Buster Keaton, actually.
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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.
Tom Scola - Jan 12, 2009 11:56:06 am PST #9501 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Connie Neil - Jan 12, 2009 11:56:56 am PST #9502 of 10000
brillig
I don't care what the movie is, the dance with the fire extinguisher is gorgeous.
Volans - Jan 12, 2009 11:59:47 am PST #9503 of 10000
move out and draw fire
Yeah. And means that I have to throw myself bodily between my kid and any fire extinguishers he sees.
Connie Neil - Jan 12, 2009 12:01:19 pm PST #9504 of 10000
brillig
Snerk.
Strega - Jan 16, 2009 4:24:08 am PST #9505 of 10000
Details from a preview of a few clips from Terminator: Salvation. [link]
Has some spoilers since the two scenes shown at the preview are described, obviously. There's nothing in there I wouldn't expect to see in trailers, but my tolerance for spoilers is pretty high.
My favorite bit:
Credibility and realness was important to McG who insisted that the actors get to interact with actual robots instead of a tennis ball on a stick. This resulted in a couple injuries for Bale from punching the metal robots, but they'd have it no other way.
Tom Scola - Jan 16, 2009 5:18:51 am PST #9506 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Variety is reporting that the Fox/Warner Bros. dispute over the rights to make the Watchmen movie has been settled with a large payoff to Fox. In addition to a cash payment between $5-10 million, plus payment of Fox’s legal fees,
Fox will get a gross participation in “Watchmen” that scales between 5% and 8.5%, depending on the film’s worldwide revenues. Fox also participates as a gross player in any sequels and spinoffs, sources said.
Connie Neil - Jan 16, 2009 6:12:02 am PST #9507 of 10000
brillig
Fox also participates as a gross player
Typical.
Glamcookie - Jan 16, 2009 7:04:02 am PST #9508 of 10000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I watched The Fall last night. It was visually stunning and I liked Lee Pace and the little girl (adorable). It screamed pretentious pretty much in all of the story parts (some of which didn't work for me), but I'll forgive pretentious if it's OMGGorgeous. It's no Pan's Labyrinth, but overall I enjoyed it. That little Brothers Quay-esque bit after Alexandria falls off the cabinet was pretty sweet looking. Overall it kind of felt like a string of really cool music videos (which I believe is what Tarsem is known for). I found it rather thin story-wise.
le nubian - Jan 16, 2009 7:52:06 am PST #9509 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
for some reason, I liked it better than PL - if you can believe it.
Glamcookie - Jan 16, 2009 8:23:37 am PST #9510 of 10000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Well, PL was violent, dark, and grim. In contrast, TF was playful, lush, and ultimately hopeful. So I can see one appealing over the other. Personally I was much more drawn into the story in PL and I like those high stakes, dark kind of stories. Both films were just amazing to look at from a purely visual perspective.