The local NPR station (WBAA) had a preview showing of the new Robert Altman movie "A Prairie Home Companion" that Mom and I attended tonight. I loved the movie, which I am not surprised by because I love the radio show that is the basis for the movie. The cast is superb (and full of people that I like as well like Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline, and John C. Reilly.) There is too not much of a plot for the movie, it is more sort of slice-of-life of the broadcast with the premise being that the radio station that produces A Prairie Home Companion has been bought out and the new owners are going to tear down the theater and this is the final broadcast of the show. Parts of the movie are bittersweet and moving and other parts are really light-hearted and silly. The movie is really good, and a good use of about two hours. And of course the music in the movie is great, lots of folk music (as well as fake jingles). So if you always listen to "A Prairie Home Companion" or never have heard a single broadcast, I highly recommend this movie.
And now some pearls of wisdom from Hank Rutherford Hill: "You know I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem."
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Glad to hear the movie was fun. Probably not coming to Germany anytime soon :( Your is the first review I have read- is the movie doing well?
The film is getting great critical response, but it just really opened on Friday, so I don't know if movie-goers are agreeing with the critics. I hope it FLOPS, so they'll release the DVD as soon as possible!
hmm... sounds like the muppet christmas movie, is it as good?
The movie made about 4.7 million in limited release (I think about 760 theaters showed it)
Here is a review from some guy in New York who didn't like the movie: http://nyobserver.com/20060612/20060612_Rex_Reed_culture_rexreed.asp
And then here is an article about Garrison Keillor on Slate:
http://www.slate.com/id/2143763/?nav=ais
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