I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
FRIST! AHAHAHAHAHA!
FRIST! AHAHAHAHAHA!
come on g, now bust a move
come on g, now bust a move
We must always remember the battles coming in the new year.
Another battle is going to be on this front.
I am validated as a person.
We must always remember the battles coming in the new year.
Another battle is going to be on this front.
I am validated as a person.
Hmm... I *look* like I'm Iron Frist, but I don't think I am...
Hmm... I *look* like I'm Iron Frist, but I don't think I am...
Beep!
Beep!
Well it's a bit difficult to feel any jubilation this New Year's Day, so I'll just wish everyone a safe and healing 2005.
Sigh.
Well it's a bit difficult to feel any jubilation this New Year's Day, so I'll just wish everyone a safe and healing 2005.
Sigh.
It's evening already?
Fuck.
It's evening already?
Fuck.
Okay, I gotta bail on this Chow Yun Fat flick. GOD, is there NOTHING on?!
Why do these projects get greenlighted?
Okay, I gotta bail on this Chow Yun Fat flick. GOD, is there NOTHING on?!
Why do these projects get greenlighted?
And in the centre, a Lebanese employee of a Kuwaiti contracting firm was killed and a colleague wounded inside the Green Zone, the heavily fortified city centre compound which houses the Iraqi interim government and the US Embassy.
http://www.timesofoman.com/newsd...asp?
newsid=8996
And in the centre, a Lebanese employee of a Kuwaiti contracting firm was killed and a colleague wounded inside the Green Zone, the heavily fortified city centre compound which houses the Iraqi interim government and the US Embassy.
http://www.timesofoman.com/newsd...asp?
newsid=8996
Back in a flash.
Okay, I gotta bail on this Chow Yun Fat flick
More like Ciao Yun Fat, then...
Back in a flash.
Okay, I gotta bail on this Chow Yun Fat flick
More like Ciao Yun Fat, then...
Thank heavens Xmas season is over I can sleep again. It seemed that the swells weren't spending as freely on their entertainment around here. They must have the money since Bush has been transfering it to them as fast as possible but they're hoarding it. They're as vulgar as ever and as boring. I'm not sure what this all means but I'm just glad it's over for another year.
Thank heavens Xmas season is over I can sleep again. It seemed that the swells weren't spending as freely on their entertainment around here. They must have the money since Bush has been transfering it to them as fast as possible but they're hoarding it. They're as vulgar as ever and as boring. I'm not sure what this all means but I'm just glad it's over for another year.
Oh, damn your eyes, Eli.
BTW, CLAY AIKEN IS GAY!
Oh, damn your eyes, Eli.
BTW, CLAY AIKEN IS GAY!
Oh, damn your eyes, Eli.
Too late!
Oh, damn your eyes, Eli.
Too late!
(Clay Aiken is *gay*??? Like, OMG, I had no idea! STFU!!!)
(Clay Aiken is *gay*??? Like, OMG, I had no idea! STFU!!!)
Hmmmm damned eyes....
Hmmmm damned eyes....
"Put...the candle...back..."
"Put...the candle...back..."
add'l info from Reuters:
Also Saturday, an unidentified sniper shot dead a Lebanese national inside Baghdad's Green Zone, the seat of the Iraqi government and the U.S. and British embassies, Lebanon's foreign ministry said. It said in a statement the 24-year-old worked for a Kuwaiti company.
add'l info from Reuters:
Also Saturday, an unidentified sniper shot dead a Lebanese national inside Baghdad's Green Zone, the seat of the Iraqi government and the U.S. and British embassies, Lebanon's foreign ministry said. It said in a statement the 24-year-old worked for a Kuwaiti company.
As a French horn. As a tangerine. As a $3 bill. 
As a French horn. As a tangerine. As a $3 bill.
I wonder if there's, say, a Southern Tennessee Fayetteville University, and if they wonder why so many people want to buy their t-shirts...
I wonder if there's, say, a Southern Tennessee Fayetteville University, and if they wonder why so many people want to buy their t-shirts...
