though it's nowhere near as stylish
Both (actually, so does Oliver!) create very clear settings. Maybe it's that postwar Vienna had more style than pre-Castro Havana. Or the limitations of filming in newly-Castro Havana.
I happen to be very biteable, pal. I'm moist and delicious.
Xander ,'Bring On The Night'
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Fred Pete - Sep 06, 2007 9:26:12 am PDT #1280 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 06, 2007 9:32:11 am PDT #1281 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Both (actually, so does Oliver!) create very clear settings. Maybe it's that postwar Vienna had more style than pre-Castro Havana.
I'm thinking more of the way Reed filmed the setting more than the setting itself - all those tilted angles and expressionist lighting (and the zither music). I agree that all three really grounded the stories in their respective settings. Definitely a Reed trait (see also ODD MAN OUT and THE FALLEN IDOL).
erikaj - Sep 06, 2007 9:54:59 am PDT #1282 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
Am I gonna like "Big Night"? It sounded good, even if I picked it trying to see what else Allison Janney has been in.(not that C.J. isn't enough, mind you)
Scrappy - Sep 06, 2007 10:38:50 am PDT #1283 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yes, Erica, you will. Great characters all over the place and a cool them about art v. commerce and dreams v. reality.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 06, 2007 10:40:01 am PDT #1284 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yes, Erica, you will. Great characters all over the place and a cool them about art v. commerce and dreams v. reality.
Also, it's food porn of the highest caliber (and real chefs love it).
juliana - Sep 06, 2007 10:41:04 am PDT #1285 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
it's food porn of the highest caliber
Oh my yes. You can almost taste the food on the screen.
Jesse - Sep 06, 2007 10:48:26 am PDT #1286 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
AND my parents ran into Stanley Tucci in a restaurant in Italy!
... I guess that's not really related to whether or not erika will like the movie, but it's a cool story.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 06, 2007 10:49:32 am PDT #1287 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Even the simple omlet at the end that Stanley Tucci cooks up is a thing of beauty.
I know some places in the North End have had Big Night nights, where they replicate the huge feast that climaxes the movie. I've never quite had the courage to go (I might die of overeating if I went).
brenda m - Sep 06, 2007 10:50:40 am PDT #1288 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I have the soundtrack, but I've never seen the movie. I should remedy that.
Kathy A - Sep 06, 2007 10:55:37 am PDT #1289 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I've never seen Big Night, but it sounds like it's up there with Babette's Feast in the food porn department.
I love Babette's Feast.