megan, does Micmacs have any idiomatic meaning in France? It always makes me do a double take because it also was the name of the local aboriginal peoples, until they adopted the more traditional pronunciation and spelling of Mi'kmaq.
Darn your sinister attraction!
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Sue - Jun 04, 2010 3:37:13 am PDT #8676 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Frankenbuddha - Jun 04, 2010 4:09:19 am PDT #8677 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
megan, does Micmacs have any idiomatic meaning in France? It always makes me do a double take because it also was the name of the local aboriginal peoples, until they adopted the more traditional pronunciation and spelling of Mi'kmaq.
That's where I went with it originally as well, as it's a "Micmac burial ground" that is the source of the trouble in Pet Sematary.
Zenkitty - Jun 04, 2010 4:12:05 am PDT #8678 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm now putting Pet Sematary together with Delicatessen. Great.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 04, 2010 4:21:40 am PDT #8679 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm now putting Pet Sematary together with Delicatessen. Great.
That's some GOOD eatin'!
megan walker - Jun 04, 2010 5:48:48 am PDT #8680 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Micmac means game, funny business, or shenanigans. It's usually used perjoratively about someone doing something shady.
Jon B. - Jun 04, 2010 7:04:15 am PDT #8681 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I saw Micmacs on an airplane! AirFrance had it as one of the gazillion choices on their personal-in-your-seat-video-thingie.
A lot of fun, although some may find it too mean-spirited.
megan walker - Jun 04, 2010 7:16:29 am PDT #8682 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
A lot of fun, although some may find it too mean-spirited.
As opposed to The City of Lost Children ?
Jon B. - Jun 04, 2010 8:05:52 am PDT #8683 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
IIRC, In City of Lost Children, the mad scientist bad guy was unequivocally evil. Setting Micmacs in the "real world" means that the bad guys have a bit more nuance to them. They deserve punishment, but maybe not at the level they receive.
I don't want to say more for fear of spoiling.
Daisy Jane - Jun 04, 2010 9:23:01 am PDT #8684 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I got to do a blog post on music documentaries. [link]
Kathy A - Jun 04, 2010 9:37:33 am PDT #8685 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'll have to check out Lomax the Songhunter. I'm a big ole folkie geek, and that sounds like a wonderful film. Speaking of folk stuff, I love Wasn't That a Time! about the Weavers, including their Christmas 1980 Carnegie Hall concert.