Michelle Williams! JRM!
And what's the fun in becoming an immortal demon if you're not regular, am I right?
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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§ ita § - May 17, 2006 1:58:59 pm PDT #1775 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sue - May 17, 2006 2:08:16 pm PDT #1776 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Michelle Williams! JRM!
!!! & !!!
Jessica - May 17, 2006 5:46:22 pm PDT #1777 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So, instead of seeing The DaVinci Code tonight (there was another last-minute press screening), E and I saw a fabulous little documentary called Wordplay about crossword puzzles, and more specifically, about Will Shortz, the NYTimes crossword puzzle, and the annual Crossword Puzzle Championship convention.
Crossword puzzle geeks? Soooooo much like Buffistas. This competition's been an annual thing for 25 years, and the way the people there talked about it made me so glad the F2F is this weekend, because otherwise I'd just be aching for one.
Bill Clinton and Jon Stewart make guest appearances (as famous people who do the crossword every day), as does Ken Burns, who is every bit as ridiculously pretentious as you'd imagine. But in a charming way, mostly because he's totally earned it. (Doesn't make his extended metaphor soliloquy about boxes any less silly, but it makes it an affectionate eyeroll rather than a scornful one.)
Adorable movie. Comes out in June sometime.
beekaytee - May 17, 2006 6:28:23 pm PDT #1778 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
I've been anxious to see Wordplay...love the crosswords and all who do them. I'm wondering if this doc is anything like Word Wars (Scrabble players gone mad) which was a lot like Spellbound for grown-ups...with OCD.
Quirky people docs...I love 'em!
bon bon - May 17, 2006 6:31:06 pm PDT #1779 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
That Ten Commandments was fantastic.
Aims - May 17, 2006 8:02:02 pm PDT #1780 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Jessica, did they talk about who uses what case of letters and if in print or script to save time? Like, some people use a small "e" because it's only one stroke, as opposed to a big "E", which is four? And some people (me) use a capital script "e" because it's only one stroke and I'm a freak who does them in mostly caps??
t big dork
Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 17, 2006 9:54:49 pm PDT #1781 of 10001
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Ten Things I Hate About Commandments
Oh, we're all going to hell for that...
Hilarious.
sumi - May 18, 2006 10:42:18 am PDT #1782 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
The David Boreanaz/Caroline Dhavernas movie "These Girls" is out on dvd.
Frankenbuddha - May 19, 2006 3:03:24 am PDT #1783 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I finally got around to checking out the recent wide-screen DVD of RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY and what an amazing movie. If you have any affinity for westerns, and haven't seen it, or only seen it "formatted to fit your screen" this is a must rent/borrow (if not buy).
It may have one of the most poignant final shots in film history that manages to be elating, beautiful and mournful all at the same time.
§ ita § - May 19, 2006 7:16:40 am PDT #1784 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know, I don't even think the TV series is slashy, but when Jamie Foxx says "I'll never doubt you" in the Miami Vice trailer, my slash goggles do fog up a bit.