I love, LOVE this movie!
CNN.com - The most beloved movie of the '90s - Oct 7, 2004
I'm told 21 Grams is out on video now so if you have the chance, rent it! I just got back from seeing it at a cheap theater where I live. Amazing film! I'm gathering my thoughts now and it's midnight so I'm going to hold off on the full review until tomorrow. Until then, I had to post to say not to miss this film! Stunning performances, amazing editing, and it really makes you think.
CNN has an article on a film called "Latter Days." I haven't heard anything about the movie, but I thought this article was interesting. Also, I always try to bring attention to smaller films so that they are not missed by the masses.
CNN.com - Gay Mormons in love - Mar 10, 2004
CNN has an interesting article on the movie Schindler's List that I would recommend checking out. Just click on the movie title (which should be in blue).
This is a really interesting article about a woman who was out "drinking, drugging and partying in Central Florida" at the same time as Aileen Wuornos. As most of you know, Charlize Theron just won the Best Actress Oscar for playing Aileen in the movie Monster. To read the full article you'll need to watch a brief ad to get a free day pass. I know that's a pain, but I don't want to violate copyright laws and post all of my copy of the article. It's definitely worth sitting through the ad though, so please don't let that deter you. Oh, and thanks Kimba for posting this!
Salon.com Life | "Monster" and me
Talk about an unfortunate coincidence! If the ticketholders are smart they'll hang onto these because it wouldn't surprise me if they became some sort of collector's item.
CNN.com - Passion tickets bear 'mark of the beast' - Mar. 1, 2004
I just saw this. Wow! No matter what your faith, this is an absolute must see. Amazing movie! Congrats to Mel Gibson for this!! At the very least, he deserves that. It's late and I've been up and running all day, taken a test in class, and done homework so I'm going to post an actual review tomorrow. For now, I need to rest. I just had to post to say to see this. Oh, and be prepared for lines. The theater I went to had already sold out tomorrow's 1:30pm showing by 9pm tonight.
Oh, and we were filmed before the show for the local CNN edition. Of course, I won't see this if we're actually on because here they run filler stories instead of the local edition. Oh well!
This is from today's IMDB.com news. What the article fails to mention are the rumors of the woman's long history of heart problems. I'm thinking those, and not a movie, had more to do with her heart attack.
Woman Dies of Heart Attack During 'The Passion'
Mel Gibson's new film The Passion Of The Christ caused more controversy on Wednesday when a woman suffered a fatal heart- attack during the graphic crucifixion scene. The story of the last twelve hours of Jesus Christ's life has been criticized for alleged Anti-Semitism in the months leading up to its release in America yesterday - but the film's gory conclusion has become the focus following the tragic incident in Wichita, Kansas. Peggy Scott, a 56-year-old advertising sales manager, suffered the seizure during the 25-minute scene in which Jesus, played by James Caviezel, gets nailed to the cross. She died before reaching hospital. Ashleigh Murray, a local TV reporter, described the incident, "She had a seizure during the crucifixion scene, which is very graphic. She was taken to hospital but later pronounced dead. I do not know if she had deep religious convictions, but she must have felt something to have been at the theatre at 9:30am to watch this movie."
Here is a CNN article that talks about the reviews The Passion of The Christ is getting. It quotes several of them so I thought it was worth a read.
CNN.com - What the critics are saying - Feb. 26, 2004
One of my newsgroup buddies had this to say about The Passion Of The Christ. . .
> Quoting "Paul Edward Zukowski (PEZ)"
>
> > go see it
> > plan on drinking after
> > it's intense
. . . Short and to the point. I like it. Thanks for the advice PEZ!
As I'm watching ABC tonight I see on their ad for the 10pm news. It seems that their story relating to this film is that a woman had a heart attack and died while watching it. In other words, we can see where their initial bias is. For Christs sake--pun intended--do you honestly think that's the ONLY movie that a person has had a heart attack and died during?! I doubt it, but then again it makes GREAT copy. Here's an entirely different story from CNN.
CNN.com - Gibson's 'Passion' debuts worldwide - Feb. 25, 2004
I loved the movie Amadeus so I was pleased to see the following article on cnn.com today.
CNN.com - Music of a man who didn't kill Mozart - Feb. 18, 2004