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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.
you're far likelier to find such stories on TV than at the cinema.
I think that's pretty untrue, just because of the existence of independent movies, and the controlled nature of TV. We can quantify what's on TV--yes, more of it will eventually pass the Bechdel test, but if we're to pick the first 2 hours? Probably NSM. And there are a metric shit ton of bereft male protagonists out there. I think so far Alias has been cited as a reversal for TV. That's not representing much.
People like that don't usually make for stories I, personally, want to see.
Exactly!
Unless, of course, they're pirates.
looks at movie collection
Pirates, vampires, or they kill zombies.
I totally love The Losers. I don't buy many DVDs these days, but that one I just might.
I dunno; the books & DVDs I own don't feature many happy, well-adjusted women, heroic women. But they don't feature many men like that either. People like that don't usually make for stories I, personally, want to see.
Well, yeah. My favorite fictional character is Starbuck, female version, first 1.5 seasons. It's not the morality of any given female character, it's the complexity and agency that makes her interesting and valuable.
first 1.5 seasons
it's a crying shame you have to add that in there. It's true, but it's a shame.
Just saw Inception again. Will post further thoughts tomorrow.
Dammit, Sean, Christopher Nolan is going to come to your house and steal your thoughts out of your dreams tonight!!!
And presumably incept whatever ideas he wants me to have instead.
The top layer will be "Christopher Nolan is the greatest filmmaker who ever lived," and the bottom layer will be "Christopher Nolan loves me like a son."
Middle layer: manpain!
i've seen Inception three times in the theatre now. could probably go again and not feel too guilty for it. absolutely cannot WAIT until it's out on dvd and i can watch and rewatch Arthur being a badass. plus, i hope we get a "making of" featurette for the hallway scene.
I rewatched The Departed last night. man, that's a great movie. probably Leo's best work. still don't like the ending though. i'm still wondering what was in the envelope Billy gave Madelyn too.