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'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.
Since I appear to be a wet blanket,
No worries. My ardor is unquenchable.
No, you're not, JZ. When we had HBO I watched it three times. I thought it was great.(I never knew that story before that movie.)
January Man and Blow Dry are a couple of my Rickman faves, too. But his turn in Robin Hood was delicious--he and Michael Wincott, and okay, Freeman, were the best of that movie. And Mastrantonio, of course.
I am officially tired of Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen.