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."
Wesley: We're going to bring Angelus in alive. Connor: No we're not. Gunn: I thought you said capturing him wasn't an option. Wesley: Changed my mind. Connor: Change it back.
'Why We Fight'
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Hayden - Jul 26, 2006 7:57:41 am PDT #3163 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
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.
Nutty - Jul 26, 2006 9:44:08 am PDT #3168 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
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.)
Frankenbuddha - Jul 26, 2006 9:48:09 am PDT #3169 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
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).
P.M. Marc - Jul 26, 2006 10:04:45 am PDT #3170 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
actually find him enjoyable in small doses, like the TOP GUN riff in SLEEP WITH ME
Which remains one of my top ten scenes of all time, but then, my love for Sleep With Me is huge and irrational.
Hayden - Jul 26, 2006 10:20:46 am PDT #3171 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
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.
Good call! Maybe French directors have superior self-direction skills.
DavidS - Jul 26, 2006 10:38:09 am PDT #3172 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Always wanted to see that
You'd love it, Frank. Very stylish French noir. Swanky and doomed. Plus, Paris in the 50s!