The Television and Movie Recommendation/Discussion Thread!

[famer]

Movies with Happy Endings



Show Me Love

When Night Is Falling

Entre Nous (kind of)

Bound

Claire of the Moon (you didn't want GOOD movies, did you?)

It's in the Water

Thin Ice

Better Than Chocolate

Late Bloomers

Chutney Popcorn

What's Cooking (not just a L romance)

Being John Malkovich (not just a L romance)

Antonia's Line (not just a L romance)





Can't remember but think has happy ending:

Desert Hearts

Bar Girls

Go Fish

But I'm a Cheerleader



I'll edit as I think of more.



If you want a quick pick-me-up, I suggest going to

http://www.commercialcloset.org



www2.commercialcloset.org...l?theme=17



Rrrrowr -- Go to ladies room middle page 5 (#47)

*awww* -- Go to date low page 8 (#78)

*whistle* -- Go to firefighter mid-page (#115)

*hee hee* -- Go to sleeping beauty mid page (#125)



HOT HOT HOT -- Go to the appointment bottom of 3rd page (#30)

Edited by: famer at: 11/11/02 5:28:26 am

[AmberEyedDragon]

Wow, yeesh, shame on me, i cant believe I forgot Fucking Amal (Show Me Love). Such a sweet movie...I will still say something now and then, and glance at my girlfriend beside me, and feeling like talking about chocolate milk.



Sara

[Diebrock]

Another movie that's very sweet AND has a happy ending is

The Incredible True Adventures of Two Girls in Love

(I hope I have the title right )

There is no gravity, the earth just sucks
ME...Wie du mir, so ich dir

[Cicca]

Thank you for the E.M. photos!

I'll freely admit that I went to that movie because she was in it.

Made me want to go back to high school and get sent to the principal's office.



It's a nice movie. Not so good as the first, but still enjoyable. And hey, Elizabeth Mitchell.... How can you lose?



I think I'd really like to see her in a movie with Amber. I bet they'd have some chemistry. Yum!

invite someone dangerous to tea * look forward to dreams * imagine yourself magic

[Jennpurr]

You are very welcome for the EM photos. I have more if you would like them. Hee... you're not the only one who went to see the movie because of her. That's really the only reason I went the first time, let alone the second. Might go one more time, too. I don't think I would want her to be my prinicipal, if I was still in High School. Drooling over the principal... that would be kinda creepy, eh?



Dude... your avatar. OMG... am I imagining it, or am I seeing a little Amber tongue in that gif?? That avatar is totally hot. WOW....



Oh... and you're right. I think Amber and Elizabeth would be wonderful in a movie together. I'd be beside myself and probably wouldn't make it out of the movies without having a heart attack, but still....



Jen

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"They keep telling me how wonderful make-up sex is." Willow ran her tongue over Tara's lips. "Insisting really." ~ Willow from, "Milestones: Chapter 14," by Lisa Countryman

"I've become really protective of her. I want to make sure if Tara comes back, it's for good reason." ~ Amber Benson

Edited by: Jennpurr at: 11/7/02 12:26:12 am

[Diebrock]

I know it's OT but it just has to be said:

Damn, Cicca.

That avatar is so hot





ETA I just realized that Jen said exactly the same. Sorry, but you can't really expect me to read further down the thread. That would mean taking my eyes off this...this...

There is no gravity, the earth just sucks
ME...Wie du mir, so ich dir

Edited by: Diebrock at: 11/7/02 2:48:47 am

[xita]

For reals, that's some avatar Cicca,



*fans herself



The soft filter, the sudden horizontal state of it, and the lack of anything below the neck, well my imagination has gone into overdrive!!

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Buffy?

Let's change it, the Discovery channel has koala bears.

[Hyo Shin]

Nope, the Jill Hennesy one is Chutney Popcorn.

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What's Cooking (I think that's what the Jill Hennesy Movie was called)

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[Jennpurr]

"What's Cooking." Isn't that the movie with Julianna Marguiles? (sp?)



Diebrock,



No worries.



Jen

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"They keep telling me how wonderful make-up sex is." Willow ran her tongue over Tara's lips. "Insisting really." ~ Willow from, "Milestones: Chapter 14," by Lisa Countryman

"I've become really protective of her. I want to make sure if Tara comes back, it's for good reason." ~ Amber Benson

[PandoraSpocks]

Thanks to Famer & Diebrock I wrote those down and will be sure to check them out. I've seen , , But I'm a Cheerleader, Being John M, and Late Bloomers I Late Bloomers I suggested it on this board a while back and wasn't sure anyone had the chance to see it, I'm glad someone did.



