Flash Gordon would have been nothing without Queen.
Fred: The size and depth of the wound indicate a female vampire. Harmony: Or gay! Fred: Um…it doesn't really work like that.
'Harm's Way'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 04, 2005 8:25:57 am PST #8785 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
Frankenbuddha - Feb 04, 2005 8:27:18 am PST #8786 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Man, this movie just keeps popping up. It was just mentioned on the Lost in the Grooves blog, and James Ellroy wrote a novella based around the making of this movie. (Ellroy even tracked Contino down and became friends with him.)
Interesting. What's the name of the book it's in (the Ellroy story)?
Man, if Ellroy did a story on it, some pretty heavy shit must have gone down during the making of it - he usually doesn't play nice with his characters. Although I was surprised when I read LA Confidential to find out that the resolution of one of the story lines, that had critics complaining it was a cop-out, was pretty much straight from the book.
tommyrot - Feb 04, 2005 8:27:30 am PST #8787 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.
Flash Gordon would have been nothing without Queen.
So true....
DavidS - Feb 04, 2005 8:34:25 am PST #8788 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What's the name of the book it's in (the Ellroy story)?
I think I read it in Hollywood Nocturnes, but he's also got a collection titled Dick Contino's Blues and Other Stories.
Brief synopsis: Dick Contino, a 50s accordion player, a star in the making, is destroyed by a draft-dodging scandal. His life is on the skids until he comes up with the idea of resurrecting his career with a fake kidnapping scam. Meanwhile a serial killer is on the loose.
Alibelle - Feb 04, 2005 8:46:47 am PST #8789 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Leo was great in Catch Me If You Can. And honestly, I think he was really good in Titanic, too, but so many people hate that movie, just because of the sheer size of it, and the dominance it had. Which is kind of sad, but oh well.
Kathy A - Feb 04, 2005 8:46:56 am PST #8790 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Meanwhile a serial killer is on the loose.
Aren't they always?
DavidS - Feb 04, 2005 8:47:47 am PST #8791 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Aren't they always?
Those slippery bastards.
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2005 8:50:21 am PST #8792 of 10001
brillig
I liked Titanic. I like spectacles. So there.
Lyra Jane - Feb 04, 2005 8:55:07 am PST #8793 of 10001
Up with the sun
Actually, this reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask, which is:
The only instrumental soundtrack I've ever noticed and liked enough to buy is the one for Requiem for a Dream. Is there anything similar out there?
Kathy A - Feb 04, 2005 8:56:14 am PST #8794 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
But what do glasses have to do with Titanic?
Oh, wait, you meant Spectacular Spectacles. Never mind...