The Other Boleyn Girl: I like all these actors, but I have always liked Richard Burton's portrayal of Henry 8 in Anne of a Thousand Days best -- pompous, garrulous, hearty, not always very bright, a bit mental, etc. Everybody else (I'm thinking of the BBC/Showtime show, The Tudors) seems to be going for sexualized Shakespearean pathos(??!) with Henry 8, and, I mean, COME ON. It's a bit much.

Also not sure about this Mary/Anne dynamic. I'm not huge into considering Anne Boleyn as some proto-feminist icon, but the Bad Sister/Good Sister thing is-- er. A bit romance novel-y? Perhaps that is just the trailer, but still.

Oh who am I kidding, I'll still watch this.

Though apparently the feedback survey had an option where you could tell the interviewers that the ending was "too predictable", so maybe there's a chance they will change the ending if the popular vote demands.

I think this is hilarious! What other ending could there be?? Perhaps Anne Boleyn is secreted away before her execution and runs away to become a masked superhero-cum-pirate?? I swear there's an X-Men sequel in that. That said it's a lot of fun to watch Natalie Portman play someone (who is apparently) devious. She should do it more!

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day looks sweet, and the various Persepolis trailers make me very happy. As always, thanks for the links!

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Since I always thought that Bana is a bit bland just the mentioning of Burton makes me laugh. :D
While watching the trailer I went a couple of times in my head 'Bitch-fight! Yes!' :D. Though since only Portman seems to be the bad one it won't be much of a fight. I also think of Johansson as being a bit bland so that's a bit of a problem for me.

I don't think they were seriously considering a different ending. Either it was a standard feedback form or they were maybe thinking about changing the flow of the movie to keep up the suspense a while longer. But of course it is a nice thought that they may consider changing the ending if enough viewers demand it.

You're welcome! :)

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Burton's Henry would definitely kick Bana-Henry's ass. Jesus, DARCY could kick Bana-Henry's ass.

I watched the trailer again. The whole thing's a bit boring, no? I mean, for something so full of life and death and sex and vim, it's just all so standard-seeming. It's like all the emotional tension of the plot was laid out in the trailer, and it didn't really leave me wanting more. Especially since it makes the characters seem so one-dimensional.

I still vote for Anne Boleyn running away as a pirate. Maybe as an alternate ending on the DVD.

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DARCY could kick Bana-Henry's ass.
Hell yes!

The trailer somehow fails to create some real tension and interest in the triangle. Though there are some nice dialogue fragments. As I said, I don't really care because of Bana and Johansson but I'm looking forward to find out more about the movie.

I still vote for Anne Boleyn running away as a pirate.
If that was an option on the preview feedback form then I'm confident it will happen. ;)

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...to see how many times they can get the name "John Wilkes Booth" into their promos for NT2 before the entire American cinema-going public snaps to Pavlovian attention, and responds with "Abraham Lincoln's assassin, sir!"

All action-adventure movies should be so educational...

;o)

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I don't want to know how many people will believe that all the things presented in those movies are well-proven facts. ;)

I hope you didn't miss the recent, very well-made trailer while you were on vacation.

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Yes, I think I caught up with that one, thanks!

(Mind you, and this may be down to a slight case of overbombing NT2 fatigue setting in now, I'm finding it harder to tell 'em apart as the publicity campaign unfolds...)

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Marketing campaigns for Bruckheimer movies can be a bit deafening. But I can understand that he's excited that they even filmed scenes outside the US. ;)

And admit it, you can't wait for the campaign for Angels & Demons to begin. ;)

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*Laughs.* Someone was asking me about that the other day, after some fairly awful fan-made trailers started turning up on YouTube, etc.

Gah.

;o)

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Hanks is probably already honing his method-acting skills by choosing the right hair length. ;)

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Aye, and if ever a barber needed to experiment with a scythe instead of scissors, eh?

Don't get me started...

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*pretends to hum a Sweeney Todd song*

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...that you can bet your bottom Euro will find its way onto the 'Net, courtesy of unscrupulous Johnny Depp fans!

;o)

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There are already 3 MP3s making the rounds from a recent preview screening. Though I believe the sound quality is pretty bad.

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Quelle surprise...

