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Posted by MF DU on 2006-10-06 12:48:40 +0000

The word comin' in on this is very good. Glob has a url on their website for a review which as of 9:01 am EST on 10/06/06 is BROKEN.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-10-06 13:27:50 +0000

Sorry, I have a day-job, so no matinees. Oh, and I have a critter, so no night movies either. Ahh, waiting for DVDs is the best. I need to get a gigantic TV for movie watching, since that's the only place I ever see them.

Posted by MF DU on 2006-10-06 13:42:32 +0000

right there with you 10D. the only thing about home movie viewing though (and I love my family to death... but:)someone taps you on the shoulder every 5 minutes...

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-10-06 13:45:07 +0000

This is why I'm setting up my home theater in the shed. "Oh, uh, I'm going to go sharpen my tools for a few hours, honey"

Posted by MF DU on 2006-10-06 13:54:39 +0000

awesome. why didn't I think of this before?

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2006-10-06 19:11:06 +0000

Stunning work. Leo is awesome. Walhberg is hilarious. Nicholson steals scenes. Damon is realistic. The chyck is hot. And there's violence galore. Soundtrack is superb: The Stones, Dropkick Murphy's, 'Comfortably Numb' by Van Morrison and The Band, and even Michael Viner's Bongo Rock and Roll. Perhaps the best $5 ever spent.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2006-10-06 19:12:25 +0000

Get your priorities straight, young man. Take some time off from work. Go on the weekend. Get a babysitter.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-10-06 19:57:29 +0000

No.

Posted by tgl on 2006-10-07 16:20:37 +0000

Decent review from Edelstein. I'll look for this. Probably on DVD too. Unrelated to Scorsese, but to the same "Fresh Air" broadcast, is this replay of a Steve Reich interview. I haven't heard many Reich compositions, need to get more. I have BATTLS in my life.

Posted by MF DU on 2006-10-09 13:10:11 +0000

Heard on the radio this weekend that Scorsese is filming two Stones concerts at the end of the month. Apparently, he is making a documentary a la the Band and Bob Dylan. hmmm...

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-10-09 22:30:04 +0000

I am 100% certain that there is a Concord High School yearbook in the box of stuff that Matt Damon's girlfriend moves into his apartment.

Posted by tgl on 2006-10-09 23:31:13 +0000

Matt Damon's girlfriend is who now?

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-10-09 23:47:24 +0000

In the film, it's Vera Farmiga. It's so obviously CHS -- I freaked out in the theater.

Posted by tgl on 2006-10-21 12:13:11 +0000

Tried to catch a name in the credits from ol' CHS. No luck.

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-10-21 15:57:30 +0000

Did you see the yearbook?

Posted by MF DU on 2006-10-23 00:23:49 +0000

For Scorsese, I think 'Gimme Shelter','Sympathy for the Devil' et. al have been usual suspects in Mean Streets, Goodfellas, and Casino at least. Now we can add The Departed and the impending Scorsese-helmed doc. on The Rolling Stones. Soundtrack-wise Scorsese might have just taken the 'popular music-as-film-soundtrack' signature to the next level by making a sole recording artist virtually synonymous with his pictures. The use of prerecorded songs came into popularity in the late 60's w/ Mike Nichols's The Graduate,George Lucas's American Graffiti and Scorsese's Mean Streets and was kinda resurrected in most of Tarantino's films. Conor is totally spot-on w/ his 'stunning work' assesment. This is one of those films you are instantaneously plotting to see again before the credits even roll. Writing / story structure: A+ Scuzziest cop(s) ever: A+ A Scorsese-helmed Hollywood effort to accurately nail Boston: A* Music: A+ (The pre-recorded stuff at least, the Score was credited to Howard Shore who did all the Lord of the Rings scores, I dont remmeber any of the film score - which some film composers take as a compliment as it is supposed to accentuate the film) Keep 'em Guessing Factor: A+ This is definitely one to see on a big screen if anyone is weighing the options of waiting for video or whatever... *[The A is a crazy compliment, though. While Mystic River was an excellent film, Penn and Robbins and Freeman just didn't really sell me on it. The Story was still good, though]

Posted by G lib on 2006-10-23 12:32:12 +0000

And filmed in Eastie.