Blucher!
Blucher!
Okay everyone. Please put on your Maize and Blue for Michigan to pound the living shit out of Texas in the Rose Bowl.
Thank You.
/end Despise anything about Texas Message
p.s. Please note Tennessee slaughtered Texas A&M in the Maxi Pad Cotton Bowl 38-7.
Okay everyone. Please put on your Maize and Blue for Michigan to pound the living shit out of Texas in the Rose Bowl.
Thank You.
/end Despise anything about Texas Message
p.s. Please note Tennessee slaughtered Texas A&M in the Maxi Pad Cotton Bowl 38-7.
woowoo!
woowoo!
"Well it's a bit difficult to feel any jubilation this New Year's Day, so I'll just wish everyone a safe and healing 2005.
Sigh.
Shaw Kenawe"
You took the words right out of my mouth, Shaw.
Same shit, different year!
"Well it's a bit difficult to feel any jubilation this New Year's Day, so I'll just wish everyone a safe and healing 2005.
Sigh.
Shaw Kenawe"
You took the words right out of my mouth, Shaw.
Same shit, different year!
new thread, new thread...
new thread, new thread...
P.S. GO Iowa!! What a lovely end to Rick Saban's LSU career. Losing as time expired after scoring with :48 seconds left in the 4th quarter.
I've despised Saban after he signed a multi year/million $$ contract at Michigan State (my alma matter) then promptly left after less than 2 years to coach at LSU.
I hope the Miami Dolphins (his next job) go 2-14 for the next 5 years.
P.S. GO Iowa!! What a lovely end to Rick Saban's LSU career. Losing as time expired after scoring with :48 seconds left in the 4th quarter.
I've despised Saban after he signed a multi year/million $$ contract at Michigan State (my alma matter) then promptly left after less than 2 years to coach at LSU.
I hope the Miami Dolphins (his next job) go 2-14 for the next 5 years.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Here's hoping that somehow the asses like masses wake up and realize that the fratboy coward is not their friend, is not their leader, but is a demon to be expunged.
They won't, though. They are fuckheads.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Here's hoping that somehow the asses like masses wake up and realize that the fratboy coward is not their friend, is not their leader, but is a demon to be expunged.
They won't, though. They are fuckheads.
Nick Saban. Whatever. He's still an asshole with arms.
Nick Saban. Whatever. He's still an asshole with arms.
Okay everyone. Please put on your Maize and Blue for Michigan to pound the living shit out of Texas in the Rose Bowl.
Thank You.
Good luck beating that Iowa-LSU Game.
Okay everyone. Please put on your Maize and Blue for Michigan to pound the living shit out of Texas in the Rose Bowl.
Thank You.
Good luck beating that Iowa-LSU Game.
Same shit, different year!
Terry C
Do what I do, read a biography or autobiography of someone like Nelson Mandela. It slaps me in the face and tells me that falling into despair isn't a luxury I've got a right to. And always remember I.F. Stone and Molly Ivins, you've got to have your fun while you're trying because you can't be guaranteed success.
I'll add have the fun because it's yours by right and it pisses the fascist bastards off.
Same shit, different year!
Terry C
Do what I do, read a biography or autobiography of someone like Nelson Mandela. It slaps me in the face and tells me that falling into despair isn't a luxury I've got a right to. And always remember I.F. Stone and Molly Ivins, you've got to have your fun while you're trying because you can't be guaranteed success.
I'll add have the fun because it's yours by right and it pisses the fascist bastards off.
Watertiger:
CAsablanca on at eight on TCM.
Watertiger:
CAsablanca on at eight on TCM.
Here's hoping that somehow the asses like masses wake up and realize that the fratboy coward is not their friend, is not their leader, but is a demon to be expunged.
Maybe we can get the word out that guys don't make passes at asses like masses.
Here's hoping that somehow the asses like masses wake up and realize that the fratboy coward is not their friend, is not their leader, but is a demon to be expunged.
Maybe we can get the word out that guys don't make passes at asses like masses.
Eli,
You've got a mind like a steel trap.
