See, in my fantasy, when I'm kissing you... you're kissing me. It's okay. I can wait.

Oz ,'First Date'


Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell  

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Betsy HP - Mar 20, 2006 9:53:04 am PST #1074 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

I'm just imagining Jackman and Bale having a smolder-off. Mmmmmmmmmm


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 20, 2006 11:45:33 am PST #1075 of 10001
"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

Kate Beckinsale could wander in between the two and spontaneously combust!


Fred Pete - Mar 20, 2006 4:09:08 pm PST #1076 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

frantically compiling list of celebrities to send between Jackman and Bale


§ ita § - Mar 20, 2006 4:10:05 pm PST #1077 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

frantically compiling list of celebrities to send between Jackman and Bale

What do I have to do to count as a celebrity? I'm pretty sure the immolation is a fair tradeoff.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Mar 20, 2006 9:21:51 pm PST #1078 of 10001
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Re: Prestige. The casting that made Jilli perk up most was that Tesla is being played by David Bowie. His assistant is being played by Andy Serkis.


Scrappy - Mar 21, 2006 6:38:27 am PST #1079 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Ooh, Pete. That IS nice casting.


juliana - Mar 21, 2006 6:45:04 am PST #1080 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Tesla is being played by David Bowie. His assistant is being played by Andy Serkis.

eeeeeeeeee......


Jessica - Mar 21, 2006 7:31:03 pm PST #1081 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

It's really late here, but I wanted to post before I went to bed that Inside Man is really, really good. It's got some issues, but it's a really neat twisty little film.


Anne W. - Mar 22, 2006 1:32:57 am PST #1082 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Ooh! I'm glad to hear that Inside Man is good. Every time I've seen the trailer I went away really wanting to see the film.


Nutty - Mar 22, 2006 8:16:58 am PST #1083 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Anthony Lane made great fun of the movie, while also saying it was worth seeing. Lessee:

"...shows that Arthur Case has links with the Nazis. This cannot be true, for one reason: he is played by Christopher Plummer, and, excuse me, but Christopher Plummer does not make friends with Nazis. He sings at them! He plays guitar at them! In a daring, nun-assisted escape, he flees from them over the hills with an annoying child on his back! Come on."

This was in an essay about the plot- and meta-logic of the film, and in the end, Lane decided that the movie was best for its urban texture and charactersm and the logic could go screw.

Hope that fixes things.