Speaking of remaking the silent era, Franju's 1963 remake of Judex is supposed to be coming out soon.
Super elegant and dreamy (and influential on certain Siouxsie videos).
Hello? Gay now!
Willow ,'Showtime'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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DavidS - Aug 27, 2008 12:42:04 pm PDT #7952 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
megan walker - Aug 27, 2008 12:53:32 pm PDT #7953 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The SF Symphony is showing The Phantom of Opera (Lon Chaney?) with live orchestra on Halloween. I'm tempted, but given that I live next to the incredibly decorated Harry Potter Halloween street, I was thinking of having a party.
Laga - Aug 27, 2008 7:10:13 pm PDT #7954 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm watching Big Trouble in Little China for the first time. I came to it from "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny". Lo Pan was the only guy I'd never heard of. I think I came to it a bit late. It's silly fun but so dated. I find it interesting that skeletal corpses are the one effect that stands the test of time. It makes me want to rewatch other 80s flicks like Desperately Seeking Susan, Ghostbusters and Risky Business.
Connie Neil - Aug 27, 2008 7:27:36 pm PDT #7955 of 10000
brillig
I'm watching Big Trouble in Little China for the first time.
The shame of it all! You've never seen this classic of American cinema? And I'm only being half hyperbole-ish. I adore that movie with a passion only challenged by Buckaroo Banzai.
Laga - Aug 27, 2008 7:33:14 pm PDT #7956 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I came to Buckaroo Banzai too late too. I slept through a lot of it and didn't bother to rewatch it. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood for either of them.
Connie Neil - Aug 27, 2008 8:12:09 pm PDT #7957 of 10000
brillig
"Why is that watermelon in . . ."
"Don't ask."
I weep for my Buffistas. Time to dig out the DVDs and rewatch.
Theodosia - Aug 28, 2008 2:58:40 am PDT #7958 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"
I vastly prefer Big Trouble -- what cracks me up time after time is how incompetent the hero actually is.
Also, it wasn't until I'd seen a bunch of Chinese kung fu movies, that I realized what an accurate homage this was.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 28, 2008 3:21:32 am PDT #7959 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I vastly prefer Big Trouble -- what cracks me up time after time is how incompetent the hero actually is.
See, I'm just the opposite, but I think it was all the spot-on casting in BB that won me over (Clancy Brown, Carl Lumbley, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd etc.). That, and "declaration of war - the short form".
No, no, no - don't tug on that; you don't know what it's attached to.
Connie Neil - Aug 28, 2008 5:13:21 am PDT #7960 of 10000
brillig
"Buckaroo, the president's on the line. He wants to know if everything's all right, or should he bomb Russia?"
"Yes on one, no on two."
"OK. Uh, which one was bomb Russia?"
Miracleman - Aug 28, 2008 5:50:40 am PDT #7961 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
"Give her your coat, Perfect Tommy."
"Why me?"
"Because you're perfect."