Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1968, dir. George Roy Hill. star. Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Katherine Harris, Strothers Martin.
1 h 50 min
This was the second part of last night's double-bill at the Mayfair, and the last film I will ever see at the Mayfair in its current incarnation. Still had some diet pepsi from The Sting, so I didn't refill.
My joke blog entry title is a double reference. The first is that the film print seemed to have absolutely no yellow left in it (only red and blue, or magenta and cyan for those you who want to get technical). Being a western, with the usual western tones of brown and beige, this meant that the whole film had a very pronounced pink hue to it. I don't really feel like this changed my impression of the film, however, though some might be inclined to feel that it emphasizes the latent homosexuality between Butch and Sundance. Overwall though, this is a great Western, and seeing as how not many of those get made these days, I was glad that I got to see it.
4 stars out of 5 (5 out of 5 if you were to get up to pee during two of the musical montages).
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Sting
The Sting
1973, dir. George Roy Hill. star. Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
2h 9min
Saw this last night at the Mayfair with Paddy. I sat in the balcony because those are the only seats I find comfortable, so hopefully once the "new" Mayfair opens up with new seating, I can sit closer to the screen. Ate some popcorn and a diet Pepsi. The print was in decent shape, though the sound was a bit muddled. I'm not sure whether that was the print, or the sound system at the Mayfair (also being redone by its new operators). The film has some good laughs, and some homosexual subtext between Newman and Redford (if you're into looking for that sort of thing), but not nearly as much of either as the evning's second flic, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
3 stars out of 5
1973, dir. George Roy Hill. star. Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
2h 9min
Saw this last night at the Mayfair with Paddy. I sat in the balcony because those are the only seats I find comfortable, so hopefully once the "new" Mayfair opens up with new seating, I can sit closer to the screen. Ate some popcorn and a diet Pepsi. The print was in decent shape, though the sound was a bit muddled. I'm not sure whether that was the print, or the sound system at the Mayfair (also being redone by its new operators). The film has some good laughs, and some homosexual subtext between Newman and Redford (if you're into looking for that sort of thing), but not nearly as much of either as the evning's second flic, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
3 stars out of 5
Friday, November 21, 2008
New Movies this Weekend
A couple new movies this week, and a few classics as well:
Friday:
Synedoche, NY
2008. dir. Charlie Kaufman. star. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Williams, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan
This is the directorial debut of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, who wrote Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Human Nature, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. I am told that you will not understand this on your first viewing, so we'll see. Steph and I checking this out tonight.
exclusively at the Bytowne
Heaven and Earth
2008. dir. Deepa Mehta
I've seen a preview a couple of times. Seems like it's an India-Canada immigration drama. Mehta's last film was nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008. dir. Mark Herman. star. David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga
The story of two young boys interacting through opposites sides of a concentration camp fence during World War II in Germany. Expect tears.
exclusively at World Exchange Cinemas
Bolt
animated crap, with the voices of Hannah Montana (or whatever the fuck her real name is) and John Travolta. It'll be shit. You know I'm right.
Twilight
As I'm not a 15 year old girl, I have no comment on the vampire tale. I bet it'll suck, though (hahahahahahahahahahah ... I am funny)
Monday through Wednesday:
Check out the Mayfair before it becomes something else (though hopefully something better)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1968)
The Sting (1973)
both dir. George Roy Hill. star. Paul Newman, Robert Redford.
Butch Cassidy is a great western with awful fucking music and a stupid bicycle scene. Without that crap, it'd be one of my favorite westerns.
The Sting is considered a classic (and it won the 1973 Best Picture Oscar, though I feel that The Exorcist and Cries And Whispers are far better films).
Wednesday
Australia
2008. dir. Baz Luhrman. star. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman.
Big Aussie epic centering around the bombing of Darwin. I'm sure it'll be the feast for the eyes, though I have no idea whether it'll be any good. A warning though, it clocks in a a whopping 2 hours and 44 minutes.
Four Christmases
2008. dir. Seth Gordon. star. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon.
The premise is that Vaughn and Witherspoon play a couple who have to visit all of their families on Christmas. Since both of their sets of parents are divorced, that means 4 christmases. Hence the tile. The trailer has some laughs in it, though don't all trailers? We'll see, I guess.
Friday:
Synedoche, NY
2008. dir. Charlie Kaufman. star. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Williams, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan
This is the directorial debut of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, who wrote Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Human Nature, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. I am told that you will not understand this on your first viewing, so we'll see. Steph and I checking this out tonight.
exclusively at the Bytowne
Heaven and Earth
2008. dir. Deepa Mehta
I've seen a preview a couple of times. Seems like it's an India-Canada immigration drama. Mehta's last film was nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008. dir. Mark Herman. star. David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga
The story of two young boys interacting through opposites sides of a concentration camp fence during World War II in Germany. Expect tears.
exclusively at World Exchange Cinemas
Bolt
animated crap, with the voices of Hannah Montana (or whatever the fuck her real name is) and John Travolta. It'll be shit. You know I'm right.
Twilight
As I'm not a 15 year old girl, I have no comment on the vampire tale. I bet it'll suck, though (hahahahahahahahahahah ... I am funny)
Monday through Wednesday:
Check out the Mayfair before it becomes something else (though hopefully something better)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1968)
The Sting (1973)
both dir. George Roy Hill. star. Paul Newman, Robert Redford.
Butch Cassidy is a great western with awful fucking music and a stupid bicycle scene. Without that crap, it'd be one of my favorite westerns.
The Sting is considered a classic (and it won the 1973 Best Picture Oscar, though I feel that The Exorcist and Cries And Whispers are far better films).
Wednesday
Australia
2008. dir. Baz Luhrman. star. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman.
Big Aussie epic centering around the bombing of Darwin. I'm sure it'll be the feast for the eyes, though I have no idea whether it'll be any good. A warning though, it clocks in a a whopping 2 hours and 44 minutes.
Four Christmases
2008. dir. Seth Gordon. star. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon.
The premise is that Vaughn and Witherspoon play a couple who have to visit all of their families on Christmas. Since both of their sets of parents are divorced, that means 4 christmases. Hence the tile. The trailer has some laughs in it, though don't all trailers? We'll see, I guess.
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