I finally got around to seeing Brick. It was pretty crazy. Really stylized, almost unbelievably so. But I'm not sure anyone's going to top it for quintessential high school noir. 'Cause, like, he totally just slapped noir onto high school and didn't hold back.
Nice acronym, Mom!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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.
Polter-Cow - Oct 14, 2006 10:23:27 pm PDT #4730 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
esse - Oct 15, 2006 1:26:11 am PDT #4731 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I just saw the best movie last night. It's called The History Boys, based on a play by Alan Bennett. It's funny as hell, surprisingly meaningful, with delicious tension throughout. I can't reccomend it enough.
Gris - Oct 15, 2006 7:08:16 am PDT #4732 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I saw that on Broadway a few months ago. I wasn't 100% sure it held together, but I liked it a lot anyway. I'm looking forward to the movie.
esse - Oct 15, 2006 7:13:02 am PDT #4733 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
You could definitely tell that the film was once a play--the transitions were often not clean, and it jumped around a lot. But man, it was an enjoyable thing to watch.
IAmNotReallyASpring - Oct 15, 2006 10:50:32 am PDT #4734 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
For those interested:The Brick screenplay and the Brick novella
Polter-Cow - Oct 15, 2006 11:33:17 am PDT #4735 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Cool, thanks!
megan walker - Oct 15, 2006 5:32:24 pm PDT #4736 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I just saw the best movie last night. It's called The History Boys, based on a play by Alan Bennett. It's funny as hell, surprisingly meaningful, with delicious tension throughout. I can't reccomend it enough.
I saw this in London and loved it. I can't imagine making it into a movie, but the text is wonderful. I always wondered how it did on Broadway since it has lots of French, which I would imagine works a bit better in England than the States.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 15, 2006 5:52:28 pm PDT #4737 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
I just saw previews on BBCA for a movie that apparently stars Maggie Smith as a geriatric serial killer. This should be fun...
bon bon - Oct 15, 2006 7:03:08 pm PDT #4738 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Saw The Departed tonight. Very entertaining, although I don't think it sticks to your ribs. I thought that Costello's woman was also a snitch, and I liked the idea that so many people in the movie were dealing with the same double-life drama.
Question-- we couldn't figure out Dignan in the end-- was it the case that Costigan told Vera Farmiga in the envelope to go to Dignan, and Dignan was a rat who killed Sullivan to avoid being exposed?
§ ita § - Oct 15, 2006 7:07:27 pm PDT #4739 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fuck! I've seen Infernal Affairs already! I can totally see The Departed. I am a ditz.