Oh, and Peter Bogdanovich...must check imdb to see if he's ever directed himself.
Oh. OH. And Paul Schrader.
Now I'm just decending into a directors who have acted thing.
Should get back to work.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
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beekaytee - Jul 26, 2006 7:34:25 am PDT #3158 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
§ ita § - Jul 26, 2006 7:37:27 am PDT #3159 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Jul 26, 2006 7:38:33 am PDT #3160 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I didn't think Unbreakable had a twist.
Being the misunderstood guy that gets the marvellous girl is more palatable a wish fulfillment scenario for me than the writer who's of tremendous importance to world peace and whatever.
And a hell yes to this specifically regarding Lady in the Water. I don't plan on seeing it, but from the spoilers...ugh. The mermaid/lady/etc's name is STORY, for chrissake. He's cast himself as the CREATOR OF STORY who gets to save the world. After the film critic character gets mauled to death by a magical wolf, natch. Issues, much?
Hayden - Jul 26, 2006 7:53:27 am PDT #3161 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I didn't think Unbreakable had a twist.
He's a supervillian! OMG!
erikaj - Jul 26, 2006 7:54:28 am PDT #3162 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm confused, because the Ed Burns I can place is ex-murder po-lice, ex-middle school teacher, TV producer-man. Which one are you speaking of? Although "Up against the wall, shitbird," probably counts as direction.
Hayden - Jul 26, 2006 7:57:41 am PDT #3163 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Ed Burns I can place is ex-murder po-lice, ex-middle school teacher, TV producer-man
He's the good one. The evil one is the dopey schmuck who made "She's the One" and "The Brother McMullen."
Frankenbuddha - Jul 26, 2006 8:02:12 am PDT #3164 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The evil one is the dopey schmuck who made "She's the One" and "The Brother McMullen."
Heh, who was on The Daily Show plugging his latest flim (no, that's not a mispelling), THE GROOMSMEN. Gee, I wonder if it's about guys who are trying to grow up and shit.
Jessica - Jul 26, 2006 8:06:21 am PDT #3165 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
He's a supervillian! OMG!
Yeah, see I didn't realize that was supposed to be a secret until the Big Reveal Scene. I'd been assuming it was part of the premise. (Which is probably why I was so bored that I started coming up with nicknames for the movie about halfway through. Unbearable. Unwatchable. etc.)
Hayden - Jul 26, 2006 8:14:32 am PDT #3166 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Gee, I wonder if it's about guys who are trying to grow up and shit.
My friend Scott on the phenomenon: [link] The Startlegram screwed up the formatting, so here's what the last part is supposed to look like: [link]
Yeah, see I didn't realize that was supposed to be a secret until the Big Reveal Scene.
I had no idea until the Big Reveal, which usually doesn't happen to me when twists are foreshadowed. I wasn't very engaged with the movie, though.
erikaj - Jul 26, 2006 8:27:30 am PDT #3167 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Oh, right. Him. Whom I mix up with Edward Norton, I think. And mostly don't have strong opinions about...kinda wannaLevinson, isn't he? Levinson lite.(no social conscience) But it doesn't bug me like y'all. Baltimore's Ed Burns is a hero. Seriously. And I'm GenX, we never say that.