Friday, January 2, 2015

"Into the Woods" and The Week in Reviews

[I review the new movie "Into the Woods" and the DVDs "Into the Storm" and "Advanced Style," as well as the book "Watch Me" by Anjelica Huston.  Plus I bring you up to date on my "1001 Movies I Must See Before I Die Project: Fassbinder's "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul" and Godard's "Alphaville"  and share my latest "A-Ha Moment."]


 
 

The musical version of the Tony award winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.
 
The Baker and his wife (James Corden and Emily Blunt), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Rapunzel and Jack, of beanstalk fame, all come together in a sort of musical  "fractured fairy tale" with brilliant music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
 
All of the characters have a wish - Cinderella to attend the festival, Jack wishes his cow would give milk and the baker and his wife are wishing for a child.  Enter The Witch (Meryl Streep), who lives next door to the baker and his wife.  She reveals why they have not been successful having a child.  Their house is cursed because the previous occupant was a bad neighbor, eating all of her greens from her garden. To break the curse the baker and his wife must bring her a red cloak, a white cow, a golden slipper and hair as yellow as corn so she can make a potion to release the curse.  And so we are off and running.

Be careful what you wish for.
 
The first act is high spirited and fun as the baker and his wife try to fulfil The Witch's requests and the rest of the fairy tale characters live out their stories.  The second act gets dark as The Woods - Life - starts interfering with the fairy tale.
 
Meryl Streep will certainly get a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her turn as The Witch.  Her rendition of "Last Midnight" brought tears to my eyes.  Anna Kendrick was lovely as Cinderella and Emily Blunt and James Corden were wonderful (Corden will be taking Craig Ferguson's place on "The Late Late Show). It was great to see Tracey Ullman again as Jack's mother. Chris Pine as Prince Charming would have done better to play it straight.  He camped it up too much, but his song "Agony" along with Rapunzel's Prince was a hoot as was his line:  "I wasn't brought up to be sincere.  I was brought up to be charming." Johnny Depp also hammed it up as The Wolf, playing him as a creepy perv, but small criticisms for a great movie.

Often when Broadway musicals are adapted for the screen, they are not successful.  Think "A Chorus Line."  But then there are those where the film adaptation enhances it because film has the ability to use special effects to expand the visual aspects.  That is what happened here.  Film brings the play even more to life.  Director Rob Marshall made the musical "Chicago" a huge hit.  He has done it again with "Into the Woods."  Expect an Oscar nomination for him too.

As I sat in the theatre, I wondered how many of my fellow viewers did not know this was a musical.  The trailers for this film didn't show one moment of music, thus reinforcing my belief that producers think we don't like musicals and are scared of them.  Well, some people don't, but many of us do, especially if the musical is well made.  And this one is a beauty.  From the acting to the set design to the book and music, this adaptation to the screen is first rate.  And even if you think you don't like musicals, Sondheim is more than "just a musical."  His lyrics are literary and witty and his rhyming structure a thing to wonder at.
 
Rosy the Reviewer says...One of the Best of the Year and sure to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.  Don't miss it.


***DVDS***
You Might Have Missed
(And Some You Will Be Glad You Did)
 
 
 
 
 
 
A dramatic representation of storm chasers presented documentary style.

Two teen-aged brothers are the focus here with one filming a time capsule about himself.  Their father is the vice principal of the school and the oldest son feels nothing he ever does is good enough for his dad.  Enter a big old storm and that will certainly give them something to bond over.

In addition to the teens, we have some daredevil rednecks who are trying out various stunts so they can become famous on YouTube.  Think "Jackass."  And the storm chasers who are riding around in an armored tank with stabilizers that can withstand winds of up to 170mph.  What do you bet this particular storm will have winds higher than that?

Everyone here is filming something:  the teen, his time capsule; the "Jackass" guys, footage for YouTube; and the storm chasers are filming a documentary.

