I heard Neil LaBute was raised in a fundie mormon culture & this remake of Wicker Man is actually a thinly veiled critique of fundamentalism in general and mormonism in particular. Unfortunatley I haven't seen it.
You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!
Spike ,'Smile Time'
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Laga - Jan 11, 2007 5:30:17 pm PST #6974 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Jessica - Jan 11, 2007 5:43:14 pm PST #6975 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Eh...I don't see it. Unless he thinks celebrating blatant raging misogyny is somehow a valid critique of fundamentalist Mormonism, in which case all of his movies count.
Hayden - Jan 11, 2007 6:38:20 pm PST #6976 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
He's really sticking it to The Man, if by "The Man" you mean "women."
Polter-Cow - Jan 11, 2007 10:05:47 pm PST #6977 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
M. Night Shyamalan is apparently going to do a live-action version of Sunil's beloved "Avatar: The Last Airbender".
I keep expecting someone to tell me it's a joke. And I actually like M. Night, for the most part. But he and Avatar go together like oil and...Satan.
Laga - Jan 12, 2007 1:12:38 am PST #6978 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Cross posted to lj & F2F.
I just found out that omnis_audis has never seen Shaun of the Dead. We're watching it at my house Monday night unless someone with a bigger TV invites us over. Did any of you LAistas manage to miss this gem?
Anne W. - Jan 12, 2007 2:37:25 am PST #6979 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I used to be excited about the thought of a movie version of The Dark is Rising. Now, I'm just heartbroken.
Volans - Jan 12, 2007 2:43:36 am PST #6980 of 10001
move out and draw fire
OMGWTFAMERICAN?!?!?!
Is that so the Dark can all be British, so the accents tell us who's evil? What about Merriman? Is he going to be American also? Maybe he'll be a Magical Negro (since they clearly haven't read the books).
And, why screw with the family dynamics?
I like this comment about Bran: "He's not albino, just really blond dude."
sumi - Jan 12, 2007 4:55:55 am PST #6981 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
A roundup of the Newline/PJ squabble.
Dana - Jan 12, 2007 5:02:40 am PST #6982 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I used to be excited about the thought of a movie version of The Dark is Rising. Now, I'm just heartbroken.
I...but...what? Why? WHO? WHY WHY WHY?
sumi - Jan 12, 2007 7:30:04 am PST #6983 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
What is my problem? I post in Music when I want Movies and Movies when I want Music!