I'll go see it when it comes out. I hemmed and hawed and missed The Wolfman in theatrical release, so I need an excuse to go to the cinema soon.
Willow: Were there dolphins? Tara: Yes. Many dolphins at the pound. Willow: Was there a camel? Tara: There was the front of a camel. A half-camel.
'Selfless'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 24, 2010 6:32:06 am PDT #7367 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
-t - Mar 24, 2010 6:53:23 am PDT #7368 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm really looking forward to it, I was very into the Savage Steve Holland movies back in the day, but it'll probably be a rental for me.
Kathy A - Mar 24, 2010 7:00:56 am PDT #7369 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
All this talk about costume dramas makes me want to go home and pop in my dvd of Amadeus. I haven't watched that film in ages.
Amy - Mar 24, 2010 7:08:02 am PDT #7370 of 30000
Because books.
I bought Amadeus at the same time I bought Liaisons, Kathy! I love that movie beyond reason.
Kathy A - Mar 24, 2010 7:10:59 am PDT #7371 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I think that Amadeus is one of the best films of the past thirty years. Such an amazingly good film!
ETA: And Milos Forman is a all-too-frequently overlooked director of quality. When film critics talk of top-notch directors, his name is rarely mentioned except as an afterthought.
erikaj - Mar 24, 2010 7:30:04 am PDT #7372 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Have never seen Valmont and probably should. Also, will probably end up watching HTTM at some point.
Tom Scola - Mar 24, 2010 8:40:54 am PDT #7373 of 30000
hwæt
Daisy Jane - Mar 24, 2010 8:44:57 am PDT #7374 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
And Milos Forman is a all-too-frequently overlooked director of quality. When film critics talk of top-notch directors, his name is rarely mentioned except as an afterthought.
Loves of a Blonde! Fireman's Ball!
erm, I may be a fan...
Jessica - Mar 24, 2010 8:58:49 am PDT #7375 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ignoring the asscaps and overall Mamet-y-ness of it, it's actually pretty solid writing advice.
HERE ARE THE DANGER SIGNALS. ANY TIME TWO CHARACTERS ARE TALKING ABOUT A THIRD, THE SCENE IS A CROCK OF SHIT.
ANY TIME ANY CHARACTER IS SAYING TO ANOTHER “AS YOU KNOW”, THAT IS, TELLING ANOTHER CHARACTER WHAT YOU, THE WRITER, NEED THE AUDIENCE TO KNOW, THE SCENE IS A CROCK OF SHIT.
DO NOT WRITE A CROCK OF SHIT.
§ ita § - Mar 24, 2010 9:04:49 am PDT #7376 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Any time two characters are talking about a third? Really? I beg to disagree with the mighty man on that one. I can think of many narrative moments I've enjoyed one way or another that definitely fell into that category.