For once, not about Asian entertainment

[dangermousie]

First off, sorry for being bad about replying to flist stuff. Please let me know if I skipped something cool in the past couple days (fivil, I really want to reply to your drama recs post). I've been having a bit of a cold/mono relapse combo. So please let me know what I missed through skimming!

I still haven't watched Hanadan, because this evening Mr. Mousie and I went to see Breach with Chris Cooper and Ryan Philippe. It's a movie based on real events that led to the capture of Robert Hansen, the most notorous spy in history of US. Cooper plays Hansen and Philippe the young agent who is supposed to keep tabs on him. Go See It!!!! I don't watch that many American movies in theaters any more (I got my dramas right here, after all) but this was totally worth time and money. It's intelligent, and tightly written and very character-driven. And it's superbly acted. The movie is all about Hansen and O'Neill and it's awesome to see the two actors interact and twist around each other. I have to say that out of the ex-couple, Reese might be the biggest star, but I find RP's movies generally more appealing as movies.

And tomorrow we are going to see Becket (with Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton) which being played on the big screen. Yes! Later in the week, I am going to see Amazing Grace with *slurp* Ioan Gruffudd (about 1807 anti-slavery British bill). Yay for movies I actually want to see!

And because I believe in bringing pictures, I close with the pictures of The Wind the Shakes the Barley, an Irish movie that will be opening in the States in March. A Ken Loach film, it stars Cillian Murphy and Padraic Delaney and is set in 1920 Ireland.



The plot: Damien (Cillian Murphy) and Teddy (Padraic Delaney) are brothers. But while the latter is already the leader of a guerrilla squad fighting for the independence of his motherland, Damien, a medical student at University College, would rather finish his training at the London hospital where he has found a place. However, shortly before his departure, he happens to witness atrocities committed by the ferocious Black and Tans and finally decides to join the resistance group led by Teddy. The two brothers fight side by side until a truce is signed. Bur peace is short-lived and when England imposes a treaty regarded unfair by a part of the population war resumes, this time pitting Irishmen against Irishmen, brothers against brothers, Teddy against Damien...



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[kitsune714.livejournal.com]

Hey Mousie, just popping by to send you some get well wishes. :) Feel better soon!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

[sinclair-furie.livejournal.com]

Cillian Murphy is beautiful in this eerie, unsettling way.
Yay Ireland?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, his blue eyes look unnatureal. The movie looks good though.

[janlake83.livejournal.com]

ahhh the movie is about the consequences of the first bloody sunday, i wrote a paper about ireland and the beginning of the ira...

anyways, sorry your not feeling too well, hope you feel better soon....

and i agree on breach, it's a great movie and kinda makes you think about the people who supposedly protects our country and all.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And yay, glad someone else saw and liked Breach!

[fivil.livejournal.com]

fivil, I really want to reply to your drama recs post
Please do, it's okay if it's late or whatever, I'll still get an email notification from LJ so I'll definitely see it. :) Here's the url: http://fivil.livejournal.com/297525.html

&Feel better. :)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Will definitely blabber on at that post this evening :)

[allbloomedout.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you're sick. :( I hope you'll feel better soon! The Wind the Shakes the Barley looks really good. I'll have to check it out sometime. I just saw Hanadan and I'm in shock. Now I'm really tempted to read the all the spoilers. I can't believe we only have 2 episodes left! *cries* I hope you'll have time to watch Hanadan tomorrow. :)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It does look so good.

I am all spoilered up for Hanadan :) *teases*

[allbloomedout.livejournal.com]

LOL! You're so evil. :) I almost craved in other day and read episode 11 spoilers. All I know is that it's pretty shocking. I'm going to stay strong...only two more I can make it till then(I hope). :)

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Ano... March? O_O. That's weird. Usually you've got the movies before us and Loach movie went out here like in august or something ^^. Anyway, probably because of le Festival de Cannes :).

It's such a wonderful movie. Very violent but so amazingly interpreted. Padraic is GORGEOUS! And Cillian is really convincing. It's a must watch and one of my ten favourites movie in 2006 so go! go! go! ^^.

Hope you'll be better in no time :).

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I guess because it's European and art-house. I am actually pleased we are getting it at all. Can't wait to watch.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_kirsty/]

I'm looking forward to reading what people from other countries (here on LJ) think of this movie. It was out here last summer but it's hard to be objective about the quality of the film as a piece of art/entertainment when it's your history being told. I found it very powerful and moving in a completely non-corny Ken Loach kind of way -- a very fine film (and for Irish people it's an important film), but I'm not sure if it deserved the Palm d'Or? Do post your thoughts about it if you see it.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I will. I am really interested as it looks quite good, though I confess I know little about that part of history.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I cannot wait for The Wind that Shakes the Barley to open here. I don't know what's taken it so long to be released - I've been really worried that they might not bother at all, even though it won at Cannes.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I know. Weird that it took them this long and now they are dumping it into a dead month. I guess it didn't get a great distributor.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

I'm going to see Amazing Grace tonight. Bless Ioan for doing something historical-y.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am seeing it tonight! Can't wait. Mmmmm...Period movies with Horblower :)