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Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape

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A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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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 still looks good too.

Jessica back in the 70s

She was in Shock Treatment too

As well as Phantom of the Paradise, Pennies From Heaven, My Favorite Year, Stardust Memories etc.

Zenkitty - Aug 19, 2007 9:02:28 am PDT #946 of 10000

Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I love her voice. I never realized that was her in Suspiria. Probably because I've never been able to get through all of Suspiria.

Frankenbuddha - Aug 19, 2007 10:13:22 am PDT #947 of 10000

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

For Frankenbuddha, an interview with Jessica Harper about shooting Suspiria.

Bless you, Hec. I've always loved her too, though she's occasionally confusable with both Karen Allen (I was SURE that was her in MINORITY REPORT until I saw the credits) and sometimes Debra Winger (I've also heard some folks confuse her with Margo Kidder, but she was alway seriously recognizable as herself to me - probably a result of seeing SISTERS at too young an age).

Interesting trivia note - Sissy Spacek wanted to try out for the role Jessica Harper played in PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, but she didn't get an audition because they didn't think she could sing. HA!

Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 19, 2007 12:41:55 pm PDT #948 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

All told, I think Coal Miner's Daughter might have been the wiser choice to debut that particular talent. I suspect she wouldn't have won an Oscar for Phantom of the Paradise.

§ ita § - Aug 19, 2007 1:03:57 pm PDT #949 of 10000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

No one's seen The Last Legion yet? I'm curious...

Melpomene - Aug 19, 2007 6:15:22 pm PDT #950 of 10000

Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'

More Trek movie casting news.

Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 19, 2007 6:18:38 pm PDT #951 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

It looked like 300 done in the style of A Knight's Tale to me. The cred Colin Firth banked up with me from Apartment Zero has long since been used up on Rene Zelwiger's behalf.

Scrappy - Aug 19, 2007 6:45:27 pm PDT #952 of 10000

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

But he's AWESOME in the first Bridget Jones movie. Also very good going dark in Where the Truth Lies, although it sucked as a film.

Sue - Aug 20, 2007 3:41:03 am PDT #953 of 10000

hip deep in pie

But he's AWESOME in the first Bridget Jones movie. Also very good going dark in Where the Truth Lies, although it sucked as a film.

What Robin said. But I'm still not going to see The Last Legion. I learned my lesson with Clive Owen and King Arthur.

Speaking of Clive, my celebrity boyfriend, have people seen this article in Details?

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Jesse - Aug 20, 2007 5:26:28 am PDT #954 of 10000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I think I need a cigarette.

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