It's Spiderbait's version of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" all over again!

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It's a bit of a good news/bad news thing. They still plan to make it after all. ;)

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Papal deathsquads are, as we correspond, sorting out their visas with Opus Dei hardcore agents at LAX...

;o)

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Excellent! Oh god, I love a good conspiracy story. :D

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Shhh! It's the way I tell 'em...

;o)

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Ooh, a good batch of trailers!

The Other Boleyn Girl: I read the book a while back and really enjoyed it and I love that it's being turned into a movie. And I think the trailer looks really good, too. Makes me want to re-read the book, anyway, in preparation. :)

Definitely, Maybe: A lot cutesy, definitely, but I'm still interested. Plus, I really like Abigail Breslin.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: Frances McDormand? Amy Adams? Lee Pace? I am *so* there. =D

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I think I would wait re-reading the book until I've seen the movie. :)

Definitely, Maybe: It will probably not surprise you if I tell you that I'm more interested in the grown-up women in the movie. ;)

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: I'm happy to see that Amy Adams gets more roles after Junebug. It seemed to take a while until she was able to profit from her Oscar nomination. But that was probably due to the long lead times for movies.
And I'm looking forward to find out what Frances McDormand does with this (for her) slightly unusual role. So I really hope the reviews will be good.

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Definitely, Maybe: It will probably not surprise you if I tell you that I'm more interested in the grown-up women in the movie. ;)

I ended up seeing this movie earlier today. Very cute and the grown-up women you're more interested in? All very appealing, though you probably have a different slant on liking them than I do. :) But I swear the entire time Elizabeth Banks was on screen, I thought she was Amy Smart. I stayed to watch the credits just to verify and I was honestly surprised when I saw it was Banks.

Now I'm just waiting for Pettigrew to open. It's supposed to premiere at our local artsy theater this Friday. I have plans for that night, but the next night? I'm so there. :)

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Not that I had any doubts, but thanks for the confirmation that all three women are appealing in the movie (I'm not ashamed to admit that I find all three of them quite attractive in different kind of ways). ;)
Since I'm much more familiar with Banks than Smart I don't think that would've happenend to me, but I can see their resemblance.

I don't think it will change the course of the world, but 'Miss Pettigrew' should be another enjoyable little movie. Hope you'll like it!

I think I've mentioned it before, but I really appreciate it that you're taking the time to come back to these entries. :)

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Since I'm much more familiar with Banks than Smart I don't think that would've happenend to me, but I can see their resemblance.

I went onto the imdb.com forums after seeing the movie to see if anybody else thought what I thought, but apparently, more people think she looks like Rachel McAdams, which, since I can tell the two of them apart, no problem, makes me totally not see it.

Hope you'll like it!

Me too! :)

I think I've mentioned it before, but I really appreciate it that you're taking the time to come back to these entries. :)

Thanks! I like doing it. :)

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Just a quick note to let you know I've added you to my f-list, and I came here via cleolinda.

Persepolis looks stunning -- I'm so glad that they tried to stay as true to Satrapi's artwork as possible. Her books are amazing, so clean & simple and yet filled with just the right details. It's nice to see that the film looks lovely, and of a piece with the novels.

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Thanks for letting me know! And welcome! :)

Persepolis: I'm very pleased that the movie is so well received and that it gets distributed theatrically to so many countries, including my own. Now it only has to reach my hometown in the coming weeks. Fingers crossed.

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*randomly popping in from cleolinda's journal*

People srsly said that the ending to The Other Boleyn Girl was too predictable?

Like, did anyone actually go into the theater wondering whether Henry would chose Mary or Anne?

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No, I don't think so. There was just an option on the feedback form. I think that either it was a standard form that's used for all previews or maybe they were considering cutting the movie differently to keep up the suspense a while longer until the inevitable ending.

Though there's always the option of an 'alternative ending' for the DVD. ;)

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(I'm another person randomly showing up via cleolinda. I think that this journal is awesome, and hence am friending you ^_^)

I kind of really want to see The Other Boleyn Girl. Meaning I really should hold off on reading the book. I'm hoping that the "too predictable" ending doesn't have something to do with Anne's death, as that's something grounded in historical fact, to the point that you can't really take liberties with it...

