Slog - Comments on Today The Stranger Suggests... http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_121 'Introducing the Dwights' (MOVIE) There is only one reason to recommend the Aussie flick Introducing the Dwights: British actress Brenda Blethyn. Her interpretation of a working-class mother is powerful. By night, her character is an old-school entertainer; by day, she works in a cafeteria. There is nothing unusual about the character's flaws (she smothers her sons), hopes (to be famous), and habits (heavy drinking). But there is something unusual about the way Blethyn brings this simple character to life. (See Movie Times for more info.) CHARLES MUDEDE See what else is happening in Film on Thursday. More Stranger Suggests... Copyright 2008 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:00:00 -0800 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:03:01 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf Blethyn's every bit the treasure that Helen Mirren is. She was amazing in "Secrets and Lies" and "Little Voice". And you can get one of her earliest flicks, "Grown Ups" by Mike Leigh, at Scarecrow.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_121#c762261 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_121#c762261 Stranger Suggests Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:34:24 -0800 Comment by Garrett So glad you mentioned 'Secrets and Lies', Fnarf. Have you seen Leigh's 'Naked'? and 'Vera Drake'- $the last GOOD MOVIE I saw$ - but don't agree with me, I'm going through an 'angry white man' phase, or at least that's how Joan Rivers put it in the latest Esquire. I HATE myself for reading that crap!!!

]]> Garrett http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_121#c762288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_121#c762288 Stranger Suggests Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:13:08 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle What, no Film Noir?

A couple of friends were telling me the ones showing tonight and tomorrow night at SIFF Cinema in Seattle Center were really good.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_121#c762312 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_121#c762312 Stranger Suggests Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:39:21 -0800 Comment by Fnarf "Naked" was OK; the David Thewlis character was a bit overplayed. But I've seen almost everything Mike Leigh has done. "Life is Sweet" is just about my favorite movie of all time. "Nuts in May" is pretty marvelous, too.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_121#c762342 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_121#c762342 Stranger Suggests Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:03:01 -0800