Topic: COUNTDOWN TO ROCKIN' NEW YEAR'S EVE (Read 37278 times)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #90 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:05:03 AM »

As for the Topic of the Day... I might have seen 10 movies in theatres this year... I think... And I liked most of them, so... Let's see what I can come up with, remember...

(in no particular order)

-"The History Boys" - Ah!... Dominic Cooper and Jamie Parker in a towel - alas, not the same towel, but still.. I like that bit of "expansion" from the stage play/version. Yes, the movie may have been a bit stage-bound, but I thought it worked for what it was.
-"Running With Scissors" - Well, I liked this one, but didn't love it. I wish more of the humor had been retained from the book.
-"The Devil Wears Prada" - I loved playing "Name that NYC locale" while watching this movie.
-"The Departed" - I went in not expecting to like this one at all, but, Wow!, What a ride!
-"Little Miss Sunshine" - A very sweet movie with some great ensemble work.
-"Strangers With Candy" - So wrong on so many levels... But in a good-wrong way.

-"Sunset Boulevard" - Yes, I know this movie did not come out originally in 2006, but I saw it this year for the first time on the big screen. It really was a treat seeing this on the silver screen.

And that's about all I can remember for now...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #91 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:06:42 AM »

And a Page Four Welcome to new DR missmikah!

S. Woody White · « **Reply #92 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:09:39 AM »

Most of the films der Brucer and I saw in theaters this year were films we took the grandlads to see, and therefor were animated stuff.

Over the Hedge was good. Ice Age 2: Meltdown was terrible. I'm having trouble remembering what else we took them to see. Taking them to bookstores is more fun.

The Illusionist and The Prestige were both interesting, but far too contrived for their own good.

Superman Returns and X-Men: The Last Stand were both disappointments.

I enjoyed Casino Royale a lot.

I'm trying to think of what else we saw in the theaters this year. That might be the full list.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #93 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:11:14 AM »

So... Just a few catching up questions...

Did anyone else get the Special Edition of the Dreamgirls OCR? The two disc version with a couple of previously unreleased tracks - including "It Ain't Over"(!!!) - and the karaoke tracks on the second disc along with a not-so-good dance mix of "And I Am Telling You...".

I only ask since I haven't seen that many copies in the stores, and it's no longer listed on Amazon - which is where I got it from. I wonder if the release of the film soundtrack bumped it from the inventory.

Jennifer · « **Reply #94 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:14:18 AM »

When seeing DREAMGIRLS (or any other recent movie) did anybody else see a preview for a new Eddie Murphy comedy (where he plays this really fat woman, among other characters). OMG, i cannot remember ever hearing an audience howling with laughter like that for a preview.

bk · « **Reply #95 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:15:37 AM »

I'm up, I'm up. I'm enjoying getting eight hours or nine hours of sleep every night. I did wake up in the middle of the night because it was raining, but now the sky is blue and I am pink and am trying to ungroggify.

bk · « **Reply #96 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:15:49 AM »

Jane's fly has flown.

bk · « **Reply #97 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:16:08 AM »

And a lovely welcome to missmikah.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #98 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:16:17 AM »

DR George - I'm lovin' that Borders Rewards program. Those weekly coupons sure do come in handy. And then if you happen to be able to use different coupons at the same time for different items (one for a book, one for a CD, one for a DVD), and then couple that with a personal shopping day for an extra 10% off... That's some "Reward". *That 40% off DVD Boxed Sets coupon last week came in handy for last-minute Christmas shopping.

bk · « **Reply #99 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:17:57 AM »

I think most of you know that a top ten (other than worst) would be practically impossible for me. I sort of enjoyed Little Miss Sunshine and The Devil Wears Prada, which is high praise from me these days. I loathed Superman Returns, The DaVinci Code, Scoop, Lady In The Water, Mission Impossible III, and The Black Dahlia.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #100 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:19:46 AM »

Oh.. My "wisdom teeth problem" doesn't seem to be a problem this morning...

Guess it was just one of those unexplained aches and pains.

-And Whew!

bk · « **Reply #101 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:20:20 AM »

I got the Dreamgirls 2 CD set - it's nice, and it's nice to have the unreleased tracks. I wish it were a more theatrical-sounding cast album - it was produced as if it were a pop album, which was a mistake, I think. I like it much better than the soundtrack, though.

bk · « **Reply #102 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:21:10 AM »

And I enjoyed parts of the film Dreamgirls but thought it mostly a failure, which is what makes horse racing.

bk · « **Reply #103 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:21:38 AM »

I really may have to take a jogging break today, but we'll see - maybe later.

