Back from the Noir City double-feature at the Castro. Tonight's theme, Bad Girls of Noir: One Girl's Confession and Women's Prison. I haven't enjoyed the movies that much in a long time.
All right, no one's killing folk today, on account of our very tight schedule.
Mal ,'Trash'
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megan walker - Jan 27, 2010 9:50:57 pm PST #6332 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
javachik - Jan 27, 2010 10:24:20 pm PST #6333 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Sweeeeeet! I just got an email from the Paramount in Oakland about upcoming films. We need to choose at least one to hit.
Volans - Jan 28, 2010 10:03:29 am PST #6334 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Which sounds like Fox is really scraping the bottom of the barrel for material to remake
Hollywood's remade Zardoz. How much more bottom can you get?
Frankenbuddha - Jan 28, 2010 10:06:46 am PST #6335 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Hollywood's remade Zardoz.
What!?!??!? I missed that somewhere along the line. Why, dear lord, why?
Of course, even if the original was good, I'd ask "Why?" because I don't get the rationale for director-oriented films being remade.
Amy - Jan 28, 2010 10:21:35 am PST #6336 of 30000
Because books.
Hollywood's remade Zardoz. How much more bottom can you get?
When they remake Cabin Boy ?
§ ita § - Jan 28, 2010 10:22:36 am PST #6337 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I did see facetious remarks that Book of Eli was a Zardoz remake. It was pretty funny. But I haven't seen anything in seriousness.
DavidS - Jan 28, 2010 10:25:35 am PST #6338 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
When they remake Cabin Boy ?
In my opinion, that movie is totally worth it for Ann Magnuson as Shiva.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 28, 2010 10:33:25 am PST #6339 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
In my opinion, that movie is totally worth it for Ann Magnuson as Shiva.
These pipes...are CLEANNNN!!!!
I also like Letterman's cameo.
Jon B. - Jan 28, 2010 10:33:53 am PST #6340 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I did see facetious remarks that Book of Eli was a Zardoz remake.
Ha!
I stumbled onto Zardoz really late one night a few years back. I could not turn the TV off, it was so oddly compelling.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 28, 2010 10:36:19 am PST #6341 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I stumbled onto Zardoz really late one night a few years back. I could not turn the TV off, it was so oddly compelling.
The DVD has a commentary by Boorman which is basically two hours of "I'm not sure why I did that. I'm not sure why I did that either."
I got to admit, bad movies by Boorman tend to be compelling (see also, if you dare, Exorcist II: The Heretic). They certainly aren't boring.