I can't wait and I mean 'can't wait' to see CHANCE

Tara: "I am, you know" Willow: "What?" Tara: "Yours" (Hearts a Flutter)

Edited by: PandoraSpocks at: 11/7/02 10:55:26 am

[IvanovaDV]

Hej jennpurr! Nice to see you again.

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There is going to be some good stuff coming up (ep 7)

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Oh yeah, but wait till you've watched ep 11.

Edited by: Warduke at: 11/7/02 1:04:15 pm

[theatremouse]

wait, whats this hot avatar we're noticing? i'm seeing,literally, an error message....i'm all out of loop.

anyway, i think ER got reallly boring. if ya know somethin good's coming feel free to tell me otherwise, but i was surprisingly uninterested as ive been watching recently.....



peace.

Willow: It's horrible! That's me as a vampire? I'm so evil and... skanky. And I think I'm kinda gay.

[Jennpurr]

Hey, Ivanova! s Nice to see you too. Gotta love your avatar. "Rescue Me," seems like that episode was on ages ago. I miss Kim.



Oh, I know. I'm not looking forward to Episode 11.



Theatremouse,



The avatar we were commenting on is on the previous page, second post from the bottom. Hope that helps.



Jen

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"They keep telling me how wonderful make-up sex is." Willow ran her tongue over Tara's lips. "Insisting really." ~ Willow from, "Milestones: Chapter 14," by Lisa Countryman

"I've become really protective of her. I want to make sure if Tara comes back, it's for good reason." ~ Amber Benson

[Cicca]

heheheh

Nothing like getting a bunch of women hot and bothered.

I've been having fun with avs, but the trial time ran out on the program. So unfair! I can't really justify shelling out all that money for a little toy.

As for the error message, that's 50megs doing its routine of saying I can't link. It does that every so often and then all of a sudden they work again!

And Xita, your av was definitely the inspiration. Cutting in soooooooo close to the kiss. Oh yum.

I'd still like to adjust my av, but I'm outta luck! Ah well!



Oh yeah... tv and movie stuff.



If any friends or family decide that they have to see The Santa Clause 2, I think I could drag myself back to it. Who would've guessed that Mrs. Clause was so hot? Yes, drooling over the principal is a bit icky, but I think I could manage it. heh Elizabeth Mitchell seems to be on my list of "if she's in it I'll see it" people. Amber is definitely on that list. I think Carrie-Anne Moss is also on the list.

Which leads me to recommending Memento. Stunning film.





editing to move my Friends stuff to the other thread.

invite someone dangerous to tea * look forward to dreams * imagine yourself magic

Edited by: Cicca at: 11/7/02 1:57:40 pm

[theatremouse]

ooooh! youre right! it wasnt there, but now it is! goooooooood times.

meanwhile, ya know gine gershon's gonna be on just shoot me next tuesday. and i dont really dig that show, but i'm willing to watch her in anything...meanwhile really all that's for is reminding me that its been two months since i watched my Bound DVD and it's time for another showing.....

peace.

Willow: It's horrible! That's me as a vampire? I'm so evil and... skanky. And I think I'm kinda gay.

[Kalita]

Well, it's G-rated (at least up here), and there's no lesbians, but if you want a transcendent experience combined with a very emowered young heroine, don't miss Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Others have compared it to Alice in Wonderland or The Neverending Story or whatever, but after seeing it last night I really think it defies comparison.



Wonderful, bizarre, enchanting and uplifting. Go with some kids, there were lots at the theatre yesterday. Minimum age would be 5-8 depending on their patience level (it's a full 2 hours!) and wilingness to try something a bit beyond the normal vein.



Definite win, though. My heartiest recommendation.

"...you can make those two characters as dewey-eyed in love and it would never be too much."

-Chris Golden, on W/T

[Blue Pariah]

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don't miss Miyazaki's Spirited Away.

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While I haven't seen Spirited Away yet, I can most heartily recommend anything done by Miyazaki. In many ways he is the philosophical Anti-Joss. While both believe that the world can be a cold, hard, dangerous place, Miyazaki's characters never lose their hope or their fundimental humanity.



