The Professional.
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 06, 2006 3:33:59 am PDT #4012 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Frankenbuddha - Sep 06, 2006 3:34:05 am PDT #4013 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Guillermo del Toro's
Say no more! makes note of December
How did you end up seeing it, Jess? Was it a reviewer screening?
"Choose a movie or work of literature that discusses the topic of education and the arts".
Rushmore? If you squint your mind a little, it works.
Jessica - Sep 06, 2006 4:52:12 am PDT #4014 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
How did you end up seeing it, Jess? Was it a reviewer screening?
Yep -- it's at the NYFF (Sept-Oct), so they're screening it for the press now even though it's not officially out until the end of the year.
Volans - Sep 06, 2006 4:58:33 am PDT #4015 of 10001
move out and draw fire
"Choose a movie or work of literature that discusses the topic of education and the arts".
Fame.
I mean, I'm pretty sure the kids were supposed to be adolescents.
What's the one about Hitler and his painting teacher? Or am I making up a movie that doesn't exist.
tommyrot - Sep 06, 2006 5:01:18 am PDT #4016 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What's the one about Hitler and his painting teacher?
I was Hitler's Painting Teacher for the FBI!
OK, that probably doesn't exist.
Jars - Sep 06, 2006 5:07:26 am PDT #4017 of 10001
Max. I think.
Did that have John Cusack or am I the one now making things up? Or, wait, was that his art dealer, not his teacher?
Jessica - Sep 06, 2006 5:08:13 am PDT #4018 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What's the one about Hitler and his painting teacher?
It's Max, but don't rent it because it's godawful. Chock full of lines like "Have you heard of Adolf Hitler, the painter? Oh, you will..." and "Come on Hitler, let me buy you a lemonade."
Sean K - Sep 06, 2006 5:52:09 am PDT #4019 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I watched Inside Man last night. That was a really effin' good movie. Probably my favorite Spike Lee joint. Even though it's not very Spike Lee-ish in some respects, you can see his fingerprints all over it. Like the Sikh (sp?) demanding his turban back.
One question for those who saw it though: Anybody else think that Denzel's character really did take the missing money from the check-cashing bust, and Ms. White just "took care of it"?
Sean K - Sep 06, 2006 6:00:52 am PDT #4020 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Also? I'm madly in love with that Bollywood number that opens and closes the film. I may have to start watching Bollywood musicals if the music is that catchy.
beekaytee - Sep 06, 2006 6:04:26 am PDT #4021 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Stand by Me = Rob Reiner and River Phoenix
Stand and Deliver = Olmos and Math