I had a great-second-day-of-my-birthday-day. I was taken to High Tea at the Hotel Pierre today, which is fabulous fun if you ever get to New York. If you can, try to find a place in your home town the serves High Tea in the British fashion; it's an experience.

We ran late and so I missed the theater show that I'd planned to see. No biggie. I saw two movies instead. The timing was right for each, and that's how I came to see them. Neither was one I'd rush out to see. You don't need to, either. They can wait for DVD or even cable.

Marie Antoinette
Sophia Coppola has created a lovely to look at but trying to sit through film. Yes, we come away with a sense of what it might have been like for young Marie coming to France, ascending to the throne and then facing her demise. However, I felt like I was watching an extraordinarily beautiful travelogue created for those who wish to travel to 18th Century France. It was static tableau after static tableau with lovely photography and costumes to die for. I'll come back later with the name of the costume designer, but she will be nominated for an Oscar and deserves to win. The list of seamstresses in the credits was larger than any I've ever seen for a film. Kirsten Dunst does her usual dependable job. Jason Schwarzman looks somewhat stunned to find himself in such a fancy dress film. It wasn't worth the $11; wait for cable.

For Your Consideration
I liked Christopher Guest's take on the mad dash for the Oscars in Hollywood. It stars the usual Guest suspects, and they are all terrific. I particularly loved Jane Lynch and Fred Willard as anchors on the entertainment TV news channel and Parker Posey. It's very enjoyable viewing, but I think you can wait for DVD.

I had a great-second-day-of-my-birthday-day. I was taken to High Tea at the Hotel Pierre today, which is fabulous fun if you ever get to New York. Try to find a place in your home town the serves High Tea in the British fashion; it's an experience.

We ran late and so I missed the theater show that I'd planned to see. No biggie. I saw two movies instead. The timing was right for each, and that's how I came to see them. Neither was one I'd rush out to see. You don't need to, either. They can wait for DVD or even cable.

Marie Antoinette
Sophia Coppola has created a lovely to look at but trying to sit through film. Yes, we come away with a sense of what it might have been like for young Marie coming to France, ascending to the throne and then facing her demise. However, I felt like I was watching an extraordinarily beautiful travelogue created for those who wish to travel to 18th Century France. It was static tableau after static tableau with lovely photography and costumes to die for. I'll come back later with the name of the costume designer, but she will be nominated for an Oscar and deserves to win. The list of seamstresses in the credits was larger than any I've ever seen for a film. Kirsten Dunst does her usual dependable job. Jason Schwarzman looks somewhat stunned to find himself in such a fancy dress film. It wasn't worth the $11; wait for cable.

For Your Consideration
I liked Christopher Guest's take on the mad dash for the Oscars in Hollywood. It stars the usual Guest suspects, and they are all terrific. I particularly loved Jane Lynch and Fred Willard as anchors on the TV news channel and Parker Posey. It's very enjoyable viewing, but I think you can wait for DVD.

I liked both but I disagree about waiting for Marie Antoinette on video. This movie is, above all else, a visual masterpiece. That is its bread and butter. So, unless you're like me and have shelled out the cash for a 110 inch hi-def projector then you'll miss out on a lot if you see it on the small screen.

BTW, did you know I am 1/8th Chocktaw?

I liked both but I disagree about waiting for Marie Antoinette on video. This movie is, above all else, a visual masterpiece. That is its bread and butter. So, unless you're like me and have shelled out the cash for a 110 inch hi-def projector then you'll miss out on a lot if you see it on the small screen.

BTW, did you know I am 1/8th Chocktaw?

I agree with you about "Marie Antoinette" and its astounding visual beauty. But I found it so long, slow and emotionally uninvolving that I can't recommend that people shell out the time and money.

Are you really 1/8th Chocktaw and do you wear hats like his?

P.S. I have to correct the title of this thread. The name of the movie is "For Your Consideration." I got it mixed up with the name of the movie within the movie, which is "Home for Purim."

Marie Antoinette with no beheading. That's like Henry VIII with no, well, with no beheadings. Nice to look though. Made for a very nice nap.

For Your Consideration will be a letdown for the fans of Waiting for Guffman, Best of Show, et al. I don't don't why Guest dropped the "mockumentary" format; half the funnies in his movies are the mock interviews. Catherine O'Hara steals the show, IMHO. Fred Willard takes a close second.

AC