Comments on: Weekend Film Agenda June 20

By: Zee Grega

Zee Grega — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:00:19 +0000

Tony, watching as many movies as I do takes dedication to the art, but your analogy is apt. I love this decade for the same reason you do. Sure, I still spend a lot of time in cinemas but new technology allows me to keep up with my movie viewing habits without having to spend my whole life in the movie theater. One of my favorite possessions is my portable DVD player–it’s a five hour train trip each way down to Oregon to visit my family and back but being able to take films with me makes it a pleasant trip. I love being able to find small or indie films on line that I might not ever be exposed to otherwise, especially knowing that new technology has enabled people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to make films to make them in the first place.

Josh, I wonder how awkward the few first days of filming were for the Savage Grace cast. Sure, it’s not really YOU, but I’d have to think that it felt a little weird at least at first.

By: josh

josh — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:14:47 +0000

When I first started watching Savage Grace I wondered "what is Julianne Moore" doing in this movie. Then it was "what is this movie doing with Julianne Moore". Then "OMG, this is REALLY uncomfortable to be watching on a plane" and "god. this must be based on a true story, right? because no one would admit to thinking these things." It’s not exactly "bad", but when the mother-son-gay lover three-way is among the less scandalous scenes, you know you’re in for something very disturbing.

By: tonyb

tonyb — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:38:43 +0000

Zee, your movie watching ability astounds me. Although I guess people would probably say something like that about my reading or TV watching. At least one 500 page novel a week and 50+ hours of television. A lot of it is due to new technology. I read and watch TV on my phone so whenever I have a couple of free mins somewhere I pull out my phone and either read or watch TV. I love that I live in this decade!