All those small budget neo-noir movies that Hollywood pumped out in the 80s and 90s.
Would you put No Way Out in this list? I've always thought of it as a noir-type film.
I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
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Kathy A - Apr 15, 2011 7:00:45 am PDT #14081 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
erikaj - Apr 15, 2011 7:04:13 am PDT #14082 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Well, it can't be for something dead. Unfortunately. (although I did hear once about someone getting an awesome writing job from writing an MTM where Mary comes out of the closet.) I could write a very Merlotte's True Blood or something.(And then, promptly lose my soul from the moment of perfect happiness if I got the job, but, hey, it's Hollywood. I won't need it.)ETA: Hec, wrod.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 15, 2011 7:10:38 am PDT #14083 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Deep Cover (Lawrence Fishburne's best)
Loved this. Jeff Goldblum was awesome as well.
Also (speaking of one of Lawrence's best) King of New York. You don't see that kind of cast much anymore: [link]
Frankenbuddha - Apr 15, 2011 7:14:00 am PDT #14084 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ooh. Google's tribute to Chaplin's birthday is pretty cool.
Laga - Apr 15, 2011 7:14:47 am PDT #14085 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
A True Bourdain No Reservations would have to be on Showtime.
DavidS - Apr 15, 2011 7:47:40 am PDT #14086 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Would you put No Way Out in this list?
Certainly. It's actually based on a classic film noir.
You don't see that kind of cast much anymore:
Right? How many badasses can you get in one movie? I liked Caruso in that film too. Fishburne had a way of gliding with both guns out like he was flying.
erikaj - Apr 15, 2011 8:20:10 am PDT #14087 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
True enough, Laga. Although it can be amazing what gets through on the Travel Channel(Brent Bozell must not have it, is all I'm saying. Or that Catholic dude that hates everything. Of course, they probably don't love junkie lit as much as I do, either, so it's probably easier to hang out in the old bomb shelter all "La la la, I'm not listening," I DO know he is going to get letters this week, though. Because he called himself "paralyzed" and a "cripple" and my people? to put it bluntly? Are letter-writing fools.
DavidS - Apr 15, 2011 11:00:54 am PDT #14088 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
le nubian - Apr 15, 2011 11:14:00 am PDT #14089 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
This has been cited pretty frequently in my RSS feeds today. Eric Snider on the demise of Cinematical and the takeover by the Huffington Post.
Note: If you are a fan of Arianna Huffington, it appears that Snider does not share your views.
Jon B. - Apr 15, 2011 11:18:20 am PDT #14090 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Scola linked to this in Boxed Set, but the multi-Oscar-winning person linked to American Gods is Robert Richardson, who won twice for cinematography. He'd be co-writing & directing it, probably for HBO. [link]