Can Gale Harold (Brian Kinney!) be in it as a villain? K, THNX!
Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video
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Glamcookie - Jun 17, 2005 9:55:16 am PDT #4296 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Sean K - Jun 17, 2005 10:07:32 am PDT #4297 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
P-C:
The origin story Joker "remembers" in the book involves him being a struggling standup who goes to work for the mob after the death of his pregnant wife. He agrees to be a faux villain the mob has cooked up "The Red Hood" -- basically whatever schlub they get to wear the hood. While robbing the payroll at a Gotham cehmical plant, the Batman (in the very early days of his career) tries to stop the robbery. The two mob guys get killed by guards and he gets knocked into a vat of chemicals by Batman.
tommyrot - Jun 17, 2005 10:12:50 am PDT #4298 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.
Do movies show Americans in decline?
Three quarters of Americans would rather stay home and watch movies on TV, according to a new AP/AOL poll. One reason people stay home is that that they think movies are getting worse. Half the persons polled said that.
Polter-Cow - Jun 17, 2005 10:14:27 am PDT #4299 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ah yes. Thanks, Sean. I read it over two years ago, and I wasn't really reading it as a Batman comic, but as prep for Watchmen, so a lot didn't stick.
Sean K - Jun 17, 2005 10:16:19 am PDT #4300 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Do movies show Americans in decline?
I really liked the Neal Stephenson Op-Ed in the New York Times that they link to in the piece: [link] (Password required, I think buffistas/foamy still works)
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 17, 2005 10:42:06 am PDT #4301 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
So, Tom Cruise then?
He does have the teeth.
This reminds me of my thoughts about such a missed opportunity at the Bat-premiere. Bale should have retaliated for the blatant publicity grab by getting into Cruise's personal space and being extremely touchy-feely/flirty all night. You know he wouldn't have any insecurities about doing so, and we might have gotten to see the looming meltdown happen in public with hundreds of cameras present.
Nutty - Jun 17, 2005 10:44:01 am PDT #4302 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I think Tom has personal bouncers, so that men taller than he is are not allowed to stand closer than 6 feet from him. Flirting-from-afar isn't nearly as entertaining.
Also, I mean, who wants to be the guy who triggers the meltdown? Dude's head might literally explode, and there goes any hope of washing brains out of the Armani, you know?
Fred Pete - Jun 17, 2005 10:44:43 am PDT #4303 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
I like Matt's thinking. On so many levels.
Steph L. - Jun 17, 2005 10:56:50 am PDT #4304 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Bale as Ollie? Maybe in ten years.
I was trying to think of who could do charming-horndog-asskicking-quipping-pinko Ollie, and I suspect Tim Daly could pull it off.
Tom Scola - Jun 17, 2005 10:58:49 am PDT #4305 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
That's weird, because I see Steven Weber as Ollie.