So we have the teenagers, the storm chasers and the "Jackass" guys - and wouldn't you know it's graduation day at Silverton High School and the graduation is outside. Talk about a "Perfect Storm."  The problem is, there is nothing perfect about this film.  Not even close.

For one thing, when some characters try to outrun the tornado, which I always thought we were told NOT to do, why didn't they go AWAY from the direction the storm was heading?  Oh, right, then we wouldn't have any tension.

However, I will say the storm sequences were quite good and I can imagine seeing this in 3D would be exciting.

Rosy the Reviewer says...if you can overlook the acting and the dialogue (or lack of), you might enjoy the tornado footage.  That's the real star here.





Advanced Style (2014)


This is Ari Cohen's blog "Advanced Style" brought to life.

Ari Cohen has been documenting stylish women of a certain age (they have to be over 50) that he spots on the streets of New York City for the last six years  on his blog "Advanced Style" and in a book of the same name.

Here with the help of director Lina Piloplyte, we get to know seven lovely ladies between the ages of 62 and 95 who dress with panache and style. No cat ladies these, stuck in dingy apartments just waiting for the grim reaper. These women are out on the streets of New York in creative clothes eschewing the hindrances of old age and expressing themselves. These women use the streets of New York City as their own private runway and prove there is no time limit on style.

We see these ladies at home and follow them around New York City as they embrace life with humor and wit.

Ilona Royce Smithkin, 93, is a singer who is still performing.  Her trademark is her red eyelashes that she makes out of her own hair.  However, the oldest is 95-year-old Zelda Kaplan.  She opines: "Good style improves the environment for everyone."  She lives life to the fullest but you get the feeling that she knows it won't last much longer. 

We get fashion advice (making bracelets out of toilet paper rolls) as well as their views on life.  These ladies are not afraid to speak their minds.

Joyce Capati, 80,  says, "I never wanted to look young.  I wanted to look great!"

This is a light little film, heavy with inspiration.

Rosy the Reviewer says...We all want to age with grace and style, right?  I know that I do and if you want some inspiration, watch this film.


***My 1001 Movies I Must See Before I Die Project***
 
 
 
290 to go!


 
 
 

Emmi is a cleaning lady in her 60's and Ali is a Moroccan guest worker in Munich twenty years her junior.  They fall in love despite their age and the racism that surrounds them.

They meet as a joke when Emmi finds herself in a bar seeking shelter from the rain.  A German girl goads Ali into asking "the old lady" to dance, which he does, but then her kindness toward him softens his heart and they embark upon an unlikely love affair, despite the hostility and mockery they encounter.  This was homage to Douglas Sirk, one of Fassbinder's cinematic heroes and his film, "All That Heaven Allows" and later we see the same story in "Far from Heaven."  He captures the lush cinematography and melodrama that Sirk was known for.  Fassbinder's camera lingers over his stars, especially Brigitte Mira, who plays Emmi, and captures the beauty that emanates out of an otherwise plain older woman.  

Directed by German auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder, this story of an unlikely love affair is riveting in its simplicity and takes on the racism toward Arab people long before 9/11.  But the film is also about loneliness and how cold the world can be.

Fassbinder was influenced by the French New Wave and is credited with being the father of the New German Cinema.  He was incredibly prolific.  Starting at age 21, he made over 40 films and TV dramas in only 15 years.  He died at 37 of a drug overdose.
 
Why it's a Must See:  "Technically flawless, deceptively simple, and avoiding excesses, it is about problems that are timely and timeless in implications."
--Variety 1974

Rosy the Reviewer says...a touching, beautifully filmed experience that will stay with you.  (subtitles)




Alphaville (1965)

 
 
 
"Alphaville" is a futuristic blend of science fiction, film noir, and satire directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

Eddie Constantine, with his craggy, punch drunk face, stars as Lemmy Caution, a hard-boiled detective who is sent into a city controlled by a giant computer named Alpha 60. His mission is to make contact with Professor von Braun, a famous scientist who has fallen mysteriously silent, and is believed to be suppressed by the computer.
 
