Movies We Watch

This was a beautiful film about one long weekend in the country for King Louis XIV of France and the festivities and excesses surrounding him, his court, his staff, and the one man who organized it all – Vatel. The sets were lavish, the countryside was beautiful, the palace was amazing, the clothes were lush. [...]

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I have not seen the documentary about the Ediths and am not sure if I want to after seeing this. It was depressing watching the relationship between this mother and daughter. The mother was possibly one of the most selfish women I had ever seen. The fact that she did not completely kill the spirit [...]

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The rave culture of the early 90′s is examined in one night at an illegal SF rave in the factory district. Great DJs. Ok stories. Lots of A and E. Stolen electricity, bad directions, police raid, and the party continues. Nice cameos by Digweed and Polywog. imdb.com On Friday, a single e-mail blips through the [...]

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We had been looking for a nice charming British film to follow “Saving Grace” from a couple nights ago. This was the closest we could find. The film is about a young girl and her campaign to try and get Queen Elizabeth to come to her small town in New Zealand when she made her [...]

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Nice retelling of the Sleepy Hollow legend. Tim Burton makes everything dark and gothic, but all in all, an interesting film that kept my attention. And after having been in the sun most of the day, it is generally hard for me to stay awake (or not the color of a beet). Before moving to [...]

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This was the third movie we had watched in a row set in the 1930′s. It was amazing how different the three experiences of the characters were. This film having the most depressing yet inspirational of the stories. The film was also based on a true story. I am lucky enough to have grown up [...]

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This film has all the feeling of being a Jane Austen Novel gone wrong and yet is fun. A young woman goes to relatives in the country after the death of her parents. The relatives take her in because of an old family issue that has left their farm ‘cursed’. Flora proceeds to change the [...]

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I have to watch films with George Clooney in them. He is just damn likeable as well as nice to look at. This film was witty, the pace was quick enough to not leave one thinking something should have been cut, and the chick was smart, funny, quick and pretty (enough). I didn’t even mind [...]

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