tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post8054811521681160239..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: And Then What? – The Oscars and the Power of Suspense Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-4962830940072433162013-02-19T19:37:06.029-08:002013-02-19T19:37:06.029-08:00Oh I do love the moviegoing experience too - when ...Oh I do love the moviegoing experience too - when I can get there...I just this past week spent 12+ hours seeing all of the Die Hard movies in a marathon leading up to the premiere of the new movie. It was terrific experiencing the older movies with fellow fans in a movie theater again - the group laughing at the funny lines and gasping at some of the action and stunts - thrilling. I did not see Rocky in the theater - but I did see parts 2-4 on the Big Screen. And if they do one of these movie marathons of the Rocky films at my local cineplex I will try to make it there. Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-14629195923101759072013-02-19T09:48:06.894-08:002013-02-19T09:48:06.894-08:00Good point. But I'm an old-fashioned gal, and ...Good point. But I'm an old-fashioned gal, and I do appreciate the moviegoing experience. Ever see the original "Rocky" in a theatre? Electric! Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-9042953389187580972013-02-18T20:07:08.452-08:002013-02-18T20:07:08.452-08:00Not enough hours in the day! Plus these days there...Not enough hours in the day! Plus these days there's no rush to see a movie - my giant TV and Blu-Ray player will give a worthy rendition of it when I rent it - I am getting out to the theater more in the last year or two than I did the previous five or seven - but nowhere near as much as I did in the 80's and 90's - but back then a home presentation was a different proposition (widescreen movie reduced to pan and scan on 480 dpi VHS on a 27 inch mono television). So there was more of an impetus to get out to the theater to see the movie.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-88587051647910581682013-02-17T22:06:36.125-08:002013-02-17T22:06:36.125-08:00What? You STILL haven't seen Argo, Mr. Craig? ...What? You STILL haven't seen Argo, Mr. Craig? I think you're the last living movie buff in the western hemisphere who can say that. <br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-40589877457662004482013-02-16T20:07:35.346-08:002013-02-16T20:07:35.346-08:00What a tough job - to make a known story exciting ...What a tough job - to make a known story exciting - but you bring some fine examples to light here. I haven't seen Argo yet - but I'll track it down sometime - any story featuring an escape, makeup star John Chambers, and Marvel Comics' artist Jack "King" Kirby is something I have to see!Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-23896870848476495532013-02-12T22:01:31.454-08:002013-02-12T22:01:31.454-08:00Thanks for your comment, Tim. I hope to "see&...Thanks for your comment, Tim. I hope to "see" you here again. A Silver Linings Playbook win would really surprise me, despite the promotional skills of the Weinsteins, because it's been Argo that has won virtually every award in the last two weeks: Producers Guild, Screen Actors Guild Ensemble Award, Directors Guild, BAFTA, etc. True, it's very rare for a film to win best picture when its director isn't nominated by the Academy's directing branch, but it DOES sometimes happen, and Ben Affleck has done a great job of winning hearts and probably parlaying sympathy into Academy votes for his film. Actually, I'm very fond of Lincoln, but the general feeling I keep hearing is that it peaked too soon. Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-45939906618282755102013-02-12T17:24:32.678-08:002013-02-12T17:24:32.678-08:00It's a shame Affleck wasn't nominated, and...It's a shame Affleck wasn't nominated, and it probably means Argo won't win best picture. I'm kind of feeling a Silver Linings Playbook upset.<br /><br />I agree that Argo, Lincoln, and Zero Dark Thirty do a great job of building suspense. It's a real testament to the writers and directors.trileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430221429400448628noreply@blogger.com