Constantine was also famous for being a singer discovered by Edith Piaf and who subsequently became her lover.
 
Director Jean-Luc Godard is arguably the most influential director of the French New Wave and is probably best known for his film "Breathless." 
 
He and his contemporaries criticized mainstream French Cinema that eschewed innovation in favor of craft and favored the works of the past rather than tackling current social issues.  Younger filmmakers began to make their own films that also challenged the conventions of traditional Hollywood.  He expressed his political views in his films as well as his knowledge of film history through allusions in his films and existentialism is a theme running throughout.

Here he is bringing up the theme of worshiping technology and it taking over our lives.  And it's only 1965!
 
Why it's a Must See: "Shooting in cleverly selected Paris locations, [Godard] discovers the seeds of totalitarian future in contemporary hotel lobbies, neon signage, office buildings, and bureaucratic waiting rooms...a rare futurist vision that simply does not date."
---"1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die"
 
Rosy the Reviewer says...it's like Dr. Who dropped into a Dick Tracy cartoon (but racier - it's a French film, after all).  I could have died without seeing this one, despite its black and white cinematic beauty.  If you want to see Godard, start with "Breathless."  It's more accessible and the young Jean-Paul Belmondo is to die for! (b & w with subtitles)
 
 
 
 
 
***Book of the Week***
 



Watch Me: A Memoir by Anjelica Huston (2014)
 
 
 
Huston continues her life's story since her first book, "A Story Lately Told,( which I reviewed in my December 16 post)."  This one includes her liaisons with Jack Nicholson and Ryan O'Neal (among others) and the advent of her acting career.

She starts where she left off, leaving an abusive relationship and spending time on her career.

At twenty-nine years old and trying to find herself in Hollywood, director Tony Richardson said to her:
 
 “‘Poor little you. So much talent and so little to show for it. You’re never going to do anything with your life.’ Tony had a singsong voice, like one of his own parrots, but there was no mistaking the edge. ‘Perhaps you’re right,’ I answered. Inside I was thinking, Watch me.”

So Anjelica made the decision to really work on becoming an actress.

This one is not as elegant as her first one.  I have never seen so much name-dropping.  Yes, we know she came from "movie royalty" and had access to all kinds of celebrities from a young age, but it gets old after awhile.  It reads like she is using her diary as a guide and just transposing it into book form.  It feels flat compared to her first book.
 
Rosy the Reviewer says...However, if you are a celebrity watcher, there is lots of juicy stuff here.

 
***My A-HA Moment of the Week***

2015 is going to be a good year!
 
 
 

Thanks for Reading!

That's it for this week.
 
See you Tuesday for
 
"My Early Oscar Predictions"

 

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Friday, December 26, 2014

"Wild" and The Week in Reviews

[I review the new movie "Wild" plus DVDs "Magic in the Moonlight" and "The Skeleton Twins" and Mick Fleetwood's memoir.  I also bring you up to date on "My 1001 Movies I Must See Before I Die Project"]






Wild



Movie version of Cheryl Strayed's bestselling memoir about her 1100 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail on her own.
After the end of her marriage and the death of her beloved mother, Cheryl begins a downward spiral of grief, filled with promiscuity and heroin.  At her bottom, she decides the only way to heal herself is to make this trek.

The movie with screenplay by the novelist Nick Hornby tells Cheryl's story in a series of flashbacks as she hikes the trail.  Slowly we learn she ruined her marriage by cheating on her husband and doing heroin; her mother Bobbi's death destroyed her; she is estranged from her brother; and she is one tough cookie.
A powerful book does not necessarily a powerful film make, but that doesn't mean this is not a good film.  It is.  I make a point of not comparing books and the film versions.  Books and films are different art forms.  But when a book affects people as strongly as this book has, and it did me, one expects the same feeling when it's over and it just wasn't there. 
Reese Witherspoon does Cheryl proud and sheds her goody goody "America's Sweetheart" image with her nude and sex scenes and the liberal use of  the "F" word and the "MF" word.  She proves herself to deserve her Oscar as June Carter in "Walk the Line," and she will most definitely be rewarded with another nomination here.

