In other news, 11 minutes of behind-the-scenes on Sin City.
Never send a minion to do a god's work.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
reequeen - Mar 19, 2005 4:03:04 pm PST #381 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
bon bon - Mar 19, 2005 4:06:25 pm PST #382 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Were you watching the Bravo 100 scares thing? Even though I don't like scares and avoid horror movies--they just make me uncomfortable, rather than exhilarated-- I really found myself watching the whole four hours of the thing with my hands over my eyes at certain scenes.
It's a very good special, though-- they bought rights to all the scenes, and didn't skimp on the gore. Plus they had practically everyone-- even Dario Argento-- commenting on the thing.
§ ita § - Mar 19, 2005 4:55:59 pm PST #383 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did that feature Audition? I think it's what made me go out and rent it.
Well, stay in and Netflix it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 19, 2005 5:56:19 pm PST #384 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
No, they were playing Suspiria on IFC earlier today. Though I have seen the 100 scariest moments special, and really liked it. (It was my first exposure to The Audition too, though I've not yet worked up the nerve to rent the latter...)
bon bon - Mar 19, 2005 6:15:11 pm PST #385 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Did that feature Audition? I think it's what made me go out and rent it.
Yes. I covered my eyes for Audition. Why did you want to rent it? I had no idea you were into horror-- and that seemed to be the most horrific film on the list by far.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 19, 2005 7:05:42 pm PST #386 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
ETA: I should be careful when griping about lack of scares—I just unexpectedly ran across the climactic stained glass skylight scene of Suspiria while channel surfing. Argento was so over-the-top they must have needed rockets to get the actors to set.
Ahh, the first and last movie to ever put me under my seat. Nothing, and I mean nothing, has ever freaked me out like the first 15 minutes of that movie (the scene discussed above is part of that). The big feeding scene in TROUBLE EVERY DAY came closest (some of Cronenberg has come close to that as well), but that was more sad and disturbing than central nervous system disrupting. It's intersting become completely jaded about scary movies when you're 13.
Incidentally, while nothing else of his is quite as OTT, DEEP RED, INFERNO, TENEBRAE and OPERA are all worthy Argento flicks (strong stomachs required for most of these, though - he doesn't stint on the pate')
§ ita § - Mar 19, 2005 8:18:09 pm PST #387 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had no idea you were into horror-- and that seemed to be the most horrific film on the list by far.
I am totally not into horror -- but it seemed to be the movie that most shook the commentators. So I avoided watching any of the clips.
Sure, other movies had gross bits, but this seemed so creepy.
I was not misled.
Dayum.
Scrappy - Mar 19, 2005 11:17:10 pm PST #388 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Saw Millions and Be Cool this evening. Loved the first and disliked the second (although The Rock and Andre 3000 are both lots of fun to watch). Millions is gorgeously shot and a wonderful look at the world through a kid's eyes--and not just a kid, but a really interesting, dreamy, passionate kid.
Maysa - Mar 20, 2005 6:12:38 am PST #389 of 10002
This is from five days ago, but Kathy posted--
Coolest thing I found out in the first interview was that Warner will be releasing the complete set of Astaire/Rogers RKO pictures by the end of the year, completely restored!
This is so cool! I've been bemoaning the lack of Fred and Ginger movies on DVD for a few years now.
Betsy HP - Mar 20, 2005 6:43:45 am PST #390 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Warner will be releasing the complete set of Astaire/Rogers RKO pictures by the end of the year, completely restored!
THANK YOU, GOD!