Coraline = AWESOME.
YOU FIEND. WHY MUST YOU TAUNT ME SO?
(I want to see it now now NOW.)
I think I just heard meeping and flailing from up near Seattle.
Yes, yes you did.
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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Atropa - Jan 27, 2009 1:11:30 pm PST #9731 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Volans - Jan 27, 2009 4:35:59 pm PST #9732 of 10000
move out and draw fire
I have to say the Wired article on the effects impressed me. Hand-painted popcorn for trees. Dude.
The DH was upset enough about Stardust that I'm not sure he'll willingly see Coraline, as those are his two favorite Gaimans. But maybe just maybe...
Atropa - Jan 27, 2009 8:10:54 pm PST #9733 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Stardust upset me too, because I love the book and the movie was ... not what I wanted. But everything I have seen about Coraline has made me very excited.
sumi - Jan 28, 2009 7:46:36 am PST #9734 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Sue - Jan 28, 2009 7:48:03 am PST #9735 of 10000
hip deep in pie
Sumi, Slughorn's a lot hairier than I thought or that's the wrong link.
sumi - Jan 28, 2009 8:01:18 am PST #9736 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
flea - Jan 28, 2009 11:13:51 am PST #9737 of 10000
information libertarian
So, I was talking to my dentist this AM, and she was telling me about how her 4 year old is obsessed with a recent Bollywood release, and before I could ask her what the movie was, she injected me with novocain and started drilling my teeth.
But, it seems to me that I would enjoy the Bollywood genre, and it could potentially be really fun for kids, too, since there's the whole singing and dancing thing. The problem is, how do I begin? Wikipedia has a list of top-grossing Bollywood films: [link] - can anyone recommend which of these would be good for beginners and also appropriate for children - as well as possibly available at a video store in Athens GA?
megan walker - Jan 28, 2009 11:28:01 am PST #9738 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
FYI, Bollywood films are often very, very long.
Kate P. - Jan 28, 2009 11:31:14 am PST #9739 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
flea, it's been a few years since I've seen it, but I very much enjoyed Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. IIRC, it's a romance in which the young daughter of a widower tries to set him up with his college sweetheart. I think it's had fairly wide distribution in the US, although I don't know if your local place would have it (Netflix does).
In terms of appropriateness for children, I don't recall anything that would raise any red flags. You're not likely to find a lot of outright sexuality in Bollywood movies; wet saris and smoldering glances, sure, but most Bollywood movies don't have actual sex scenes (or even kissing!). And I don't think KKHH has any violence either. I can't speak to whether or not young kids would really enjoy it, but one of the main characters is a young girl (Wikipedia says 8 years old), so I think it would be worth a shot.
Kate P. - Jan 28, 2009 11:39:08 am PST #9740 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
megan makes a very good point! Wikipedia sez Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is 3 hours long, which I think is pretty typical for Bollywood.
Ooh, and while researching KKHH on Wikipedia, I found a list of winners of the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. You might find a few good kid-friendly titles on this list, flea.