She's in the middle of filming on a shoestring budget (what's the etymology of that??)
The inferior-to-Polter-Cow answer, the only I could tease from the Web:
"The expression may have come from faro (a gambling game), but it isn't recorded until 1904, although 'shoestring gambler,' for a 'petty, tinhorn gambler,' is recorded 10 years or so earlier. 'On a shoestring' suggests that one's resources are limited to the laces of one's shoe." From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).
Snakes on a Plane (Paperback): [link]
I am SO tempted to buy this, mostly because it's written by Christa Faust.
Why isn't White Nights on DVD yet? I would love to be able to fast forward through the plot to see Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov dance.
Some stuff from one of the "Snakes on a Blog" sites that cracked me up:
I don't think that Snakes on a Plane has a tagline yet. ("Harry Potter 4: The Time Has Come", "Raiders of the Lost Ark: The return of the great adventure") What should "Snakes on a Plane"'s tagline be? Obviously "Snakes on a Plane: there are motherfucking snakes on the motherfucking plane" is everyone's first choice, but they can't print that on movie posters.
I'm partial to Sam Jackson's own "Snakes on a Plane: either you want to see this movie or you don't". Simple, direct message. "This movie is going to be so good that we'll already be selling out theaters and turning people away".
Other ideas:
"Snakes on a Plane: The final battle between ancient reptiles and modern aviation."
"Snakes on a Plane: Some luggage is better lost."
"Snakes on a Plane: Your in-flight entertainment is DANGER."
"Snakes on a Plane: What you see is what you get."
"Snakes on a Plane: Did we mention Samuel Jackson? Oh yes we did."
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I think we need a SoaP thread....
More Soap: Snakes on Serenity (fanfic): [link]
I'm too afraid to read it. Instead I will xpost with Firefly.
This SoaP comic made me laugh and laugh some more: [link]
Have we seen this teaser for PotC2 yet?
