Once there was a place that was known for one brief shinning moment as... ''Camelot''
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Since Elizabeth with Cate Blanchet is
the next stop on my Movie Journey, I’d like to take this opportunity to
recommend a novel called The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret
George. As you might think, it is written from Henry VIII’s point of view with
notes from Henry’s fool. I promise you, you will love this book. Oh and I
highly recommend Elizabeth too.
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There are two stand out performances in The
Missing, a gritty western by director Ron Howard. Eric Schweig, the villain
of the piece, a creepy medicine man and Jenna Boyd Cate Blanchet’s youngest
daughter in the movie. If this girl sticks with acting she has a long career in
front of her. Val Kilmer (my link from Wonderland) walks in and out of
the movie with giddy aplomb and Tommy Lee Jones does his usual outstanding job.
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If Scarlett Johansson had her breakout role in
The Horse Whisperer Kate Bosworth had a small but pivotal part. It was
in fact her first feature film. She has a more substantial role in
Wonderland, a crime biopic told in the style of Rashômon or a story seen
from several different points of view. The title refers to the Wonderland
Murders that occurred in California in the 1980’s. The movie is a bit of a
jumble and it is unclear which version is actually the truth. In the middle of
all this is an incendiary performance by Lisa Kudrow in a role that is
light-years away from Phoebe. The material is a bit unsavory since it deals
with the porn industry. This would be good on a double bill with Boogie Nights.
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Sorry guys I took the weekend off but now I'm ready to continue our Movie Journey if you are.
So, as Jackie Gleason was so fond of saying: And away we go....
Yet another short post. What can I say about
The Horse Whisperer that hasn’t already been said?
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