multi-Oscar-winning person linked to American Gods is Robert Richardson
Looks like he brought it to Tom Hanks for Playtone - so lots and lots of Oscars between them.
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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DawnK - Apr 15, 2011 1:35:15 pm PDT #14097 of 30000
giraffe mode
Steph L. - Apr 15, 2011 5:41:46 pm PDT #14098 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
A True Bourdain No Reservations would have to be on Showtime.
My brother (who is eerily like Tony Bourdain, only 25 years younger) really liked Kitchen Confidential, but he said that he couldn't really buy the show because there was no constant stream of blistering vulgarity. (If he had a cooking show, it would be called "Who Left Their Fucking Order In My Fucking Window, You Fucks?")
erikaj - Apr 15, 2011 6:09:43 pm PDT #14099 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
The book is totally like that.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 17, 2011 5:10:49 pm PDT #14100 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Huh. I was certain that "Meet Me Halfway" was from the Top Gun soundtrack, but it turns out it's from that Sly Stallone arm wrestling movie. Which I haven't thought about in at least two decades.
Dana - Apr 17, 2011 5:14:16 pm PDT #14101 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Over the Top!
And yes, there are so many better things I could store in those brain cells.
DavidS - Apr 17, 2011 5:20:59 pm PDT #14102 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And yes, there are so many better things I could store in those brain cells.
I was just thinking that today as I could perfectly recall the standup comedian who did the "Oh honey, it's the Wisemans. They brought Myrhh" bit (Cathy Ladman) but have difficulty remembering where I parked the car.
Beverly - Apr 17, 2011 5:22:45 pm PDT #14103 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
The Wisemans? The Wisemans? They always bring such crappy gifts! 'Oh, thank you for the nice...myrhh.'
DavidS - Apr 17, 2011 5:28:08 pm PDT #14104 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thank you, Bev.
Beverly - Apr 17, 2011 6:23:00 pm PDT #14105 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I use that phrase all the time. Thank you for the name--I kept coming up Joy Behar, or Monica Piper, Wendy Liebman. Elayne Boosler and Judy Tenuta were right out of the running, though.
I also use, "No, Beverly, just you." Which I stole from Monica Piper.
le nubian - Apr 18, 2011 2:51:14 am PDT #14106 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So Beau and I saw Hanna over the weekend while we procrastinated doing our taxes. I was quite entertained by the movie, but at the same time, I found it to be a little trite. Beau felt that the director did everything in his power to make the best of a bad script. I didn't think the script was BAD (not like Adjustment Bureau bad), but a certain revelation about Hanna toward the end of the movie was not well thought out.
It is a good movie to escape doing one's taxes though but violent for a PG-13 movie (it seemed to me). I cannot believe this movie gets a PG-13 and The King's Speech gets an R.