Young@Heart (2008) ***
Mixed feelings over this documentary about a chorus of very old folks singing songs by the Clash, Sonic Youth, etc. Some very affecting moments, but also a nagging sense they’re being exploited.
Redbelt (2008) ***
Joe Mantegna, Ricky Jay, Rebecca Pidgeon . . . must be a David Mamet scam movie! And it is, but this time making a solemn big deal about martial arts. An odd blending of themes, but good stuff.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) *****
From RKO’s glory days, the perfect studio picture. Impossible not to be moved by this grand story, which has at its heart the impossibility of beauty loving the beast. Charles Laughton miraculous.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) ****
Basic Woody Allen types, this time in sunny Spain, wondering, as always, why we can’t be happy. Old wine in new bottles, but charming as the Dickens, especially the irresistible Javier Bardem.
The Hospital (1971) *
Just about zero entertainment value in this overwritten piece of hysteria from the usually lucid Paddy Chayefsky. George C. Scott just furious throughout; Diana Rigg very taken with herself, as usual.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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