Actually, I was thinking it would be sort of like a pet. You know, we could...we could name her Trixie, or Miss Kitty Fantastico, or something.

Tara ,'Empty Places'


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Hayden - Mar 08, 2005 10:45:01 am PST #9809 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Woo hoo! Smooches!


erikaj - Mar 08, 2005 11:03:20 am PST #9810 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

Aw, shucks... Maybe it's because Gibson is my Secret Celebrity Crazy Ex/What The Hell Was *I* thinking?! And also, used to post with Hayden all the time and now he's all paternal and shit like that, and not so much with the time having. (You know, I used to speak English, once0


Jessica - Mar 08, 2005 11:13:11 am PST #9811 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Sad movies are very stressful:

Laughter may be good for your heart. A new study demonstrates that laughing causes the tissue that forms the inner lining of blood vessels, the endothelium, to expand and thereby increase blood flow - exactly what aerobic exercise does.

In a study presented yesterday at the meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, researchers had 20 healthy volunteers watch a 15-minute segment from "Kingpin," a 1996 Woody Harrelson comedy, and then 48 hours later view the opening battle scene from "Saving Private Ryan," the 1998 war movie starring Tom Hanks.
After each movie was shown, researchers used ultrasound to measure changes in blood vessel reactivity. On average, blood flow increased 22 percent after the Harrelson movie, comparable to the increase brought on by aerobic exercise, and decreased 35 percent after "Saving Private Ryan."

While a comedy can be good for people, a stress-inducing movie can have a negative effect on cardiac health, said Dr. Michael Miller, the lead author of the study.


§ ita § - Mar 08, 2005 11:13:41 am PST #9812 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Stress is bad for you? Get the FUCK out.


Kathy A - Mar 08, 2005 11:13:58 am PST #9813 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I thought the best scene in Avalon was after the boy thought he burned the store down--the grandpa, the son, and the boy were all so perfect in their turn.


Jessica - Mar 08, 2005 11:14:20 am PST #9814 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I know, right? CRAZY.


Kathy A - Mar 08, 2005 11:23:05 am PST #9815 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

There's a listing of 30 Under 30: Hollywood's Next Generation at vhi.com. They mention Orlando, both Gyllenhalls, Scarlett, and a bunch of others. The Fantastic Four movie seems to be getting some good buzz in advance, if this article is any indication.


§ ita § - Mar 08, 2005 11:26:46 am PST #9816 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Honey was a hit? Shoot me now.


Connie Neil - Mar 08, 2005 11:27:15 am PST #9817 of 10001
brillig

I'll tell my doctor on Thursday, "I've begun a rigorous program of comedies to help my heart. I'm starting with the Falk/Arkin 'In-Laws.'"

I was watching "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" on TV a few days ago, and a paranoid veteran Imaginary Friend was trying to cross a field of fire, yelling "Serpentine!" Hubby asked me why I laughed so hard.


Lyra Jane - Mar 08, 2005 11:28:28 am PST #9818 of 10001
Up with the sun

What I don't understand about the Fantastic Four movie (assuming I've read the press on it correctly, and am not confusing several movies and making a fool of myself) is why they would cast Julian McMahon to play a character whose face you can't see for most of the movie. I mean, you could get an ugly person to do that.

I made Patrick watch Psycho last night. He didn't so much get it. I still think Anthony Perkins' performance is just incredible, but the shrink's speech at the ending gets more annoying every time I see the thing.