You know, while I usually dislike it, I can understand why Hollywood makes an "American" version of a foreign language film. However, can anyone--seriously--expound a rational reason for Neil LaBute remaking the 2007 British movie, Death at a Funeral ??????
Zoe: She shot you. Mal: Well, yeah, she did a bit... still --
'Serenity'
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evil jimi - Sep 08, 2009 5:09:33 am PDT #4116 of 30000
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 08, 2009 5:52:56 am PDT #4117 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
I saw The Time Traveler's Wife last night. Pretty good, and sad enough that it wasn't overly sappy like I feared it might be.
I have no idea who the physics consultant was that told them Eric Bana's character would vanish out of his clothes and reappear naked when jumping through time, but I owe him or her a drink .
Frankenbuddha - Sep 08, 2009 6:02:17 am PDT #4118 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
However, can anyone--seriously--expound a rational reason for Neil LaBute remaking the 2007 British movie, Death at a Funeral ??????
He needed a followup to his unnecessary remake of The Wicker Man?
Oy. And wasn't a chunk of the cast American for that movie anyway? I KNOW Alan Tyduck was in it.
Kathy A - Sep 08, 2009 8:12:08 am PDT #4119 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
For Chicagoistas:
Remember the first time you first watched Alien and John Hurt's stomach exploded? Relive that moment on the big screen at the Musicbox Theatre (3733 N Southport Ave). The venue is screening a new, remastered director's cut of Ridley Scott's sci-fi masterpiece, starting September 11th and running through September 17th. Tickets are $9.25.
Daisy Jane - Sep 08, 2009 8:28:32 am PDT #4120 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
DJ, I assumed you were Netflixing all of those - what's the job perk related to watching them? I is intrigued!
Er...no, not Netflixing. I work for their competitor.
le nubian - Sep 08, 2009 8:34:46 am PDT #4121 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
hahahaha.
oops.
Kathy A - Sep 08, 2009 8:36:44 am PDT #4122 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Connie Neil - Sep 08, 2009 8:57:45 am PDT #4123 of 30000
brillig
Woot!
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien and a movie studio that produced the blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy have settled a lawsuit over the films' profits, it was announced Tuesday.
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Peter Jackson, who directed "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, will serve as executive producer on "The Hobbit" films. The prequels have already endured a legal path as treacherous as the story's trek by hobbit Bilbo Baggins to the Lonely Mountain.
Jackson and New Line feuded for a year over the trilogy's profits before reaching an agreement in 2007 that cleared the way for work on "The Hobbit."
The two prequels will be directed by Guillermo del Toro, who directed the two "Hellboy" movies and "Pan's Labyrinth."
Something to do at Christmas again!
Strega - Sep 08, 2009 9:25:21 am PDT #4124 of 30000
The more I read of the Flick Filosopher, the more she reminds me of Stephen Hunter. Which is unfortunate.
javachik - Sep 08, 2009 9:41:00 am PDT #4125 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Er...no, not Netflixing. I work for their competitor.
heh.