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You know a movie is special when people in
opposite camps of a polarizing issue claim itspeaks for them. That's what has happened with4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days ($24.95; Genius).
I first saw it at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival(hey, I spend $3000 of my own money goingthere, so I like to work it into conversationswhenever possible) and I loved it. But I neverconsidered for a moment it was a movie aboutabortion. Set in Romania just before the fall of
Communism, it tells the story of a young woman helping her somewhat hapless college roommatearrange a back alley abortion. Like the movies of the Dardennes brothers, this film stays right ontop of its characters and we watch them frantically navigate a world of suspicion and deceit whereanything can be had for a price and no one can be trusted. I left the movie thinking a lot moreabout totalitarian governments than I did about abortion. But that was the angle that caughtpeople's eye in the US. Some saw it as depicting the frightening world where an abortion can onlybe had by becoming a criminal. Others saw it as depicting the horrors of abortion itself. I think thisfilm has a lot more in common with the German film The Lives Of Others (which shows a
poisonous world of secrets and spies) rather than say Tony Kaye's provocative Lake Of Firedocumentary. Let's put it this way: wherever you fall on the debate of choice/abortion, this movie
will give you food for thought. And if that issue doesn't inflame your passions, this taut, thriller-likedrama with a marvelous performance at its heart (Anamaria Marinca) will still absorb youcompletely.
Also out this week:
The Carmen Miranda Collection ($49.98; Fox) -- You'd have to be a little camp to take more
than a very modest pleasure in the five increasingly repetitive movies featuring the self-satirizing
Miranda. But by the far the best is Busby Berkeley's 1943 wig-out The Gang's All Here, which has
the trippiest finale this side of Fantasia. Also on the queer side: Woody Harrelson is a gay male
escort for mature women in Paul Schrader's The Walker ($27.98; ThinkFilm), Shelter ($23.95;
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the Continental baths not minding so much when he's hit on; and the Elton John produced body-
swapping comedy It's A BoyGirl Thing ($26.98; Anchor Bay) starring Kevin Zegers of
Transamerica .
You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story ($24.99; Plexifilm) -- Afascinating documentary about the eccentric masterpiece created in 1977 by Wilson, who fits
comfortably alongside Captain Beefheart and Van Dyke Parks. Bonus: the album is included, which
is only fair since no one could watch the movie without wanting to hear it. Also, if Control whetted
your appetite, check out the fine documentary Joy Division ($22.95; Weinstein/Genius). And good
music for a good cause is heard on TCT (Concerts For Teenage Cancer Trust) At The Royal Albert
Hall ($14.98; Time Life) with the Who, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, the Cure, Paul Weller, Kaiser
Chiefs and more.
The Sword In The Stone ($29.99; Disney) -- a tale of young King Arthur based loosely on T. H.
White's overpraised book The Once and Future King (so sue me) and yet even fans of the novel
will readily admit this very thin movie has little to offer in imagination or wit or style. The
beginning of the end for Disney, until The Little Mermaid arrived. The Jungle Book 2 ($29.99;
Disney) is one of many inferior, direct-to-DVD titles from Disney that to my mind tarnish theirnewly revived reputation but which get snapped up greedily by families. Thankfully the Pixarpeople look down on such dross.
So I Married An Axe Murderer (($19.94; Sony) -- a mild comedy from happier times when
Mike Myers could play multiple roles in a movie and no one would expect much so even modest
laughs were well-received. (Unlike his new movie, The Love Guru, which is getting brutal reviews.)
Popeye The Sailor 1938-1940 ($34.98; Warner Bros.) -- The spinach-loving hero in his heyday,
thanks to the quirky talent of the Fleischers and loads of extras. The less said about the godawful
70s episodes in Popeye & Friends Volume One ($14.98; Warner Bros.) the better.
Etc. -- Finally, it's impossible to stay on top of everything that comes my way, so here are some
titles I still need to check out: the gangster drama Classe Tous Risques ($29.95; Criterion); David
Duchovny's welcome dive into TV comedy on Californication First Season ($39.99; Showtime), the
airplane favorite Fool's Gold ($28.98; Warner Bros.) -- seriously, the last two plane trips I've beenon it seemed like this Matthew McConaughey no-brainer was practically the only movie anyone
watched; Burn Notice Season One ($49.98; Fox), the promising-looking drama about an ex-spy I
dipped into but haven't fully absorbed yet; Rails & Ties ($27.98; Warner Bros.), another genuinely
indie drama starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden, two actors who've proven theirdedication to serious filmmaking again and again; Weeds Season Three ($39.98; Showtime), thecomedy my friend Aaron really enjoys and which I can't seem to catch up with yet; and Jack Black'sBe Kind, Rewind ($27.98; New Line), a commercial flop co-starring Mos Def, an appealing and
talented actor who can't seem to pick good movie scripts but has much better luck onstage.
