I recently learned that there is a biopic of Beatrix Potter coming out soon. Starring Renee Zellweger.
There is not enough NOOOOOOOOO in the world.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
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flea - Dec 23, 2006 5:51:59 am PST #6588 of 10001
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Jessica - Dec 23, 2006 10:50:11 am PST #6589 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
From what I've heard, Miss Potter is mostly just boring, not awful. (Since she had a pretty uneventful life, and no huge obstacles in the way of her writing career, making her an odd choice for a biopic.)
Atropa - Dec 23, 2006 10:56:56 am PST #6590 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Hey, who here has seen Nanny McPhee and can answer a question for me? My parents loaned me the DVD ("You'll love it!" says dad), and there's a tarantula on the cover. I have vague memories of watching the trailer and seeing a Spider As Plot Device. Could someone tell me how frequently the tarantula shows up?
Thank you from your resident arachnephobic goth!
Dana - Dec 23, 2006 1:10:28 pm PST #6591 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jilli, I've seen it, and I certainly can't remember it being a major plot point. You may want to wait for someone else to weigh in, though.
flea - Dec 23, 2006 2:36:03 pm PST #6592 of 10001
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See, I like Beatrix Potter (or, well, her art; the woman herself seems to have been inoffensive enough too from what I know of her) but I loathe The Zellweger, as do all right-thinking people.
Glamcookie - Dec 23, 2006 3:02:24 pm PST #6593 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
In the next several days, we plan to see Curse of the Golden Flower and Inland Empire. Last movie we saw in the theater was Volver, which we both enthusiastically enjoyed.
DavidS - Dec 23, 2006 3:37:16 pm PST #6594 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
we plan to see Curse of the Golden Flower and Inland Empire
Exotic imagery overload!
Anne W. - Dec 23, 2006 6:06:08 pm PST #6595 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
We just saw The Good Shepherd. It was interesting, in that it took various elements that would have been major plot points in other movies and turned them almost into background noise while bringing character and mood into the forefront.
In other news, in checking IMDB, I was surprised to find that the "damn he looks familiar" actor in there was the guy who played Aaron in Wonderfalls. Huh.
Laga - Dec 23, 2006 7:31:11 pm PST #6596 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I loved The Zellweger in Cold Mountain and I thought she was perfectly cast in Chicago. Heck I even liked her in Nurse Betty too. I guess I just have no taste!
JZ - Dec 23, 2006 8:02:44 pm PST #6597 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.
Laga, I'm right there with you. I have craxy love for Nurse Betty. Hell, I even like her Bridget Jones, and IMO she made a fine unrequited love for Robert E. Howard.
As long as we're admitting to lack of taste, I might as well state here my preference for the remake of Sabrina and the Gwyneth Paltrow version of Emma while I'm at it.
Still not keen on Julia Roberts, though. I'm not completely insane.