Hey Laga, welcome aboard!
I can say with some certainty that at the very least I really like Sofia's musical taste.
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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DavidS - Oct 23, 2006 4:54:24 pm PDT #4868 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jessica - Oct 23, 2006 5:26:42 pm PDT #4869 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Apologies in advance for the horrible horrible MySpace page I'm about to link to, but Commune (the documentary I co-edited a few years ago) is finally getting a theatrical release! So far only NYC and LA, and I'm going to be out of town opening weekend (drat), but if it's playing anywhere near anyone, do go and see it! It's a good film, it's only 80 minutes long, and Peter Coyote is in it. And it's got a kickass original score, and also nudity. And my name is in the credits!
(And again, really really sorry about the MySpace link. I didn't create the page...)
ION, Babel is, if not the worst movie I've seen this year, easily the most irritating. See it only if there are no pretentious three-hour lectures on paint drying you could possibly attend instead.
Hil R. - Oct 23, 2006 10:44:05 pm PDT #4870 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I just watched The Boy With Green Hair on TCM. I'm not sure how I somehow managed to not see this movie before now. It's weird, in a good way. Also, the technicolor makes the greens look really poppingly green -- I can't imagine this movie in non-technicolor color.
On Sofia Copola, I liked Virgin Suicides, felt kind of "eh" about Lost in Translation, and really knew nothing about her other than recognizing the name when I watched them.
Laga - Oct 23, 2006 10:51:27 pm PDT #4871 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Oh no! I really wanted to like Babel. Jessica: did you see Amores Perros & if so what did you think of it?
Theodosia - Oct 24, 2006 2:49:06 am PDT #4872 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Oooh, I'll keep an eye out for Commune! Gotta represent for the 'ffistas!
Jessica - Oct 24, 2006 3:30:03 am PDT #4873 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hi Laga! This is the first Inarritu/Arriaga film I've seen, but DH has seen all of them and thought Amores Perros was much better.
The major problem with this one is that one of the storylines hinges on a character acting so unbelievably stupidly that it's impossible to feel any sympathy for them from that point on. And the "breakdown in communication" parallels between the plots are...tenuous at best. There's really only one plot where communication is actually the problem, and even there I'm not sure that better communication could solve anything.
Pix - Oct 24, 2006 6:37:27 am PDT #4874 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
t poking head into thread
I'm so glad Laga has found a home here! People, the woman has seen pretty much every movie in existence and always has interesting opinions on them. I'm so happy she has a thread where someone will say,"Yeah, I've seen that!" instead of my inevitable, "Um...no, was it good?"
She's also the reason I have seen so many movies this year--she gets free (or $1.25 if at the Arclight) tickets for herself and friends! Woot!
t blows kiss, heads back out of thread
Laga - Oct 24, 2006 10:32:35 am PDT #4875 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Oh please there's lots of movies I haven't seen. But I still manage to have an opinion on them. Good to hear I can skip Babel. 21 Grams didn't get great reviews either. The next couple movies I'm looking forward to are based on books I loved: Running With Schissors and Into the Wild
Polter-Cow - Oct 24, 2006 10:34:08 am PDT #4876 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
21 Grams didn't get great reviews either.
I liked Amores Perros, but I HATED 21 Grams.
Kathy A - Oct 24, 2006 10:55:55 am PDT #4877 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I recently saw the trailer for Stranger Than Fiction. Now, I'm not a Will Farell fan, but that looks like it has potential, especially since it costars Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman. I love the premise ( man begins hearing a voice narrating his life, only to find out that he's actually a character in a WIP book ), and have hopes for Thompson, if not Farell.