Posted by tgl on 2006-10-23 13:17:13 +0000

Yes.

Posted by tgl on 2006-10-23 13:39:28 +0000

Caught the 8pm Friday showing at Cinema Salem. Closer than Revere Showcase and only $7. I was on the edge of my seat from just about the time Damon's character closes the deal on the Beacon Hill penthouse. Really fine characters, excellent portrayals. Gripping plot. Wahlberg and Baldwin vie for most farcical. I think Wahlberg's character really works, even though he's a bit over the top. I might prefer Nicholson's performance above all others. Althought, there seems to be a couple unscripted moments that seem a bit bizarre, I'm thinking of the restaurant scene between Costello and Costigan in particular. I went in preparing to dislike DiCaprio, but he wins you over. The trailer for "Blood Diamond" didn't really help things. A wonderful thought piece on trust and identity. In the end, everyone's a rat.

Posted by Honar the librarian on 2006-10-23 15:39:00 +0000

Why Nicholson? I thought he really cruised through the movie, giving a typically Nicholson qua Nicholson performance. Also, the weakest bits seemed to be nothing more than vehicles for him, e.g., the roll in the cocaine scene. I agree totally with your last sentence though, tgl. Not a lot of movies leave you randomly contemplating them days later.

Posted by tgl on 2006-10-23 15:48:43 +0000

The opera/cocaine scene was gratuituous and didn't really do much to develop the character. "rat face" from the aforementioned restaurant scene was quintessential Nicholson, it was still enjoyable. Not sure what was motivating Damon's character, allegiance to Costello? His dream of the state house consisted of... ?

Posted by MF DU on 2006-10-23 15:50:59 +0000

Power, maybe?

Posted by Honar the librarian on 2006-10-23 18:18:07 +0000

Not being the poor kid living with his grandma?

Posted by MF DU on 2006-10-24 11:45:51 +0000

that's a good one, too.

Posted by tgl on 2006-10-24 15:13:48 +0000

OK, he was grateful to Costello for saving him from poverty, and they had (or at least Sullivan thought they had) a father-son relationship. Still, what's up with the state house imagery?

Posted by MF DU on 2007-02-21 16:06:57 +0000

Glob today has a Departed tour of Boston. Kinda cool. the DVD just came out - I am trying to watch all the Hong Kong Infernal Affairs series of films first (three in total) that Scorsese et. al adapted from... , but I am itching to see this again.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-10-09 18:19:52 +0000

Saw "Blood Diamond" last night on OnDemand. Liked it. Cried a little. Makes me want diamonds even less than before.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-10-09 18:24:24 +0000

I take my fear, my humiliation I crush it in my fist, I open my hand, I've got a diamond. My diamond is Rage. I've got diamonds in my eyes.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-10-09 19:02:56 +0000

I prefer the Paul Simon song..."Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes."

Posted by MF DU on 2007-10-09 19:08:59 +0000

lol POTD. sorry. the "Irritating Rollins Post"™ hadn't reared its ugly head on RSN for a while and I could not resist.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-10-09 19:59:42 +0000

Rollins is anything but irritating. Rollins on my friend! I'm just not as angry at you...or him.

Posted by G lib on 2007-10-10 12:50:27 +0000

HEY MFDU: Separated at birth?

Posted by MF DU on 2007-10-10 12:57:18 +0000

I Love It.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-10-10 14:34:28 +0000

Wow. His neck girth was impressive even when he was skinny!

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-10-10 14:49:18 +0000

Your ability to focus on something other than his waistline is what's impressive! He has that little dip thing that slim men have where leg meets torso... Yow!

Posted by G lib on 2007-10-10 15:08:47 +0000

Oh, wait a minute, I found a better contender for 'separated at birth'

Posted by G lib on 2007-10-10 15:09:54 +0000

Especially if you include this 'detail shot'

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-10-10 15:26:49 +0000

Yeah, I totally see that.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-10-10 19:35:12 +0000

Is that from the International Male catalog, too?

Posted by G lib on 2007-10-10 19:39:23 +0000

You know it!

Posted by Miriam on 2007-10-10 21:39:33 +0000

I was going to say... I see a LOT of camo in Nashville, but not too many guys who look like that in overalls.