well, this kinda fits in with the current discussion; there's a new film version of "the Scottish play" aka Macbeth about to come out. It's by Geoffrey Wright, the bloke who made Romper Stomper with Russell Crowe, and sets the story in modern Melbourne, where it incorporates the "underworld war" that's plagued the city for the last few years. No idea how good it will be but reports indicate it has a "noirish" feel to it, so might be worth a look.
Strong like an Amazon.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
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evil jimi - Sep 15, 2006 7:14:42 am PDT #4212 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 15, 2006 7:21:00 am PDT #4213 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's also hard to go wrong when you have Bogie, Bacall, and Agnes Moorhead.
This is true.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 15, 2006 7:24:29 am PDT #4214 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
If there's ever been a movie that wasn't good just from having Bogie & Bacall in it, I'm blissfully unaware.
Amy - Sep 15, 2006 7:39:46 am PDT #4215 of 10001
Because books.
And I have a strange fangirl love for Agnes Moorehead.
DavidS - Sep 15, 2006 7:48:32 am PDT #4216 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And I have a strange fangirl love for Agnes Moorehead.
Pssst! AmyLiz is hot for Endora!
Gris - Sep 15, 2006 7:52:18 am PDT #4217 of 10001
Hey. New board.
That happens in Sondheim's "Into the Woods."
Dang, Dana beat me to it.
Yup. It happens. Narrator gets killed. It's awesome.
Nutty - Sep 15, 2006 7:53:15 am PDT #4218 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Oh, Lady in the Lake. One of the few Chandlers I haven't read (I haven't read Westlake either).
If there's ever been a movie that wasn't good just from having Bogie & Bacall in it, I'm blissfully unaware.
Matt, have you seen Key Largo? It's actually kind of crappy. For one thing, the script is terrible; and for another, it's as contrived as contrived can be. It's notable that the woman you've never heard of, who plays the blond floozy, is the only person in that cast who got an Oscar for her role.
It's Michael Caine narrating The Quiet American, right? Not Brenden Fraser.
Right. I think the first line of the book explicitly states something like, "So-and-so came to see me the day after I killed the quiet American." And since the stupid book is under copyright, I canna google it! Grrr.
tommyrot - Sep 15, 2006 7:55:17 am PDT #4219 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.
In the stage musical Urinetown, it turns out the narrator is a bad guy. When he is forced into hiding late in the show, he's asked if he fears for his life. He points out that since he's the narrator, the other characters have to keep him alive if they ever want to see the end of the show.
JZ - Sep 15, 2006 8:02:30 am PDT #4220 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Matt, have you seen Key Largo? It's actually kind of crappy.
Buh? I love Key Largo -- love the writing, love the acting, get my heart broken every time by the blonde floozy and her alcoholic misery, am utterly terrified of the villain.
And I love the meta of watching Bogie and Bacall all deeply in smit, pretending to be strangers but just not quite good enough actors to totally pull it off; they're both hyperaware of each other's presence, and there are small moments where one will totally unconsciously touch or lean back into or just breathe in the other, tiny moments not of new love but of total, quiet intimacy, of just thoroughly knowing each other down to the marrow. Which absolutely don't belong in the story, but I can't help loving them anyway.
When I took on the mission of pimping old movies to a long-ago boyfriend who scorned them as hopelessly hokey and dorky and in every way the opposite of Reservoir Dogs, his cinematic platonic ideal, Key Largo was my first choice for pimpage, and it worked quite well. Boy needed some coaching beforehand and commentary during, but by the time it was over he got the appeal and the value of classic Hollywood films in a way he never had in the 30+ years preceding.
P.M. Marc - Sep 15, 2006 8:03:36 am PDT #4221 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
Matt, have you seen Key Largo? It's actually kind of crappy. For one thing, the script is terrible; and for another, it's as contrived as contrived can be. It's notable that the woman you've never heard of, who plays the blond floozy, is the only person in that cast who got an Oscar for her role.
It is crappy.
Poor forgotten Claire Trevor.