Paramount pulls plug on Watchman movie.
Damnit!
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
Inara ,'Serenity'
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Gandalfe - Jun 07, 2005 7:06:53 am PDT #3806 of 10002
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Jessica - Jun 07, 2005 7:07:29 am PDT #3807 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Given the current track record for adapting Alan Moore comics to film, I can't say I'm too upset.
Steph L. - Jun 07, 2005 7:10:51 am PDT #3808 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Make no mistake, as emperor, Palpatine is a dictator--but a relatively benign one, like Pinochet.
Well, any credibility the author might have had with me just went out the window when he called Augusto Pinochet "relatively benign." Because that's....well, that's fucking insane.
§ ita § - Jun 07, 2005 7:11:03 am PDT #3809 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
V For Vendetta could tip the scale.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 07, 2005 7:17:54 am PDT #3810 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
X-posted with Minearverse:
Extremely mixed review (spoilery) of THE INSIDE from The New Yorker: [link]
There are also seriously negative reviews of BATMAN BEGINS and MR. AND MRS. SMITH, but Denby's always been a bit of a prig: [link]
Jon B. - Jun 07, 2005 7:17:59 am PDT #3811 of 10002
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
That caught my eye too, Steph.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 07, 2005 7:18:42 am PDT #3812 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Well it's the Weekly Standard, which makes the National Review look like the Village Voice.
Nutty - Jun 07, 2005 7:21:57 am PDT #3813 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Now here, I would have said it was a joke, down to the Palpatine = Pinochet comparison. Because, yeah, Pinochet and "relatively benign" don't belong in the same sentence unless the phrase "rectal tumor" is also in the mix.
But I'll take your word for it.
Jessica - Jun 07, 2005 7:23:41 am PDT #3814 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
V For Vendetta could tip the scale.
We can hope!
but Denby's always been a bit of a prig
I have to ask (and I'm not just picking on you) -- why does Denby get this response where Anthony Lane is worshipped like a god? I find them more or less equally pompous, but at least Denby's reviews talk about the films.
Aims - Jun 07, 2005 7:25:45 am PDT #3815 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Watchmen came under heavy scrutiny in the wake of Paramount chief Brad Grey's surprise move to replace Donald De Line with Gail Berman as studio president in late March, the trade paper reported.
Fine. She takes away our shows and now she takes away our movies! Brat.