I think he can't help it...he just doesn't know he isn't good. Not that I used to give film directing much thought till hanging out with y'all.
When we landed here you said you needed a few days to get space worthy again and is there somethin' wrong with your bunk?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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erikaj - Jun 15, 2009 11:01:08 am PDT #2455 of 30000
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Tom Scola - Jun 15, 2009 11:02:18 am PDT #2456 of 30000
They pay me in WOIMS
Apollo 13 was a damn fine movie.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 15, 2009 11:04:46 am PDT #2457 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Apollo 13 was a damn fine movie.
I was going to say, he's done some good work (see also Night Shift, Splash). And I don't think he's fallen as far as, say, Rob Reiner has in his last several movies. But DAMN, Ron.
erikaj - Jun 15, 2009 11:06:37 am PDT #2458 of 30000
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Yeah, I did like Apollo 13. And Splash, but I haven't seen that since I was 13.
Scrappy - Jun 15, 2009 11:09:38 am PDT #2459 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Frost/Nixon was very good, IMO.
erikaj - Jun 15, 2009 11:16:01 am PDT #2460 of 30000
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Frank, maybe there's something to your theory. or maybe it's bunnies...is there a Life in Hell script anywhere?
Fred Pete - Jun 15, 2009 11:28:19 am PDT #2461 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
I remember Splash as a fine, sweet fairy tale. Cocoon, too.
I think Howard developed what I think of as Tom Hanks Syndrome. Someone with a talent for entertainment decides to Get Serious. And Stays Serious long after he should stop.
erikaj - Jun 15, 2009 11:29:35 am PDT #2462 of 30000
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Why can't comedy get respect?
Fred Pete - Jun 15, 2009 11:34:22 am PDT #2463 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Erika, that's the $64 question. Entertaining people is a perfectly valuable skill. But the Hollywood Powers That Be can't see that.
erikaj - Jun 15, 2009 11:50:38 am PDT #2464 of 30000
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Kate Winslet has a nice sense of comedy too, but she just made "The Reader" which looks like the cinematic equivalent of brussels sprouts. But if I say I'd rather watch "The Holiday" again, I look shallow.