House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog
#0House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/21/04 at 9:08pm
What an excellent film.
I just finished, and I love Jennifer Connelly.
She is one of my favorite actresses.
But she hasn't exactly picked the best projects recently.
Anyway, who likes, and who hates this movie?
I love depressing movies...anyone else?
Gah.
-d.b.j-
Vary My Days.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#1re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/21/04 at 9:11pmLoved this film. Shohreh Aghdashloo should have taken home the Academy Award last year for her performance as Nadi, Ben Kingsley's wife. It was a brilliant.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#2re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/21/04 at 9:11pm
The performance from Sir Ben Kingsley is simply perfection. Listen to the commentary during the big final climax scene, and you'll see why he is an actor's actor.
I heaved in the theatre crying during this movie. I just finished the book, too. The book is amazing, as well.
"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'"
-- unknown
#3re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/21/04 at 9:14pm
Yes, Ms. Agdashloo truly was phenomenal.
And Sir Kingsley, of course of course.
I was hugely impressed by Jennifer!!!
Mention her, dammit!
-d.b.j-
Vary My Days.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#4re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/21/04 at 9:16pmConnelly was great, but I was more impressed with the other performances.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
#5re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/21/04 at 9:23pm
The sobbing parts from Connelly were mainly what got me.
And did anyone else notice how there was no nudity?
Every part of the body that was shown was acceptable by FCC's standars:
-no nipple shown
-no crotch (either)
....
nothing bad.
just bodies.
it was beautiful.
-d.b.j-
Vary My Days.
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#6re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/21/04 at 9:34pmI loved it. All the acting was superb in my opinion.
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#7re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/21/04 at 9:37pmAgreed, Matt. Shohreh was robbed of an award for this one. Did she even get an Oscar nod? I don't think she did. She did win an ISA for it, though. Which in some cirles is a bigger deal.
"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'"
-- unknown
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#8re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 5:27am
Shoreh was indeed robbed. As good as Renee was in Cold Mountain, she will have umpteen other chances to win an Oscar. How many more chances will a 45 year old Iranian woman get? Not that many, I would imagine. Though I see Ms Aghdashloo has been cast on season 4 of 24.
And Nugget, if you liked the film, do yourself a favour and read the book. It is so so so so so so so so SO much better.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#9re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 7:37am
I liked this movie.
Ben Kingsley is the man.
Jennifer Connelly was very good and deserved the Oscar she got for A Beautiful Mind.
Has she ever done nudity?
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#10re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 7:39amI'm shocked that a man of your calibre doesn't know whether Jennifer Connelly has done nudity or not, Rodney.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#12re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 7:45amthat picture scares me. *broadwayguy2 trembles*
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#13re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 7:46am
Take it any way you please, Rodney.
What is so scary BG2? The fact that she's female?
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#14re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 7:51amThat too... but I was refering to the eyes.. they look *off* for some reason............ scary.
QueenMuppet
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/29/04
#15re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 8:33am
I was only just telling someone yesterday how much I enjoyed that movie. It has to be one of the most upsetting movies I have seen in a long time. I was a mess... I was watching it on a flight and I was not a pretty sight afterwards 
People turned around to see where all the sobbing was coming from.
Very sad movie.
QM
'He really wasn't good as Fieyro. Is it just me or does he sort of come across as a pimp? Just...the hand motions I've seen him do and the attitude..not that Taye is a pimp.' - SallyBrown on Taye Diggs as Fiyero
#16re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 11:06am
She has done BOUNTIFUL numbers of nude scenes.
-0d.b.j-
Vary My Days.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#17re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 11:20am
Touchme, she was indeed nominated for an Academy Award last year for that role.
And if you want to see Connelly in the buff I would suggest renting a little film called REQUIEM FOR A DREAM.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#18re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 11:26am
I just cued-up REQUIEM FOR A DREAM on Netflix. It has a lot of good reviews there.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#19re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 11:34amIt's a great film. Extremely disturbing and dark, but well worth seeing if you have a strong stomach.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#20re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 11:58amWaaaay overdirected and predictable. IN THE BEDROOM was a similar tragedy and much, much better. Sorry, guys.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#21re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 12:01pmBorstal, you're comparing REQUIEM TO A DREAM to IN THE BEDROOM? Seriously? Don't get me wrong, BEDROOM was one of the best movies of 2001, but it was in no way similar to REQUIEM.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
Updated On: 10/22/04 at 12:01 PM
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#22re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 12:02pm
Yeah, Borstal, what ARE the similarities there? And while I agree that Requiem IS overdirected to within an inch of its life, it really couldn't be more different to In The Bedroom.
And while I am at it, Matt why have you even seen In The Bedroom. It has that bitch you hate in it.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#23re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 12:04pmI saw it because Sissy was in it and Sissy can do no wrong. And Marisa deserved her Oscar nomination that year because it was a brave and excellent performance from one of the nastiest most disgusting human beings ever spawned on the face of this planet.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#24re: House of Sand and Fog
Posted: 10/22/04 at 12:07pmI meant HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG and IN THE BEDROOM.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
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