'Trash'
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.
This movie will not make you like her, unfortunately.
Yeah, well, I dislike the actual Marie Antoinette as well. She was a twit. So I'm not surprised.
Jess, do they actually use more modern music as the soundtrack to the film? Or is it just in the trailer?
I am not a fan of 18th century dress. (Except for sea captains. *coughJackAubreycough*) And France at that time was entirely too white-focused for my tastes.
Jess, do they actually use more modern music as the soundtrack to the film?
Yes, the entire soundtrack is pop music, and it works brilliantly.
Oh, *awesome.* See, ya'll go for the costumes, and I will go for the soundtrack, and we all will be happy.
The NY Times review of Marie Antoinette is up: [link]
I knew I would want to see it after reading a description of the opening scene that has Dunst choosing pastries to Gang of Four. A still of which is featured in Tom's link.
Love this in the ratings/parental warning line at the end of the review:
It has glimmers of sexuality and brief glimpses of naked flesh amid all the fabulous clothes.
It has glimmers of sexuality and brief glimpses of naked flesh amid all the fabulous clothes.
Good lord, that could describe any F2F.
Did everyone see the Manolo Shoeblogger post on the shoes in Marie Antoinette?
Glinda: Kristen Chenowith. She has enough star power.
Elphaba: This would be the role I'd give to a big-name star, if I were Hollywood. It's pretty much the central role, at least from a before-I'm-in-the-theater point of view. I don't know who I'd give it too, though, serious vocal chops pretty necessary. I don't know who sings.
Morrible: Bette Middler is BRILLIANT. But this role is minor enough, no reason to stunt-cast it if they want to go original cast.
Wizard: Joel Grey. He originated the role, and he has an Oscar AND a Tony, and he rocks my socks.
Fiyero: Taye Diggs is a brilliant concept.
They'd be awesome if they did the original cast, and it might fly, but yeah. Elphaba is the role to give to a big namer if they have to.
Ooh, I have the disk with The Body Snatchers from Netflix right now. I'm slowly working through the Lewton set. Probably won't get to it tonight, but maybe tomorrow.
I saw an ad for Marie Antoinette that ended with "based on a true story." I found that rather depressing.