I saw "The Woodsman" last night, with Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. It was very good, very intense and creepy, and uncomfortable. The little girl in it was just great.
But she was naked! And all... articulate!
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Alibelle - Apr 18, 2005 9:04:28 am PDT #1992 of 10002
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
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 18, 2005 9:43:14 am PDT #1993 of 10002
"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
Do they manage to make Bacon's role uncomfortably sympathetic? To me, that was the creepiest part of L.I.E., that Brian Cox actually managed to make his pederast character likeable.
Jim - Apr 18, 2005 9:50:48 am PDT #1994 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
I should point out - as he very scrupulously does - that Hamid Dabashi was a paid consultant on the film. The article in S&S is great, though, in that it puts the movie into the context of Scott's films as being about redemption in foreign lands. Well worth reading.
Of course, you could also refer to the similarly highly regarded historian who raved about Alexander pre-release them admitted that he was mostly chuffed that they let him ride in a cavalry charge...
Alibelle - Apr 18, 2005 10:16:40 am PDT #1995 of 10002
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
Do they manage to make Bacon's role uncomfortably sympathetic?
Yes. The whole movie is very uncomfortable, and I don't think there's a single character that you can view completely comfortably. Well, maybe David Alan Grier. He was cool.
Ash - Apr 18, 2005 10:59:13 am PDT #1996 of 10002
I saw Sin City this weekend. I won't need to be seeing that again.
Elijah should never be that creepy.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 18, 2005 1:11:59 pm PDT #1997 of 10002
"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
The Calgary Sun has an article about comic book movies.
Wonder Woman (2006): Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, has signed to write and direct. No word on who he'll cast, although he recently confirmed one thing to Entertainment Weekly: His Wonder Woman won't be battling evil in star-spangled panties.
Does this mean he's going to go with the Golden Age look, something more like the armor from Kingdom Come, or perhaps the stylin' Seventies approach?
Aims - Apr 18, 2005 1:13:18 pm PDT #1998 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Joe has that action figure.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 18, 2005 1:15:50 pm PDT #1999 of 10002
"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, but does he have the Mod Emma Peel-inspired Wonder Woman?
Aims - Apr 18, 2005 1:25:41 pm PDT #2000 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
No, no he doesn't. And he shan't, ever.
reequeen - Apr 18, 2005 2:23:49 pm PDT #2001 of 10002
"It's got to be the hair, Cotton. It's beautiful! Feathered and lethal. You just don't see it nowadays." Pepper Brooks - Dodgeball
That armor fuckin' rocks.