Byrne defined his schtick in Gothic. Spall, of course, has kiled more movies than any actor alive; a friend of mine judges movies by the Spallness Factor.
You guys had a riot? On account of me? A real riot?
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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Jim - Sep 09, 2005 3:51:08 am PDT #7231 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Frankenbuddha - Sep 09, 2005 3:55:47 am PDT #7232 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Spall, of course, has kiled more movies than any actor alive; a friend of mine judges movies by the Spallness Factor.
Does that include his Mike Leigh movies? I thought he was good in one of those I've seen (I memfault on the name) - pretty much the only one I thought he was any good in. He was the first serious casting (as opposed to directing) miscue in the Harry Potter movies, I'd say.
Volans - Sep 09, 2005 4:36:37 am PDT #7233 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Spall, of course, has kiled more movies than any actor alive; a friend of mine judges movies by the Spallness Factor
BWAH!!! There ought to be a warning label, along the lines of the Hedgehog warning for Ron Jeremy appearances.
I liked Gothic quite a bit. It creeped me the fuck out at first, but that's good. I also love the Ken Russell bit in Aria, just breaks me every time. NSM with his other movies; there are images that stick (Kathleen Turner's heels gouging into Anthony Perkins' thighs, Hugh Grant's bed), but the movies themselves generally don't speak to me. I had to watch Altered States for a college class, and I didn't get what the big deal was.
(Here's a challenge: for the same class I had to watch The Doors as well. It was not a film or performing arts class; can you guess what it was?)
We watched Dead Man last night. Iggy Pop! Gabriel Byrne! Crispin Glover! Billy Bob Thornton, unrecognizable! An amazingly sculptural Johnny Depp! Even without all those plusses, I would have liked it. A lot.
And thanks for the Jarmusch help - it helped me go with the movie rather than trying to make it into something left-brained. Corwood, I think your comments about Ghost Dog will help me appreciate that movie more.
P.M. Marc - Sep 09, 2005 4:39:06 am PDT #7234 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
BWAH!!! There ought to be a warning label, along the lines of the Hedgehog warning for Ron Jeremy appearances.
Argh! Picturing Spall naked. Pass brain bleach.
Polter-Cow - Sep 09, 2005 4:39:43 am PDT #7235 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(Here's a challenge: for the same class I had to watch The Doors as well. It was not a film or performing arts class; can you guess what it was?)
Drug Use in Pop Culture?
tommyrot - Sep 09, 2005 4:41:06 am PDT #7236 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.
Pretentious Use of Native American Iconography?
Polter-Cow - Sep 09, 2005 4:41:50 am PDT #7237 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hallucinogens and You?
tommyrot - Sep 09, 2005 4:43:31 am PDT #7238 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.
Blowjobs and You?
Sue - Sep 09, 2005 4:44:56 am PDT #7239 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Nuts and Sluts?
Polter-Cow - Sep 09, 2005 4:45:59 am PDT #7240 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That wasn't a Freaks and Geeks episode title, but it should have been.