tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post4901465274999810724..comments2024-03-28T08:13:30.774-05:00Comments on Rambling Film: Thursday Movie Picks: The New Kid at SchoolBrittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-64048328138154567052018-09-09T20:42:55.604-05:002018-09-09T20:42:55.604-05:00Thanks! You should check out Morris. Great little ...Thanks! You should check out Morris. Great little film.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-34476678523822931592018-09-09T15:55:28.384-05:002018-09-09T15:55:28.384-05:00Never heard of Morris from America. That sounds in...Never heard of Morris from America. That sounds interesting. Loved Perks of Being a Wallflower though. Nice pick there, Brittani.Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-27375335363865019342018-09-08T07:29:49.034-05:002018-09-08T07:29:49.034-05:00Morris From America is a great film, I highly reco...Morris From America is a great film, I highly recommend. (Really, I highly recommend all three of these)Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-6962191817815117422018-09-08T07:29:13.414-05:002018-09-08T07:29:13.414-05:00You do! It's so good.You do! It's so good. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-7449405616182882012018-09-07T22:00:10.109-05:002018-09-07T22:00:10.109-05:00Yay, another pick for Morris From America. I didn&...Yay, another pick for Morris From America. I didn't pick it, but it is a wonderful little movie that I happened to stumble across one night. Glad I took a chance and watched it.<br /><br />The Perks of Being a Wallflower is fantastic. Nuff said.<br /><br />Au Revoir les Enfants is popular today. I guess I need to watch it.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-53557955873538830482018-09-07T20:21:26.790-05:002018-09-07T20:21:26.790-05:00You are the second person who picked your first fi...You are the second person who picked your first film which I would like to see. I don’t know the second film but your 3rd is one that has been on my wish list for ...forever.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-25321918980062156082018-09-07T08:00:56.882-05:002018-09-07T08:00:56.882-05:00I'm glad! It's a good film.I'm glad! It's a good film. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-11897926556991823312018-09-07T08:00:35.575-05:002018-09-07T08:00:35.575-05:00Morris is great. I especially love Craig Robinson ...Morris is great. I especially love Craig Robinson in it. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-88057809364318025732018-09-07T08:00:12.618-05:002018-09-07T08:00:12.618-05:00They're both wonderful!They're both wonderful!Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-18800458223668159942018-09-06T21:28:27.660-05:002018-09-06T21:28:27.660-05:00I haven't seen Morris from America or Au Revoi...I haven't seen Morris from America or Au Revoir les Enfants but it sounds like I should!Seanhttp://assholeswatchingmovies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-38117767295347797172018-09-06T18:04:00.052-05:002018-09-06T18:04:00.052-05:00So multiple other people picked Au revoir les enfa...So multiple other people picked <b>Au revoir les enfants</b>.Ted S. (Just a Cineast)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12394770582776749331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-34536118026428927692018-09-06T16:53:50.319-05:002018-09-06T16:53:50.319-05:00Ah, Au Revoir Les Enfants. Why didn't I think...Ah, <i>Au Revoir Les Enfants</i>. Why didn't I think of that? I love that film as I never thought of it as the new kid in school kind of pick. I still haven't seen <i>Morris from America</i> but I have heard amazing things about it.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-88318628729777292082018-09-06T13:23:29.073-05:002018-09-06T13:23:29.073-05:00I'm glad we match! That rarely happens. It'...I'm glad we match! That rarely happens. It's such a good film. I haven't seen the first two of yours though. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-7246192845558099772018-09-06T13:22:50.192-05:002018-09-06T13:22:50.192-05:00It must have been really limited. I watched it on ...It must have been really limited. I watched it on DVD as well after the Spirit Nominations were announced. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-36539908237722196542018-09-06T11:41:23.569-05:002018-09-06T11:41:23.569-05:00I remember watching the trailer for Morris, but I ...I remember watching the trailer for Morris, but I never saw it!! I don't think it got a theatrical release...at least not by me :(Courtney Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046398591263571576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-86673371977087435782018-09-06T08:51:47.148-05:002018-09-06T08:51:47.148-05:00I haven't seen the first and wasn't that w...I haven't seen the first and wasn't that wild about the second, though it had its moments. <br /><br />Hey we match!! And on a great film too. Au Revoir les Enfants is so beautifully put together and profoundly moving .<br /><br />This wasn't as easy as I expected since a couple of the films I had planned to use I couldn't get my hands on to see so it made me root around a bit more but I'm happy with what I ended up with.<br /><br />Lord Love a Duck (1966)-Pretty, pert and madly ambitious Barbara Ann Greene (Tuesday Weld) is the new girl at Consolidated High (overseen by Principal Harvey Korman) who befriends outsider prodigy Alan "Mollymauk" Musgrave (Roddy McDowell) who is dazzled by her and sets out to make all her dreams come true. That begins innocuously with her admission to an exclusive girls club within the school but rapidly escalates to far more formidable plans calling for drastic measures which her eager acolyte gleefully pursues. The blackest of black comedies with a cast including Ruth Gordon and an excellent Lola Albright as Barbara Ann’s cocktail waitress mother this study in absurdity’s skewed viewpoint isn’t for everyone.<br /> <br />My Bodyguard (1980)-New kid in school Clifford Peache (Chris Makepeace) a shy, quiet teen becomes the target of bully Melvin Moody (Matt Dillon). Nearing the end of his rope Clifford approaches fellow student, gentle giant Ricky Linderman (Adam Baldwin) to be his bodyguard. Though initially reluctant Ricky agrees and while offering protection the two disparate boys form a friendship until circumstances put a strain on their bond. Compassionate film with a great message and wonderful naturalistic performances.<br /><br />Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)-When three new students, including Jean Bonnett (Raphael Fejto), arrive at his French boarding school during WWII Julien (Gaspard Manesse) doesn’t take much notice of them thinking they are no different from the other boys. What Julien doesn't know is that they are Jews passing as Gentiles trying to evade capture by the Nazis. While headmaster Père Jean (Philippe Morier-Genoud), works to protect the boys from the Holocaust the at first antagonistic Julien and Jean develop a tight bond. Louis Malle’s deeply moving film captures the idiosyncrasies of boyhood, structured education and the fear of a creeping menace. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com