Hah, Connie. I'd love to see a highly successful stock broker in a movie talking about how he got his start at a young age trading Magic cards.
Very convincing. Makes me completely want to put myself under government control. Please take me to where you can make me unconscious and naked.
Riley ,'Help'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Kalshane - Jan 14, 2014 10:01:39 am PST #26210 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Connie Neil - Jan 14, 2014 10:20:37 am PST #26211 of 30000
brillig
It was fun to have them peering over my shoulder as I opened a new pack and to start making offers. Heady days.
Vonnie K - Jan 15, 2014 11:54:12 am PST #26212 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Jason Dohring interview over at Buzzfeed re. VM movie: [link]
Biceps, hello! He's got Vulcan ears.
“A lot of that emotion was very real for me. I think I was in love with [Kristen] for the three years we made that show,” he says. “Like, I truly felt like I would die without her, and I think that’s what underlined everything people loved about them as a couple.”
Hahaha. Dohring was married (and still is to the same woman, as far as I know) the entire time they filmed VM. I'm pretty sure it's just a show business speaks for immersing yourself in a role but that's gonna stir up fringey tinhat faction of VM fandom something fierce (I'm sure there is one).
Polter-Cow - Jan 15, 2014 12:26:42 pm PST #26213 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
He was saying stuff like that when the show was on the air too. Oh, Jason.
Amy - Jan 15, 2014 12:28:53 pm PST #26214 of 30000
Because books.
Oh man, my LoVe feelings were so enormous.
Jessica - Jan 16, 2014 6:32:01 am PST #26215 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Fred Pete - Jan 16, 2014 9:31:07 am PST #26216 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Has anyone else seen Sister Mary Explains It All? I saw it over the weekend, and I still can't get it out of my mind.
We start (briefly) in 1959, as the 3rd grade class of Sister Mary Ignatius at Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows performs a Christmas pageant written by one of the students. Within 5 minutes, we've flashed forward 25 years. Sister Mary Ignatius (Diane Keaton) has invited her students to perform a 25th-anniversary performance of the old pageant. 4 of the students have agreed, but they're late arriving because of a minor car crash.
At gatherings like this, Sister Mary Ignatius takes questions from the audience. Most of these questions ask her to discuss Catholic doctrine. We soon learn that Sister Mary Ignatius has a traditional view of morality, especially sexual morality. She also has her current favorite student, Thomas, assist her -- largely by reciting catechism.
The 4 former students show up to perform the pageant, and the plot takes a not unpredictable turn. Conflict results, and then the plot takes a screaming 120-degree turn to the completely (to me, anyway) unexpected.
Excellently done, but I imagine that anyone that went to a Catholic (or possibly other religious) school at an early age could identify more closely with the characters and issues. But I felt it enough that I still can't get it out of my head. To a large degree, it's Keaton's show, and it's easy to believe Sister Mary Ignatius's development over the course of the film.
Burrell - Jan 16, 2014 12:28:25 pm PST #26217 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
This is pretty funny
The Morrissey score is brilliant!
EpicTangent - Jan 16, 2014 2:36:29 pm PST #26218 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Wait, what?
My fave line from the article, so far...
And that brings me to my main reason Equals might not be as bad as you think it will be: Nothing could possibly suck that much.
Wait, maybe this one:
My original title for this article was “Is A Romantic 1984 Remake With Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult Better Or Worse Than Rats Eating Your Face?”
Vonnie K - Jan 17, 2014 11:09:32 am PST #26219 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I didn't realize Oscar noms were announced yesterday: [link]
Some interesting omissions, as mentioned. The Robert Redfort snub in particular was a shock. I've only seen three of the Best Picture noms (12 Years a Slave, Her, and Gravity). I may try to see a couple more this weekend.