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I saw the movie last night. Obviously it's in Romanian. The people speak quickly, there is a lot of back
and forth, hard to stay focused w/ subtitles. Imagine a Robert Altman movie w/ subtitles - everyonespeaking at once. The first quarter of the picture a product name such as Kent, Palmolive, Marlboro orwhatever were mentioned no less than 50 times. Trying to give one a feeling of familiarity, it onlyreminded me of reading Steven King " annoying. The main protagonist (the abortionist) had lines thatdid not feel natural. No one speaks that way. Not even in Romania. He coerces sex that appears to beboth very rapid and unappealing for him and the also the women involved - pointless. I would imaginemost would rather have the leu. Aside from those criticisms, I liked it. The photography really capturedthe bleakness of the situation. It had an overall feeling of suspense and impending doom. Thesituations where people had to interact with authority (such as checking into a hotel or riding the bus)
give one an appreciation for capitalism. It's like a Dick Cheney wet dream as far as authoritarianism
goes. My wife is a Bulgarian immigrant who came to the US right around the time the movie is set. She
remarked that the movie was disturbing and well done. The crumbling buildings, rusty soviet cars, and
wild dogs in the street looked authentic. Two thumbs up.
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Thanks for the perspective from Eastern Europeans.
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I haven't seen 4 months, and to be honest this is the first I've heard of it and I'll take your word for itand hunt it down. Without even seeing it, from our description I would agree it appears to be more of amovie about totalitarian governments and what they can do to the average citizen just trying to do whatis right for them but not, obviously for the state.
I just don't get Californication. I really don't. It just seems listless and somewhat angry so I quit watching
it.
I've seen a few Carmen Miranda movies and I'll wait to see her on TCM or Foxmovies which I really like
because they show so many movies in widescreen and no commercials.
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You know a movie is special when people in
opposite camps of a polarizing issue claim itspeaks for them. That's what has happened with4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days ($24.95; Genius).
I first saw it at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival(hey, I spend $3000 of my own money goingthere, so I like to work it into conversationswhenever possible) and I loved it. But I neverconsidered for a moment it was a movie aboutabortion. Set in Romania just before the fall of
Communism, it tells the story of a young woman helping her somewhat hapless college roommatearrange a back alley abortion. Like the movies of the Dardennes brothers, this film stays right ontop of its characters and we watch them frantically navigate a world of suspicion and deceit whereanything can be had for a price and no one can be trusted. I left the movie thinking a lot moreabout totalitarian governments than I did about abortion. But that was the angle that caughtpeople's eye in the US. Some saw it as depicting the frightening world where an abortion can onlybe had by becoming a criminal. Others saw it as depicting the horrors of abortion itself. I think thisfilm has a lot more in common with the German film The Lives Of Others (which shows a
poisonous world of secrets and spies) rather than say Tony Kaye's provocative Lake Of Firedocumentary. Let's put it this way: wherever you fall on the debate of choice/abortion, this movie
will give you food for thought. And if that issue doesn't inflame your passions, this taut, thriller-likedrama with a marvelous performance at its heart (Anamaria Marinca) will still absorb youcompletely.
Also out this week:
The Carmen Miranda Collection ($49.98; Fox) -- You'd have to be a little camp to take more
than a very modest pleasure in the five increasingly repetitive movies featuring the self-satirizing
Miranda. But by the far the best is Busby Berkeley's 1943 wig-out The Gang's All Here, which has
the trippiest finale this side of Fantasia. Also on the queer side: Woody Harrelson is a gay male
escort for mature women in Paul Schrader's The Walker ($27.98; ThinkFilm), Shelter ($23.95;
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Night At The Baths ($29.95; WaterBearer) is a genuine time capsule with the new piano player at
the Continental baths not minding so much when he's hit on; and the Elton John produced body-
swapping comedy It's A BoyGirl Thing ($26.98; Anchor Bay) starring Kevin Zegers of
Transamerica .
You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story ($24.99; Plexifilm) -- Afascinating documentary about the eccentric masterpiece created in 1977 by Wilson, who fits
comfortably alongside Captain Beefheart and Van Dyke Parks. Bonus: the album is included, which
is only fair since no one could watch the movie without wanting to hear it. Also, if Control whetted
your appetite, check out the fine documentary Joy Division ($22.95; Weinstein/Genius). And good
music for a good cause is heard on TCT (Concerts For Teenage Cancer Trust) At The Royal Albert
Hall ($14.98; Time Life) with the Who, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, the Cure, Paul Weller, Kaiser
Chiefs and more.
The Sword In The Stone ($29.99; Disney) -- a tale of young King Arthur based loosely on T. H.
