I've always paired up Fresh and Searching for Bobby Fischer in my head, since they both deal with young boys who play chess, and the African-American men who mentor them. But both films couldn't be more different from each other--one a fairly lighthearted look at child geniuses in a wealthy environment, and the other a heartbreaking look at what poverty, crime, and loss of hope can do to a child.
When we landed here you said you needed a few days to get space worthy again and is there somethin' wrong with your bunk?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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Kathy A - Jun 10, 2005 9:32:09 am PDT #3924 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
tommyrot - Jun 10, 2005 9:34:09 am PDT #3925 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Any dream double features you would put together?
Showgirls and Starship Troopers.
beekaytee - Jun 10, 2005 9:34:52 am PDT #3926 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Giving the double feature question some thought...
In the meanwhile. My beloved Bartleby got seriously poked in the eye with a big, fat stick by his best buddy, Bob, in the park this morning. He was immediately bewildered and all squinty-eyed, then came to cower at my feet, begging me to wrap him up in my protective arms while he shook off the pain and confusion.
Exactly how I feel, having just finished watching Earthsea.
owowowow. Make it stop.
Atropa - Jun 10, 2005 9:35:24 am PDT #3927 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Any dream double features you would put together?
Spinal Tap and Decline of the Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years.
tommyrot - Jun 10, 2005 9:36:05 am PDT #3928 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is Decline of the Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years funny?
Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2005 9:36:23 am PDT #3929 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Any dream double features you would put together?
A friend of mine and I have had movie nights with double features on several occasions. Let me think of some.
We had Blade Runner and Brazil. as two classic sci-fi flicks we hadn't seen.
We had The Usual Suspects and 28 Days Later, as...I don't know why we paired them together.
We did American Splendor and School of Rock one night.
I think we did Being John Malkovich and Fight Club together.
I'm blanking on any others.
Calli - Jun 10, 2005 9:36:50 am PDT #3930 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Any dream double features you would put together?
I like the thought of watching Underworld and Van Helsing one after the other. Or maybe I just want some of the costumes.
Atropa - Jun 10, 2005 9:38:00 am PDT #3931 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Is Decline of the Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years funny?
To me, yes. The entire movie seems like an extended version of Spinal Tap.
I hosted a double-feature night with those two movies, and friends of mine who had never heard of Decline Part II couldn't believe it was an real documentary.
Fred Pete - Jun 10, 2005 9:42:54 am PDT #3932 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Any dream double features you would put together?
I actually did this once during the mid-'80s (dorm government, entertainment for those of us on campus during Thanksgiving break). I chose Captain Blood and My Favorite Year -- the real Errol Flynn and the fictionalized version.
I'm not sure if I'd choose the same movies today, but I'd keep the same general idea. Maybe Bombshell and The Seven-Year Itch, for a blonde bombshell theme.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 10, 2005 9:44:03 am PDT #3933 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Any dream double features you would put together?
We did a triple bill of BOUND, SHALLOW GRAVE and BLOOD SIMPLE, in that order, once at a VT ski house.
I used to do double-bills all the time with one friend, but when we get together now we're lucky to make it through one movie (these days we're actually going through Buffy and Angel from start to finish). Unfortunately, most of those went hand in hand with a lot of drinking, so the memory, she is hazy.