While Joss on the other hand, seems to feel that all a person

can do is to barely hold on and try to scratch out a meager existance while hoping that your soon to be death is reasonably quick and painless.



I know which storyteller I would rather spend two hours with.

I take to shade and I play in the shadows
I watch my back and I play it cool
"Blue Pariah" by BRJ

[LiangFeng]

Miyazaki is a GENIUS!!! I think he's easily one of the best animators so far in history! I am SO a Miyazaki fanatic!



I haven't seen Spirited Away yet...boo hoo! But Totoro RULED! Though Totoro never got translated to English I don't think...he's better known for his most famous creation, Princess Mononoke. And probably Kiki's Delivery Service, and Nausicaa if you read manga.



And if you EVER see a Miyazaki film-EVER!!!-you MUST see Grave of Fireflies. YOU MUST SEE IT! Unless you have a soft-heart then I must warn you do not. It takes place in World War II in Japan and centers around a 14-year-old-boy and what becomes of his family. I was so impressed by the film. Most movies glorify war but Grave of Fireflies showed the real impact of war on a personal level. The innocence of youth contrasted with the horrors of war.



I will not give away the ending but yes, the ending is sad. INCREDIBLY sad. So sad, I would readily watch Seeing Red instead. NO OFFENSE, I CRIED WHEN TARA DIED TOO!



Here's the link to get it from amazon

www.amazon.com/exec/obido...d&n=507846

Edited by: Warduke at: 11/11/02 8:54:58 pm

[Kalita]

LiangFeng, I've seen an English version of Totoro (as 'My Neighbor Totoro') distributed, I believe, by Fox Video.



You can probably find it at Amazon or Blockbuster or wherever.

"...you can make those two characters as dewey-eyed in love and it would never be too much."

-Chris Golden, on W/T

Edited by: Kalita  at: 11/12/02 9:29:55 am

[Amaranthcat]

"Grave of the Fireflies" isn't actually a Miyazaki film, is it? It's produced by his studio, but he didn't write it or direct it.



That said, it's a blood brilliant movie, and the only anime I know of that can match up to Miyazaki's for sheer visual artistry. I can't recommend it highly enough either. But have tissues handy; I never cry at movies, but this one gets me every time.

[Dumbsaint]

So, previous to this past weekend little innocent smutstress me had never before partaken of the curiosity of curiosities that is Japanese anime porn. I didn't catch the titles of the two DVD's from which I was treated to a handful of vignettes, but um. Yeah. My thoughts? Was it Nietzsche, or Kyle from South Park who once said, "that was some majorly fucked up shit right there." Heh.



What is with the fascination for tentacle sex? I only watched maybe four clips, and of those, two involved incest: one between two sisters, and another between a brother and sister, which also had the added highlight of showing the laving of first blood menstrual fluids from her thighs. And one of them featured a sex slave scenario that even had me, lil miss "Yes, Mistress, may I have another!" cringing at the uncontexualized brutality shown to the female characters. It was basically eroticized rape. Not so much sexy as disturbing.



So, being interested as I am in forms of creative sexual expression, I was wondering if any Kitties more familiar with this genre than I am would be up for a little discussion about it. I'm wondering if what I watched was representative of anime smut, or if these particular clips were just really out there. Any recomendations for more progressive, less squicky titles? The quality of the animation was actually pretty impressive in some parts. Laughable in others, especially the many takes I saw on french kissing. Hee. Talk about gratuitous porno tongue.

"Spank me, I'm Julia." -Binty McBint

[LiangFeng]

No, but isn't the animation to his credit? I mean, Mizayaki is the only guy who can pull off scenes like that!



Edited to say that I too think japanese porn (a.k.a. hentai) is sick and disturbing. And also let it be known that I have never gone in search of hentai, it's just that if you're an anime freak you tend to run across webbies like those.

Edited by: Warduke at: 11/12/02 7:18:30 pm

[starlitefaeriegrrrl]

famer, thanks so much for the ads. I'd already been to The Commercial Closet a billion times and seen two of them but never the firefighter one before...I'm such a dork that when the bride first sees the firefighter and smiles all hopeful and yearningly I nearly cried. *sigh* I guess that's why my girlfriend says that I "equal cheese". Crying at a commercial.

[oneinten]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this or not but watched Crossing Jordan (Jill is so cute!) this past Monday (11th) and saw that the next episode has a lesbian storyline in it. Unfortunately it has to do with the lesbian maybe (???) killing her partner so here we go again....



