Well, duh. Keanu.
Yes. But also River, and I can see where Van Sant was going with it, even if he didn't quite succeed. Shakespeare's version of Hal is always fascinating to me, and I like seeing what other people come up with.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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juliana - Aug 26, 2009 8:59:51 am PDT #3973 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Kathy A - Aug 26, 2009 9:00:45 am PDT #3974 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The Zero Effect is updating Sherlock Holmes.
Fred Pete - Aug 26, 2009 9:01:00 am PDT #3975 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
The book is probably better known than the movie, but A Thousand Acres is King Lear in rural Iowa.
megan walker - Aug 26, 2009 9:04:36 am PDT #3976 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
In other French re-interpretation news, Cocteau is a great one for that. In addition to La Belle et la Bête, he wrote Delannoy's L'Éternel retour, which is a re-telling of Tristan and Isolde with very, very pretty people. And, his Orphée is amazing. More people need to see it, if only for the killer performance of María Casares as Death.
I'd also check out Marcel Camus' Orfeu Negro, which sets the Orpheus tale in Rio during Carnival.
Kathy A - Aug 26, 2009 9:08:23 am PDT #3977 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
In actor news, Michael Phillips (film critic for the Chicago Tribune) has put together a list of The New Reliables, actors you can always count on to give a good performance, regardless of the quality of the script or direction.
I like his inclusion of Patricia Clarkson, Chwetel Ejiofor, Simon Pegg, JK Simmons, and Stanley Tucci.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 26, 2009 9:12:09 am PDT #3978 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And, his Orphée is amazing. More people need to see it, if only for the killer performance of María Casares as Death.
I saw that years ago - I had it on a videotape with some other films of his (Blood of a Poet was one of them). Unfortunately, the tape went missing. Criterion has those two plus The Testament of Orpheus in a set, but it's hella pricey. I should get that someday, though.
Daisy Jane - Aug 26, 2009 9:13:30 am PDT #3979 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Chwetel Ejiofor
Yum.
Yes, after all your wonderful contributions, that is all I have to offer.
Laga - Aug 26, 2009 9:15:25 am PDT #3980 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
just fyi: it's Chiwetel
Hayden - Aug 26, 2009 9:51:44 am PDT #3981 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
The Big Lebowski is The Big Sleep with pot, bowling, dream sequences, and nihilists.
erikaj - Aug 26, 2009 9:57:20 am PDT #3982 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I never thought of it before, Corwood, but you're right. Or, you know, close enough, if you're not into certainty. Damn, I love it. And Mom *so* didn't get it.