I can note that Jennifer really had fun doing Bride of Chucky and was super chuffed to be nominated for an MTV movie award.
Willow: Happy hunting. Buffy: Wish me monsters.
'Beneath You'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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DavidS - Aug 18, 2007 5:48:29 pm PDT #936 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Kate P. - Aug 18, 2007 6:16:47 pm PDT #937 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I just got back from Stardust. I'm glad that my expectations were lowered from reading reviews here & elsewhere. I saw it with a friend, and we both walked out agreeing that it felt like at least three different movies put together, one of which was entertaining, one of which was pretty boring, and one of which was intensely irritating (OMG, Captain Shakespeare as a flaming, prancing, cross-dressing, queeny gay pirate? WTF? The scene where Septimus finds him in his boudoir with the frilly pink dress had me practically crawling the walls in anger & discomfort. But the worst insult was that he turned out to be completely useless at defending himself -- if only he'd used that fan as an impromptu weapon, or snatched up a sword, or *something*, instead of just standing there! ARGH). I also share Zenkitty's irritation at the line of succession being limited to the male heirs. Initially when Una turned up, I thought she'd end up being the ruler, which made me happy, and I was annoyed that it fell to Tristan after all. What does he want to be a ruler for, anyway? It would have made much more sense for Una to take the crown -- I bet she knows a damn sight more than Tristan about how best to rule Stormhold.
I liked Michelle Pfeiffer a lot, and all the dead brothers. I liked Dunstan too, both as a boy and as a man, and would have liked to see more of him.
Someone upthread mentioned something special or unusual about the brothers' costumes -- I didn't pick up on anything like that. Can someone elaborate?
brenda m - Aug 18, 2007 6:17:02 pm PDT #938 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 was definitely tickled to recognize her.
erikaj - Aug 18, 2007 7:06:20 pm PDT #939 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
Today I also watched "Galaxy Quest" which I never saw the end of before. It was really funny!
SuziQ - Aug 18, 2007 7:30:10 pm PDT #940 of 10000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Kate - regarding your costuming question - their "number" was embroidered into their clothing. For example, Septemis had 7's on his buttons and a pattern of VII on his clothes. I found this photo which shows some of the detail.
Yeah, I'm white fonting for fun and likely made a mess of it.
Scrappy - Aug 18, 2007 8:06:29 pm PDT #941 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Galaxy Quest is such a treat!
Speaking of treats, just saw Death at a Funeral, which was fun-nee. ESPECIALLY ALan Tudyk, who goies over the top, but does it in a hilariously inventive way. Peter Dinklage is great as always.
Polter-Cow - Aug 18, 2007 9:30:05 pm PDT #942 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Kate, regarding your and Zenkitty's irritation, in the book, Una DOES rule initially because Tristran, like you said, has no interest in ruling.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 18, 2007 9:31:15 pm PDT #943 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
does it in a hilariously inventive way
Do you mean a naked way ? Because I read an interview with him in the Boston Globe, and he was talking about the fact that he spent 90% of his time in the movie naked.
Zenkitty - Aug 19, 2007 6:44:40 am PDT #944 of 10000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
P.-C., thanks, I'm glad to know that wasn't Neil Gaiman's idea. Hmpf.
DavidS - Aug 19, 2007 8:39:19 am PDT #945 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
For Frankenbuddha, an interview with Jessica Harper about shooting Suspiria.
Jessica Harper is one of my favorite actresses from the 70s and I'd always wondered what happened to her. Then as I started writing this Dan Hicks piece I saw that she'd done the jazzy backup vocal harmonies with Karla DeVito on his comeback album. Turns out she's a very successful children's musician with many CDs and also a children's book author.
She was in Shock Treatment too
As well as Phantom of the Paradise, Pennies From Heaven, My Favorite Year, Stardust Memories etc.