I do have to say that I find it incredibly interesting the Mariel Hemmingway is playing a lesbian again! That makes it what? 3 characters she's played (Personal Best & the Sex Monster) as lesbian or bi???



Anyways, FYI for those who like to know.



oneinten

[Scoobiedoo]

Re: Mariel Hemingway...



... and she kissed Roseanne on "Roseanne"...

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This is love

[Rane018]

Spoilers for tonights EP....



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Jen's going to have a nice time this evening!...



* From AICN...



But tonight, we get to see the sizzling Lisa Vidal return as Firefighter Lopez, Weaver's girlfriend from last season. But, it's a blink and you'll miss it scene. Weaver tells Lewis she's pregnant with Lopez at her side. You have to wonder why these actors (Innes and Sherry Stringfield) are woefully underutilized. Their scenes always stand out. Weaver hugs Lewis after telling her the good news; a very subtle yet effective scene in a sometimes overdrawn flashy show.

[ruby]

Oh, pants (to quote our British kitties). I thought this was going to be a Weaver-centric episode.

Wow, that was so close to being empowering. --"Same Time, Same Place"

[LooseCannon24]

I wasn't sure if this had been posted anywhere yet, so I thought I'd bring it up. Apparently ABC is planning a show focusing on a male gay couple...here's an article about it from planetout.com...

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ABC eyes first gay detective TV series

Ari Bendersky, Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network

Tuesday, November 12, 2002 / 04:59 PM



In a move that will put ABC on par with NBC, HBO and Showtime in regard to groundbreaking gay-themed television, the network is developing a murder-mystery detective series featuring gay partners in the lead roles -- a first in TV programming.



"Mr. and Mr. Nash," starring actor-director-screenwriter Alan Cumming in one of the title roles, will feature a gay couple living in San Francisco that has an interior design business. The hook: They stumble upon a new murder mystery each week, not unlike "Hart to Hart," a successful murder mystery from the early '80s that included lighthearted humor.



Whether this show, which is being produced by Steve Martin along with Carsey-Werner-Mandabach (CWM) -- the production team behind hits "The Cosby Show," "Rosanne," "Dynasty" and currently "That '70s Show" -- will perpetuate or break gay stereotypes remains to be seen, according to Scott Seomin, GLAAD's entertainment media director.



"This is a murder mystery show and these guys are going to be smart and will hopefully be doing some stereotype-busting," Seomin told the Gay.com/PlanetOut.com Network. "Stereotypes are based in truth and humor. We as a community can laugh at ourselves and others better than any other minority."



While shows like "Ellen" and "Will & Grace" brought gay and lesbian characters into America's living rooms, "Mr. and Mr. Nash" will be the first to feature a committed gay couple on prime-time network TV.



"There are a lot of firsts in gay and lesbian programming and this is one of them," Seomin said. "The fact that it's coming from Martin and Carsey-Werner is incredible news. Carsey-Werner has an incredible track record (with their shows), many of which have been inclusive of gay and lesbian story lines."



For this show to work, the angle of the gay relationship will have to be showcased, Seomin said.



"The show is going to be pinned to chemistry between the leads," he said. "(The relationship) will be shown and it is necessary. If they're not going to be a couple, then make them friends."



CMW will soon start looking for Cumming's perfect match and will shoot the pilot this spring. Depending on ABC's plans, the show may air in the fall of 2003.

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Now, I don't know about anybody else, but this part of that article kinda bothered me...

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While shows like "Ellen" and "Will & Grace" brought gay and lesbian characters into America's living rooms, "Mr. and Mr. Nash" will be the first to feature a committed gay couple on prime-time network TV.

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I sorta considered Willow and Tara a committed gay couple on prime-time network tv. I noticed they weren't mentioned anywhere in this article. Are the WB and UPN not considered networks? Or maybe they distinguish between committed "gay" couples (i.e. male couples) and committed lesbian couples? Who knows, but either way, it sucks when a website like planetout.com doesn't even recognize them in an article like this...

LC24

[Rane018]

WB and UPN are known as the *lil networks*... it's the big four and them... I know UPN is owned by FOX but i cant think of who owns WB...

[xita]

That sucks, it's why i have always been protective of w/t, I knew that history would ignore them. They are the first committed couple, end of story. Bleh.

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Buffy?

Let's change it, the Discovery channel has koala bears.