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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai

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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.

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Polter-Cow - Dec 29, 2011 6:27:44 am PST #17235 of 30000

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

In lots of ways Television writing is close to its zenith now. The medium itself is being explored in richer ways - taking advantage of the long narrative form. But there was something to be said for that era when scripts were "teleplays" and written very tight. Like short stories instead of chapters in a novel. Like little plays.

I got that feeling about comics when I read the Frank Miller Daredevil run. Each issue felt like a full, complete story, with action taking place over days, sometimes. Nowadays, you can get an entire issue that only covers, like, five minutes.

DavidS - Dec 29, 2011 6:48:52 am PST #17236 of 30000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I wish Jane Espenson would pop in and talk about this subject. Scrappy! Go wake her up.

P.M. Marc - Dec 29, 2011 7:44:27 am PST #17237 of 30000

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

So, holy crap, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is incredible.

This is the first time in ages I've been tempted to ahem a movie just to get me through to the Blu-Ray release. The acting is astonishing. It's such an amazingly quiet film, and so much of what is said is said with body language rather than words.

Oh, and the Fright Night remake is awfully fun.

amyth - Dec 29, 2011 7:49:05 am PST #17238 of 30000

And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

I want to see TTSS so baaaaad.

Just open in NC already!

P.M. Marc - Dec 29, 2011 7:52:04 am PST #17239 of 30000

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I am SO irritated that it has such a limited number of US screens. Otherwise, it would be WAY easier for me to find a way to see it again and again and again. There's just too much acting for one viewing! I feel like I have to see it one time per actor so I can focus on them for the whole 2:07.

I think Mark Strong gave the best performance of his career. This morning, that's really sticking to me. Firth as well.

Sue - Dec 29, 2011 7:58:01 am PST #17240 of 30000

hip deep in pie

I am SO irritated that it has such a limited number of US screens.

Apparently it's not opening in Canada (or at least in the theatre chain in my area) until January 20th. Waaah!

P.M. Marc - Dec 29, 2011 8:01:18 am PST #17241 of 30000

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

THAT IS TOO LONG TO WAIT!! OMG!

amych - Dec 29, 2011 8:05:22 am PST #17242 of 30000

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I want to see TTSS so baaaaad.

Just open in NC already!

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

amyth - Dec 29, 2011 8:28:57 am PST #17243 of 30000

And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

amych, FYI:

It looks like it's opening at the Chelsea (which is in the same shopping center as the sushi restaurant we ate at the other day) a week from tomorrow, and at the Carolina in Durham on 1/13.

JSYK.

amych - Dec 29, 2011 8:57:09 am PST #17244 of 30000

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Woot woot! (And I know the Chelsea from way back -- but we'll probably hit up the Carolina anyway. Laziness and all that.)

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