And hey, congrats on your COMMIE award, you certainly deserve it!
I wonder if there's, say, a Southern Tennessee Fayetteville University...
Wichita has one called "Friends University of Central Kansas."
It's a Christian school....
Eli,
You've got a mind like a steel trap.
And hey, congrats on your COMMIE award, you certainly deserve it!
I wonder if there's, say, a Southern Tennessee Fayetteville University...
Wichita has one called "Friends University of Central Kansas."
It's a Christian school....
Steve,
Hudson Hawk on Showtime in an hour!
Jebus Christ in a half-pipe.
Steve,
Hudson Hawk on Showtime in an hour!
Jebus Christ in a half-pipe.
Eli, I was happy to serve up the softball.
You did it justice, too!
I am growing more and more distressed; this country really is heading down the path to civil war and revolution, and the morons at the top seem to want it to happen.
Fine. Their blood will paint the way to the future.
Eli, I was happy to serve up the softball.
You did it justice, too!
I am growing more and more distressed; this country really is heading down the path to civil war and revolution, and the morons at the top seem to want it to happen.
Fine. Their blood will paint the way to the future.
You've got a mind like a steel trap.
That's absolutely right. Just try arguing philosphy with a steel trap if you don't believe me.
And hey, congrats on your COMMIE award, you certainly deserve it!
Thanks! I was really just repeating something, though - whoever made the artichoke comment in the first place probably should have gotten it...
Wichita has one called "Friends University of Central Kansas."
I've seen that, but I always assumed it was fictional. Maybe their t-shirts say "FUOCK"? Or "FUoCK"?
You've got a mind like a steel trap.
That's absolutely right. Just try arguing philosphy with a steel trap if you don't believe me.
And hey, congrats on your COMMIE award, you certainly deserve it!
Thanks! I was really just repeating something, though - whoever made the artichoke comment in the first place probably should have gotten it...
Wichita has one called "Friends University of Central Kansas."
I've seen that, but I always assumed it was fictional. Maybe their t-shirts say "FUOCK"? Or "FUoCK"?
We found some shit on the history channel showing how the steam engine allowed for big business to be able to cut down trees faster. Only problem was the steel coil used to rip the loggers in half, if they didn't watch it...
We found some shit on the history channel showing how the steam engine allowed for big business to be able to cut down trees faster. Only problem was the steel coil used to rip the loggers in half, if they didn't watch it...
Only problem was the steel coil used to rip the loggers in half, if they didn't watch it...
Cool! So it was a worker incentive, too! I know my company would be very interested in anything that would cut you in half if you're not paying attention.
Only problem was the steel coil used to rip the loggers in half, if they didn't watch it...
Cool! So it was a worker incentive, too! I know my company would be very interested in anything that would cut you in half if you're not paying attention.
If I rent The Night Porter is the cute chick at the video store going to thing I am a pervert and never talk to me again?
If I rent The Night Porter is the cute chick at the video store going to thing I am a pervert and never talk to me again?
yeah, it also eliminated the weak and slow, so they didn't have to pay pensions or health insurance or any of that good stuff...
yeah, it also eliminated the weak and slow, so they didn't have to pay pensions or health insurance or any of that good stuff...
watertiger -
Knicks-Nets! Watch Carter advance to 2-4 with his new team!
steve simels - see my note the other day about the Nirvana box set?
watertiger -
Knicks-Nets! Watch Carter advance to 2-4 with his new team!
steve simels - see my note the other day about the Nirvana box set?
ABC names bloggers "People of the Year."
Punk is dead.
ABC names bloggers "People of the Year."
Punk is dead.
Are you a pervert?
Are you a pervert?
If I rent The Night Porter is the cute chick at the video store going to thing I am a pervert and never talk to me again?
Just tell her it's a Holocaust movie - she'll be all impressed with your social awareness.
If I rent The Night Porter is the cute chick at the video store going to thing I am a pervert and never talk to me again?
Just tell her it's a Holocaust movie - she'll be all impressed with your social awareness.
