Hey, even more rumors about possible Whedon direction of X Men 3.
http://www.chud.com/news/sept04/sept7x.php3
I am not sure how to feel about this, though seeing Sir Ian read Cordeliaesque Joss dialog could make me delirious.
Buffy: How was school today? Dawn: The usual. A big square building filled with boredom and despair.
Buffy: Just how I remember it.
'The Killer In Me'
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alienprayer - Sep 07, 2004 2:41:50 pm PDT #3683 of 10001
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 07, 2004 3:02:19 pm PDT #3684 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
Just think, with Joss writing and directing Halle's only line would probably be "Goodbye, cruel world!"
alienprayer - Sep 07, 2004 3:36:49 pm PDT #3685 of 10001
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
I was hoping he would make her the focal point of his film.
Out for revenge after the brutal (on screen) execution of Storm, the x-men find that Halle Storm was an imposter.
We welcome Gina Storm, or Angela Storm, or nearly any other actress at all and then the opening credits can roll.
Polter-Cow - Sep 07, 2004 3:45:03 pm PDT #3686 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
alienprayer, for some reason that link goes to www.linky.com.
alienprayer - Sep 07, 2004 4:07:58 pm PDT #3687 of 10001
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
Sorry, I used the quick edit. Then I forgot that code is not magic. Should work now, I think.
Elais - Sep 07, 2004 4:20:45 pm PDT #3688 of 10001
making her home at bronzebeta.com since 2001
I thought Joss once said he wouldn't direct anything he didn't write himself.
Jessica - Sep 07, 2004 5:36:28 pm PDT #3689 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just saw Cellular, and it's actually pretty fun. It doesn't take itself nearly as seriously as Phone Booth did (though I liked that one too, if only because it let me look at Colin Farrell and listen to Kiefer Sutherland for 90 minutes), and the main character's mistakes that keep the plot going are all fairly reasonable mistakes. (For values of "reasonable" which fall within the film's admittedly broad spectrum, of course. But the film does a pretty good job of balancing the instant action hero-ness with the regular-guy-who-makes-the-wrong-decision-sometimes-ness)
And William H Macy is terrific -- he has the best "figuring things out" face of anyone in the business.
Polter-Cow - Sep 07, 2004 5:45:57 pm PDT #3690 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, now I see why Spinal Tap is so popular. That's a damn funny movie.
Although like "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!" and "Play it again, Sam," the phrase "Turn it to 11" is never actually said in the movie. But there are a lot of other great quotable lines like "You can't really dust...vomit" and "Well you ask yourself, how much more black could this be? And the answer is...none...none more black."
Has anyone seen Fear of a Black Hat ? It's like Spinal Tap, but with a rap group, and it's a lot more ridiculous and a tad less grounded in reality. But very, very, very funny.
I also feel like changing my tag to "The Patron Saint of Quality Footwear."
Gus - Sep 07, 2004 10:08:42 pm PDT #3691 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Fear of a Black Hat
I am having a moment where "rockumentary" and "rapumentary" are convolved* into a word like "popumentary."
Pity me.
* Because 'convolved' is one of ita's favorite words, that's why.
Fred Pete - Sep 08, 2004 3:57:43 am PDT #3692 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
In a world where "infotainment" is a word, it would take quite a bit to surprise me. Disgust and disappoint, easier. But not surprise.
Has anyone seen the silent The Passion of Joan of Arc? Very powerful drama that puts the viewer through the wringer. The movie starts with Joan's trial and continues through her execution. Maria Falconetti is a miracle as Joan -- you can feel her anguish, and the camera spends a lot of time in close-up. Actually, much of the film is close-ups of the characters -- something that adds to the power.
Not for the little ones, though. Some shots in the execution scene could be pretty disturbing for the pre-teen set.