Straithairn was really creepy in Dolores Claiborne--that scene where he forced his daughter to give him a hand job on the ferry gave me the chills.

From Wizard News:

Rumor: Warner Bros. thinking of firing Daniel Radcliffe

According to The Daily Mail in the UK, executives at Warner Bros, producers of the Harry Potter movies, are said to have been "utterly dismayed" by publicity shots of Daniel Radcliffe naked for his appearance in Equus, as well as the fact that he spends a full 10 minutes on stage without his clothes

I hope it's not true.

I think pulling him would be a really poor choice. Everyone's invested in him as the character. (I might reconsider seeing the rest of the movies.)

I'd stop paying good money to see them, no question. It's not like he's flashing random people on the street, it's a decades-old critically acclaimed (if hard to watch) play.

A Life Less Ordinary

I never saw the movie, but I LOVE the soundtrack.

ETA: Specifically

• Deadweight - Beck
• Love Is Here - Lucious Jackson
• A Life Less Ordinary - Ash
• Velvet Divorce - Sneaker Pimps
• Kingdom Of Lies - Folk Implosion
• It's War - The Cardigans
• Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley
• Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin

I went to see Ghost Rider tonight, and as I predicted, watching Nicholas Cage scream in agony repeatedly as his flesh burned away made him tolerable for once. Not to mention justifying his standard bug-eyed shrieking acting style, which is actually appropriate for what his character goes through in this instance. Would that the filmmakers had tried the same tactic to make Eva Mendes watchable. And I know Wes Bentley used to be able to act quite well at one point, so I'm assuming that his long break from showbiz is to blame for having lost all subtlety and controlof his voice and facial expressions.

The CGI in the action scenes was very good, as was Peter Fonda. And Sam Elliot's brief screen time was easily worth the price of admission by itself .

Daniel came home from LA! So we listened to Nena and ate crackers in bed and watched Mrs. Miniver and Mr. Skeffington , and I should probably consider meeting some straight men before I'm horribly spoiled, but anyway. I picked Mr. Skeffingon after vaguely remembering that it was mentioned here a while back. And while that review isn't wrong... dude, the movie is awesome! The word "melodrama" doesn't convey it. It was mega-melodrama! Plus, some really funny lines, even before you get to the come-uppance section. And we spent a lot of time wondering what kind of life poor George had.

Though I admit that the score is ultra-mega-melodramatic. When the dramatic chords precede the dramatic things happening, you may have gone a tad overboard.

I mean, okay, it was crazy, yes. But it certainly wasn't boring!

Though I do think The Golden Earrings is still weirder.

Found this at Wizardnews:

> "In response to pieces that have run in various UK media - A spokesperson from Warner Bros. Pictures has issued the following:

"Daniel Radcliffe is an extremely talented actor, as well as a great collaborator and friend to Warner Bros. Pictures. We've had great experiences working with him on our films and fully support him in the artistic choices he makes as an actor."

Has anybody here seen Touch the Sound? There's a trailer for it on the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill DVD, and I must see this movie. It's a documentary about Evelyn Glennie, a world class percussionist who is also almost completely deaf.

Oh wow, I just went to put it on my Netflix queue and discovered it's available for instant watching online, but I have to go to work soon. Damn.