tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15846426.post7841983837867704990..comments2023-10-10T05:08:34.827-05:00Comments on A Crockhead Abroad: Movie Report: VolverCrockheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08410758631825372736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15846426.post-24362987398930420462007-02-12T17:26:00.000-06:002007-02-12T17:26:00.000-06:00Hullo from a former (way former!) neighbor! My par...Hullo from a former (way former!) neighbor! My parentaltypes recently sent on your holiday letter, and firstly, I wanted to say it was always one of my favorites, if not The Favorite - your humor and media reviews always made them so lively! At any rate, being near a computer, I took you up on your blog invite. This entry reminded me of one my own recent ones.<BR/><BR/>"...went to the Coolidge for Notes on a Scandal. It was the last of the best actress films we hadn't seen, and Dang but they all deserve it. Penelope Cruz was fun and fiesty and sad and strong in Almodovar's "Volver". Meryl Streep did a brilliant, comedically mean turn in "The Devil Wears Prada" with the essential clarion moment of vulnerability. Helen Mirren made me bawl in "The Queen" - her repressed emotion was infinitely more expressive than others' overacting. Kate Blanchett perfectly conveyed a woman torn in "Notes on a Scandal". Oh, but Dame Judi Dench! Her character's narration was hysterical in its sardonic cruel gravelly humor. Her frumpy walk, her battleaxe face, her inherent pathological loneliness - I guess if I had to choose, Judi Dench would win my vote. But Dang they were all good, and in interesting roles. <BR/><BR/>To which a friend (a usually refined friend!) responded with:<BR/><BR/>And just to be sure you can give a full consideration to each of the nominated actresses, here are their breasts: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2003200001-2007040094_1,00.html<BR/><BR/>At any rate - those brits are sassy fun in their lack of reserve compared to us "liberated" Americans. Anyway. Thanks again for the engaging writing, and best to your family!<BR/><BR/>Lydia T. (ldthomps.livejournal.com - though it's often heavily filtered)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15846426.post-67828085611220692882007-01-31T13:45:00.000-06:002007-01-31T13:45:00.000-06:00This is pretty much unresponsive to your post, but...This is pretty much unresponsive to your post, but a blog I look at has a couple of "Amish" posts in the last few days, and I thought of you.<br />http://www.thegeminiweb.com/babyboomer/index.php<br /><br />I don't think it's anything you'll find offensive.<br /><br />Movie does sound good.cfkjhnkgerry rosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095232815291651669noreply@blogger.com