Something New - Joyous recommended this melodrama. Race relations are the overtone, but a charming romance is what makes it enjoyable. Ideal for my inner black woman.Frida - Julie Taymor directs this visually interesting but ultimately dull biopic of Frida Kahlo. Go to a museum instead.
Dial M for Murder - My latest foray into the Hitchcock oeuvre. Grace Kelly is stunning, but the plot drags.
Bride and Prejudice - A combination Bollywood musical and Hollywood romance, I found it underwhelming. Sayid from Lost is in it (briefly), though.Junebug - Remarkably charming film in the "awkward family" genre, it is worth seeing to note why Amy Adams got that Oscar nomination (and Alessandro Nivola's butt).
The Flower of My Secret - Almodovar film that shows promise, but fails to deliver. The best moments come from the funny mother.
5 comments:
I really liked Something New too. No surprise Joyous and I are attracted to the same difficult relationship flicks! :-)
I also thought Dial M wasn't one of Hitchcock's best. Grace Kelly was beautiful, of course, but the movie's talk-talkiness got a little old.
And I *loved* Junebug when I saw it in the theater. I really want to see Enchanted to see more of A. A.'s charm.
I didn't expect to like Something New, but I am a big fan of Sanaa Lathan (who one of my co-workers knows and says is supremely lovely). And Simon Baker is so freaking cute.
Junebug was so lovely.
I saw part of Something New on a plane and it seemd pretty decent. The white guy in it isn't bad looking either.
Junebug is going to be a favorite I think....simple, fun movie.
I adore 'Bride and Prejudice'! Bollywood Jane Austen! Is there anything more random and wonderful? -Liz
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