'The Girl in Question'
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If you've ever seen an exorcism movie in your life, you know that the whole point is that the demons always jump into the exorcists. Again, there's a potentially creative twist here, since Maria is inhabited by four demons and we've got four protagonists (Isabella, the two exorcists, and the filmmaker).
And then it's Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice...and SATAN!
Tim Burton and Robert Downey Jr. may team up for Bryan Fuller’s Pinocchio: [link]
I wasn't paying attention to Chronicle, and suddenly I can't take my eyes off the trailer. I wonder if my interest will grow or wane between now and opening, but right now I like the angle on suddenly powered teenagers.
We saw Sherlock Holmes tonight, and I did like it, definitely. Except...I think Benedict Cumberbatch has ruined me for all other Sherlocks. All I could keep thinking was one of the 3 following things: (1) "BBC Sherlock doesn't punch people this much!" (2) "Actually, he's kind of 19th-century Tony Stark," and (3) "Seriously, Veronica Mars could have figured out this nefarious plot -- aren't you supposed to be the world's greatest detective?"
That said, I really did like it. Although I never need to see Stephen Fry naked ever again. (I'd hate to spoil that singular experience for people who are waiting for the DVD.)
And we got crappy trailers, except for Dark Knight Verbs and Men in Black, which I totally forgot was coming out, so that gave me a happy. But then we got some horrific-looking musical about the '80s, which...just NO. And a trailer for Battleship: The Movie. I almost peed myself when I realized that's what it was.
I eagerly await Jenga: The Movie: This Time It's Geometrical!
I eagerly await Jenga: The Movie: This Time It's Geometrical!
Oh come on. You'd go see a Tetris movie.
I said Tetris on FB, didn't I? I can't keep my geometrically based games straight!
Scrabble: The Movie: They're Going to Need Every Triple Word Score to Make it out ALIVE!
I wasn't paying attention to Chronicle, and suddenly I can't take my eyes off the trailer. I wonder if my interest will grow or wane between now and opening, but right now I like the angle on suddenly powered teenagers.
I just watched the trailer a few days ago and I agree. It looks really interesting, although there are a lot of shots in the trailer that don't seem found-footage-y, so I wonder if it cheats.
Oh come on. You'd go see a Tetris movie.
Just got back from Tinker, tailor an d I loved it. It's really not a thriller, more like an extended meditation on the duplicity that thrillers are about. It keeps you in the dark about what's happening for long stretches, which slowly adds up. All the actors are FANTASTIC. Oldman is brilliant, my boy Colin Firth rocks and Bumbershoot Cummerbund has a larger role than I expected and is great. Tom Hardy is also very good, even if he is so pretty as to be almost blinding at moments.
DO NOT FORGET MARK STRONG.
Sorry. He's still triggering strong (no pun intended) reactions in me a week or so later.