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Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned

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.

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Sean K - Jul 20, 2004 2:59:33 pm PDT #1038 of 10001

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I think I'm having a neurolapse because I keep thinking that Angus Macfadyn is a really good actor.

I thought he was good as Robert the Bruce in the otherwise stinky Braveheart. He's good as Orson Wells in Cradle Will Rock.

Ah, Collateral makes me crazy. Sounds like a good concept, I like watching Mann's movies (he has the best soundtracks), and I really dislike the two stars.

I like Jamie Foxx well enough. I'm excited to see Collateral primarily for Michael Mann's work, more than either of the two stars.

But what I'm really excited to see Jamie Foxx in is Ray. I saw a preview for that at I, Robot and was amazed in just a few seconds by Foxx's channeling of Ray Charles.

Lyra Jane - Jul 20, 2004 3:00:24 pm PDT #1039 of 10001

Up with the sun

I may be the only person in the world who's kind of "meh" on Magnolia. Didn't hate it, didn't love it to itty-bitty pieces. In all honesty, I found it shiny but ultimately forgettable.

Jessica - Jul 20, 2004 3:05:29 pm PDT #1040 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Okay, and see, this:

"When you talk about Halle Berry, it's all about her sexuality," said Todd Boyd, a professor of critical studies at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. "That ties into a historical representation of black women as being either a Mammy character or someone like Halle Berry, who is represented as a sexual object."

He added, "Her popularity as of late is curious because of the overriding sexual component that, in my mind, takes attention away from what would normally be conversations about acting skill."

Seems to imply that Halle Berry has acting skills which aren't being discussed. Which, frankly, is not the case.

Aims - Jul 20, 2004 3:06:24 pm PDT #1041 of 10001

Shit's all sorts of different now.

Halle Berry has acting skills which aren't being discussed.

Kind of like discissing the theory of "zero", right?

Kathy A - Jul 20, 2004 3:07:36 pm PDT #1042 of 10001

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

What about women like Angela Bassett? There's a woman who's admired for her acting talent, sexy but not a sex object, and a class act all the way.

§ ita § - Jul 20, 2004 3:07:43 pm PDT #1043 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Seems to imply that Halle Berry has acting skills which aren't being discussed

Tell me you're not casting aspersions on her Oscar®. Hush your mouth.

§ ita § - Jul 20, 2004 3:08:16 pm PDT #1044 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

What about women like Angela Bassett?

And she can't get big screen work. So much for that angle.

Jessica - Jul 20, 2004 3:10:45 pm PDT #1045 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Tell me you're not casting aspersions on her Oscar®. Hush your mouth.

I would never! And I'm shocked and appalled that you would think so.

Jesse - Jul 20, 2004 3:40:34 pm PDT #1046 of 10001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

She's got her Oscar, so now she wants to prove she can succeed as a sex object in a terrible, shallow, exploitive summer movie? Who's she been taking career advice from, Cuba Gooding Jr?

If she makes Snow Bitches next.....

You people are SO WRONG.

DXMachina - Jul 20, 2004 3:46:26 pm PDT #1047 of 10001

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Tell me you're not casting aspersions on her Oscar®. Hush your mouth.

But wasn't that Oscar awarded to honor every African American actress ever? Or something like that?

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