Is The Book Thief out already? I thought I had a little while (I'm still reading -- I had to take a break from WWII for a little while).
Wesley: I stabbed you. I should apologize for that. But I'm honestly not sure how. I think it'll just be awkward. Gunn: Good call. Wesley: Okay.
'Time Bomb'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy - Dec 29, 2013 6:02:59 am PST #21786 of 28370
Because books.
Kat - Dec 29, 2013 8:05:35 am PST #21787 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
The take on American Hustle that my friends have had was that it went nowhere, that the cast was wasted on a meandering and nothing story.
These are my same set of friends who thought that Black Swan was laughably bad, which when I finally saw it, I had to agree.
sj - Dec 29, 2013 9:31:21 am PST #21788 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My father-in-law was an extra in American Hustle, and it was filmed in Worcester, so we'll definitely be seeing it.
Jessica - Dec 29, 2013 9:44:37 am PST #21789 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh weird, I thought this was the Movies thread!
Inside Llewyn Davis is fantastic, though. I think you'll love it.
12 Years A Slave is also amazing, but it will not make you feel happy, so it kind of depends on what kind of holiday movie you're in the mood for. (Not that Inside Llewyn Davis is a laugh riot either, but it's more light-hearted than 2 hours of slavery, and the music is terrific.)
lisah - Dec 29, 2013 9:54:42 am PST #21790 of 28370
Punishingly Intricate
I LOVED American Hustle ! LOVED.
(And I hated Black Swan )
Scrappy - Dec 29, 2013 12:46:48 pm PST #21791 of 28370
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I am lisah.
Kat - Dec 29, 2013 2:18:20 pm PST #21792 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Interesting. I still won't see it, because even though there are plenty of people I love in the movie, I hated the trailer. (I liked Black Swan's trailer!)
Typo Boy - Dec 29, 2013 7:16:37 pm PST #21793 of 28370
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Most of those who loved the Black Swan seemed to love it as "good trashy fun". Basically they adored the over-the-top badness of it. Which does not really contradict the people who hated the Black Swan. Seems to be no dispute that it is trash. The only question is your type of trash or not. And the answer to that question is a matter of "Your goat may vary"
Kate P. - Dec 30, 2013 4:33:58 am PST #21794 of 28370
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Whoops, I should have posted that second question in Movies. Sorry! Anyway, I just found out that one scene in American Hustle was filmed in my hometown, so I think I have to go see it now.
Consuela - Dec 30, 2013 3:40:11 pm PST #21795 of 28370
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I was clearing out my bookshelf, making room, and found my copy of Molly Gloss' The Hearts of Horses. So I reread it.
And it's just as wonderful as the first time through. What a remarkable, flexible, writer she is. I'm sad to see that she seems to have published no novels since then (2008), although I think she's got some stories out.