Just saw Vera Drake. very powerful, very nuanced, very hard to watchm but ultimately very moving. Incredible performances all around.
Simon: I swear when it's appropriate. Kaylee: Simon, the whole point of swearing is that it ain't appropriate.
'Jaynestown'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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Scrappy - Oct 23, 2004 8:25:34 pm PDT #5040 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Sean K - Oct 23, 2004 10:36:31 pm PDT #5041 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I think the one thing that really helped the scare tactics were the setups by the music
The extreme creep/scare factor of Ju-On (and, from what I hear so far, The Grudge as well) is not so much from the visuals, but from the incredibly effective sound design.
Jon B. - Oct 24, 2004 4:53:08 am PDT #5042 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Thanks to FAQ Girl's Netflix, we watched The Apple last night.
Wow. Just... wow.
Jessica - Oct 24, 2004 5:34:32 am PDT #5043 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So when do I get my toaster?
Jon B. - Oct 24, 2004 6:43:43 am PDT #5044 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
As soon as I find a BIM toaster, I'll send it over.
Jon B. - Oct 24, 2004 7:22:19 am PDT #5045 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Huh. Another film with lots of theremin: The Machinist.
DavidS - Oct 24, 2004 7:25:56 am PDT #5046 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Huh. Another film with lots of theremin: The Machinist.
It is now officially A Thing. I expect you'll be on Letterman next week.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 24, 2004 7:44:23 am PDT #5047 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
not so much from the visuals, but from the incredibly effective sound design.
To be fair, the black-eyed ghost faces emerging from darkness in the original and the Kyoko actress' crablike crawl down the stairs in both are pretty high peaks in the movies' creepiness. But I'll agree, that wooden creaking sound resulted in chills even when it was from a living character walking up the stairs .
Hayden - Oct 25, 2004 6:41:26 am PDT #5048 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
We rented Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary this weekend. I can't see how this wouldn't be a Buffista favorite (and it probably is). It's, uh, more or less Nosferatu (but not quite) as a ballet with extremes of goofy humor and powerful emotional displays. I'm not much of a fan of ballet or dance, but, y'know, this is a ballet about Dracula. With fleshpots and manly temptation.
sumi - Oct 25, 2004 10:48:24 am PDT #5049 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Keith Richards joins the cast of PotC2.
The article cites the MIRB as the source -- I don't know what the MIRB is.