I too have been counting Y chromosomes in classic film; in my case it was Twelve Angry Men. Enjoyed it a great deal, there's great character work (though the ending felt just a little too neat, and I felt that juror #8 - the original dissenter - was less well drawn than the others.) Interesting watching it with Biyi too. She watched it on her own, and didn't twig at all to the meaning behind the bigoted juror's rants. (It never being explicitly stated that the defendant was black, and this not being one of the fault-lines in Chinese society.)
I tell you I have this theory. It goes where, you're the one who's not my sister. Cuz mom adopted you from a shoe box full of baby howler monkeys, and never told you cuz it could hurt your delicate baby feelings.
Dawn ,'Selfless'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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billytea - Sep 04, 2014 3:27:41 pm PDT #27727 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.
Burrell - Sep 04, 2014 6:06:20 pm PDT #27728 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
The Third Man is a fun film, I do agree it holds up.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 04, 2014 7:04:46 pm PDT #27729 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
If I could do a top 10 (and it's just not possible) Third Man would be on the list.
Connie Neil - Sep 05, 2014 1:51:13 pm PDT #27730 of 30000
brillig
Saw GotG. Immense fun, not too distressing at the beginning, loved Rocket--"No, I really need it!"--but my biggest takeaway was--Howard the Duck?? What mad genius decided to pull Howard the Duck out of nowhere? Stan Lee, is that you?
Steph L. - Sep 05, 2014 2:21:29 pm PDT #27731 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Connie, did you see Captain America: Winter Soldier? If so, then this Rocket Raccoon thing is SUPER relevant: [link]
Connie Neil - Sep 05, 2014 2:23:52 pm PDT #27732 of 30000
brillig
Yes, I saw that quite a while ago and kept snickering about it!
Tom Scola - Sep 05, 2014 4:19:59 pm PDT #27733 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
TCM is having a pre-code festival this month: [link]
Consuela - Sep 07, 2014 5:51:29 pm PDT #27734 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So there's been this hashtag going around on Twitter for #filmplotdescribedbadly, which is very funny.
And then there's this one, which might be the best tweet I've ever seen.
Steph L. - Sep 07, 2014 5:55:11 pm PDT #27735 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
And then there's this one, which might be the best tweet I've ever seen.
I admit it took me about a full minute to get it.
And now I will never stop laughing. Twitter might as well shut down, because no tweet can beat that.
Jessica - Sep 07, 2014 5:59:05 pm PDT #27736 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And now I will never stop laughing. Twitter might as well shut down, because no tweet can beat that.
Yep. Goodnight everyone, the internet is done now!