Laura Dern plays Cheryl's free-spirited mother who endured a brutal marriage and bettered herself, only to die at 45.  Though Dern and Witherspoon are close in age, too close for Dern to be Witherspoon's mother, their chemistry together is believable.
Rosy the Reviewer says...a powerful performance by Witherspoon that is not to be missed.  And read the book!



***DVDS***
You Might Have Missed
(And Some You Will Be Glad You Did)




Stanley Crawford (Colin Firth), whose alter ego is magician Wei Ling Soo, is called to country estate in the south of France to debunk, Sophie (Emma Stone) a suspicious medium.

Stanley's magician friend, Howard, enlists Stanley to accompany him to a country estate in the south of France to investigate a young American spiritualist who is staying with a wealthy woman and her son.  The son is in love with the girl and he thinks she could be a fraud and a gold digger. Stanley agrees and since he is not recognizable as Wei Ling, poses as Stanley Taplinger, a businessman who unknown to Sophie is out to unmask her as a fraud.  He is scornful of her gifts, but during a séance, she reveals details about people only they would know.  Slowly but surely she weaves a web of magic around Stanley that he can't resist.  And the gorgeous French countryside as a backdrop doesn't hurt either.

Woody Allen wrote and directed this romantic comedy set in the 1920's which now forms a trilogy of his "European films," the others being "Midnight in Paris (2011)" and "To Rome with Love (2012)." 

He once again explores God, death and the meaning of life as he has done in so many of his films but in a most charming way.

"Why would God have gone to all of this trouble if it was all for nothing?"

Allen has had female muses ever since he directed Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall."  She was followed by Mia Farrow, Mariel Hemingway, Scarlett Johansson and now Emma Stone seems to have stolen his heart.

Colin Firth is Woody's alter ego, though here as an English gent, trying to unmask the medium as a fraud and he exhibits many of Woody's neuroses as he wrestles with the rational vs. the emotional.  Firth's character is arrogant and absolutely positive there is no life after death.

"Happiness is not a natural human condition."

He says, "I'm a rational man in a rational world.  Any other way is madness."

But in the end, he realizes as Woody seems to be saying in this charming comedy, "The world may be without purpose, but it's not without some kind of magic."

Rosy the Reviewer says...if you like "Downton Abbey" or want to see Colin Firth do his "Mr. Darcy thing," you will enjoy this.




The Skeleton Twins (2014)


Estranged twins reunite after the attempted suicide of the brother.

Kristin Wiig and Bill Hader, SNL alums, play twin brother and sister, Milo and Maggie Dean, who have become estranged.  Maggie is called to her brother's bedside after his attempted suicide.  Coincidently, when the phone call came in, Maggie was going to do the same. 

When Milo attempts suicide, he is living in LA and nursing a broken heart. Maggie arrives from their hometown in upstate New York and takes Milo back to her house where she lives with her husband, Lance (Luke Wilson) in what appears on the surface to be a happy marriage.  The brother and sister have not spoken to each other for ten years.  

But all is not as it seems.  There is disappointment, broken hearts and all kinds of secrets.

Milo gets in touch with his first love, an older teacher (Ty Burrell) who seduced him when he was 15.  Maggie's husband, Lance, wants children but Maggie is secretly taking birth control pills and sleeping with other men.

And believe it or not, folks, this is a comedy!

I have already given Kirstin Wiig props for her performance in "Hateship Loveship," but Bill Hader is the revelation here.  There are few signs of his over the top characters on SNL, such as Stefon.  His performance is surprisingly subtle and poignant. Together, the two of them make a great team.

