Nathaniel will be here all weekend; he arrives in just about an hour. Y'all know what this means. If any woman has lied to herself on celluloid and you think we've missed it, don't hold back with the Comments section. Extra points if she does so in a long fifth-act monologue, or in close-ups where she cries, or in a porcelain-lined igloo.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Tell Me Lies!
Nathaniel will be here all weekend; he arrives in just about an hour. Y'all know what this means. If any woman has lied to herself on celluloid and you think we've missed it, don't hold back with the Comments section. Extra points if she does so in a long fifth-act monologue, or in close-ups where she cries, or in a porcelain-lined igloo.
9 comments:
Apologies for having to add the Word Verification function, but the spam has become insufferable lately. Maybe I have Finally Arrived? Suddenly, I am on the radar of all the classiest Russian Viagra magnates and Indian flower shops. But sorry to interrupt. What were you about to say?
(For the reason I've just described, I moderate all comments made more than two weeks after a post, so don't be mystified if you hit "Publish" and it doesn't appear.)
Have fun, and take pictures!
ReplyDeleteAs for recommendations, you've already covered everything I'd thought of. You certainly can't go wrong with anything involving the Bergman-Ullman combo (Face to Face, Autumn Sonata, Scenes from a Marriage, Cries and Whispers, etc)!
Hey guys! Shelley Duvall in 3 Women. Miss Piggy in everything.
ReplyDeleteReally wish I was there withya.
Lying literally or figuratively?
ReplyDeleteLiterally?
"Secrets and Lies" - came immediately to mind.
Figuratively?
Anything Lars Von Trier, yes?
A. reports a wonderful time last weekend - highway to Nicks - may i make the trek before snow falls.
Vivian Leigh in Streetcar?
ReplyDeleteIt's not a movie, but I'd like to submit this website for your contemplation under "women who lie to themselves":
ReplyDeletehttp://www.marrytomcruisein30days.com/
I'm scared to even contemplate the amount of lists he's going to come home reciting...
ReplyDeleteA great addition to this canon: Woody Allen's Interiors. Nathaniel had never seen it, and I hadn't for a long time, but Geraldine Page failed every self-polygraph in the book...
ReplyDelete@Anon: No fair asking for pix when we don't know who you are!
@Tim: Miss Piggy was a sublime suggestion, though we have exhausted her back catalogue. Shelley Duvall an exquisite, perfect choice, and already one of our favorites. Also, if you take a flight *right* *now*, you can be here for the rest of the fest - remember, you gain five extra hours, etc!
@FFF: Back home? Yay! (I just bought Secrets & Lies on DVD for $6... I was excited, but then, why are they releasing this masterpiece as such a cheapie?)
@David: You know from my countdown that I love me some Streetcar...
@Dr. S: That was a harrowing chronicle. On a somewhat proximate note, unless this guy understands what a catastrophe he is, check out (borrowed from Safire): http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=fred+marshall+karaoke
@Ryan: What a strange thought—I hate lists, and I'm pretty sure N does, too.
Oops! @Webloge: We were just discussing Wings yesterday—another recent DVD purchase, you mind-readers! Lying to yourself in exquisite teal turbans and wraps is a whole new dimension of greatness...
ReplyDeleteNot quite as harrowing, and much, much funnier, I think:
ReplyDeletehttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648&q=i+want+it+that+way
I hope this link will get you there. If it doesn't, just Google Video search "I want it that way" and choose the one that's the two Chinese students in red jerseys. Inspired.