letterboxd-loggd · 8 months ago
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December Bride (1990) Thaddeus O'Sullivan
March 17th 2024
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jerichopalms · 6 months ago
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#39: The Miracle Club (2023, dir. by Thaddeus O'Sullivan)
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kevrocksicehouse · 1 year ago
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The Miracle Club.
D: Thaddeus O’ Sullivan (2023).
Early on The Miracle Club looks both quaint and uplifting, an example of what the Firesign Theater called “honest stories of working people as told by rich Hollywood stars", but it doesn’t take long to find the flint underneath its heather. It involves a trip to Lourdes from Dublin carrying a number of women including Lily (Maggie Smith) who has been mourning for decades a son who drowned shortly after she sabotaged his engagement to Chrissie (Laura Linney) the daughter of her best friend Maureen (Brenda Fricker heard offscreen) who has arrived for her mother’s funeral. There’s an animosity between Chrissie, Maureen and Eileen (Kathy Bates) Maureen’s best friend that comes to a head when Chrissie takes her mothers place on the trip to the French town renowned for waters that provide miracle cures. The women are looking for real miracles, especially Eileen, who has found a lump on her breast, and the group’s younger friend Dolly (Agnes O’Casey) whose son (melancholy charmer Eric Smith) can’t or won’t speak. That secrets are revealed, lessons learned and forgiveness granted aren’t spoilers so much as genre requirements but the toughness of the actors (who deftly limn the intractability of an Irish grudge) hold sentimentality at bay. And while the story has its own share of moralistic corn (we create our own miracles….) it's tempered with a healthy pragmatism (….because God is otherwise engaged).
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moorheadthanyoucanhandle · 1 year ago
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FEEL THE BERN(ADETTE)
Now in theaters:
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The Miracle Club--After many decades in Boston, Chrissie has returned to her working class neighborhood in Dublin in 1967, after the death of her long-estranged mother. She gets a cold reception from her old friend Eileen (Kathy Bates) and from Lily (Maggie Smith), the mother of her teenage lover who later died by drowning.
Lily and Eileen are about to leave on a trip to Lourdes; somehow Chrissie (Laura Linney) ends up on the bus too. Also on the trip is Dolly (lovely Agnes O'Casey; a descendant of Sean, no less!), a young mother hoping the waters at Lourdes will heal her little son Daniel, who hasn't started speaking yet.
This comedy-drama, directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan from a script by Jimmy Smallhorne, Timothy Prager and Joshua D. Maurer, doesn't push too deep into the psychology and theology of pilgrimages to holy places and the search for authentic supernatural miracles. About as far as the exploration goes is the pronouncement of the priest (Mark O'Halloran): "You don't go to Lourdes for a miracle; you go for the strength to go on when there is no miracle." Well, okay, but...so many questions.
Mostly the pilgrimage is used here as a device to gradually tease out the poignant backstory of the characters, and to give them a symbolic redemption. There's also a good deal of comedy derived from the bumbling husbands, including Stephen Rea as Eileen's not-much-better half, cluelessly trying to manage back home without their wives.
So the movie is slight, despite being adjacent to some intriguing themes. But if you appreciate fine acting, can you really afford to miss this ensemble? Between the quietly intent Linney, the bitter and frightened Bates and the chastened, open-hearted Smith, trying to decide who carries the most grandeur is not a critical task I find myself up to. Their talent is, you know, miraculous.
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tagesmosaik · 2 years ago
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Tagged by @booksnpictures to share my top 10 comfort movies. Thank you so much, this was fun! 😊 As you might expect, it was pretty hard to settle on 10. Halfway through I even started to question my definition of comfort. Regardless, here are my picks (in chronological order):
The Heart of Me (dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan 2002)
Lost in Translation (dir. Sofia Coppola 2003)
In My Father's Den (dir. Brad McGann 2004)
Wie im Himmel (orig. Så som i himmelen, engl. As It Is in Heaven, dir. Kay Pollak 2004)
Brokeback Mountain (dir. Ang Lee 2005)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (dir. Ken Kwapis 2005)
Zusammen ist man weniger allein (orig. Ensemble, c'est tout, engl. Hunting & Gathering, dir. Claude Berri 2007)
Ziemlich beste Freunde (orig. Intouchables, dir. Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano 2011)
About Time (dir. Richard Curtis 2013)
Druk (engl. Another Round, dir. Thomas Vinterberg 2020)
Honorable mention:
Der ganz große Traum (engl. Lessons of a Dream, dir. Sebastian Grobler 2011) - This is my favorite movie to watch when I'm homesick or feeling nostalgic (aka old), because the filming location is actually the building that houses the highschool I went to. I still remember how absolutely thrilled I was about the possibility of casually running into Daniel Brühl while they were shooting. Which sadly never happened. However, I've kept the piece of paper with all the actors' measurements on it, that I found in one of the classrooms back then. Good times. 😅
I'm tagging, if you like to share: @ladjarica @dejlige-dage @raisedtokeepquiet @morganathewitch @corvid-kitty @onlypassingthroughh @cuttlefishbones
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tctmp · 1 year ago
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The Miracle Club: Directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan. With Maggie Smith, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Agnes O'Casey. There's just one dream for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes.
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fictionz · 1 year ago
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New Fiction 2023 - July
"Jeremias" ed. Richard Challoner (1752)
Dear LORD, Jeremias/Jeremiah had a lot to say and repeated it countless times so you know he's serious. These prophets get real wordy here toward the end of Old Testament.
