If every vampire who said he was at the crucifixion was actually there, it would have been like Woodstock.

Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai  

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Tom Scola - Apr 28, 2010 5:33:54 am PDT #8040 of 30000
hwæt

Danny Trejo is so fucking awesome: [link]

I just jacked this punk up and told him, “You know what, bitch? I’ll beat your ass. I nominated him director. Now fuck you. Do whatever he says.” This guy looks at me, almost starts crying, and says, “Hey, I’m trying to stay in character.” I was, “Well, your character’s about to get his ass beat.”

So then I turn around. Charles Bronson is standing right behind me, and he’s watching this. And the last thing you want anybody to see is that you could be violent on a movie set. I look at Charlie, and he saw what I was doing. But he says, “You know, Danny. I like the way you deal with people.”


Fred Pete - Apr 28, 2010 6:09:09 am PDT #8041 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.

I was out yesterday, and stuck at home waiting for the annual check-up of the A/C. So I watched an early '40s musical that's been on the TiVo for a while, Time Out for Rhythm.

I can't say it's a great musical. I'll be generous and say that there's a plot involving two talent agents, the established star that one loves, and the newcomer that the other one loves.

But if you like the music of the early '40s, this is a must-see. Rudy Vallee plays one of the agents, and Ann Miller plays the newcomer. The Three Stooges show up four or five times (I lost count) in a 75-minute movie, and while I don't normally care for their work, I liked a lot of what they did here. For less-known names, Rosemary Lane plays the established star, and Allan Jenkins plays the agents' assistant/piano player/arranger/and so on. Along with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra.

And some wonderful songs, as well. "As If You Didn't Know" ought to be a standard, and the title song is a nice uptempo number. Some great early '40s effects go along with the novelty "The Boogie Woogie Man," and Allen Jenkins tries to dance with Ann Miller in "The Gentleman Prefers to Dance."

Maybe not great, but lots of fun.


§ ita § - Apr 28, 2010 7:51:57 am PDT #8042 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Note to viewers: There's a post-credits sequence for Iron Man 2.


DavidS - Apr 28, 2010 8:09:58 am PDT #8043 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

There's a post-credits sequence for Iron Man 2.

Starring Samuel Jackson as The Mighty Thor?


Typo Boy - Apr 28, 2010 8:34:29 am PDT #8044 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Danny Trejo

was working with two Australian guys. No, from that island around Australia. New Zealand ...


erikaj - Apr 28, 2010 4:21:36 pm PDT #8045 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

I think all Buffistas would love "Jennifer's Body" I did. It was bloody though. But funny and femmeslashy and things Buffistas like.


Daisy Jane - Apr 28, 2010 4:24:59 pm PDT #8046 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

It, I think, describes the women frenemy thing so well.

We may start doing more editorial stuff on our site, and I may get to write more. That would be the first movie I would write about. That and Kontroll.


Glamcookie - Apr 28, 2010 5:06:03 pm PDT #8047 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

We watched Jennifer's Body recently and enjoyed it. Kind of like a low rent/horror Heathers.


Amy - Apr 28, 2010 5:08:52 pm PDT #8048 of 30000
Because books.

I loved Jennifer's Body. Snarky, funny, scary. So wrongly marketed to boys.


erikaj - Apr 28, 2010 6:06:39 pm PDT #8049 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

Absolutely, Glam and DJ.