There are some cute, silly scenes such as when they both get high on laughing gas in the dentist's office (Maggie is a dental hygienist) and when during a fight, Milo puts on the Jefferson Starship song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now."  He starts to lip synch and coaxes her to join.  She resists but comes in just as Grace Slick does. You had to be there, but trust me.

I didn't get why the hospital would call Maggie when Milo was admitted.  After all the mother was still in the picture but that's a small thing.

This film is all about trying to mend broken hearts by the mending of broken relationships.

Rosy the Reviewer says...a sweet brother and sister love story - and I mean that in the best possible way.



***My 1001 Movies I Must See Before I Die Project***

 292 to go!



On Bora Bora, a maiden is deemed "The Chosen Maid," which means no one can even look upon her let alone have her as a girlfriend.  Her boyfriend doesn't buy it and off they go. Since death is the sentence for disobeying the edict, things don't look good for our young lovers.

Directed by F.W Murnau, considered one of the greatest of all silent film directors, the film was shot entirely in the South Seas in 1929 using a nonprofessional cast.  This was Murnau's last film.  He was killed in a car accident one week before "Tabu" was to open.  The world would never get to see how he might have done with "talkies."
Why it's a Must See: "However dated some of Tabu's ethnographic idealism may seem today, the film's breathtaking beauty and artistry make it indispensable viewing, and the exquisite tragic ending -- conceived musically and rhythmically as a gradually decelerating diminuendo -- is one of the pinnacles of silent cinema."

Rosy the Reviewer says...silent films are difficult to process in this crazy world we live in, but this one is a beautiful example and worth seeing.


***Book of the Week***


Play On: Now, Then, and Fleetwood Mac by Mick Fleetwood (2014)


The "Fleetwood" in the rock band Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood shares his story.

Fleetwood talks about his happy family life growing up and his difficulties in school.  Discovering drumming gave him something to work toward and once he decided that's what he could do, he didn't consider anything else.  He was "discovered" while living with his sister in London and practicing his drums in her garage.  From that time he was off and running.

Fleetwood Mac went through several permutations before it became the band of "Rumours."  Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer were early driving forces but both went off the rails into cults and mental illness.  When Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and Chris McVie (then Chris Perfect) joined Fleetwood and John McVie, the band had its greatest success.

All of the band member hook-ups are described - Stevie and Lindsay, then Stevie and Mick, John and Chris and lots and lots of cocaine.

Mick is self-deprecating to a certain extent.  He doesn't give himself too much credit for his drumming and seems to take responsibility for what went wrong with his three marriages, but he still comes off as kind of an ass.  I mean, c'mon.  If you admit your first marriage ended because you didn't communicate with your wife and put your work first, why are you now ending marriage number three for the same reason?

Rosy the Reviewer says...a candid rock and roll memoir that is hard to put down.

Thanks for Reading!


That's it for this week.


See you Tuesday for

"My New Year's UN-Resolutions"




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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

What the Holiday Season Means To Me

As I wrap up (pardon the pun) the last details of the holiday season, I am reflecting on just what it all means. 

For those of us who celebrate Christmas, for example, why do we put up a tree and decorations? Why do we fight the crowds at the mall to buy presents?  Why do we bake those cookies we certainly don't need and why do we cook a huge Christmas day feast?  Why do we spend a day writing out Christmas cards to send to our family and friends?

Traditions

For one, it's traditional. We humans need our traditions. 

One definition of tradition is "the transmission of customs or beliefs from one generation to another."  We do many of the things we do over the holidays, because we have always done them and our mothers and fathers have probably done the same things.  It's comforting to do these same things, and it connects us to our loved ones who are no longer with us. My Dad and Mom fought over the Christmas tree lights, and I could hear my Dad cursing all of the way upstairs when he was putting up the tree (my Dad didn't actually curse, but there was a great deal of under-the-breath-mumbling) and so, too, Hubby and I fight over the lights.  Hubby really DOES curse. 

