I just saw Ein Kleid aus Warschau (A Dress From Warsaw), the new Esther Dischereit film. It was pretty good, though it felt somewhat underdeveloped.
Don't you just love this party? Everything's so fancy, and there's some kind of hot cheese over there.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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Invisible Green - Mar 27, 2007 3:03:11 pm PDT #8004 of 10001
Jessica - Mar 27, 2007 4:57:05 pm PDT #8005 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just got back from seeing Paprika, which was a very strange movie.
If you've seen Kon's other work (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress), the imagery here will be very familiar, but it's been distilled down into its purest and trippiest form, and stripped of all but the barest outlines of a movie. (Like, there's a police investigation at the heart of it, but it becomes clear pretty early on that the stolen device is merely flobotanum, and the scifi details of how it works and why it's dangerous may be safely ignored.)
Still, highly recommend for anyone who's liked Kon's other work. Some of the images here are breathtakingly gorgeous, and some are utterly creepy in a very anime kind of way (read: young women and tentacles). Sometimes both in the same frame!
Polter-Cow - Mar 27, 2007 9:03:16 pm PDT #8006 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Sean, it looks like Joss agrees with you about the Captivity billboard. Scroll down.
Polter-Cow - Mar 27, 2007 9:07:15 pm PDT #8007 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Dnevnoi Dozor opens June 1st.
Shit, dude. That looks fifteen times cooler than Night Watch, the "Chalk of Fate" notwithstanding.
Cashmere - Mar 28, 2007 1:29:59 am PDT #8008 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Watched Harsh Times last night. That's two hours of my life I'll never get back.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 28, 2007 3:56:11 am PDT #8009 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm just glad to see that Anton and Olga will be featured prominently... I thought the sequel was going to be all about their Daywatch counterparts rather than the characters from the first film.
Strega - Mar 28, 2007 4:17:54 am PDT #8010 of 10001
Oh sweet Christ.
I'm gonna start a massive letter writing campaign to stamp out hysteria, hypocrisy, and moral panics.
Maybe Tipper and Joss will help.
Gris - Mar 28, 2007 9:52:41 am PDT #8011 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I'm gonna start a massive letter writing campaign to stamp out hysteria, hypocrisy, and moral panics.
Maybe Tipper and Joss will help.
What's the address? Should i copy-and-paste something?
Glamcookie - Mar 28, 2007 10:18:56 am PDT #8012 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
Strega, did you see the billboard? It was totally traumatizing. I saw it before hearing all the outrage and it did feel like a kick in the teeth. I agree that censorship isn't the answer, but what is being asked for is removing the movie's rating, not censoring it.
Strega - Mar 28, 2007 12:51:35 pm PDT #8013 of 10001
Yeah, and that's basically the PMRC 's strategy, too. I'm not cool with it.
The price of free expression is that you may hear and see things that you don't like, or that upset you.