January Man and Blow Dry are a couple of my Rickman faves, too. But his turn in Robin Hood was delicious--he and Michael Wincott, and okay, Freeman, were the best of that movie. And Mastrantonio, of course.
It's all about choices, Faith. The ones we make, and the ones we don't. Oh, and the consequences. Those are always fun.
Angelus ,'Smile Time'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Beverly - Mar 20, 2008 12:24:33 pm PDT #4461 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Dana - Mar 21, 2008 3:47:37 am PDT #4462 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I am officially tired of Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen.
Dana - Mar 21, 2008 3:47:39 am PDT #4463 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
sumi - Mar 21, 2008 6:06:58 am PDT #4464 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Polter-Cow - Mar 21, 2008 6:53:52 am PDT #4465 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Great Scenes from TV and Film, Told Using Only Typography (and Sound).
These are really neat. Kinematic typography!
Juliebird - Mar 22, 2008 2:55:07 pm PDT #4466 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Saw "Definitely, Maybe", and amazingly Abigail Breslin didn't steal the movie from the cuteness that is Ryan Reynolds. It was rather sweet and unexpected and the writing rather reminded me of the fun that was The West Wing: lots of smart, passionate, complicated people and very fast-paced dialogue.
And yet, it was so a male Jane Austen story: who will the guy hook up with! / is beaten by Jane Austen fans
Polter-Cow - Mar 22, 2008 8:23:05 pm PDT #4467 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
We watched Across the Universe. I was amazed at the sheer pointlessness of it all. Aside from the gimmick, there's really nothing there. There's some neat choreography here and there, but the use of the Beatles songs isn't really interesting in and of itself; they're not used creatively. Here's a Beatles song, and here's another Beatles song, and here's another Beatles song. And I'm not sure whether there was an actual plot because I fell asleep.
Laga - Mar 22, 2008 8:35:10 pm PDT #4468 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
there's really nothing there
Well there is a story, but I thought it was a very similar story to HAIR. After I got tired of Beatles music I kept getting distracted but little things would pull me back in until I realized that it was the similarities to HAIR that were regaining my interest. I did manage to watch the entire film and the visuals were stunning.
Polter-Cow - Mar 23, 2008 11:11:37 am PDT #4469 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I thought the trailers made it out to be more cracked-out than it actually was.
Juliebird - Mar 23, 2008 11:49:01 am PDT #4470 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
My mother rented Romance and Cigarettes because it looked like good fun. We sat down as a family and suddenly there's "stick your finger up my a$$" and other horrors and was a lot more crass and vulgar than either of us had been expecting, and a lot less funny/quirky like the trailer was. I tried finishing it later when my father wasn't present and it just slowly got worse. And the musical scenes left much to be desired. Seriously, lip-synching?