Yeah, I liked that about the ending, and I liked Kevin Kline's character. And Danny Aiello in his quieter scenes (of which there weren't enough). But Rod Steiger was godawful, Susan Sarandon had a ginormously thankless role (and seemed to know it) and Harvey Keitel looked like he'd rather be having gum surgery (and acted about the same).

I actually kind of didn't like Kevin Kline's character.

Wait, let me take that back...I liked the character fine, but I didn't buy that everyone in the PD would bend over backwards for him like that. Like, he's brilliant, sure, and wacky, but...should we waste taxpayer money on wacky? Let's just call the Feds.

They really are being parsimonious with the pictures from the HP+the HBP movie, aren't they?

Jackholes.

MM is totally me with regard to January Man.

I said the same thing for years! I loved the way the film got us going with the Agatha Christie-ness of the clues and then...that outcome.

I use that scene in my workshops sometimes when talking about how easy it is to be sucked up in other people's expectations, but in the end, you still have to decide how you are going to feel.

I know. Not the most profound movie to take life lessons from, but I'll use them where I can find them. And I loved Kline's character's forthrightness. "There are 5 hotels within walking distance..."

And Something the Lord Made was a wrencher. Rickman was absolutely genius in treading the line between depicting Blalock's self-centeredness and yet still making him sympathetic. Major props to Mos Def too. Must netflix that one again.

Oh my. The interbunny has just reminded me of Rickman in Closetland. Talk about a movie to take life lessons from. Oh. my.

Oh my. The interbunny has just reminded me of Rickman in Closetland. Talk about a movie to take life lessons from. Oh. my.

I'd forgotten about that one too, probably out of self-preservation. Talk about movies that you admire but never need to see again (although I think that conversation was over in Literary).

ETA: It also suddenly makes me wish it had been Rickman in the role that Ben Kingsley played in DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, though Kingsley was quite good.

'd forgotten about that one too, probably out of self-preservation. Talk about movies that you admire but never need to see again

Exactly. Brutal and valuable and no need to see it twice. Even more so than something like Shindler's List. With Closetland, I wasn't just watching the brutality, I was experiencing it. It is as amazing a piece of art as it is a statement.

Dana! bonny! I thought I was the only person on the planet who'd seen Something The Lord Made! Rickman and Mos Def were both absolutely riveting. And I'm a dreadful sucker for "hidden chapter of history" stories; I couldn't stop thinking abot it for weeks afterward. I don't know for certain that I need to own it, but I definitely need to watch it again.

I saw Something The Lord Made, too, but I had a hard time getting around Rickman's accent. I also saw Closetland, but I only vaguely remember it. Since I appear to be a wet blanket, I'm going to go out looking for fires to put out now.

"hidden chapter of history" stories

Oh yes. I love these.