Sunday good movie bi-fecta

[crumbum]

... But the best part is right at the end when they play a song by my favourite band of all time, which took me completely by a joyful surprise.

Can't believe I'd never heard the Delgados before (especially since my quick wiki-search tells me they're associated with the mighty Dave Fridmann). That song is great!

I didn't see any movies yesterday.

[masterofsparks]

Dead Ringers followed by Network.

The first one made me nauseous.  The second one made me goosebumpy with joy (Ned Beatty's soliloquy is perfect to this day).

Yeah, Dead Ringers was rough going. Kinda like a Hubert Selby Jr. novel come to life but without the redemptive parts. Network's a strange one - I'm not sure yet what I think. The dense, almost expository monologues (Beatty's monologue, Holden's breakup speech to Dunaway) seem to jump out of nowhere, but I found myself enjoying them anyway. The scene with the communists and radicals trying to negotiate with the network execs about overhead costs was a favorite.

[Josh]

On Saturday, I saw The Exiles and Frozen River. The Exiles was gorgeously heartbreaking and was full of some of the most beautiful shots of late 50s Los Angeles. It's not as plot-y as the trailer below would indicate. I couldn't get into Frozen River.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VepP9Eyfp0

[samir]

Can't believe I'd never heard the Delgados before (especially since my quick wiki-search tells me they're associated with the mighty Dave Fridmann). That song is great!

your life begins today, crumbum ol' chum.

[Chris L]

The Exiles

Thanks!  I had never heard of this film but will check it out when it screens here this month. 

[crumbum]

Can't believe I'd never heard the Delgados before (especially since my quick wiki-search tells me they're associated with the mighty Dave Fridmann). That song is great!

your life begins today, crumbum ol' chum.

looks like they have about half a dozen albums. where should I start?

[samir]

looks like they have about half a dozen albums. where should I start?

There's a 2-Disc BBC Sessions compilation, that spans the entire career.

But for the real albums:

1. The Great Eastern (2000): Start here. It's one of my top five of all time.
2. Peleton (1998) / Hate (2002): Both are really great too.
4. Universal Audio (2005): The final album, they ditched the big string/orchestral sound for this one, and I wish they hadn't. Does feature a song called 'Girls of Valour' though, which is a fun title.
5. Domestiques (1996): Debut, scrappy, showing more of an American-indie influence.

[crumbum]

looks like they have about half a dozen albums. where should I start?

There's a 2-Disc BBC Sessions compilation, that spans the entire career.

But for the real albums:

1. The Great Eastern (2000): Start here. It's one of my top five of all time.
2. Peleton (1998) / Hate (2002): Both are really great too.
4. Universal Audio (2005): The final album, they ditched the big string/orchestral sound for this one, and I wish they hadn't. Does feature a song called 'Girls of Valour' though, which is a fun title.
5. Domestiques (1996): Debut, scrappy, showing more of an American-indie influence.

Thanks Samir!

[dave from knoxville]

Was Rocket Science good? I've been meaning to watch that.

I liked it so much I watched it a second time, but I am from a red state, and my tastes are seen by many as gauche.

[Gilly]

I'll go with Hate as the best Delgados album.

[samir]

I'll go with Hate as the best Delgados album.

On the 'Hate' tour, I went to see them in Atlanta, got roped into manning the merch table for an hour, later they dedicated 'No Danger' to me and I ended up drinking with them on their bus and in local dives until 5am.

Among the greatest nights of my life.

[Emily]

Three Sundays ago I watched The Pope of Greenwich Village for the first time.

And then today I watched Cat O' Nine Tails.

I enjoyed both.

[JonFromMaplewood]

Today:

For my 5-year-old, "The Clone Wars."  Thumbs down.
For my 8-year-old, the first half of "The Great Debaters."  We finish it tomorrow night. So far, Hallmark card greatness.

For my wife and I later tonight, Season 5, Episode 3 of "The Wire."  I know that Season 5 is supposed to be the weakest, but my expectations were so low, that I am gobbling it up.

[samir]

hellboy 2 and nerdcore rising. some combination.

also, i drove by newportrichey today!

[dave from knoxville]

I am home sick with a cold/flu, so I had to watch what I was stuck in the house with.....Scary Movie and Get Smart. Wow.