Oh, nice! Last I had heard, Tony Shalhoub was up for the role, but I think this is an excellent choice.
Lindsey: Why--why did you... Lorne: One last job. You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. You never will be. Lindsey: You kill me? A flunky?! I'm not just...Angel...kills me. You...Angel... Lorne: Good night, folks.
'Not Fade Away'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Anne W. - Sep 09, 2012 12:48:01 pm PDT #22425 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
smonster - Sep 09, 2012 1:14:54 pm PDT #22426 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Jeffrey Wright will be Beetee in Catching Fire: [link]
I saw that. I do enjoy that they seem to be giving racists the middle finger in their casting, or maybe they just like the publicity (I honestly don't remember Beetee's description, so I don't know if his race was implied in anyway).
Anne W. - Sep 09, 2012 2:10:14 pm PDT #22427 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I don't think Beetee was described in any great detail. And yes, I love that they're diversifying the cast to a good degree.
Jesse - Sep 09, 2012 2:41:54 pm PDT #22428 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
All I can picture is crazy finger-in-light-socket hair, but I don't even know if that's from the book.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 10, 2012 5:56:32 am PDT #22429 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
This means I can now hire Cary Elwes to perform scenes from The Princess Bride for my birthday for loose change and a slice of cake, right? [link]
Frankenbuddha - Sep 10, 2012 6:25:42 am PDT #22430 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
As you wish.
JZ - Sep 10, 2012 10:55:17 am PDT #22431 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
That review alone was read-from-the-hall. I don't think I could ever sit through an actual showing without expiring of vicarious mortification.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 10, 2012 10:59:28 am PDT #22432 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
I remember seeing the trailer in front of some movie not that long ago (ParaNorman, maybe?) and having H.R. Pufnstuf flashbacks. That plus the "jump up and sing!" interactive element convince me it would be like attending a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese's. Or in Hell; same difference.
flea - Sep 10, 2012 11:32:39 am PDT #22433 of 30000
information libertarian
I have small children and that review was horrifying.
Vonnie K - Sep 10, 2012 11:47:40 am PDT #22434 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I bought The Hunger Games Blu-Ray last week and watched it this weekend. The movie itself holds up quite well and Jennifer Lawrence is as astonishing as I remembered.
The extras though -- disappointing. The thing I was most curious about was the issue of what to keep in and what to cut, the faithfulness vs. flexibility of adaptation, especially for a popular book like this one. There is a ton of material in the bonus disc, but rather than talking about the fine points of the adaptation, the discussion is frustratingly general. And extremely self-congratulatory. It's all about how awesome everybody was and how well they did and they all but canonize Gary Ross to a degree where I found it a bit off-putting. Likely, how will they ever film the sequel with some other guy at the helm, when Ross was SO AMAZING ELEVENTY!!!
Also, they really liked the shaky-cam because they thought it was important to keep it "vérité" in order to minimize the glossiness and reduce the likelihood that the violence was being glorified. That's all well and good, but not if it sends a sizable part of your audience running to the bathroom to vomit (I really hope that they cut down the jump-cuts and shakiness in the next movie.)