I still like "His Girl Friday" better.(Duh. Journalism grad, right?) Actually, I liked the first half of the Women and thought it was funny, but it fell apart in the middle. But the thirties audience hadn't seen "Heathers" ever, so I expect I have different expectations than them.
I'm a vision of hotliness, and how weird is that? Mystical comas. You know, if you can stand the horror of a higher power hijacking your mind and body so that it can give birth to itself, I really recommend 'em.
Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
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erikaj - Dec 15, 2005 1:51:52 pm PST #9191 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Aims - Dec 15, 2005 1:58:45 pm PST #9192 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
lurves erika even more than I do.
It's one of my favorite films ever.
"He looks like that film actor - what's his name? - Ralph Bellamy."
Makes me howl with laughter every. time.
erikaj - Dec 15, 2005 2:04:07 pm PST #9193 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Weirdly enough, I didn't see that one till I was out of school already, but I wanted to be that, I just didn't know it yet. Okay, that with a little Ivins, because as Ms. Molly goes, so goes my nation.
Fred Pete - Dec 15, 2005 4:28:49 pm PST #9194 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
The Women is high camp at its highest and campiest. You gotta roll with it.
Guess I'd forgotten the specifics of China Seas -- I remember it as worthwhile, but the One True Gable/Harlow teaming is Red Dust. And the One True Harlow tantrum is in Bombshell.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 16, 2005 6:13:56 am PST #9195 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
Note to self: do not watch Brian's Song while suffering a lingering cough after a cold.
Sean K - Dec 16, 2005 6:46:52 am PST #9196 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
The Women is high camp at its highest and campiest. You gotta roll with it.
I quite enjoyed it. I think Rosalind's performance was my favorite.
So, I finally saw March of the Penguins today. Painfully cute, staggeringly beautiful. Incredible movie.
Emperor penguins are the most ridiculously improbable creature ever.
beekaytee - Dec 16, 2005 8:24:42 am PST #9197 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
March really is fantastic...and accomplishing the film itself seems highly improbable. I'm hoping the special features on the dvd show something of how the film makers did it.
And speaking of improbable things, I watched Ringers: Lord of the Fans yesterday. It was clever in bits and a little self-indulgent here and here, but I really enjoyed it. I need to find the inevitable treatise (s) out there in ether on the sociological impact of fan sites. theonering.net has certainly made a place for itself in pop culture.
I was startled by David Carradine's passionate attachment to LOTR, as well as Lemmy Kilmister and Geddy Lee.
The only thing missing seemed to be the fangeeks from the tech side of the production. But otherwise? ALL access pass!
I love seeing people who love something loving sharing it with others who love it!
Sean K - Dec 16, 2005 8:53:34 am PST #9198 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
as well as Lemmy Kilmister and Geddy Lee.
Geddy I'm not so surprised about. Rush was writing songs about Middle Earth waaaay back when.
I am absolutely tickled, on the other hand, that Lemmy is a huge Rings fan.
DavidS - Dec 16, 2005 9:01:00 am PST #9199 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I am absolutely tickled, on the other hand, that Lemmy is a huge Rings fan.
In his Fresh Air interview, Steven Colbert revealed that he's not only a LoTR geek (which we already knew from TDS), but also read Fritz Leiber and Michael Moorcock and played D&D.
Volans - Dec 16, 2005 9:02:35 am PST #9200 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Just watched Bend It Like Beckham. Very cute, and very strange to see Steerpike from Gormenghast in such an opposite role. I hope Parminder Nagra gets a lot more work soon.