I think I would be more likely to impulse buy a movie on the way out the door if I really liked it. With the delay from the release of the film to the DVD release, I am more likely to put it on my wishlist until I can justify the expense.
Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.
Wash ,'War Stories'
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sj - Jan 04, 2006 5:28:57 am PST #9590 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 5:33:13 am PST #9591 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I'd rather have the DVD available in stores than at the theatre. Crowd control is bad enough as it is.
sarameg - Jan 04, 2006 12:38:15 pm PST #9592 of 10002
OK, so this was bothering me, and this isn't really a resolution, but ...there was a sign in Brokeback that had me going huh? and trying to figure out where exactly it was supposed to me. Probably no one else noticed it, it was just a El Paso/Juarez mileage sign. I just looked up the filming locations and the reason it had me blinking is....I've seen that sign or one very much like it, frequently. It's in Mesilla, NM, not far from where I grew up.
Volans - Jan 04, 2006 7:43:08 pm PST #9593 of 10002
move out and draw fire
How cool! And also, weird. Didn't they film in Canada? But I guess that sign would add realism for being in Texas.
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2006 10:53:01 am PST #9594 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It was filmed in Alberta, but I guess that's why prop people get the big bucks.
Brokeback Mountain continued to be moving at breakneck speed toward Oscar glory as it picked up the most nominations by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) today (Thursday) and was among the nominees Wednesday for best picture by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA). The film was included in SAG's top category -- best ensemble cast, along with Capote, Crash, Good Night, and Good Luck., and -- a surprise -- Hustle and Flow. Heath Ledger, generally regarded as the favorite for the best-actor Oscar, was among the guild's nominees for outstanding performance by a male actor, along with Russell Crowe (Cinderella Man), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line) and David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck.). In the female category, the nominees were Felicity Huffman (Transamerica), Judi Dench (Mrs. Henderson Presents), Charlize Theron (North Country), Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line), and Zhang Ziyi (Memoirs of a Geisha). All three guilds snubbed such box-office blockbusters as Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe and King Kong.
Jesse - Jan 05, 2006 10:54:19 am PST #9595 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I can't believe how recently it felt like Heath Ledger was crashing the Oscars, sitting there with Naomi Watts.
sarameg - Jan 05, 2006 11:00:42 am PST #9596 of 10002
It was filmed in Alberta, but I guess that's why prop people get the big bucks.
Yeah, they probably sent someone down to Mesilla to take a picture of that sign or something equally odd.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 05, 2006 11:03:29 am PST #9597 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
All three guilds snubbed such box-office blockbusters as Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe and King Kong.
I can't imagine this comes as a big surprise to the writer. Tilda Swinton's performance as the White Queen is the only thing I saw in those 3 movies that could have challenged any of the guild choices above. Now if they all get snubbed for technical Oscar nominations, it'll be noteworthy.
Nutty - Jan 05, 2006 11:05:09 am PST #9598 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I can't believe how recently it felt like Heath Ledger was crashing the Oscars, sitting there with Naomi Watts.
Even Julia Roberts eventually gets her day (much to the irritation of Theodosia).
Yeah, they probably sent someone down to Mesilla to take a picture of that sign or something equally odd.
With Larry McMurtry as one of your screenwriters, I'm sure there were a whole bunch of nods to realism (all of which went over my head).
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2006 11:08:39 am PST #9599 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister went to BBM last week, and had to leave early because of prior commitments. She went again today, and during the scene where he gets the postcard sent back and all through the coversation with Mrs. Twist CHER PLAYED¹. Somehow the theatre messed up their audio feeds, and they didn't fix it until Ennis was at Jack's parents' house.
She stormed the office with a bunch of angry gay men and got free tickets for another showing.
The snark in me keeps repeating "And just imagine if it hadn't been Cher!"
¹: The Shoop Shoop Song