Ever see the original? I was curious how they'd translate it to the US, and I've been pleased so far.

I watched the second half of one episode of the original, and was lost. But I like Helen Mirren. I'm sure it was a good series.

I have been happily recording Prime Suspect too. I decided to do it because of Maria Bello. I've always liked her - and she doesn't disappoint here either.

She's a really good actress!

My latest dive into the 3-5 dollar movies at Odd Lots produced Clerks. I'd never seen it. Damn it's funny!

And Gran Torino. Good flick.

And The Hangover. Funny, too, mostly due to Zach Galifianakis.

I was pleasantly surprised by The Hangover - I took forever to rent it. And you are right, it was because Zach was so charming in it. I haven't seen Clerks yet, but keep meaning to.

This amused me--the idea that the British Prison System would be so small and well-organized, that even their prisoners would have stiff upper lips and be well-dressed for the tea queue, and thus they could actually rank and recognize which single one of them is clearly the most violent.

fixen to be a Lot of vids in my future

The Big Bird Cage and the Big Doll House. Classics.

Did you guys see this week's episode? I just got around to watching it last night. It was so good! I was on the edge of my seat. This show is going to win some awards.

Oh good! I'm a little backlogged right now, I have 2 to watch, but I like that.

I'm a big fan, so it's probably doomed.

More of the 3 dollar movies:

Friday. I'm sorry, but parts of that really made me laugh!

Scoop. Woody Allen and Scarlett Johanssen and some other dudes..oh, Hugh Jackman and Ian McShane.

It was kind of cute. Definitely a Woody Allen so I don't recommend to Allen-haters.

I had hoped for an entry into quirky and underappreciated, but it wasn't that good.

But, typical Allen line:

Sid Waterman: I was born into the Hebrew persuasion, but when I got older I converted to narcissism

I also have a movie called Towelhead which is about an Arab-American girl's coming of age. I got it because check out the cast: Maria Bello, Aaron Eckhart, and Toni Collette. (Oh, and Chris Messina, who I noticed in Devil...a movie by M Night Shama lama ding dong...)

I'll let you know how it is when I watch it.

Dances with Wolves
Spaceballs

More 3 dollar movie finds:

Rachel Getting Married--not at all what I was afraid it might be. The cover blurb made me want to try it, and it was pretty good. Kind of intense in spots. I didn't know Anne Hathaway could do anything other than 'doe-eyed innocent' and she was pretty good.

The Queen--haven't watched this one yet.

Without sounding like I'm whining, I just found out what DVD's Selene's departure has left me with. Let me preface this by saying that we had over 2,000 movies on DVD, and I think I ended up with about 200, maybe 250. She kept all of the BluRays except for the most recent Star Trek. She did leave me the entire Star Trek canon, and all of the classic SciFi, as well as a great deal of the classic drama. However, I am now without any superhero films, including the entire recent Marvel canon, as well as a couple of heartbreaking losses..."Inherit the Wind", my single favorite film ever, "Lilies of the Field" starring Sidney Poitier, and several other movies that are integral to my film education. And all of the fucking musicals. Fuck.