wandered to HOW DO YOU KNOW because I COULDN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THE FACT THAT THEY WERE WRITTEN BY THE SAME PERSON.
The last movie I saw was The Crazies and I admit that during it my mind wandered to making my own apocalyptic film because they never fully understand the horror of being alone.
The last movie I saw was when my cable kicked in about an hour ago: "Perfect Town, Perfect Murder: the Jon Benet Ramsey Story." I admit that during it my mind wandered to: how I can donate to The Film Experience because I still can't figure out PayPal because: I am old.
The last movie I saw was DRIVE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to THE SECURITY GUARDS IN THE THEATER because I WANTED TO CONSUMMATE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FILM ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH WITHOUT GETTING ARRESTED.
The last movie I saw was The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and I admit that during it my mind wandered to why my boss always plays this one same CD with everyone is drunk (include him) at his gay bar because the CD was the OST of the movie.
The last movie I saw was The Odd Couple and I admit that during it my mind wandered to my roommate because lately he's been getting on my nerves as much if not more so than Felix did to Oscar.
The last movie I saw was Travels With My Aunt and I admit that during it my mind wandered to every other film Maggie Smith ever made because I had to remind myself why this woman who delivers this simply terrible performance (and even got an Oscar nomination out of it) actually is one of my very favorite actresses of all time.
The last film I saw was [Drive (I seem to be in good company!)] and I admit my mind wandered to [the early parts of the film before all the explosive head trauma] because [I missed that part of the film].
The last movie I saw was Drive and I admit that during it my mind wandered to Children of Men because it gave me the same adrenaline kick as when I watched that movie.
The last movie I saw was 50/50 and I admit that during it my mind wandered to One True Thing because cancer movies always make me think of One True Thing.
The last movie I saw was DRIVE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to OLDBOY because I WONDERED WHO'S GONNA WIN IN A HAMMER-MATCH BETWEEN THE unBLINKable DRIVER AND MANIAC-SMILE OH DEA SU.
The last movie I saw was KILLER ELITE and I admit that during it my mind wandered to GOSFORD PARK because THAT SCENE WHERE CLIVE OWEN KISSES KELLY MACDONALD STILL MAKES ME WEAK IN THE KNEES.