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.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
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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
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.
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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.
Jessica - Mar 22, 2006 8:18:19 am PST #1084 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
...shows that Arthur Case has links with the Nazis.
This is actually a pretty major spoiler, fwiw.
Nutty - Mar 22, 2006 8:21:22 am PST #1085 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Sorry about the spoilers. I figured, if it's in a New Yorker review, and doesn't say "Close your eyes, dear reader!" it must not actually be that big a deal.
I mean, it's not like they revealed that Broody Clive will spend the entire movie with his hoodie up and a mask over his face, right? He better not.
Jessica - Mar 22, 2006 8:26:14 am PST #1086 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I figured, if it's in a New Yorker review, and doesn't say "Close your eyes, dear reader!" it must not actually be that big a deal.
No, they spoil all the time. That particular point turns out to be not as shocking or as relevant as the script would like us to believe, but it is The Big Mystery That Explains Why This Case Is So Weird. (The reveal, unfortunately, is one of the movie's weaker points, in that way that Big Reveals of Deep Dark Secrets often are, because it's been built up so much that the audience can't help but feel a little let down by the facts.)
bon bon - Mar 22, 2006 8:31:39 am PST #1087 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
What is the movie I just read the w/f for? Inside Man? I totally got my threads mixed up and thought it was the movie discussed briefly in Minearverse.