When I trim the tree, many of my ornaments came from my mother who loved them and loved giving them.  As I pull out each one, I think of her and spend some time remembering.




So carrying on these traditions is comforting and brings back our memories of loved ones and happy times.



Family

The holidays are about family whether you like it or not. 

Holiday gatherings have gotten a bad rap, I think.  Saturday Night Live has done a funny sketch where the family is seated at the table and snarls over everything that is said, especially upsetting Kristen Wiig's character, who gets up from the table every few minutes and threatens to stomp off.

Here is a recreation of that sketch.  Does this look at all like your family during the holidays?



Despite the humor in that, yes, the holidays can be stressful if we are gathering with people we only see during the holidays, but I have far more happy memories of growing up with my parents and with my own children than bad memories, though I do remember my brother at the table baiting me to the point of tears and my running upstairs and locking myself in the bathroom.  My family wrote that off as my being "high strung."  How about writing that off as my brother was a bully?

But I also remember that even though I was served last at the Christmas dinner (because I was the youngest), my Dad always saved me the drumstick.  My favorite.


Thoughtfulness

Thoughtful gifts are always appreciated. My father was one of the most thoughtful people. 

If you saw something in a shop window while walking with him, he would remember that and get it for you as a present.  One year, I really wanted a canopy bed for my dolls and sure enough, Santa brought it.  What I was doing still playing with dolls at 11, I don't know.  When I see eleven-year-olds these days, they sure aren't playing with dolls. We didn't mature as fast back then, I guess. 



But that is a particularly happy memory of thoughtfulness.



Generosity

And along with thoughtfulness comes generosity. 

Christmas certainly isn't a time to be cheap, if you have the means.  And I'm not just talking about presents and money. Being cheap with money can also mean you are being cheap with your love, your time, your self.  Being generous of spirit means sharing yourself - spending time with your grandkids, reaching out to others, being interested in others, going out of your way for someone, being a shoulder to cry on, volunteering your time, helping a friend in need, being there. 



The holidays should be a reminder that we need to be generous with ourselves every day of the year so people have wonderful memories of US.



Fun

There is a great deal of fun to be had during the holidays - parties, caroling, enjoying the lights and decorations, watching cheesy Lifetime holiday movies, silly hats...













Going for the cheap laugh is also fun!


Gratitude

Amidst all of the holiday hubbub, it's easy to forget to be thankful. 

I am thankful for my family, my career, the many good things in my life and all of the happy memories that I have.



Memories

Did you notice a theme?

It all boils down to memories.  We create and have memories all of the time, but especially, during the holidays, new memories are created and those memories from the past come flooding back.  We can spend time with our loved ones remembering our loving memories.

My first professional library job started in 1974 and was in a rural area that didn't even have any fast food places.  The "department store" was a Sears catalog store.  But one thing the town DID have was shops selling cowboy gear.  I sent this shirt to my Dad for Christmas that year and he wore it proudly, because my Dad always wanted to be a cowboy. He sent me this picture so I would know how much he liked the shirt.  He was thoughtful that way.


My Mother had a seamstress make an entire wardrobe for one of my dolls.


I have those chairs and think of my parents every time I sit in them.



My mother sent this musical Santa to my son.  It moved all around the floor and played Christmas carols over and over. My son loved it.  It drove us crazy.  It mysteriously disappeared.

Every year one of the kids got to wear the Santa hat and distribute the presents on Christmas Eve.  The cat is not one of the kids.  She was the cat from hell...god rest her little soul.



This was the Christmas Eve my son and I spent on our own. 
It was a happy moment in the midst of change.


Let's all create more wonderful memories this holiday season.



I know I will be.







That's what the holidays mean to me.


Thanks for Reading!
Have a Wonderful Holiday!
I will see you Friday for my review
of the new movie
"Wild"
and The Week in Reviews,
as well as the latest on my
"1001 Movies I Must See Before I Die Project."

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