Maybe their t-shirts say "FUOCK"? Or "FUoCK"?
I'm not sure how they do it now, but way back when they used to use the whole "Friends University of Central Kansas" on their stuff, no acronyms.
Maybe their t-shirts say "FUOCK"? Or "FUoCK"?
I'm not sure how they do it now, but way back when they used to use the whole "Friends University of Central Kansas" on their stuff, no acronyms.
Are you a pervert?
Good point - I only *assumed* WKD was a guy.
Are you a pervert?
Good point - I only *assumed* WKD was a guy.
Never assume anything young Grasshopper.
Never assume anything young Grasshopper.
Okay everyone. Please put on your Maize and Blue for Michigan to pound the living shit out of Texas in the Rose Bowl.
Now, now. The University of Texas is possibly the most liberal institution left in Texas (except for the business school). Let's not beat up on our friends.
Okay everyone. Please put on your Maize and Blue for Michigan to pound the living shit out of Texas in the Rose Bowl.
Now, now. The University of Texas is possibly the most liberal institution left in Texas (except for the business school). Let's not beat up on our friends.
Bloggers are people?
I say we're the new superheroes, but nobody listens to me.
Happy New Year, at any rate.
Bloggers are people?
I say we're the new superheroes, but nobody listens to me.
Happy New Year, at any rate.
yeah, it also eliminated the weak and slow, so they didn't have to pay pensions or health insurance or any of that good stuff...
'Course, it was an outdoor job, so they probably didn't have the same kind of cleanup costs my employer would incur.
yeah, it also eliminated the weak and slow, so they didn't have to pay pensions or health insurance or any of that good stuff...
'Course, it was an outdoor job, so they probably didn't have the same kind of cleanup costs my employer would incur.
watertiger, you are supposed to watch football on New Year's Day. Or soccer. You prob. won't have much luck finding serious programming today. Is there anything fun on C-SPAN?
watertiger, you are supposed to watch football on New Year's Day. Or soccer. You prob. won't have much luck finding serious programming today. Is there anything fun on C-SPAN?
We found some shit on the history channel showing how the steam engine allowed for big business to be able to cut down trees faster. Only problem was the steel coil used to rip the loggers in half, if they didn't watch it...
oh my my
I saw that too and that's the workplace the dumbass repukes are taking us back to.
We found some shit on the history channel showing how the steam engine allowed for big business to be able to cut down trees faster. Only problem was the steel coil used to rip the loggers in half, if they didn't watch it...
oh my my
I saw that too and that's the workplace the dumbass repukes are taking us back to.
Just tell her it's a Holocaust movie - she'll be all impressed with your social awareness.
better than the guy at the video store who, when asked if they had "To Kill a Mockingbird", said "No, but we have 'Tequila Sunrise.'"
Just tell her it's a Holocaust movie - she'll be all impressed with your social awareness.
better than the guy at the video store who, when asked if they had "To Kill a Mockingbird", said "No, but we have 'Tequila Sunrise.'"
Stranger : re Nivrva box
Missed your comment....
Stranger : re Nivrva box
Missed your comment....
When they showed the bloody cables wrapped around the tree I clicked it off.
When they showed the bloody cables wrapped around the tree I clicked it off.
I have no fucking mercy.
My apologies to friends in Texas.
But, fuck the state and everything it represents.
I have no fucking mercy.
My apologies to friends in Texas.
But, fuck the state and everything it represents.
WKD--Tell the clerk that you're studying women directtors when you rent Night Porter. Ask if they carry Susan Sontag's Duet for Cannibals and Lina Wertmuller's Seduction of Mimi. But I wouldn't mention Leni Reifenstahl or Penny Marshall.
WKD--Tell the clerk that you're studying women directtors when you rent Night Porter. Ask if they carry Susan Sontag's Duet for Cannibals and Lina Wertmuller's Seduction of Mimi. But I wouldn't mention Leni Reifenstahl or Penny Marshall.
Eli,
Haha, I'm that stupid but I don't think she is though. I might just stick to David Lynch for the evening. Either that or profound boredom.
