We know about it in the bay area because apparently the book was inspired by Steve's relationship with an actual local shopgirl, and they revealed her name.
Huh. That would explain a lot about what I disliked about that book.
Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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Jessica - Oct 14, 2005 1:40:37 pm PDT #8006 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Kathy A - Oct 14, 2005 2:50:46 pm PDT #8007 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Interesting--Howard Shore just got released from King Kong. Jackson says it was an amicably made mutual decision.
P.M. Marc - Oct 14, 2005 4:16:52 pm PDT #8008 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
But, but, but... Golfing with gardening implements!
I liked it, but not enough to own it. I think golf is just too mainstream of a sport for it to hit all my sports comedy kinks.
You know, I'm totally the type who'd read OSQ on the sly, were OSQ a real thing.
Polter-Cow - Oct 14, 2005 4:31:48 pm PDT #8009 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Do we know about Shopgirl ?
Yep. I loved the book, and I'm not sure about the movie. There's a free preview I can go to next week, but I'm debating whether or not to go, since it's on Wednesday.
Sean K - Oct 14, 2005 5:25:00 pm PDT #8010 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
but Steve Martin, when he's being calm, is an interesting factor too.
Bite your tongue, Gris. Martin is no Jim Carrey. He's a fine actor, and (IMHO) one of the funniest men alive.
Damn fine banjo player, too.
erikaj - Oct 14, 2005 7:01:29 pm PDT #8011 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I think I want to see that.
Gris - Oct 14, 2005 8:02:02 pm PDT #8012 of 10002
Hey. New board.
I didn't say he was anywhere close to Jim Carrey or Adam Sandler, Sean. But there are times he really bugs me. Those times happen to coincide with the times he's being super-schticky. Absolutely everything I saw (blessedly little) related to the Pink Panther remake comes to mind. And I've never seen a movie I totally loved him in, but that could just be because I haven't seen that many movies. Maybe Shopgirl will be that movie for me.
Scrappy - Oct 14, 2005 8:57:09 pm PDT #8013 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Just got back from Capote.
I had heard how great Hoffman was (and he totally was) but I was blown away by the guy who played perry Smith. His name is Clifton Collins and he was INCREDIBLE. Catherine Keener played Harper Lee and she was direct and poised and beautiful in a plain way. It was a pleasure to see a film which was about ideas and themes and never talked down to the audience or overexplained.
Volans - Oct 14, 2005 10:18:44 pm PDT #8014 of 10002
move out and draw fire
The conversation about vampire movies got me thinking and watching, as at one point I thought I had seen every vampire movie ever made (just before going to Romania).
I had totally forgotten that it was Jim Carrey in Once Bitten.
Jessica - Oct 15, 2005 1:11:35 pm PDT #8015 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just got back from The Squid and the Whale, and it's really good. It's like a tighter, less heightened version of The Royal Tennenbaums. The writing and performances are all top-notch, to the point where they're almost uncomfortable to watch at times. (And, of course, I loved all the real Brooklyn locations they used.)