Divine and John Waters.
Oooh, good one. And I think they did five or six movies.
Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video
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DavidS - Jul 23, 2005 9:40:52 am PDT #5966 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Maysa - Jul 23, 2005 9:44:40 am PDT #5967 of 10002
Wong Kar Wai and Tony Leung Chiu Wai
I was just going to mention that pairing!
I saw 2046 the other night. Interesting movie, nowhere near as good as In the Mood for Love or Days of Being Wild, but really interesting all the same. I lost track of all the music cue, shot, and character moment call-backs to those earlier two films.
Polter-Cow - Jul 23, 2005 10:04:54 am PDT #5968 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just watched Do the Right Thing, and I really liked it. I loved the sense of community the film brought out and Sal's strong sense of commitment to the customers he'd fed for years. And for someone who was just recently crying out about wanting a strong narrative to anchor the story, I didn't mind the meandering, character-focused nature of the movie at all. The whole movie, you're waiting for something big to happen, and you can tell something's brewing, but Spike Lee doesn't make a big deal out of it, exactly. He doesn't crank up the foreboding music and ratchet up the tension in small increments. Because most of the tension isn't overt at all. For the most part, it seems like people are happy with how things are. But it just takes one spark to stir everyone up good.
I'm not entirely sure I understand why Mookie was that spark, though. He liked Sal; he always defended him. He knew it wasn't his fault Radio Rahim was killed. Da Mayor, too, the one who told him to do the right thing, was firmly against any sort of violence. So it was strange that he, of all people, ended up causing the riot.
dcp - Jul 23, 2005 2:06:47 pm PDT #5969 of 10002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Saw Sahara at the $2 theater this afternoon. Great fun. As good or better than any of the James Bond movies, just as silly, and funnier, too.
Eddie - Jul 23, 2005 3:55:07 pm PDT #5970 of 10002
Your tag here.
Oh yeah, I thoroughly enjoyed Sahara. Great fun, great casting. I hope they make a couple more.
askye - Jul 23, 2005 4:10:26 pm PDT #5971 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
I just got back from March of the Penguins. I really really liked it. The trailers before it were: Ice Age 2, Wallace and Grommit Were Rabbit, The Corpse Bride, and a tiny teaser trailer for the next Harry Potter movie.
I also saw a flyer thing for Murderball, but I don't know if they've already shown it or they are planning on showing it. I'm going to call tomorrow and ask.
Katie M - Jul 23, 2005 5:13:41 pm PDT #5972 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Ha! Me too, askye! Loved it. Aww, baby penguins! I want one.
askye - Jul 23, 2005 5:17:56 pm PDT #5973 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
The baby penguins were cute, but I didn't quite expect the movie to be cute penguins! sweet penguins! DEATH!!!!! cute penguins, sweet penguins DEATH!! DEATH!!! baby penguin, baby penguin DEATH! DEATH! I knew there was death, just not how frequent it was.
Fay - Jul 23, 2005 5:20:39 pm PDT #5974 of 10002
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Well, great. Now I just spat water on my screen. Literally.
MUST go and see that Cute Penguin Movie.
Eddie - Jul 23, 2005 6:06:47 pm PDT #5975 of 10002
Your tag here.
The Island was good! Great cinematography, quite visually stunning. The plot was decent.