Oh man, LaFontaine is a legend.
Whatever happened to the still beating heart of a virgin? No one has any standards anymore.
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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Amy - Sep 02, 2008 3:41:56 am PDT #8009 of 10000
Because books.
Jessica - Sep 02, 2008 3:49:08 am PDT #8010 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Also, some theory about the movie being delayed while Daniel Radcliffe gets naked on Broadway.
I've read that it's actually leftover scheduling trauma from the writer's strike - Warner Bros was left without a summer tentpole release, so they moved HBP up to cover the hole. (Which makes more sense to me since the nekkid DR pics have been up online for months now - wasn't the London run before GoF?)
sumi - Sep 02, 2008 5:12:54 am PDT #8011 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
I don't recall the timing of Equus in London cf. release of GoF.
Barb - Sep 02, 2008 5:32:11 am PDT #8012 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
Equus ran in the West End from February '07 to June '07; Order of the Phoenix was released July '07.
beekaytee - Sep 02, 2008 6:17:59 am PDT #8013 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
Thanks so much for that link Tom. I loved Don LaFontaine and didn't even know it. This link is to a great 5 minute bio-piece on his work. blessblessbless.
Equus ran in the West End from February '07 to June '07; Order of the Phoenix was released July '07.
Radcliffe was adorable on the Jonathan Ross show begging people to not believe the hype about the show being sold out. I'm betting it became true roughly 5 minutes after he said it!
Polter-Cow - Sep 02, 2008 6:28:04 am PDT #8014 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Frank, your thoughts on The Fall are pretty much in line with mine.
Jon B. - Sep 02, 2008 7:07:02 am PDT #8015 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Voiceover actor Don LaFontaine has died at 68
Oh man. He was on "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" a year or two ago and was *hilarious*, adding "In a world..." to the most inappropriate stories.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 02, 2008 7:58:23 am PDT #8016 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Frank, your thoughts on The Fall are pretty much in line with mine.
I'm curious how I'd react to a second viewing. I didn't ping they were pulling a Wizard of Oz with the actors playing the characters in the story (aside from Lee Pace and the woman) until late in the movie.
Miracleman - Sep 02, 2008 8:55:35 am PDT #8017 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
In a world...
...without Don LaFontaine...
...movie trailers...
...will never sound the same...
Laga - Sep 02, 2008 8:56:29 am PDT #8018 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
it's true. sniffle.