The Abominable Snowman by R. A. Montgomery (1982)
After reading a Goosebumps take on the CYOA, this feels a bit tame. But! Still cool to see the origins of the most popular series of gamebooks.
"My Local Gas Station" by Ink (2018)
A simple trade.
The Adventures of Mighty Max - "Mighty Max and the Grand Slam" by Robert Hudnut, Gary Hartle, Brett Koth, David C. Weiss, and Phil Roman (1994)
It only make sense.
Mighty Max dev. Tiger Electronics (1994)
You didn't have to.
The Adventures of Mighty Max dev. WJS Design (1995)
You really didn't.
"What It Feels Like to Live as an Immortal?" dir. LazyOwl Studio (2022)
I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Metropolis dir. Rintaro (2001)
You take responsibility for what you've built.
Insidious: The Red Door dir. Patrick Wilson (2023)
Bit of a theme this month with ghost creepers possessing people.
Joy Ride dir. Adele Lim (2023)
A road story's just the thing.
Lost In the Stars dir. Cui Rui & Liu Xiang (2023)
It's got some hook to it.
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One dir. Christopher McQuarrie (2023)
Too many part ones this year.
The Miracle Club dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan (2023)
The small comedy-drama genre is a breath of fresh air.
Shadows dir. Glenn Chan (2023)
Honestly, I watched this with little sleep. Kinda Sixth Sense vibe?
Barbie dir. Greta Gerwig (2023)
One of those movies that shouldn't exist and it's good for us all that it does. Ya gotta.
Oppenheimer dir. Christopher Nolan (2023)
Nolan can get too into himself with explaining mechanics, but these historical jams constrain him well enough.
Haunted Mansion dir. Justin Simien (2023)
Just kind of... pleasant? Pleasant horror fun. Won't annoy your relatives.
Talk to Me dir. Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou (2023)
The third possession movie of the month, and definitely the best.
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film-book · 1 year ago
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Film Review: THE MIRACLE CLUB (2023): Thaddeus O'Sullivan Delivers a Heartwarming Little Gem with a Fine Cast https://film-book.com/film-review-the-miracle-club-2023-thaddeus-osullivan-delivers-a-heartwarming-little-gem-with-a-fine-cast/?feed_id=78840&_unique_id=64b215b080439
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paulistfathers · 1 year ago
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Thaddeus O'Sullivan Interview
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watchingalotofmovies · 2 years ago
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Ordinary Decent Criminal
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Ordinary Decent Criminal    [trailer]
Brilliant, flamboyant master criminal Michael Lynch is more interested in his image and his posterity than the actual profit from his ill-gotten gains.
Entertaining, but at times it feels just too farcical. It's hard to believe anything took place of that kind, though it's apparently at least losely based on the life of notorious gangster Martin Cahill.
From the time when they spelled Colin Farrell's last name n the end credits with just one "l". And Christoph Waltz did almost nothing but German TV movies, and no one was expecting him to win not just one but two Oscars just a few years later.
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boardchairman-blog · 5 years ago
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**Shots of the Movie**
Into the Storm (2009)
Director: Thaddeus O’Sullivan  Cinematographer: Michel Amathieu
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sala66 · 7 years ago
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Criminal y Decente (Ordinary Decent Criminal), de Thaddeus O'Sullivan, 2000
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lucyyhoneychurch · 8 years ago
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“Yes, l think she’s-” “Mysterious, perhaps? But cold.” “Cold?” “Oh, yes.. That’s what they all discover in the end.”
The Heart of Me (2002)
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shadyrest · 3 years ago
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Filming Locations:
Deception Pass State Park, Washington, USA
Snohomish, Washington, USA (Snohomish river bank: Noam Chomsky party)
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA (Jack and Abigail's hometown)
Sultan, Washington, USA (Coastal Community Bank)
Gold Bar, Washington, USA (Gold Bar Family Grocer where Ben fakes a heart attack)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Mesilla, New Mexico, USA (New Mexico Film Office)
Gold Bar, Washington, USA (bus pulled over by policeman)
Washington State, USA
St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (funeral ceremony)
Kirkland, Washington, USA (Hospital/ER scenes at Evergreenhealth hospital)
Whatcom County, Washington, USA (forest)
Portland, Oregon, USA (Downtown skyline and Tom McCall Waterfront, Portland Oregon USA)
O'Sullivan Sportsman Resort, Potholes Reservoir, Othello, Washington, USA (RV park scene with girl)
Index, Washington, USA (Index General Store)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (New Mexico Film Office)
Chehalis, Washington, USA (Uncle Sam billboard)
State Route 542, Mount Baker, Washington, USA (bus going downhill)
Mt. Baker National Recreation Area, Washington, USA (wilderness)
6500 Vista De Oro, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA (in laws' villa)
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abriefingwithmichael · 3 years ago
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First episode isn’t as good as the first episode of Kin, but it’s enjoyable. 
The police on this show behave more like TV Cops than the police on, say, Manhunt. 
But the story arc (Irish drug dealers, diamonds, international terrorism, suicide bombers) is compelling enough to bring me back for episode 2. 
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moremoviesplease · 7 years ago
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Witness to the Mob (1998) Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan ☆Nick Turturro, Tom Sizemore, Debi Mazar☆
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