Other movie notes

This summer has seen me and Jenn in a lot of movie theaters, since we've both had the time off. We saw Fahrenheit 9/11 and were mostly positively impressed. While a bit longer than I think it needed to be, it is inarguably thought-provoking, and chilling at times. I can see why Michael Moore grates on people's nerves, but this is an important piece of work if only for its ability to get people talking about the issues. I'll be interested to hear my friend the Marine chopper pilot's (mentioned in Brain Dump) view on it.

We saw The Bourne Supremacy as well. Tight, well-done action movie, with one of the best (if very implausible) car chases ever filmed. They set up a special rig to film this so they could get shots of Matt Damon driving from inside the car (a Russian yellow cab) while still having the stunt driver control the thing, and it paid off. Joan Allen has a supporting role in this, as well as in The Notebook, and there's a cool profile of her in last week's Time magazine. The lead on this article is worth the cover price:

If womanhood is a continuum, with Ruth Bader Ginsburg on one end and Jessica Simpson on the other, Joan Allen occupies a sparsely populated middle position: the dignified babe. It's a precarious perch, and not just because it seems such an oxymoron. It's dangerous, at least for an actress, because Hollywood doesn't know what to do with you. Or rather it knows exactly what to do with you: you play the wife. The nice but uptight wife.