DavidS, I just ordered a fabulous new book on Brigitte Lin. Here's a great review of The Last Star of The East: Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia and Her Films (2005).
Mal: Hell, this job I would pull for free. Zoe: Can I have your share? Mal: No. Zoe: If you die, can I have your share? Mal: Yes.
'The Train Job'
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candyb - May 28, 2005 6:30:53 am PDT #3462 of 10002
DavidS - May 28, 2005 7:34:13 am PDT #3463 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS, I just ordered a fabulous new book on Brigitte Lin. Here's a great review of The Last Star of The East: Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia and Her Films (2005)
Coool! I was trying to explain the cultural significance of this to JZ, but just decided I need to show her Swordsman II.
Did you see where both Ple and I talked about how our candyb books are next to our Wonderfalls brass monkeys?
candyb - May 28, 2005 7:46:27 am PDT #3464 of 10002
Next to your brass monkies? Cool. That is a great honor and makes me very happy.
DavidS - May 28, 2005 7:53:05 am PDT #3465 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and makes me very happy.
In a not so strange coincidence, that's how Ple and I feel when we see our candyb books. Also, Ple gave me my brass monkey, so I get to fairly bask in the Buffista beneficence.
In movie news, I'm psyched to see the Bad News Bears remake. In part because Billy Bob looks well cast as Walter Matthau, but also liking the idea that Linklater will subsidize his indie films with smarter-than-average kid films. Plus, of course, I am all too well attuned to the Little League milieu.
Jesse - May 28, 2005 9:12:58 am PDT #3466 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I have a Return of the Sith question: Wouldn't you think that George Lucas has enough money to have gotten James Earl Jones for that five words or so? I mean, really.
Trudy Booth - May 28, 2005 10:02:36 am PDT #3467 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
At the very least he could have looped something. It's not like you have to sync the lips.
tommyrot - May 28, 2005 1:22:03 pm PDT #3468 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
SW:E3-RotS easter eggs: [link]
One is the Milenium Falcoln making a cameo, which I caught. Another is that Jar-Jar does speak.
Kathy A - May 28, 2005 5:45:28 pm PDT #3469 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I saw Crash this afternoon--I thought it was an excellent parable about race issues today. Yes, the characters were all two-dimensional; yes, the level of coincidences involved was astronomical; and yes, the writer/director kept hammering home the same points until the audience feels numb, but it really left an impact on me. For me, though, the worst scene was when the Matt Dillon character groped Thandie Newton in a sheer power play with her husband . That really hit my squick factor in a big way, and could very well give me nightmares.
For as heavy as that movie was, though, I was made very happy when they showed The March of the Penguins trailer beforehand! I saw it when it was linked way upthread, and nearly died of the cute then, but seeing it on the bigscreen was even better. The audience members around me were all buzzing about it, and I even heard a few "That's another film to see this summer!" around me.
Gris - May 28, 2005 7:26:53 pm PDT #3470 of 10002
Hey. New board.
Just watched the newest Island trailer, and, wow, it really is Logans Run II: Bigger, Better, and More 2005. And Ewan's accent seems almost painfully bad in it, shamefully.
Both stars are pretty durned hot, though.
I'll see it if and only if the reviews convince me.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 28, 2005 8:15:48 pm PDT #3471 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
I have a Return of the Sith question: Wouldn't you think that George Lucas has enough money to have gotten James Earl Jones for that five words or so? I mean, really.
Actually, he did, Jones just wasn't listed in the end credits.