Really! I also had no idea.
I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me want to have sex.
Xander ,'First Date'
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Dana - Nov 16, 2016 9:46:50 am PST #358 of 3455
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Vonnie K - Nov 16, 2016 5:10:06 pm PST #359 of 3455
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Just came back from seeing Moonlight. Gosh, what a beautiful film. It's sparse yet full of feeling, but without sentimentality. The entire film fairly vibrates with all the things unsaid, with the intensity of inchoate longing. There is a scene in the third act in which a character cooks a meal for another, and it's a simple scene, but I just started to well up, not because it was particularly sad but because all the stuff that had been sitting in my chest had to go somewhere. The performances are just extraordinary.
I've been crying in a lot of movies this fall. Arrival and Moonlight and the mother of all weepers, Manchester by the Sea, hasn't even opened yet.
Jesse - Nov 17, 2016 5:28:45 am PST #360 of 3455
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm not sure why I didn't cry at Moonlight, but I think it may be because only sentimentality makes me cry, and you're right that Moonlight had none.
On another note: How does this cast end up in a movie with 0% on Rotten Tomatoes? [link] (Actually, isn't there a podcast that explores this exact topic? I should look into that.)
Tom Scola - Nov 17, 2016 5:30:27 am PST #361 of 3455
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Jesse - Nov 17, 2016 5:47:53 am PST #362 of 3455
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's what I was trying to think of!
Toddson - Nov 17, 2016 9:37:36 am PST #363 of 3455
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
It's really sad when the nasty reviews are more entertaining than the movie.
DXMachina - Nov 18, 2016 12:43:14 am PST #364 of 3455
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
DavidS - Nov 18, 2016 6:29:05 am PST #365 of 3455
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 32 Actors' Accents.
Yeah, that was good. Well edited too.
Beverly - Nov 18, 2016 9:21:02 am PST #366 of 3455
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Fascinating, DX. Thanks for linking.
I've always had parrot ear--spend a little time with someone with an accent or dialect and start speaking it back to them. I have to fight it, lest they think I'm mocking them.
But when you rely on an accent gained purely by mimicry, there are always nuances you miss. Having the physicality that generates proprietary vowels, consonants, or cadences explained, demonstrated, and coached is just invaluable. Understanding the mechanics gives you something to practice, rather than just the resultant sound.
That truly was an excellent example of how accent coaching works. Thanks again.
Vonnie K - Nov 18, 2016 9:37:14 am PST #367 of 3455
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I love the sigh he lets out when he comes across a particularly egregious example. (Kevin Costner "trying" at English accent in Prince of Thieves will never be not hilarious.)