This is the line I wanted to hear:
SAMUEL L. MOTHERFUCKING JACKSON
Ian, you're under arrest for being
a manipulative motherfucker.
Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.
'Dirty Girls'
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Jessica - Jun 09, 2005 7:13:53 am PDT #3906 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Scrappy - Jun 09, 2005 8:21:59 am PDT #3907 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw Crash and Longest Yard last night. The later was tedious.
Crash had some terrific performances, but the writing felt awfully forced and the author's hand was everywhere. I felt that characterization and dialogue were always being sacrificed to make a point. And since the point is "racism is bad" which, hey, is something I already knew, not such a great movie-going experience.
Lyra Jane - Jun 09, 2005 12:06:38 pm PDT #3908 of 10002
Up with the sun
I think I'm lucky because I haven't really spent enough time in non-D.C. cities to be able to tell them apart. You want to say Chicago is New York? Toronto is Los Angeles? Whatever. I probably would notice if someone tried to pass Alberta off as Honolulu, but in general I am extremely non-picky about geography.
Kathy A - Jun 09, 2005 12:09:33 pm PDT #3909 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'm always amused when watching Wayne's World, and seeing the palm trees in "Aurora." You can dress up the set with all the Chicagoland trivial bits (Empire Carpet commercial, drive by the Car Tower in Cicero), but you can't hide the trees!
Lyra Jane - Jun 09, 2005 12:13:07 pm PDT #3910 of 10002
Up with the sun
What does this bit from The Editing Room mean?
NATALIE has her twins,the order of which creates a completely unnecessary continuity error for no reason other than the fact that DIRECTOR GEORGE LUCAS must really enjoy watching his obsessive fans rationalize obvious flaws. She DIES.
Jessica - Jun 09, 2005 5:47:14 pm PDT #3911 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Saw Batman tonight, and I take back everything I said about Gotham being like Chicago, because DH was wrong, and it's not. It's very much its own city in this film (to a fault, at times -- the CGI aerials are distractingly fake).
The directing and performances are all fantastic. Katie Holmes is easily the weakest, but even she's not bad, just...she's Katie Holmes, and the rest of the cast is Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman.
The main thing that makes this movie so good is that, finally, it's a Batman film about Batman. The movie doesn't assume that you know who Bruce Wayne is going in, or that you know why he becomes Batman, or that you know what being Batman does to him.
And since this was a BAFTA screening, Christian Bale was there in person to introduce the film. OMGSOHOTT.
Cashmere - Jun 09, 2005 5:49:24 pm PDT #3912 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
And since this was a BAFTA screening, Christian Bale was there in person to introduce the film. OMGSOHOTT.
I am such a sucker for Welshmen.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 6:00:40 pm PDT #3913 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, fucking, dear.
Also, mmm.
Steph L. - Jun 09, 2005 7:07:53 pm PDT #3914 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Jess, this might be the most envious of you I have ever been.
t shakes tiny fist NYC-ward
Atropa - Jun 09, 2005 7:12:05 pm PDT #3915 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jess, this might be the most envious of you I have ever been.
Yep, likewise.
(However, I will state for the record right now if you manage to either meet Tim Burton OR get nifty loot from a Corpse Bride screening this fall, I will cry. Lots.)