Aha. I was focussing on the many other (distracting) aspects of Old Boy and missing the most obvious one of Castaway.
Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon.
Angel ,'Not Fade Away'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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§ ita § - Jul 15, 2009 4:07:21 am PDT #2981 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Vonnie K - Jul 15, 2009 8:34:00 am PDT #2982 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
A nice interview with Daniel Radcliff: [link]
He seems like such a nice kid. And the stuff he said about Guy Ritchie and Madonna is hilarious. (Also, poor Emma!)
Scrappy - Jul 15, 2009 8:34:11 am PDT #2983 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I am sure this will get lost in all the HP5 excitemnt (which I completely share), but I wanted to say that I went to a screening of Julie & Julia last night. I expected to love meryl Streep and hate the film, since it was a Nora Ephron Joint.
OF COURSE I loved Streep, but I actually liked the film very much as well. The story is formulaic, but it's well cast and well-acted and so so so gorgeous. It was really nice to see a marriage portrayed onscreen which is loving passionate, respectful and fun.
lisah - Jul 15, 2009 8:38:19 am PDT #2984 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
OF COURSE I loved Streep, but I actually liked the film very much as well. The story is formulaic, but it's well cast and well-acted and so so so gorgeous. It was really nice to see a marriage portrayed onscreen which is loving passionate, respectful and fun.
Oh cool! I loved the book (and LOVE LOVE LOVE Julia Child) so I was hoping it would be good.
Kathy A - Jul 15, 2009 8:45:20 am PDT #2985 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yay for good Julie and Julia!! We have a Julia Child display near the register at the bookstore, and there were so many women looking at the books last Saturday. Every single one of them knew about the movie coming out and everyone was looking forward to it.
Jessica - Jul 15, 2009 8:49:20 am PDT #2986 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I haven't read the book, but I followed the blog from the beginning and am really looking forward to the movie (probably on DVD, since I'll be on vacation when it comes out).
tommyrot - Jul 15, 2009 9:14:23 am PDT #2987 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A trailer for Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monster
Sue - Jul 15, 2009 9:16:03 am PDT #2988 of 30000
hip deep in pie
OF COURSE I loved Streep, but I actually liked the film very much as well. The story is formulaic, but it's well cast and well-acted and so so so gorgeous. It was really nice to see a marriage portrayed onscreen which is loving passionate, respectful and fun.
Every time I see the trailer the little bit of Meryl Streep as Julia we get to see makes me want to marry her.
Scrappy - Jul 15, 2009 9:18:16 am PDT #2989 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yes, I wanted to marry her about a million times during the film.
le nubian - Jul 15, 2009 10:27:04 am PDT #2990 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Beau will not see this movie with me under any conditions. If it were a movie with Meryl as Julia, he would be in, but he says, "I will not see a 'One Tree Hill' movie!" referring to certain actors of a certain demographic.