Anyone who is? I'll take their share.
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Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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DebetEsse - Jan 03, 2005 2:54:37 am PST #7533 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Calli - Jan 03, 2005 4:45:49 am PST #7534 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I saw Neverland last night. It was pretty, JD was pretty pretty (and good), and the sets, costumes, etc. were lovely. I adore the whole Edwardian aesthetic. But while I didn't start making shopping lists in my head at any point, I didn't really take much away from the movie beyond nice, pretty, non-offensive. Yes, I cried at the end, but I'm an easy crier at the movies. It was sort of like a really good piece of shortbread. Tasty and satisfying, but an hour later I was ready to watch something noir or that involved explosions. I was impressed by the acting of the kid who played Peter, though.
Volans - Jan 03, 2005 5:26:37 am PST #7535 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I was just reading a British editorial about how Alexander just killed the renaissance of the sword-and-sandal epic. This last para makes me ask: Are these real projects that are/were in the works? Or is the author goofing?
in the wake of lacklustre returns from the historic dramas Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, Cold Mountain and The Alamo, Hollywood is already pulling back from some of these extravagantly budgeted productions. Baz Luhrmann's Alexander project starring Leonardo DiCaprio is in limbo according to his would-be co-star Nicole Kidman. There's no sign of Vin Diesel starring as the hard-driving conqueror Hannibal, nor George Clooney charging into the Battle of Thermopylae in Michael Mann's Gates of Heaven. Nor has any major actress been announced to star in Warner's long-in-the-works Kleopatra.
§ ita § - Jan 03, 2005 5:28:32 am PST #7536 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've never heard of Kleopatra or Gates Of Heaven, but the other two have had press.
I can't say I'm not sad at the swords and sandals dying, although I really would have liked a successful Alexander, what with all the pretty.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 03, 2005 5:32:25 am PST #7537 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've heard of Gates of Heaven, in conjunction with your very own bow-wielding boytoy. Not much about what the actual story was, just that it involved him using a sword—it could just as easily have been a David Eddings adaptation as a historical pic about Thermopylae.
§ ita § - Jan 03, 2005 5:35:05 am PST #7538 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You're sure you're not thinking of Kingdom of Heaven, the trailer for which has just come out?
Hayden - Jan 03, 2005 5:54:06 am PST #7539 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Wasn't Gates of Heaven an Errol Morris documentary about pet cemeteries?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 03, 2005 5:54:10 am PST #7540 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
Ah, that must be it then. Hmm, maybe the former got turned around because it's not such a good idea to have two similarly named historical epics coming out too close to one another? Or because investors are gunshy about 'gate" and "heaven" being used in the same movie title?
Jessica - Jan 03, 2005 6:04:50 am PST #7541 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wasn't Gates of Heaven an Errol Morris documentary about pet cemeteries?
Yes, but I wouldn't be surprised if the same title's been used elsewhere.
Hayden - Jan 03, 2005 6:14:41 am PST #7542 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Reusing movie titles? The bastards!