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Thank you! Welcome, and thanks for letting me know. :)

No, I don't think they were considering changing the ending. It was either a standard feedback form they used or they were considering changing the flow of the movie to keep up the suspense. But it is an amusing thought. :)

Personally, I think holding off reading the book until after the movie is a good idea since in my experience the movie rarely holds up to one's own expectations. Which is only normal since I think a movie script usually has to be tighter so the book story has to be changed/shortened in order to make a good movie.

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I can't watch the National Treasure trailers without thinking: Gee, American self-confidence must be in a really bad way if it needs to mythologise its own not-so-ancient history TO THIS ZANY DEGREE. The assassination of Lincoln? We're not exactly talking the Murder of King Tut, here.

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This is doubly hilarious because I would bet good money that if you randomly polled a bunch of Americans on the street, most of them would forget he had been assassinated.

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OH HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY. You are failing us all.

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It's the typical Bruckheimer over-the-topness. There's no place for subtlety. I had to laugh when they even mentioned Area 51 when they randomly listed conspiracies in one of the trailers. It's popcorn entertainment. Better not think too much about it. Though I don't want to know how many people afterwards think they've seen historically accurate facts and not something fictional.

(If this comment seems incoherent then it's because I still try to compose myself after your recent photo entry. :) )

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Though I don't want to know how many people afterwards think they've seen historically accurate facts and not something fictional.

And what's more, how many of them would care. The lie is so much more grandiose, neat, and exciting.

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The lie is so much more grandiose, neat, and exciting.

What I wanted to mention before but I hesitated to go in that direction was 'creationism'. I can't think of something that has gone wrong on such a massive scale. It has influenced my belief that people are able to distinguish between facts and fiction considerably.

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It has influenced my belief that people are able to distinguish between facts and fiction considerably.

*laughs*

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(The unfortunate side-effect of Anthropology is that you never look at pop culture the same again. Probably worst than a feminist lit major, in that way. It can destroy your enjoyment of perfectly innocent entertainment.)

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To me it depends on how long I'm able to keep myself in a state of "make-believe". Once I start to think about something too much or the "bubble" is popped in some way I'm usually unable to go back to 'entertainment-only'.

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Area 51 and JFK are token mentions whenever you discuss American conspiracy theories, cf. The Rock.

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Coincidentally, another Bruckheimer produced movie. I suspect he has a hand in all those conspiracy stories. ;)

I like conspiracy stories. It's just that I probably prefer them one at a time.

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you're awesome!

and, for the record, can I comment on how delectable Lee Pace is looking? yeah, he is.

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Thank you! :)

Of course you can! And not just because you said I'm awesome. ;)

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Persepolis! Movie! I can't watch the trailer because our sound card here is busted but I am excited. I'm glad to hear it will be animated. Shooting it live just wouldn't capture the humor coupled with the horror of the comic.

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Why am I not suprised that you are familiar with the comic. :)
I haven't heard about it until recently. Movie will have a limited open here starting next week, so fingers crossed that it will reach my hometown in the next couple of weeks. I just read a magazine interview between Marjane Satrapi and the actress who will voice her in German who was also born in Teheran. Interesting read.

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Definitely, Maybe: "Kid, let me tell you a story. The story of How I Met Your Mother." Of course, I'm a sucker for these kinds of romcoms (you know, the sweet ones laced with hot women), so I'm gonna watch it anyway.

Miss Pettigrew: Frances McDormand automatically makes this a plus in my book. Period comedies, another plus. Amy Adams, yet another. Lee Pace gets a check in my book on Pushing Daisies alone. Definitely will have to check this one out.

The Other Boleyn Girl: My vote for alternate ending: Rocks fall, everyone dies.

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I'm a sucker for these kinds of romcoms (you know, the sweet ones laced with hot women)
Couldn't have said better myself ;).

It's definitely an interesting role choice for McDormand. Not sure if she can do it but I'm looking forward to find it out.

Also a very good alternative. I see a special DVD edition just based on the various alternative endings. :D

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Yay! Finally a Boleyn Girl trailer! I recently read the book in preparation for this movie. The trailer did not disappoint. *rubbing hands with glee*

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I also thought the trailer was a bit overdue. Glad to hear it met your expectations. :)

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