I imagine Peter Jackson loved Shaun of the Dead!
What? She killed 'em with mathematics. What else could it have been?
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
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Kathy A - Mar 14, 2007 5:55:02 pm PDT #7854 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Strega - Mar 14, 2007 6:59:14 pm PDT #7855 of 10001
No, it was... um. I should probably just find the post but my brain is all full right now. I'll look tomorrow. What I recall is, he was saying that Shaun had all those self-referential gags that you only appreciate on seeing the movie a second (or whatever-ith) time -- like the gaming at the beginning that parallels the zombie shoot-em-up near the end. Man, I have no idea if that makes sense outside my head. But it was stuff like that he was missing -- that it didn't have as much re-watch-ability, I guess.
I'll look for the post tomorrow, since I feel bad about repeating vague impressions from months ago that I may have misunderstood or misremembered. Although, isn't that what the internet is for?
Tom Scola - Mar 15, 2007 12:39:44 am PDT #7856 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Dan Savage's review of 300: [link]
Volans - Mar 15, 2007 1:53:09 am PDT #7857 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I've always been partial to Dan Aykroyd as Nite Owl
This is so perfect.
Of course, my knee-jerk reaction to any casting game these days is "Jim Carrey."
Jim Carrey as Ozymandius. Jim Carrey as The Comedian. Jim Carrey as Silk Stalking (or whatever her name was).
Just watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Not sure what I think. For one thing, with that title, I expected it to be James Bond parody.
Jessica - Mar 15, 2007 2:33:44 am PDT #7858 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
But it was stuff like that he was missing -- that it didn't have as much re-watch-ability, I guess.
Only one way to test that theory - see it again!
§ ita § - Mar 15, 2007 6:31:08 am PDT #7859 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm watching the trailer for Slow Burn, and all I can think is Jolene Blalock? Black? Did they run out of Negresses in Hollywood? Then, at some point in the trailer it seems her blackness may be under question, but still...
sumi - Mar 15, 2007 11:26:28 am PDT #7860 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Did you guys know that Travolta is playing Divine's role in Hairspray, the remake?
Kathy A - Mar 15, 2007 11:30:02 am PDT #7861 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
They had a picture of him dancing in full Mrs. Turnblatt regalia in Entertianment Weekly a few months ago--completely unrecognizable!
Strega - Mar 15, 2007 5:56:14 pm PDT #7862 of 10001
That Wicker Man highlight reel was great and all, but sometimes don't you just want to see more of the NOT THE BEES part? Sure you do.
IAmNotReallyASpring - Mar 16, 2007 5:30:54 am PDT #7863 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
Of Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, Hot Fuzz is my least favourite. I mean, I liked it a lot but I liked it as a buddy cop movie; as a comedy, I though it was a little flabby and overcooked. Though the Romeo and Juliet production may have overstimulated and broke my brain's laughing centre.