I saw The Aviator yesterday and dear god what a fantastic film. It's incredibly tight, the performances are dead-on, and the cinematography took my breath away, but not in a calling-attention-to-itself kind of way. (It's deliberately reminiscent of Citizen Kane, and the film is so riveting, and all of the elements are in such perfect balance that you never once think to yourself, "My, this is some find cinematograhpy I'm watching." But it is.)
Angel: He is dead. Technically, he's undead. It's a zombie. Connor: What's a zombie? Angel: It's an undead thing. Connor: Like you? Angel: No, zombies are slow-moving, dimwitted things that crave human flesh. Connor: Like you. Angel: No! It's different. Trust me.
'Destiny'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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Jessica - Jan 10, 2005 5:53:39 am PST #7807 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
sumi - Jan 10, 2005 6:26:35 am PST #7808 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I went to see Million Dollar Baby on Saturday.
You know, I wouldn't have chosen to go see it but a friend of mine had some bad news and I was visiting her to offer support and her friends were going to see this movie and invited her along.
Really not a good "cheering up" sort of movie.
I want to know what people who know something about boxing think of the idea that the world champion is also that world's dirtiest fighter -- I mean, how often can this woman clock somebody on the back of the head and get away with it?
Consuela - Jan 10, 2005 7:49:31 am PST #7809 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
My sister saw Million Dollar Baby on Friday, and she's not a boxing fan, and said it was fantastic.
sumi - Jan 10, 2005 8:05:56 am PST #7810 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, it's not a bad movie -- just not the movie to see when you're trying to forget that you may have to have a beloved pet euthanized. . .what with the euthenasia at the end of the film.
Atropa - Jan 10, 2005 11:08:25 am PST #7811 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
So over the weekend, I took a friend of mine to see Phantom of the Opera. (She's been having a bad time lately, and needed something silly and over-the-top.) Near the end of the movie, when Christine is trying to Make Her Decision (insert dramatic cheese-o-riffic music here), my friend leans over and whispers in my ear "Pikachu! I choose you!"
Jessica - Jan 10, 2005 11:09:29 am PST #7812 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Bwahahahaha!!
Cleolinda's recap of the same has gifted me with a shiny new tag.
Atropa - Jan 10, 2005 11:13:14 am PST #7813 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Cleolinda's recap of the same has gifted me with a shiny new tag.
I loved her recap. And the icons that people have made for it.
Oh, I need an animated LJ Phantom icon that has "Pikachu! I choose you!" scrolling across it. Pity I don't know how to make such things.
juliana - Jan 10, 2005 11:14:14 am PST #7814 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Cleolinda's recap of the same has gifted me with a shiny new tag.
And I have a shiny new icon with that phrase! So funny.
DavidS - Jan 10, 2005 2:49:18 pm PST #7815 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Heh. One of the partners here just called me to alert me to the local Film Noir festival that starts next week. We've bonded over noir.
erikaj - Jan 10, 2005 3:11:50 pm PST #7816 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Wow, I'm getting excited by that in a morally ambiguous sort of way.Cause, you know, noir.