I thought "Finding Neverland" was FG. And yeah, Malamud's "Natural" not so gee-whiz.
Never send a minion to do a god's work.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
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erikaj - Mar 15, 2005 3:31:00 pm PST #112 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Frankenbuddha - Mar 15, 2005 3:39:45 pm PST #113 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I really liked Boys From Brazil, myself. I think it translates to celluloid pretty well, but I'm culturally biased.
This is a soccer movie? The only Boys From Brazil I remember involved a plot to clone Hitler and had Gregory Peck (entertainingly) miscast as Dr. Mengale.
Lee - Mar 15, 2005 5:35:15 pm PST #114 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Aimee! I was just coming in to ask if anyone had the dvd yet. How was it?
Tom Scola - Mar 15, 2005 5:39:09 pm PST #115 of 10002
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I'm not Aimée, and I haven't even watched disk 1 yet, but I'm really giddy about the Sarah Vowell featurette.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 15, 2005 5:40:07 pm PST #116 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I'm with Frankenbuddha on the Boys from Brazil.
Also My teeth hurt.
DavidS - Mar 15, 2005 5:44:53 pm PST #117 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
THE INCREDIBLES!!!!
We picked ours up at Target after baseball practice. Emmett deems this the greatest Tuesday in recent history. Btw, it's on sale at Target through Saturday. Got the two disc set, widescreen for $15.98. That's a good price around here.
Tom Scola - Mar 15, 2005 5:46:09 pm PST #118 of 10002
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Best Buy is having a sale also.
§ ita § - Mar 15, 2005 6:40:55 pm PST #119 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's another Boys From Brazil, I'm guessing. This wasn't Hitler -- just a doc. It was more about the sport onscreen than anything else.
Steph L. - Mar 15, 2005 6:41:18 pm PST #120 of 10002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
THE INCREDIBLES!!!!
I met a woman Saturday night who really truly is a human Edna Mode. The hair, the glasses (well the human Edna's glasses were clear frames, not black, but just as huge and thick), the 'tude -- it was uncanny. The people I was with had to forcibly stifle their laughter until human!Edna walked away.
Jesse - Mar 15, 2005 6:42:00 pm PST #121 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You know Edna Mode is an homage to Edith Head, right?
Edited to add link: [link] (It plays music, beware.)