Thanks for the recs, all! I think "beautiful dancing" just means they do it well, I didn't really ask. Off to Netflix.
Oh, at first it was confusing. Just the idea of computers was like — whoa! I'm eleven hundred years old! I had trouble adjusting to the idea of Lutherans.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
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Zenkitty - Aug 07, 2005 4:58:07 am PDT #6372 of 10002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 07, 2005 5:48:56 am PDT #6373 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
Oh dear Loward. Over at TwoP someone posted links to a spoof article about Katie Holmes starring in Jerry Maguire 2 and another poster responded:
Cuba -- I wish you did not have to lower yourself to this.
After Boat Trip, just how bad would a movie have to be to be considered "lowering oneself"?
bon bon - Aug 07, 2005 6:23:53 am PDT #6374 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Dance movie: The Company.
Scrappy - Aug 07, 2005 7:20:34 am PDT #6375 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I was JUST gonna post about the barn dance in Seven Brides. So much fun to watch!
Beverly - Aug 07, 2005 7:35:36 am PDT #6376 of 10002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Joan of Arcadia's dad is in Seven Brides. Yes, I'm shallow. Plus the coffee hasn't kicked in yet.
I had a Bale-centric afternoon yesterday. I watched Newsies, kindly lent to me by Nicole. Yes, it was purely voluntary, and I actually enjoyed it, since I knew going in it was spray cheese served on top of Velveeta. Followed it up with Laurel Canyon, which after musing in the opening scenes: was it really necessary to cast two British actors as unremarkable Americans? I couldn't seem to concentrate on the Bale-fulness for the luminescent McDormand. God, I love that woman. This, Fargo, Paradise Road...poles apart. And yes, I know, only two poles, still. Her range is astounding and she disappears into her characters so beautifully.
And in a rush of cognitive dissonance, today's two Netflix offerings are Phone Booth and Batman Returns.
Dana - Aug 07, 2005 7:37:07 am PDT #6377 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Joan of Arcadia's dad is in Seven Brides.
I had about five very confused seconds of "Joe Mantegna is in Seven Brides?" before I figured out you were talking about Russ Tamblyn. (Also in West Side Story as Riff. There's another movie with great dancing.)
Beverly - Aug 07, 2005 7:42:42 am PDT #6378 of 10002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Joe Mantegna was the dad in Searching for Bobby Fischer. Which I need to rewatch. Again.
And yes, Russ Tamblyn. I guess Seven Brides and West Side Story are his two best-known roles.
ChiKat - Aug 07, 2005 7:45:43 am PDT #6379 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I had about five very confused seconds of "Joe Mantegna is in Seven Brides?" before I figured out you were talking about Russ Tamblyn.
Thank you! I would still be confused if you hadn't posted that. I adore Seven Brides. One of my all time favorite movies.
Sean K - Aug 07, 2005 8:41:05 am PDT #6380 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
This also has the fantastic number "Get Happy," sung by Judy Garland in a tuxedo top and hat, surrounded by adoring dancing men in tuxes.
And I can't help but think about how vitally unhappy she likely was at the time.
Followed it up with Laurel Canyon, [snip] I couldn't seem to concentrate on the Bale-fulness for the luminescent McDormand.
Heh. How powerful is that, that her mere presence can knock the lust for Bale right out of your head.
Kathy A - Aug 07, 2005 8:56:16 am PDT #6381 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I remember the "Oh, my God, what happened to them?" reaction I had when Twin Peaks debuted, with both Riff and Tony thirty years older. Where did the time go?