He's the only "[insert name of actor here] in [insert name of movie]" star I can think of who's geeked out about playing Dungeons & Dragons on national television.
After I heard that, one of my life/career goals became "To play D&D with Vin Diesel."
Simon: You are my beautiful sister. River: I threw up on your bed. Simon: Yep. Definitely my sister.
'War Stories'
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Sean K - Mar 09, 2006 10:25:37 am PST #898 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Frankenbuddha - Mar 09, 2006 10:32:06 am PST #899 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
After I heard that, one of my life/career goals became "To play D&D with Vin Diesel."
Heh, aim really high: "To play D&D with Vin Diesel and Stephen Colbert." Too bad SC is in New York - they could start a Hollywood gaming club (heh, typed gamine at first, of which I'm sure there are plenty), or open a gaming shop a la Joey Pants and his Cigar Store.
§ ita § - Mar 09, 2006 11:16:17 am PST #900 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
John Cusack to star in Steven King movie.
I think it would be a nifty bifurcation of his career if he were to be both the romcom guy and the horror guy.
Sean K - Mar 09, 2006 11:46:42 am PST #901 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
John Cusack to star in Steven King movie.
Man do I hate Varietyspeak. Not only do they say stupid shit like "pic will lens this summer," instead of "the film wil begin shooting this summer," these idiot hacks can't even spell 'lens' right:
Pic will lense [sic] this summer. Location is yet to be determined.
§ ita § - Mar 09, 2006 11:51:22 am PST #902 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
"Lense" is an accepted variant of lens. Either way, they've been making stuff up for a century now.
Kate P. - Mar 09, 2006 11:56:42 am PST #903 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
"Lense" is an accepted variant of lens.
But... it looks so wrong! t /cranky prescriptivist
§ ita § - Mar 09, 2006 12:00:06 pm PST #904 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
prescriptivist
Is it a prescriptive issue? Does anyone have the etymology of the spelling variants?
Sean K - Mar 09, 2006 12:01:46 pm PST #905 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
"Lense" is an accepted variant of lens.
Oh, for the....
I suppose if the spelling is an acceptable variant, but still....
t head explodes
Either way, they've been making stuff up for a century now.
The actual jargon doesn't bother me. Those words are actually used by people in the craft when speaking about it. I know of no one who uses "pic," "lens," or "ankle," in conversation.
Sean K - Mar 09, 2006 12:03:08 pm PST #906 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Does anyone have the etymology of the spelling variants?
I was wondering about this for the variant spelling, and whether their source for the variant is Variety itself. Which would just make my head explode all over again.
§ ita § - Mar 09, 2006 12:05:20 pm PST #907 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, for the....
Hey, I get crap for my spelling a reasonable amount when I'm not actually wrong, just outside the mainstream. It's a thing. Proactively, "learnt" and "et" are also real spellings.
Those words are actually used by people in the craft when speaking about it. I know of no one who uses "pic," "lens," or "ankle," in conversation.
Which words are "those words"? The link I provided includes lense and ankle. As well as words like biopic that I have heard people use, although the pronunciation seems to be more of an issue than I'd have imagined.