FJL · « **Reply #104 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:22:52 AM »

The memo officially went out from the higher-ups at my tax office: Tax season is starting the day after New Year's Day. I hope there are no morale problems as a result. On the other hand, they pay for overtime, so some people will appreciate the extra cash.

FJL · « **Reply #105 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:24:07 AM »

THE FLY - the new movie treatment about Jane's visit with JMK.

FJL · « **Reply #106 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:24:57 AM »

Oh wait, someone did that reference already. Sorry.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #107 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:25:10 AM »

Quote from: FJL on December 27, 2006, 10:22:52 AM

The memo officially went out from the higher-ups at my tax office: Tax season is starting the day after New Year's Day. I hope there are no morale problems as a result. On the other hand, they pay for overtime, so some people will appreciate the extra cash.

When would tax season normally start?

FJL · « **Reply #108 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:28:04 AM »

Jose - Tax season has normally started third week in January, with Saturdays not necessarily starting some years until the last saturday in January. it's a lovely firm, I don't know why we're so understaffed; they must be doing something "wrong" on the recruitment side.

MBarnum · « **Reply #109 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:28:16 AM »

DR Edisaurus, as to your question yesterday about where to find VIDEO WATCHDOG...most Borders and Barnes and Nobles carry it.

The current issue may or may not be on all shelves yet...if not just check back in a week or so.

And thank you for your interest in it!!!

PS: My Van Williams (THE GREEN HORNET, SURFSIDE 6) interview will be in the new issue of CLASSIC IMAGES which will hit magazine racks any day now!

S. Woody White · « **Reply #110 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:28:51 AM »

Quote from: bk on December 27, 2006, 10:17:57 AM

...I loathed...

That's what I forgot we saw in the theater, The DumVinci Code. It worked better in the theater than it does on the small screen, but it was still a highly mechanical film.

bk · « **Reply #111 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:29:53 AM »

Still groggy after all these minutes.

FJL · « **Reply #112 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:32:16 AM »

GROGGY BOTTOM - a man wakes up in a stupor after a late night in Washington D.C. Very high concept.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #113 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:32:44 AM »

I simply refused to watch MI:III. I can no longer watch a film with Tom Cruise in it and be able to separate his off-screen persona with what happens on-screen. As an actor, he has now jumped the shark. A pity, because he's done good work in the past.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #114 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:33:17 AM »

I must scurry off to work.

FJL · « **Reply #115 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:34:51 AM »

Question for Ask BK Day, should anyone have any thoughts: Should artists' careers be judged by their best work, their most recent work. their average work?

Or some combination of the above?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #116 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:35:52 AM »

OH! Are any other DRs taking advantage of the End of The Year Blowout Sale that Book of the Month (The Good Cook, The History Book Club, etc.) is currently running? Almost all books are just $9.99 - and there's free shipping and handling if you spend more than $25. -Just how many more cookbooks do I need? Well... Just how many more cookbooks do I have the shelf-space for? is the real question.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #117 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:40:44 AM »

I knew we could rely on DR Laura for some actual cormorant pictures, and beautiful ones at that!

bk · « **Reply #118 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:41:21 AM »

I think artists should be judged on their best work (if they have any) - everyone has off days, even geniuses. Not all Preston Sturges films equal his best, nor Billy Wilder or Hitch, or Ford, nor Cary Grant, nor De Niro, nor Brando, and on and on.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #119 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:41:25 AM »

Quote from: FJL on December 27, 2006, 10:32:16 AM

GROGGY BOTTOM - a man wakes up in a stupor after a late night in Washington D.C. Very high concept.

Hmm... Continuing the high concept... GROGGY BOTTOM - That would be a great name for a coffee shop/breakfast place around George Washington University.

*Which reminds me of a pair of establishments that used to be in Norfolk - at least I don't think they're in existence any more... You could start (and end) your evening at "The Emergency Room"... And then once they closed up shop in the wee hours, you could toddle/stumble across the street to their sister establishment for some breakfast and strong, black coffee... "The Recovery Room".

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