Ooh I meant to mention that Everything is Illuminated was on instant streaming. Catch it if you can. Really different movie about family and war and peace.
And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.
Giles ,'Touched'
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Laga - Jan 31, 2011 8:36:39 pm PST #13090 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Kathy A - Feb 01, 2011 3:04:11 am PST #13091 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I love Everything Is Illuminated. The guy from Gogol Bordello who plays Alec is terrific! I might have to pull out my dvd and watch it tonight.
The Stand as a feature film? Interesting, but I don't know how they're going to chop up that huge book to feature length.
The miniseries started off so brilliantly, with "Don't Fear the Reaper" playing over the footage of the government lab post outbreak, and Ed Harris was really good as the general who ended up killing himself as Captain Trips got out of control. Gary Sinise was my favorite main character, and Jamey Sheridan was fun and creepy as Randall Flagg (but that hair was horrendous).
Gris - Feb 01, 2011 4:39:53 am PST #13092 of 30000
Hey. New board.
There's a slightly different retcon given in one of the Expanded Universe novels, in which it's explained that there's actually a giant field of black holes near Kessel. When Han was trying to avoid getting boarded, he ran very close to the holes, so close that parts of the hull got ripped of, and apparently actually shifted space-time.
Of course, both of these retcons are stupid in that Han uses the "less than twelve parsecs" thing to brag about how fast the ship is, not how good a navigator Chewie is or how reckless they are.
le nubian - Feb 01, 2011 7:22:54 am PST #13093 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
this is not right.
Idris Elba was supposed to play Alex Cross in a new movie. He dropped out. Guess which Black actor they cast in his place?
You have 2 guesses.
beekaytee - Feb 01, 2011 7:25:36 am PST #13094 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
You are kidding me!!!!!
They can't be serious. This has got to be a publicity stunt...or else, that guy really has made a deal with the devil.
I love those books.
Ptui.
§ ita § - Feb 01, 2011 7:30:15 am PST #13095 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ha! He's broached the forcefield between his movies and the rest of the world, and there's no going back. Also, no chance I'll watch the movies now. That guy is poison to me.
beekaytee - Feb 01, 2011 7:31:53 am PST #13096 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
That guy is poison to me.
He is the thinking person's kryptonite, for realz.
le nubian - Feb 01, 2011 7:31:55 am PST #13097 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Idris Elba would have been PERFECT. I am displeased.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 01, 2011 7:38:50 am PST #13098 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm trying to think who could possibly be worse casting for that role. I'm drawing a blank.
Cuba Gooding?
Chris Tucker?
No. Still not as wrong-headed.
This has got to be a publicity stunt...or else, that guy really has made a deal with the devil.
Or Rob Cohen did and the devil just came collecting.
erikaj - Feb 01, 2011 8:47:46 am PST #13099 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
(Hardison) Seriously?(/Hardison) Kind of like choosing between me and Bonnie Franklin isn't it? C'mon, we're both Irish-American women...