Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - went to see this with some friends, we chose to go to the semi-art-house theatre rather than the multiplex - not sure that the audience at the multiplex would have applauded at the end of the film. Actually, I don't remember the last time I recall an audience applauding at the end of a film ... I enjoyed this one a lot, perhaps in some ways a bit over-the-top. I really liked the scene where Frank, Dwayne, and Grandpa managed to get Olive to eat her ice cream without the guilt that her father was trying to impart ... also the horror of the pageant organizers and audience when Olive started her "dance" routine, as if all the other competitors were innocent and pure compared to Olive.
8 femmes (2002) - recorded this a while ago but only just watched it tonight. This musical-mystery was intriguing, good interactions between the actors, and overall quite amusing - not a typical Hollywood ending for sure. I liked the colour contrasts of all the outfits they were wearing - a lot of bright colours. The musical numbers weren't quite as jarring as in some films I've seen (see Bride and Prejudice below). I'm now interested in seeing other films by director François Ozon. (and some good practice for the French class I'll be starting soon ... vocabulary review when you hear French words you recognize and then can confirm via the English subtitles, I'm a long way still from understanding a French film without subtitles).
Bride and Prejudice (2004) - seeing that Pride and Prejudice is one of my all-time favourite novels, of course I had to watch this at some point. It was the first Bollywood-style film I had seen, I thought some of the musical-dance numbers were a bit much (I fast-forwarded through a few of them). But it was an interesting twist on the story, setting it in India with Mr. Darcy being a rich American.
Sense and Sensibility (1995) - I couldn't remember whether or not I had seen this one previously - I had, but I watched it again anyway. Directed by Ang Lee and starring Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, and Hugh Grant, it's another film based on a Jane Austen novel. Like comfort food for me ... (ie. not very challenging, but enjoyable in the right context).
Looking forward to see what will be showing at the Edmonton Film Festival that starts on September 29, they were supposed to have their schedule online yesterday but it isn't yet.
Various observations about life, including cycling, Guiding, current events, and other interests. (If you found something to be helpful or interesting, please remember to leave a comment so I know you were here! Or e-mail me if you're too shy to comment in public - guidemd at hotmail dot com)
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