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Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video  

A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.


JZ - May 29, 2005 7:42:52 pm PDT #3490 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

I have to admit that I am utterly stupid with longing for basically every costume Natalie Portman wore, though I wouldn't turn down much of anything any of the other women wore either.

Last night I even dreamt that I ran into Natalie Portman hiding behind a four-poster bed on a sunny college campus (long involved dream, don't remember much, but do remember that), and I clutched at her and squee'd "That dress you were buried in was SO PRETTY OMG you should have worn it to the prom!" And she clutched me back and squee'd "OMG I so should have. I didn't even think of it. I love that dress I wore when I was dead!"


Gris - May 29, 2005 7:56:37 pm PDT #3491 of 10002
Hey. New board.

When I dream about Natalie Portman hiding behind a bed, that's TOTALLY not where it goes next.


Volans - May 29, 2005 8:26:27 pm PDT #3492 of 10002
move out and draw fire

Natalie Portman hiding behind a four-poster bed

Like Fuschia in Gormenghast.

Still haven't seen it, but got a note last night from someone who said, "Damn, some of the stuff in ROTS makes you wonder why Han had to shoot first." Comments?


Gris - May 29, 2005 11:25:03 pm PDT #3493 of 10002
Hey. New board.

Whoever recommended the Muppet Wizard of Oz:

You were SO right. It had zero production values, but infinite heart. And really hilarious writing.

How do they keep DOING that with muppet movies? Treasure Island is so brilliant, too.


§ ita § - May 30, 2005 4:28:39 am PDT #3494 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Pictures from the Mysterious Skin premiere.

Poor MT. Something's terribly wrong with her eyes. She looks much better here.

Gordon-Levitt is looking weirdly Heath Ledgerish.


Lyra Jane - May 30, 2005 7:56:07 am PDT #3495 of 10002
Up with the sun

I rarely say this, but I think MT looks too skinny.


Gris - May 30, 2005 10:53:31 am PDT #3496 of 10002
Hey. New board.

She does get thinner and thinner. It's freaky. Also, that eye makeup is indeed freaky, and i generally LOVE too much eye makeup. I'm a fan of the raccoon look.

Gain ten pounds, do more family films, MT! Do it. Ice Princess was so cute.


Jessica - May 30, 2005 11:06:37 am PDT #3497 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

If Bunty aur Babli is playing near anyone, it's tons and tons of fun -- it's a Bollywood version of Bonnie and Clyde, and DH and I both really enjoyed it. (It's long, so I'll tell you in advance that the love song is your chance to go to the bathroom.)


Betsy HP - May 30, 2005 1:11:13 pm PDT #3498 of 10002
If I only had a brain...

Where not to film your masterpiece. (Big PDF of Aon insurance risks for all countries in the world.)

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Jon B. - May 30, 2005 2:17:30 pm PDT #3499 of 10002
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I just got the following email:

We are very excited that we have been given the opportunity to invite you and a guest to a special advanced screening of a new film starring a major independent film actor playing one of the most influential writers of all time.

Anyone know what flick this would be?