Eli,
Haha, I'm that stupid but I don't think she is though. I might just stick to David Lynch for the evening. Either that or profound boredom.
Ô¿Ô,
That and slavery
Ô¿Ô,
That and slavery
Gosh, I'm a Person of the Year! That's a first and no doubt a last, too.
Gosh, I'm a Person of the Year! That's a first and no doubt a last, too.
WTF is up with my spelling today?
WTF is up with my spelling today?
Ah yes, Tequila Mockingbird, starring Keggery Peck...
Ah yes, Tequila Mockingbird, starring Keggery Peck...
As seems to be my wont, i hung this on the tail end of the last thread, composing it as the new thread opened. I hope you'll forgive my presumption that I might repost it for your consideration here:
The Wal-Mart Blues
(tune: Sweet Home Chicago, R. Johnson)
C'mon, baby grab yo' shopping cart!
C'mon, Baby grab yo' shopping cart!
Put d' economy in de toilet,
Shoppin' at de ol' Wal-Mart....
Well one an' one is two,
Two an' one is three,
E'erything dey sell dere done been made by de Chinee...
Chorus:
C'mon, baby shake yo' shopping cart!
C'mon, Baby shake yo' shopping cart!
We gonna load up on dat cheap shit,
Shoppin' at de ol' Wal-mart....
Well one an' two is three
An' one an' three is fo',
Every dime dey make here, go right back to Arkansas....
C'mon, baby watch yo tax base dryin' up!
C'mon, Baby watch yo tax base dryin' up!
Ain' no mo'bidness downtown
Since dey open up de new Wal-Mart....
Well three an' one is fo'
An' fo' an' one is fi'e.
De way dey pay dey workers, mos'ly no one can survive...
C'mon, baby you don' pay no union dues!
C'mon, Baby you don' pay no union dues!
Dey fire ya if ya o'ganize
Down dere at de scab Wal-mart....
'Ell, three an' two is fi'e
And fi'e plus one is six.
Dey kill all de competition.
We be in a dreadful fix..
C'mon, baby get yo' momma too!
C'mon, baby get yo' momma too!
See if maybe she can
Get a job at Wal-mart too...
5:47 pm |
As seems to be my wont, i hung this on the tail end of the last thread, composing it as the new thread opened. I hope you'll forgive my presumption that I might repost it for your consideration here:
The Wal-Mart Blues
(tune: Sweet Home Chicago, R. Johnson)
C'mon, baby grab yo' shopping cart!
C'mon, Baby grab yo' shopping cart!
Put d' economy in de toilet,
Shoppin' at de ol' Wal-Mart....
Well one an' one is two,
Two an' one is three,
E'erything dey sell dere done been made by de Chinee...
Chorus:
C'mon, baby shake yo' shopping cart!
C'mon, Baby shake yo' shopping cart!
We gonna load up on dat cheap shit,
Shoppin' at de ol' Wal-mart....
Well one an' two is three
An' one an' three is fo',
Every dime dey make here, go right back to Arkansas....
C'mon, baby watch yo tax base dryin' up!
C'mon, Baby watch yo tax base dryin' up!
Ain' no mo'bidness downtown
Since dey open up de new Wal-Mart....
Well three an' one is fo'
An' fo' an' one is fi'e.
De way dey pay dey workers, mos'ly no one can survive...
C'mon, baby you don' pay no union dues!
C'mon, Baby you don' pay no union dues!
Dey fire ya if ya o'ganize
Down dere at de scab Wal-mart....
'Ell, three an' two is fi'e
And fi'e plus one is six.
Dey kill all de competition.
We be in a dreadful fix..
C'mon, baby get yo' momma too!
C'mon, baby get yo' momma too!
See if maybe she can
Get a job at Wal-mart too...
5:47 pm |
I might just stick to David Lynch for the evening. Either that or profound boredom.
Or you could rent Dune and do both.
I might just stick to David Lynch for the evening. Either that or profound boredom.
Or you could rent Dune and do both.
Yeah, slavery for gays.
