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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.
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!
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...
Did you guys know that Travolta is playing Divine's role in Hairspray, the remake?
They had a picture of him dancing in full Mrs. Turnblatt regalia in Entertianment Weekly a few months ago--completely unrecognizable!
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.
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.
Cate Blanchett joins the cast of INDY4.
RIP Betty Hutton.
Must check for Miracle of Morgan's Creek in the near future.
I really liked The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, with its tee-hee subtle Hayes Code-bashing, escalating high-jinks, and clever wordplay. It's not top-notch Preston Sturges, but it's a far cry from a stinker.