Has anyone seen an Eddie Izzard movie called All the Queen's Men? About guys sneaking into WWII Germany to steal a decoder from an female-run factory?
Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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Cashmere - Jan 04, 2008 10:23:00 am PST #3192 of 10000
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erikaj - Jan 04, 2008 10:28:34 am PST #3193 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
EI is really obsessed with that Garner and McQueen one, isn't he? Good on him for making one, if he likes them! (I heart James Garner, too, though. He has the world's best eye-rolly "Oh, brother," face.)
Kathy A - Jan 04, 2008 10:39:13 am PST #3194 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Just a few weeks ago, I saw "Support Your Local Gunfighter" on cable with my dad. It'd been a long time since I last saw it, and I enjoyed watching Garner at his smoothtalkin' best.
The more I think about it, the more I think that George Clooney reminds me most of James Garner in terms of acting style and ease on screen. I used to equate Clooney more with Cary Grant, but Garner is a better fit.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 04, 2008 10:45:25 am PST #3195 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The more I think about it, the more I think that George Clooney reminds me most of James Garner in terms of acting style and ease on screen. I used to equate Clooney more with Cary Grant, but Garner is a better fit.
I like this. It pretty much sums up my feelings about Clooney. Plus they both came out of television.
Although I'd bet dollars to donuts that CG was a role model, acting-wise, for Garner. Probably a touch of Robert Mitchum, too.
erikaj - Jan 04, 2008 10:48:41 am PST #3196 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
And they both have this quality that they're just making these things, and they don't really care if 12 or 12 billion people watch. It might be just an image, but that's what it seems like. Also, all that TV experience. (beep) Hey, Jim, I just got done with ten years of therapy...want to know what I *really* think of you? (I don't know why, but a. I have a favorite Rockford phone message. and b. That's it.) But you have to know any day with that in it's gonna be a long one, don't you?
Steph L. - Jan 04, 2008 10:54:24 am PST #3197 of 10000
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Cloverfield, which Abrams is producing
I saw a commercial for Cloverfield, and all I could think was, "Hmm. Unexplained bad shit is happening to a group of people, being caused by a Big Bad we can't see. Already seen it on ABC, thanks."
brenda m - Jan 04, 2008 11:03:34 am PST #3198 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
What was the big controversy about Cloverfield? Someone was asking me over the weekend and I couldn't remember, but I knew I'd seen it discussed here.
Ailleann - Jan 04, 2008 11:05:19 am PST #3199 of 10000
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What was the big controversy about Cloverfield?
I remember we talked about it as a sign that the moratorium on disaster movies set in NYC is over?
Laga - Jan 04, 2008 1:45:22 pm PST #3200 of 10000
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The only thing I can think of that might have been likened to a controversy surrounding Cloverfield was self-created. The first teaser trailers were released without a title and limited information was sent to various fan sites in an attempt to create buzz around the picture.
Strega - Jan 04, 2008 2:48:07 pm PST #3201 of 10000
Love the Clooney/Garner comparison! I think it's that they both have super-magnetic-charm power along with an everyman quality. Whereas Grant, while chock full o' charm, was never an everyman.
Every time I see an ad for Cloverfield (which is every ten minutes, and enough already) I think, "So it's the Blair 'Zilla Project?" It looks like it means being stuck watching whiny idiots while the monster is stomping on other people OFFSCREEN. Where's the fun in that?