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).
Early: Where'd she go? Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's not incorporeally possessing a space ship. Don't look at me.
'Objects In Space'
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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"
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.
sumi - Sep 06, 2007 11:18:03 am PDT #1290 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Frankenbuddha - that one loong take at the end of Big Night is a thing of beauty.
Laga - Sep 06, 2007 12:53:08 pm PDT #1291 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I had a nice long, extremely clever post about people who talk in the theatre (special hell, remember?) but the server crashed and ate it.
One thing you can do is ask for hearing assistance headphones. These block out surrounding chitchat and send the movie soundtrack directly to your ears.
I really wish I worked at one of those Edwards theatres that is trying a notification system where selected members of the audience are offered an electronic device they can use to notify management of any less-than-ideal viewing conditions without leaving their seats. We try to monitor the auditoriums but of course the moment an usher walks in the asshats turn to angels.
Theodosia - Sep 06, 2007 1:27:50 pm PDT #1292 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Wow, Laga, I'd never heard of those being offered around here, because I'd be tempted to try them. I'll keep my eyes (and ears) out.
erikaj - Sep 06, 2007 2:20:02 pm PDT #1293 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, maybe I heard of it here. Very excited about watching it. I liked "Babette's Feast", too.