You can taunt Happy Stupid President.
Nah, too easy.
Hey, don't worry about it. Nest full of vampires, you come get me, okay. Box full of puppies, that's more of a judgement call.
Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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Jessica - Apr 10, 2008 7:53:56 am PDT #4957 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Amy - Apr 10, 2008 7:56:50 am PDT #4958 of 10000
Because books.
I stumbled on a radio station yesterday that billed itself as "Happy Radio for Happy People." You can mock that. I sure did.
I really want Angry Radio for Homicidal People.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 10, 2008 7:56:59 am PDT #4959 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The thought that just occurred to me, probably because of S's current hospital stay -- our own bodies are trying to kill us, people.
And this would pretty much be the mission statement of just about every early David Cronenberg movie. Lately he's been more focused on how our perception of reality affects our reality, which is kind of the same idea from a different angle.
Miracleman - Apr 10, 2008 8:00:23 am PDT #4960 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I really want Angry Radio for Homicidal People.
NPR Pledge Drive Week.
I'm just sayin'.
bon bon - Apr 10, 2008 8:03:15 am PDT #4961 of 10000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I wasn't disagreeing with you, Cor, I was agreeing that Grizzly Man does not lionize Treadwell. I think you and I probably disagree as to how much Herzog judges him though. I don't think he romanticizes him like a Don Quixote character (maybe like a Don Quixote where Sancho Panza is eaten by a bear).
Sean K - Apr 10, 2008 8:05:15 am PDT #4962 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
And this would pretty much be the mission statement of just about every early David Cronenberg movie. Lately he's been more focused on how our perception of reality affects our reality, which is kind of the same idea from a different angle.
I've always been a big fan of Cronenberg, but with his recent spate of films he seems to be turning into one of the Greatest Directors of All Time right before our very eyes. It's amazing product, and amazing to watch.
Miracleman - Apr 10, 2008 8:05:39 am PDT #4963 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
(maybe like a Don Quixote where Sancho Panza is eaten by a bear)
Which happened in an early cut.
But test audiences responded negatively.
brenda m - Apr 10, 2008 8:08:16 am PDT #4964 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
You can taunt Happy Stupid President.
Speaking of which, I encountered this morning a dog poop bag with Cheney and Bush on either side with the headline "Mission Accomplished!."
Polter-Cow - Apr 10, 2008 8:09:26 am PDT #4965 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
New topic of discussion!
Randall Munroe of xkcd makes an observation about female leads in movies:
Suppose we had a generic Michael Bay/Jerry Bruckheimer movie with some evil organization (say, a shadow government headed by Dick Cheney or whatever) bent on destroying something (say, the internet). Who would you rather see battling their way through the system to stop them — another basic Bruce Willis/Denzel Washington/Vin Diesel character? Or River Tam, Sarah Connor, Lola from Run Lola Run, or Beatrix Kiddo? Not only could the film industry suck less in the examples it sets, we could have some awesome movies.
Also, there's a table with data. Of course.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 10, 2008 8:10:49 am PDT #4966 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I've always been a big fan of Cronenberg, but with his recent spate of films he seems to be turning into one of the Greatest Directors of All Time right before our very eyes. It's amazing product, and amazing to watch.
It's amazing going back to his old movies where you can see, budget limitations (and sometimes his actors abilities) aside, the way he films things has been consistent from the get go. The subject matter has changed, but his attitude towards and his visualization of it has remained pretty much the same. I've been following his career since almost the beginning (I came to his work as a rabid -no pun intended - horror movie fan), and it has been amazing to watch.