Of course, Frank, the movie The Man Who Laughed (with that same plot element) was the inspiration for The Joker.
Played with Kaylee. Sun came out, and I walked on my feet and heard with my ears. I ate the bits, the bits stayed down, and I work. I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away. The sun goes dark and chaos has come again. Bits. Fluids. What am I?!
River ,'War Stories'
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DavidS - Jul 28, 2007 12:41:42 pm PDT #526 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Kevin - Jul 29, 2007 12:33:41 am PDT #527 of 10000
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Okay, according to Joss at CC, Goners is not as free floating as I thought. Hurray. He's also written a horror film with Goddard called CABIN IN THE WOODS.
Megan E. - Jul 29, 2007 2:55:55 am PDT #528 of 10000
Heath Ledger is the Joker? Huh.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 29, 2007 3:15:48 am PDT #529 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Get this, Megan: they passed on Crispin Glover to cast him.
See, I had the exact opposite reaction. I saw the trailer and I thought, "Wow, McShane will appear in all kinds of crap." It didn't help that they showed a few trailers for "ordinary boy discovers extraordinary powers/object" movies in a row, but i was not impressed.
Sue is me in this regard. Take towheaded Home Improvement-esque stage brat, mix in equal parts pretentious messianic destiny, cliched lines, and flashy CGI effects, stir, and allow to ferment on screen.
Zenkitty - Jul 29, 2007 6:15:54 am PDT #530 of 10000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Huh. I could write one of those. In a couple days. Have there been any for girls, or are they all boys who get the Destiny? (Except for Whedon's stuff, of course.)
Let's see. A Wrinkle in Time had a girl protagonist, right? Meg?
Scrappy - Jul 29, 2007 8:33:46 am PDT #531 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I just saw The Simpsons Movie and Hairspray and really enjoyed both of them. We all know that The Simpsons would kick comedy ass, but I was suprised at how much I enjoyed Hairspray and how appealing and just plain fun it was. I found Travolta's performance hampered by prosthetics but he was clearly totally committed to the part, so kudos to him for that. James Marsden was amazing and just lit up the screen with perfect musical comedy energy. I also loved the lead, who held the screen in all her scenes, which is pretty mind-blowing for her first movie. The score is chraming if not memorable, and the script opened it up well. There were a lot of tween girls in the theater, squeeing over Zac Efron, who is a baby hottie for sure [link] If you like musicals, check it out.
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Volans - Jul 29, 2007 11:14:04 am PDT #532 of 10000
move out and draw fire
Who does Ian McShane play in Dark is Rising? Merriman?
Still pissed about Will being American. This is because characters with British accents are evil, right?
Gaiman's Beowulf: Why is that not Sean Bean?!?! And, does everyone look CGId, a la 300? It doesn't look very good, or maybe it looks very Krull-ish. I'll still try to go see it.
Laga - Jul 29, 2007 11:15:31 am PDT #533 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
We've got a standee for The Dark is Rising prominently displayed in the lobby right now. It says "The Seeker" in big bright capitol letters. I have been earwormed with The Who song for days.
Dana - Jul 29, 2007 11:18:57 am PDT #534 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Who does Ian McShane play in Dark is Rising? Merriman?
Yep.
Sean K - Jul 29, 2007 12:19:45 pm PDT #535 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It says "The Seeker" in big bright capitol letters. I have been earwormed with The Who song for days.
Which in turn makes me want to see The Limey again.