The Blue Dahlia's going to be on TCM in the next two weeks. For your consideration, here's my final Set Your DVR! column for the Screengrab, which is shuttering its doors at the end of the week: [link]
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'Beneath You'
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Hayden - May 27, 2009 6:15:52 am PDT #1792 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Connie Neil - May 27, 2009 6:53:56 am PDT #1793 of 30000
brillig
According to the McQuarrie production paintings package I got 'way back in the '70s, Luke was supposed to be a girl. There's a scene of somebody with R2 and Threepio looking out over Mos Eisely, and that somebody has tits.
beekaytee - May 27, 2009 7:03:39 am PDT #1794 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
In re: The Doctor Who article sumi linked...I'm beginning to worry about DT's conviction, or lack thereof. If he holds onto the role after so thoroughly releasing it, I'm worried for the franchise. Muddy water, and all that.
Hayden - May 27, 2009 9:49:00 am PDT #1795 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
There are no words, besides perhaps "lucky crack pipe": [link]
beekaytee - May 27, 2009 10:09:52 am PDT #1796 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Corwood, you have not made my day, buddy.
My first thought was, oh, the hell, no. And then, Werner Herzog?
Hayden - May 27, 2009 10:21:20 am PDT #1797 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Someone needs to take his lucky crack pipe away. Usually I might think that someone who made such a movie should see something like Aguirre, Wrath Of God to get some perspective, but that won't work in this case.
Frankenbuddha - May 27, 2009 11:00:38 am PDT #1798 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Um, wow, Corwood. Just wow.
Although I still say David Gordon Green doing the SUSPIRIA remake is even more crack-addled, if it comes to pass.
What is with the trend of remaking not-that-old, auteur-heavy fims, lately? I've been seeing rumours about a VIDEODROME remake which may be the most mind-boggling, conceptually.
Volans - May 27, 2009 11:05:36 am PDT #1799 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Speaking as someone who missed Naked Kate Winslet in Titanic and the panorama of all the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, I think this is a great site: [link]
Polter-Cow - May 27, 2009 1:58:38 pm PDT #1800 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just looked at the Rotten Tomatoes ratings for all Pixar movies, for kicks.
Toy Story
- 100%
A Bug's Life
- 91%
Toy Story 2
- 100%
Monsters, Inc.
- 95%
Finding Nemo
- 98%
The Incredibles
- 97%
Cars
- 75%
Ratatouille
- 96%
WALL-E
- 96%
Up
- 96% (so far)
Has any studio ever had this good a track record of producing quality films?
Tom Scola - May 27, 2009 2:17:38 pm PDT #1801 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - 100%
Pinocchio (1940) - 100%
Fantasia (1940) - 98%
Dumbo (1941) - 97%
Bambi (1942) - 89%
Unfortunately, Disney studio couldn't continue its streak because of WWII, plus it was hampered because Fantasia was kind of a box-office bomb.