Even if I forget his name a lot and call out "Dr Skoda!" when I see him
I do this too, and his voice is soooo good.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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sj - Mar 27, 2006 9:29:20 am PST #1164 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Kathy A - Mar 27, 2006 9:29:30 am PST #1165 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I love to put on my CD of the Guys and Dolls revival, and listen to JKS singing, "I'm picking Valentine / 'cause on the morning line / this guy has got him figured at five to nine."
sj - Mar 27, 2006 9:32:49 am PST #1166 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I love to put on my CD of the Guys and Dolls revival, and listen to JKS singing, "I'm picking Valentine / 'cause on the morning line / this guy has got him figured at five to nine."
I must get that CD. I love Guys and Dolls. I didn't know he was in the revival.
Jessica - Mar 27, 2006 9:59:57 am PST #1167 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It was not nearly as funny or incisive as I hoped, although it had some good moments.
I thought the first third was spectacular, but it goes steadily downhill from there. (Mostly because in order to leave in the comic bits they wanted, they kind of threw out the plot, so once they get to act three, the film just kind of twiddles its thumbs until the credits roll.) (Also, for some reason, nobody actually smokes at any point in the film. Which wouldn't be so terribly distracting except that the major subplot they did leave in is all about actors being paid to smoke onscreen.)
Still, it's worth seeing if only for Adam Brody's line about sushi. And the one about syphillis.
Strega - Mar 27, 2006 10:00:42 am PST #1168 of 10001
Oh god, that unified field timeline gets more and more brilliant as it goes on.
1242: Navarre and Isabeau have son, Lothos.
1616 BC: Mimbari-inspired ship built by Fu Manchu emerges from timespin, lands on same planet as 2065 ship, but 400 earth-years earlier. He and harem begin to colonize planet, which they name "Mongo."
1847: Former Moriarty nurse arrives in America with child, passes herself off as the "Widow Whiplash" and raises "son," Snidely.
1954: Charles "Chuck" Cunningham uncovers the true nature of his "AAB" clone brother. Sontarans eliminate Chuck, erasing all traces that he ever existed.
It all makes sense now...
Kate P. - Mar 27, 2006 10:42:44 am PST #1169 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
JK Simmons was excellent AS ALWAYS.
OMG he was my Celebrity Sighting when I was in L.A. in January! Aimee can back me up; I think she pointed him out to me. basks in aura of coolness
Kathy A - Mar 27, 2006 10:48:01 am PST #1170 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
sj, it's the Nathan Lane/Faith Prince/Peter Gallagher revival of G&D (lots of now-big names in it!). JKS also duets on the title song.
Scrappy - Mar 27, 2006 11:00:20 am PST #1171 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw that show, AIwasFG!
Scrappy - Mar 27, 2006 11:00:25 am PST #1172 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw that show, AIwasFG!
Vonnie K - Mar 27, 2006 11:04:06 am PST #1173 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Like the always smart and insightful Vonnie
t preeeeeeens
Btw, Erika, there were bits in Inside Man that rather reminded me of H:LotS. Detectives and uniforms sitting in a surveillance van shooting the breeze, arguing about the Grand Central Station, in the middle of a hostage crisis, for example. The movie is full of interesting conversations about different things, some directly relevant to the crisis at hands, and others going off on an oblique but always interesting tangents. But not in that kinda-forced, self-conscious Quentin Tarantino way.
JKS's voice. Mmmmm..... I mostly remember him from that H:LotS two-parter, in which he played a racist fuckwit who died of a heart attack in train station platform, to Frank's towering rage. Very versatile actor, who I never would have imagined in a comedic role until he played whassiname the editor from Spider-Man. I didn't know he was also a singer! Oooooh to the power of ten!