Not sure if it counts as screwball, but one of my very favorites from that era is Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.
We didn't have sex, if that's what you mean. That's all I do now, not have sex.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
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Amy - Oct 08, 2009 6:44:59 pm PDT #4373 of 30000
Because books.
megan walker - Oct 08, 2009 6:48:11 pm PDT #4374 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Not sure if it counts as screwball, but one of my very favorites from that era is Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.
I think of it that way, but that's mostly because of Myrna Loy.
In one of my favorite scenes ever:
Muriel Blandings: I want it to be a soft green, not as blue-green as a robin's egg, but not as yellow-green as daffodil buds. Now, the only sample I could get is a little too yellow, but don't let whoever does it go to the other extreme and get it too blue. It should just be a sort of grayish-yellow-green. Now, the dining room. I'd like yellow. Not just yellow; a very gay yellow. Something bright and sunshine-y. I tell you, Mr. PeDelford, if you'll send one of your men to the grocer for a pound of their best butter, and match that exactly, you can't go wrong! Now, this is the paper we're going to use in the hall. It's flowered, but I don't want the ceiling to match any of the colors of the flowers. There's some little dots in the background, and it's these dots I want you to match. Not the little greenish dot near the hollyhock leaf, but the little bluish dot between the rosebud and the delphinium blossom. Is that clear? Now the kitchen is to be white. Not a cold, antiseptic hospital white. A little warmer, but still, not to suggest any other color but white. Now for the powder room - in here - I want you to match this thread, and don't lose it. It's the only spool I have and I had an awful time finding it! As you can see, it's practically an apple red. Somewhere between a healthy winesap and an unripened Jonathan. Oh, excuse me...
Mr. PeDelford: You got that Charlie?
Charlie, Painter: Red, green, blue, yellow, white.
Mr. PeDelford: Check.
Amy - Oct 08, 2009 6:53:50 pm PDT #4375 of 30000
Because books.
In one of my favorite scenes ever
YES! Oh, so much yes.
Daisy Jane - Oct 09, 2009 4:35:27 am PDT #4376 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I read a review elsewhere of Jennifer's Body and put it in my queue when it comes out on DVD.
Also the comments on the Rotten Tomatoes post make me ill.
le nubian - Oct 09, 2009 10:55:16 am PDT #4377 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
I thought this movie was a joke and the trailer I saw months ago was a mashup from a fan put on youtube. My, how I was wrong. After seeing this trailer, I am firmly in the "do not want to see under any circumstances, not even on a plane."
Scrappy - Oct 10, 2009 1:44:11 pm PDT #4378 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We saw A Serious Man last night. Very interesting black comic take on the sufferings of Job and doing what's "right". I would say it's 1st class Coen brothers in terms of theme and second class in terms of execution. Still makes it better than 99% of what's out there. Anyone else see it?
DavidS - Oct 10, 2009 1:57:59 pm PDT #4379 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Anyone else see it?
No, but it's getting some real hostile reviews.
I've already seen both "self hating jew" and "condescending and misanthropic."
Jessica - Oct 10, 2009 2:18:24 pm PDT #4380 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Polter-Cow - Oct 10, 2009 2:35:05 pm PDT #4381 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
No, but it's getting some real hostile reviews.
Really? It got a really good review in EW.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 10, 2009 6:16:35 pm PDT #4382 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
"condescending and misanthropic."
The Coen's have been getting that one their entire career. I'm not sure they'd take that as an insult. "Self-loathing" however is a new one. They are pretty much equal opportunity abusers when it comes to the ethnic/religious backgrounds, IMO.