RIP Bob Hoskins: [link]
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Frankenbuddha - Apr 30, 2014 4:50:45 am PDT #26856 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
beekaytee - Apr 30, 2014 8:00:32 am PDT #26857 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Aw. RIP Mr. Hoskins. It seems like he was well loved, bless him. I always admired his work.
Amy - Apr 30, 2014 8:04:09 am PDT #26858 of 30000
Because books.
His role in Mermaids was one of my favorites.
-t - Apr 30, 2014 3:36:44 pm PDT #26859 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That was a good one. I think I first saw him in Mona Lisa and second in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which set the stage for never really knowing what to expect from him.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 30, 2014 7:24:37 pm PDT #26860 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The Long Good Friday, a very early-80s British gangster flick, has an amazing Hoskins performance (Helen Mirren is in it too, but she doesn't actually have a whole lot to do, though she does it well).
The final sequence of that movie - one long medium-to-close shot of Hoskins going through a variety of emotions, is absolutely stunning.
DavidS - Apr 30, 2014 7:34:22 pm PDT #26861 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
As is often the case, I concur with Frank. Love the Long Good Friday for those very reasons.
Also: Joss stole the most famous scene in Long Good Friday for Buffy.
billytea - Apr 30, 2014 8:05:49 pm PDT #26862 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Also: Joss stole the most famous scene in Long Good Friday for Buffy.
Was that When She Was Bad?
DavidS - May 01, 2014 12:25:32 am PDT #26863 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
-t - May 01, 2014 12:43:27 pm PDT #26864 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Any Bay Area-istas want to come see the new Xmen movie in Vallejo May 31 @5pm? My company is sponsoring a viewing, so it's cheap. I am not sure but I think I am probably limited to one guest. Profile address is good if anyone wants to trek out to the boonies.
Consuela - May 01, 2014 6:42:14 pm PDT #26865 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, my: How It Should Have Ended takes on The Lego Movie and it's awesome: [link]