White's overpraised book The Once and Future King (so sue me) and yet even fans of the novel
will readily admit this very thin movie has little to offer in imagination or wit or style. The
beginning of the end for Disney, until The Little Mermaid arrived. The Jungle Book 2 ($29.99;
Disney) is one of many inferior, direct-to-DVD titles from Disney that to my mind tarnish theirnewly revived reputation but which get snapped up greedily by families. Thankfully the Pixarpeople look down on such dross.
So I Married An Axe Murderer (($19.94; Sony) -- a mild comedy from happier times when
Mike Myers could play multiple roles in a movie and no one would expect much so even modest
laughs were well-received. (Unlike his new movie, The Love Guru, which is getting brutal reviews.)
Popeye The Sailor 1938-1940 ($34.98; Warner Bros.) -- The spinach-loving hero in his heyday,
thanks to the quirky talent of the Fleischers and loads of extras. The less said about the godawful
70s episodes in Popeye & Friends Volume One ($14.98; Warner Bros.) the better.
Etc. -- Finally, it's impossible to stay on top of everything that comes my way, so here are some
titles I still need to check out: the gangster drama Classe Tous Risques ($29.95; Criterion); David
Duchovny's welcome dive into TV comedy on Californication First Season ($39.99; Showtime), the
airplane favorite Fool's Gold ($28.98; Warner Bros.) -- seriously, the last two plane trips I've beenon it seemed like this Matthew McConaughey no-brainer was practically the only movie anyone
watched; Burn Notice Season One ($49.98; Fox), the promising-looking drama about an ex-spy I
dipped into but haven't fully absorbed yet; Rails & Ties ($27.98; Warner Bros.), another genuinely
indie drama starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden, two actors who've proven theirdedication to serious filmmaking again and again; Weeds Season Three ($39.98; Showtime), thecomedy my friend Aaron really enjoys and which I can't seem to catch up with yet; and Jack Black'sBe Kind, Rewind ($27.98; New Line), a commercial flop co-starring Mos Def, an appealing and
talented actor who can't seem to pick good movie scripts but has much better luck onstage.
So did you see 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days and did you think it was pro-choice, anti-abortion or
neither?
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I saw the movie last night. Obviously it's in Romanian. The people speak quickly, there is a lot of back
and forth, hard to stay focused w/ subtitles. Imagine a Robert Altman movie w/ subtitles - everyonespeaking at once. The first quarter of the picture a product name such as Kent, Palmolive, Marlboro orwhatever were mentioned no less than 50 times. Trying to give one a feeling of familiarity, it onlyreminded me of reading Steven King " annoying. The main protagonist (the abortionist) had lines thatdid not feel natural. No one speaks that way. Not even in Romania. He coerces sex that appears to beboth very rapid and unappealing for him and the also the women involved - pointless. I would imaginemost would rather have the leu. Aside from those criticisms, I liked it. The photography really capturedthe bleakness of the situation. It had an overall feeling of suspense and impending doom. Thesituations where people had to interact with authority (such as checking into a hotel or riding the bus)
give one an appreciation for capitalism. It's like a Dick Cheney wet dream as far as authoritarianism
goes. My wife is a Bulgarian immigrant who came to the US right around the time the movie is set. She
remarked that the movie was disturbing and well done. The crumbling buildings, rusty soviet cars, and
wild dogs in the street looked authentic. Two thumbs up.
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Thanks for the perspective from Eastern Europeans.
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I haven't seen 4 months, and to be honest this is the first I've heard of it and I'll take your word for itand hunt it down. Without even seeing it, from our description I would agree it appears to be more of amovie about totalitarian governments and what they can do to the average citizen just trying to do whatis right for them but not, obviously for the state.
I just don't get Californication. I really don't. It just seems listless and somewhat angry so I quit watching
it.
I've seen a few Carmen Miranda movies and I'll wait to see her on TCM or Foxmovies which I really like
because they show so many movies in widescreen and no commercials.
Fox News
Cars
Women's
Rights
Michelle
Obama
Europe
Newspapers
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Affairs to remember:Farley Granger beddedAva Gardner, ShelleyWinters, and LeonardBernstein. In hisautobiography, IncludeMe Out, Hitchcock's muse... (The national gay &lesbian newsmagazine)
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Comments are closed for this entryI can't stand weeds either. It just turned into a soap opera around pot selling and what could have been
done with humor and a serious look at the ridiculous drug laws was turned into something really stupid.I remember the scene where she spread for some lowlife weed dealing mexican(NOT a slam on
mexicans it's just what he was) and the second I saw that I said this series is worthless. It made no
sense and added nothing to the show.
And after that I watch and it just kept getting dumber and dumber. .
I had a lot of other things to agree with or disagree with you but this danged word limit is for the birds.
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Thanks for commenting and sorry for the word limit. I think it's a little low myself.
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