Flotsam and jetsam of the celluloid persuasion.
See a few days ago I watched Good night and Good Luck. Better later than never I suppose - for it was slightly brilliant. I loved the black and white feel, and how they had integrated it with actual footage. It gave the picture a documentary feel, which was backed up by the films near refusal to delve into the characters personal background. Also
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Your "slightly brilliant" comment makes me incredibly happy! I haven't seen "Good night.." yet , but I keep wanting to.
on my way to work I’m each morning greeted by a huge picture of Daniel Craig. And yes, it is a very nice way to start the day
And yay! I agree whole heartedly. If you like Daniel Craig, you can like to watch him in "Archangel" http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/archangel/characters_actors.shtml It is good good BBC drama about Stalinism, Daniel Craig is mervelous there and has some lovely Russian lady as OTP).
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It's definitly worth it. It's a little strange though - because it doesn't deal with people so much as belief and the need for truth. In the opening scene it's even somewhat stated that this will not be for entertainment, but for thought and consideration. I watched it with my other half and for me that was good - since he and I then could discuss it after wards. For me it was a movie that needed discussion.
Also all the actors are very good, and George Clooney looks disturbingly good in black and white. ;)
If you like Daniel Craig, you can like to watch him in "Archangel"
Ooo - thank you! This looks very good. I've noted it down. This is so great about LJ - people keep recommending me to see this or read that, and the result is that I discover so many great things. :D
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I agree about Daniel Craig as a nice way to start the morning; I adored him in The Ice House - have you ever seen that? He may have had funny hair in Moll Flanders, but it's where I first noticed him. I think that everyone mainly knows him as the villain in Elizabeth! I didn't mind Timothy Dalton as Bond, perhaps because it seemed darker and less, as you so eloquently put it, "La! I'm James Bond". I'm eager to see this one! (Mads Mikkelsen was one of the best things about King Arthur, so I'm kind of sad that he's the bad guy, but on the other hand, any Mads is a good thing.)
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This would be the one based on Minette Walters yes? For I have seen that - but such a long time ago and wha! I didn't connect him to that. I remember thinking the detective was quite nice, but that is about it.
For me it was Elizabeth, followed by all things with "Tomb Raider".
I think Timothy Dalton made a good Bond. I suspect his problem was that his films came out in the late 80's. Not a time when darkness and introspection was high fashion.
Mads Mikkelsen was one of the best things about King Arthur
He was yes. *g* Before that I had only seen him in a cop show from Denmark, where everything was gritty and realistic. So seeing him as a mythical warrior was quite fun (and led me to discover an unknown preference for facial tattoos)
But King Arthur is a strange film. I suspect I would have liked it better if they had called it something else than "King Arthur" and dropped the Arthur-references. Then it would be just a fantasy film, and the strange plot holes wouldn't ( ... )
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Good point about Timothy Dalton and the stories of the time. I wonder how the new Bond will fare, as it is supposed to be much darker.
Mads Mikkelsen reminds me of the actors in The 13th Warrior - all these great, unknown-outside-their-own-countries actors who never seem to be in other films. Or maybe just not in enough films! And I agree completely about King Arthur: making it part of the legend seemed like an afterthought and it could have been so much better!
I see that you're a Deadwood fan too! May I add you to my flist?
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*huge grin* I'm Norwegian so "the 13th Warrior" has a very special place in my heart! So many of the actors there are Norwegian - like Dennis Storhøi, who plays Antonio Banderas' friend and calls him brother and such. Also the old woman who was the 'volve' that told their fortunes? She used to have children's programs each saturday. Very strange to see her like that. ;)
about King Arthur: making it part of the legend seemed like an afterthought
It really did. And the strange thing was that the movie started with "based on new archaeological evidence" which struck me as odd. It's a legend - it doesn't need evidence. But that seems to be a strange trend in films lately -to take is clearly fiction and turn it into something aching to realism. The same thing happened with Troy, out went the gods and most of the story, in came so-called realism, with the fighting sequences ( ... )
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