Tara ,'Storyteller'
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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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Oh, fucking, dear.
Also, mmm.
Jess, this might be the most envious of you I have ever been.
t shakes tiny fist NYC-ward
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.)
GAH!
Yep. Want to be Jess now. Also, I've realized that Christian Bale is the only guy who could give Ewan a run for his M money in FCM.