Swiiiiing Looooow, Sweet Chaaaariooot..
Yeah, slavery for gays.
Swiiiiing Looooow, Sweet Chaaaariooot..
better than the guy at the video store who, when asked if they had "To Kill a Mockingbird", said "No, but we have 'Tequila Sunrise.'"
:-()
better than the guy at the video store who, when asked if they had "To Kill a Mockingbird", said "No, but we have 'Tequila Sunrise.'"
:-()
When they showed the bloody cables wrapped around the tree I clicked it off.
Yup, had to leave the room after that.
(sigh) I love televsion. It so. so. so/so.
When they showed the bloody cables wrapped around the tree I clicked it off.
Yup, had to leave the room after that.
(sigh) I love televsion. It so. so. so/so.
no wait, it just plain sucks.
no wait, it just plain sucks.
Who was talking about The Night Porter ?
If it's the same Dirk Bogard (sp?) movie I'm thinking about, it's perverted, but in a very sexy way, IMO. I love that movie. Haven't seen it in years.
Who was talking about The Night Porter ?
If it's the same Dirk Bogard (sp?) movie I'm thinking about, it's perverted, but in a very sexy way, IMO. I love that movie. Haven't seen it in years.
David Lynch for the evening
ummm.....Night Porter is actually better from certain perspectives than Blue Velvet.
David Lynch for the evening
ummm.....Night Porter is actually better from certain perspectives than Blue Velvet.
Barndog, yeah I'm a guy. Probably.
Draco, I've heard of Reifenstahl but who is Penny Marshall?
Barndog, yeah I'm a guy. Probably.
Draco, I've heard of Reifenstahl but who is Penny Marshall?
Tequila Mockingbird, starring Keggery Peck...
Dja ever wonder why "Boo" Radley kept to himself? He was such a "kind" man.
Tequila Mockingbird, starring Keggery Peck...
Dja ever wonder why "Boo" Radley kept to himself? He was such a "kind" man.
Charlotte Rampling?
Charlotte Rampling?
steve -
If you can lay your hands on a copy, it's well worth checking out. Some things I never knew -
Kurt was a Zeppelin fan (there are tracks of them doing 'Heartbreaker' and 'Moby Dick'). And his love of the Vaselines and Huddie Ledbetter is quite endearing.
The package gets bonus points for not a single Courtney Love mention.
I'm a Nirvana fan, so I really dug the whole thing. Your mileage may vary.
steve -
If you can lay your hands on a copy, it's well worth checking out. Some things I never knew -
Kurt was a Zeppelin fan (there are tracks of them doing 'Heartbreaker' and 'Moby Dick'). And his love of the Vaselines and Huddie Ledbetter is quite endearing.
The package gets bonus points for not a single Courtney Love mention.
I'm a Nirvana fan, so I really dug the whole thing. Your mileage may vary.
ummm.....Night Porter is actually better from certain perspectives than Blue Velvet.
I like Blue Velvet, but I'll take Charlotte Rampling over Isabella Rossellini any day.
ummm.....Night Porter is actually better from certain perspectives than Blue Velvet.
I like Blue Velvet, but I'll take Charlotte Rampling over Isabella Rossellini any day.
The Night Porter is much sexier than Blue Velvet.
The Night Porter is much sexier than Blue Velvet.
I''ve always liked the Night Porter premise that there's a dive hotel in Vienna where ex-Nazis reenact scenes rom their heyday. Makes you wonder about the zoning laws.
I''ve always liked the Night Porter premise that there's a dive hotel in Vienna where ex-Nazis reenact scenes rom their heyday. Makes you wonder about the zoning laws.
I gave it a friend of mine for Xmas.
I'm sure she'll let me burn a copy
soon....
I gave it a friend of mine for Xmas.
I'm sure she'll let me burn a copy
soon....
Dja ever wonder why "Boo" Radley kept to himself? He was such a "kind" man.
Is "kind" some kind of euphemism for "perpetually hung over"?
Dja ever wonder why "Boo" Radley kept to himself? He was such a "kind" man.
