Zoe: My man would never fall for that. Wash: Most of my head wishes I had.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned  

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Volans - Aug 04, 2004 8:44:16 am PDT #2066 of 10001
move out and draw fire

Is it the new hip chick art?

Probably. But it also most closely captures the movement of the cartoon.

Hopefully the movie will be somewhat more coherent.


§ ita § - Aug 04, 2004 8:46:25 am PDT #2067 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

But it also most closely captures the movement of the cartoon.

More than wu-shu? That was my first thought.

Capoeira's never going to get any cred if they keep doing this to it.

Where art thou, Mark Dacascos? He knows a bit of capoeira.


§ ita § - Aug 04, 2004 8:47:54 am PDT #2068 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't know why I have a bit of a hate on for Jessica Biel, but I gotta love this:

David Goyer, who wrote and directed Blade: Trinity, told SCI FI Wire that the stunt was designed to offer a camera's-eye view of Biel's shooting an arrow. "We've got this camera aimed at her," he said. "She had learned how to shoot the arrow very well. She was 30 or 40 feet away, but she was also up in the air three stories. And all the crew were behind safety [glass]. The only thing that was uncovered was literally a 2-inch-by-2-inch thing right in front of the lens. We said, 'Aim for the camera!' And BAM! Right down the lens, into the housing and into the camera. Destroyed a $300,000 camera. We caught it on film, and we're going to put it on the DVD."


Sean K - Aug 04, 2004 8:51:49 am PDT #2069 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

And BAM! Right down the lens, into the housing and into the camera. Destroyed a $300,000 camera.

Nice shootin', Tex.


Connie Neil - Aug 04, 2004 8:55:33 am PDT #2070 of 10001
brillig

I hope she got to keep the camera as a trophy.


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 04, 2004 9:12:45 am PDT #2071 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I predict that she'll get excellent reviews for this movie even if critics savage Snipes and the rest...


DavidS - Aug 04, 2004 9:15:20 am PDT #2072 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Looks like Henson is trying to corner the market on fantasy. Good on 'em.

Henson Options Fantasy Books

The Jim Henson Co. has bought up film rights to four fantasy books for movies mainly aimed at adult audiences, Variety reported. Henson used a recently secured round of financing from a group of private investors in England, the trade paper reported. The books are listed below.

• The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer, a futuristic tale in which a boy grows up as the clone of a powerful drug lord and dictator of Opium, a country that lies between the United States and Mexico.

• Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, by Holly Black, a dark tale about a 16-year-old girl who moves to her childhood home in New Jersey with her rock star mother, only to discover that she's a faerie and her life is in danger when she finds herself in the middle of a power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms.

•The Tattooed Map, by Barbara Hodgson, a supernatural tale about a woman who discovers while on a trip around Morocco that a map-shaped tattoo that only she can see is appearing on her hand. When she disappears, her traveling companion must try to find her and unravel the mystery.

•The Uncle Wiggly stories, a collection of 36 tales about a wise rabbit and his woodland animal and human friends.


tommyrot - Aug 04, 2004 9:30:06 am PDT #2073 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

In other news, there is a God!

YES!!! Best news I've heard all day.


§ ita § - Aug 04, 2004 9:30:53 am PDT #2074 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

He's only going to make other movies, you know.


tommyrot - Aug 04, 2004 9:35:28 am PDT #2075 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Still, better the evil you don't know instead of the annoying marketing campaign for the stupid movie you do know.