I *still* need to see Network. It's not right that someone like myself hasn't seen it. To my credit, I do own Broadcast News and Good Night and Good Luck. Not that the two can really be compared to each other, with the exception of the fact that they're both about TV.
I nearly re-watched Bueller the other night, but chose History of the World, Part I instead.
Regarding Altman -- have you seen The Player? It's noteworthy for the opening sequence alone -- a very, very long tracking shot.
New-ish movies: did you see Thank You For Smoking? I rented it a few months ago, loved it.
I haven't seen The Player. I think the next two Altman films I'll see are that one and Short Cuts.
Thanks for the recommendation on Thank You For Smoking. It's on my Netflix queue but I hadn't really heard much about it one way or the other. I'll check it out soon!
I saw The Player, as well as Tootsie, Some Like it Hot, Casablanca, Annie Hall, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and a host of other classics during a theater and film appreciation class I took my first semester of college.
Just the cast of TYFS is one of the great things about the film. You have a host of actors playing roles that you aren't used to seeing them in: Adam Brody, Katie Holmes, Rob Lowe, Todd Louiso. David Koechner... well, he's not far from his usual roles. Throw in William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Robert Duvall, Sam Elliott... well, that makes my point :)
I'll also come out against Altman! I was under-impressed by both Short Cuts and The Player. Maybe both seemed like they tried just a little too hard for me (but then again, I also disliked MASH, so maybe I just don't like Altman. Though Popeye was cute).
I nearly re-watched Bueller the other night, but chose History of the World, Part I instead.
Regarding Altman -- have you seen The Player? It's noteworthy for the opening sequence alone -- a very, very long tracking shot.
New-ish movies: did you see Thank You For Smoking? I rented it a few months ago, loved it.
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Thanks for the recommendation on Thank You For Smoking. It's on my Netflix queue but I hadn't really heard much about it one way or the other. I'll check it out soon!
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Just the cast of TYFS is one of the great things about the film. You have a host of actors playing roles that you aren't used to seeing them in: Adam Brody, Katie Holmes, Rob Lowe, Todd Louiso. David Koechner... well, he's not far from his usual roles. Throw in William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Robert Duvall, Sam Elliott... well, that makes my point :)
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