From Nolan? Or just in general? I'd love to hear Nolan's thoughts but he seems reluctant to do commentaries.
Really? Chris Gore mentioned commentary on Following, and I thought Memento had commentary. Did he stop doing them?
She growls?! You made her so she growls?!
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
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Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2010 12:51:07 pm PDT #10284 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
beekaytee - Jul 29, 2010 1:27:08 pm PDT #10285 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I liked Parnassus a lot...mostly because I have an unhealthy love for Gilliam, but I recall the public discourse being pretty negative.
Connie Neil - Jul 29, 2010 1:32:58 pm PDT #10286 of 30000
brillig
Parnassus was typically confusing/enthralling/heartbreaking--ie, standard Gilliam. The idea of story as the power of the universe delighted me.
And they dealt with the loss of Ledger in all those scenes very well, because the character had so many faces that he presented that it made perfect sense that he would be different people in the other universe.
smonster - Jul 29, 2010 1:33:08 pm PDT #10287 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I missed Parnassus in the theater, dammit, due to dating the hermit. Must rent. I hae the audio for Heath Ledger singing Can't Take My Eyes Off of You on my iPod, and I get so sad when it comes up. Don't know when I'll feel up to watching Brokeback again.
Kathy A - Jul 29, 2010 1:38:38 pm PDT #10288 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I was just about to put out a request for the hivemind while doing my homework for my Reference class tonight. I had to pull together a bunch of sources for teaching a little class to teenagers on HUAC and the Hollywood Blacklist, and I was having a serious brain freeze on the name of the film about the performance of a 1930s musical which was banned due to the Red Scare and which was performed from the audience by the cast members due to union issues. Then I hit the right combination of search terms and figured out it was The Cradle Will Rock, which I still haven't seen but really want to.
Calli - Jul 29, 2010 1:46:40 pm PDT #10289 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
"I have a job
Three days a week.
But other days
It's nice to eat."
I believe HBO ran a remake of The Cradle Will Rock back in the late '80s.
Daisy Jane - Jul 29, 2010 1:48:24 pm PDT #10290 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I looked that up, and it's already in my queue. Here's the trailer [link]
Amy - Jul 29, 2010 1:52:17 pm PDT #10291 of 30000
Because books.
Was that HBO? I thought that was theatrical. I've always wanted to see that, too.
Kathy A - Jul 29, 2010 1:59:15 pm PDT #10292 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The theatrical movie that I was thinking of was from 1999.
Typo Boy - Jul 29, 2010 4:17:49 pm PDT #10293 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
For what it is worth, my Mom saw that performance (the one done from the audience), and was one of the people who posted mini-posters (then called "bills") to advertise it. A minor character in Salt of the Earth was based on her too.