Like Matt TBF, I also watched The Piano with my mother, at about age 16.
Unlike Matt's mother, I am willing to bet, my mother leaned over to me during the scene where Harvey Keitel was nakedly caressing the piano and said, "He's so sexy, isn't he?"
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
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flea - Jun 30, 2009 2:56:57 am PDT #2722 of 30000
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sumi - Jun 30, 2009 4:50:33 am PDT #2723 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Trailer for Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese.
Hmmmm, Dennis Lehane and Martin Scorsese. Sounds like a good idea to me.
sumi - Jun 30, 2009 4:58:01 am PDT #2724 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Another trailer for The Time Traveler's Wife.
Ash - Jun 30, 2009 4:59:08 am PDT #2725 of 30000
Which is a pity, given your name.
Yeah, I was actually just thinking of ashes, but then I was hearing people talk about Ash the character. I'm not big into horror (my enjoyment of particular vampires+werewolves notwithstanding), and I don't know if I'll ever see Ash in action.
sj - Jun 30, 2009 5:43:33 am PDT #2726 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am watching Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp after listening to an audio version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on vacation. One seems to have very little to do with the other, but Johnny Depp is still very pretty.
Kathy A - Jun 30, 2009 6:29:40 am PDT #2727 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
My dad and I saw Blow Out (the DePalma version of Blow Up) in the theater, and I really liked it. I haven't seen it since then, so I don't know if it holds up, but I wouldn't mind watching it again.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 30, 2009 7:11:38 am PDT #2728 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
Unlike Matt's mother, I am willing to bet, my mother leaned over to me during the scene where Harvey Keitel was nakedly caressing the piano and said, "He's so sexy, isn't he?"
No, Mom and I were unified in our horror at seeing every square inch of Harvey. In theory I appreciate his bravery in frequently taking on taboo-busting roles involving frontal nudity, but in practice I much prefer Ewan McGregor taking over as standard bearer.
Steph L. - Jun 30, 2009 7:20:19 am PDT #2729 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
in practice I much prefer Ewan McGregor taking over as standard bearer.
I support this 110%.
P.M. Marc - Jun 30, 2009 7:28:16 am PDT #2730 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Agreed. Some actors were meant to present as God intended.
Harvey ain't one of them.
Ewan, on the other hand?
Should never be clothed.
megan walker - Jun 30, 2009 7:52:02 am PDT #2731 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The 400 Blows didn't even have 400 goddamn blows. I counted 3.
The 400 Blows is a classic example of an extremely bad translation of a movie title since the French title is actually from an idiomatic expression, faire les 400 coups, meaning something equivalent to acting up, doing a lot of stupid or extreme things, sowing wild oats (but in a non-sexual sense). It's used mostly with teenagers.
Oh! And speaking of Italian directors, if you have never seen The Bicycle Thief, please do. It's always somewhere in my top ten, and it's a gem.
True that. Yet, unfortunately, another classic example of bad translation, since the Italian title is Bicycle Thieves. It's a subtle difference, but one that can really change how you view the film.