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?

I didn't think Unbreakable had a twist.

He's a supervillian! OMG!

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.

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."

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.

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.)

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.

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.

Another director who directed himself (in French!) was Jules Dassin, in Rififi. He plays the technician among the gang of thieves, and puts on ballet slippers during the scene where they stealthily break into a safe.

The whole subtext of the movie is a rebuke to On the Waterfront, so it's kind of a signal that he plays the role of the betrayer who must be executed for his crime. He takes it gallantly, aceepting his doom, because he know that you don't rat out your friends!!

(Although really the reason he cast himself was that he was a penniless director in France and couldn't afford anybody else. That's also why Jo le Sueduois is played by a German making his French-language debut: it was shocking to cast a German, that soon after the war, but it was cheaper to cast a German too.)

Always wanted to see that and TOPKAPI (sp?) which was almost like Dassin remaking RIFIFI as a lighter film (and with a more substantial budget, I think).