2 posts tagged “movies”

The kittens woke me up very, very early on Saturday.  Rather than going back to sleep I went to the living room with them and ended up watching a very good movie.

Despite a schlocky ending, I really enjoyed this movie.  Young Darth Vader did an admirable job playing a nebishy puppy dog who made up sources and generated dozens of not-so-true-news pieces for the New Republic in the mid-90s.  The most amazing thing to me was the fact that despite the overwhelming evidence that his latest story was a complete fake, many of his colleagues didn't want to fire him because... "he's just a kid, and he's very upset."  Gah.  Great performances all around, including Peter Sarsgaard as the straightforward editor, and Melanie Lynskey (who, though has done a lot of work, I haven't seen since "Heavenly Creatures") as the quiet, not-so-funny writer.

If you're like me, and need to learn everything about a "based on true events" movie subject, there's a great compilation of Steven Glass info on this site.

What did you do this weekend?

I watched two movies!  Which is more than I've watched in a long time.

I was absolutely in love with the BBC Miniseries of Pride & Prejudice that came out a few years ago, and must admit that I didn't think "that girl from Pirates" would be very good in the role of Lizzie.  Boy, was I in for a surprise.  I loved this movie, which was completely different from the miniseries in a way that made me appreciate it all on its own.  Darcy was... much a much sweeter arrogant ass than I would have expected, but I liked it. 

And, on a completely different note, right after Pride & Prejudice I watched Murderball, a documentary about the US wheelchair rugby team that competes in the Paralympic Games.  These guys are exactly like the rugby player types I remember from my brother's rugby games - 100% jocks who play to win, no matter what.  The only difference is the gear - they happen to be in wheelchairs.  The best parts, to me, were seeing the guys off the field, and seeing them interact with a newly wheelchair-bound jock as well as injured soldiers just back from Iraq.  Really, though, it was a great sports doc.