We went to see Win Win last weekend, and at one point the whole theater clapped. I love when things like that happen at the movies. I highly recommend the movie too.
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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sj - Jun 13, 2011 3:20:59 pm PDT #14898 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2011 3:22:49 pm PDT #14899 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
We went to see Win Win last weekend, and at one point the whole theater clapped. I love when things like that happen at the movies.
Me too, sj. It's so fun! Or like when you could feel the entire audience jump out of their seats at that moment in Deep Blue Sea. You know the one.
Dana - Jun 13, 2011 3:26:33 pm PDT #14900 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Just started watching The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. What a fabulously irritating Eustace.
Jessica - Jun 13, 2011 3:26:49 pm PDT #14901 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
One of the things I miss most from my pre-parent days is going to the movies - we used to go three or four nights a week. Now I'm lucky if I see four a year. We've got a pretty great home theater setup, but it's not the same.
DavidS - Jun 13, 2011 3:38:29 pm PDT #14902 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
When they get a little older, Jess, you can go back to the movies. It just won't be the movies you want to see.
On AVClub they're interviewing Randy Newman about specific songs he's written. The interviewer's lead-in to a particular song seemed apt...
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AVC: There are two kinds of people: People who weep during the “When She Loved Me” montage, and people who lie about it.
AVC: When you’re dealing with a moment like that, where the movie essentially stops and the music takes over, how specific is the assignment? Is it “There’s a two-and-a-half-minute piece that needs music,” or is it “Write us a song and we’ll—”
RN: “She’s gonna be telling about her life and her disappointment with her relationship with her owner as a child, and they grew up.” That was the assignment. I knew what the length of it was, and I knew a girl had to sing it.
AVC: Did they have a girl in mind at that point?
RN: Yeah. John Lasseter’s a tremendous fan of Sarah McLachlan. She was terrific. She did very well.
AVC: Do you write differently when you’re composing for a voice like that?
RN: Yeah. It’s like writing for a different instrument. I have a blues-oriented voice. That’s what I sound best on. She has a different kind of contralto, or whatever the hell she has. Soprano. It’s a voice that can hold notes, so I can write with that in mind. I think I can sing it, but it’s funny.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 13, 2011 4:14:49 pm PDT #14903 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
OK, I have never seen any of the Toy Story movies, so I just googled, and now I am weeping like a little baby! Why did I do that!?!
Dana - Jun 13, 2011 4:17:15 pm PDT #14904 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Oh, Sophia, no. Someone should have prepared you.
Jon B. - Jun 13, 2011 4:42:27 pm PDT #14905 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
From a couple of days ago:
Somebody mentioned Labyrinth and I don't think I've ever watched it all the way through so I put it on and whose name do I see? Kevin Clash! (He's Elmo).
Laga, you need to see the Elmo/Kevin Clash documentary. It's currently making the festival circuit, but I'm sure it'll get distribution in theaters or TV soon.
Atropa - Jun 13, 2011 5:11:53 pm PDT #14906 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh, Sophia, I'm so sorry. That song is such a cry-point for me that I start sobbing about a minute BEFORE the song starts.
BRB, must go hug Clovis very tightly.
erikaj - Jun 13, 2011 5:18:43 pm PDT #14907 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
When I went to "Sicko", at the end, the whole theater applauded. Mostly, though, my theater experiences have been...less than magical. I would miss them if they went away, but it's been ages since that "gotta see it!" feeling.