Is "kind" some kind of euphemism for "perpetually hung over"?
(I knew the Vaselines and Ledbetter parts - but when Kurt loved an artist, he loved them.)
(I knew the Vaselines and Ledbetter parts - but when Kurt loved an artist, he loved them.)
I was visiting the twin and my neice the other day. She was sitting in her room staring at the TV. I walked over to turn it on and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on."
I was visiting the twin and my neice the other day. She was sitting in her room staring at the TV. I walked over to turn it on and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on."
Penny Marshall was a Riefenstahl without the acting carer and without the ability to form or take advantage of people in straight lines and large formations.
Penny Marshall was a Riefenstahl without the acting carer and without the ability to form or take advantage of people in straight lines and large formations.
But, fuck the state and everything it represents.
Well, I'll agree with you there. The state pretty much sucks, but there are still some decent people here.
But, fuck the state and everything it represents.
Well, I'll agree with you there. The state pretty much sucks, but there are still some decent people here.
I was going to rent Blue Velvet and Eraserhead as well, as I think they are the only two Lynch movies I haven't seen. Dune was pretty crap, trying to pull it off with 70's technology was a bad idea as was trying to put it all in one movie.
Anyone know how many series there were of Twin Peaks? Because the last episode I rented ended with the FBI guy being possessed and that was it. Did it continue after that?
I was going to rent Blue Velvet and Eraserhead as well, as I think they are the only two Lynch movies I haven't seen. Dune was pretty crap, trying to pull it off with 70's technology was a bad idea as was trying to put it all in one movie.
Anyone know how many series there were of Twin Peaks? Because the last episode I rented ended with the FBI guy being possessed and that was it. Did it continue after that?
... the guy at the video store who, when asked if they had "To Kill a Mockingbird", said "No, but we have 'Tequila Sunrise.'"
My favorite episode of "Get Smart" was a takeoff on "Maltese Falcon" where Max and 99 went in search of the "Tequila Mockingbird"...
... the guy at the video store who, when asked if they had "To Kill a Mockingbird", said "No, but we have 'Tequila Sunrise.'"
My favorite episode of "Get Smart" was a takeoff on "Maltese Falcon" where Max and 99 went in search of the "Tequila Mockingbird"...
I was visiting the twin and my neice the other day. She was sitting in her room staring at the TV. I walked over to turn it on and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on."
How refreshing!
I was visiting the twin and my neice the other day. She was sitting in her room staring at the TV. I walked over to turn it on and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on."
How refreshing!
I was visiting the twin and my neice the other day. She was sitting in her room staring at the TV. I walked over to turn it on and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on."
hahahahhahahahahahaha!
I was visiting the twin and my neice the other day. She was sitting in her room staring at the TV. I walked over to turn it on and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on."
hahahahhahahahahahaha!
Charlotte Rampling - she is really hot in The Night Porter
I think Isabella is gorgeous, but I don't find her sexy. Charlotte Rampling, on the other hand...
If I was going to switch to women, she'd be very high up on the list.
Charlotte Rampling - she is really hot in The Night Porter
I think Isabella is gorgeous, but I don't find her sexy. Charlotte Rampling, on the other hand...
If I was going to switch to women, she'd be very high up on the list.
Penny Marshall was a Riefenstahl without the acting carer and without the ability to form or take advantage of people in straight lines and large formations.
You're forgetting Laverne & Shirley, where, ironically, Leni had a small supporting role as Squiggy's best friend.
Penny Marshall was a Riefenstahl without the acting carer and without the ability to form or take advantage of people in straight lines and large formations.
You're forgetting Laverne & Shirley, where, ironically, Leni had a small supporting role as Squiggy's best friend.
New Years Resolution:
Move to a blue state, make a shitload of money and lobby like hell to make sure not one penny of my tax dollars go to a red state.
Starve the bastards.
New Years Resolution:
Move to a blue state, make a shitload of money and lobby like hell to make sure not one penny of my tax dollars go to a red state.
Starve the bastards.
I hope the Buffalo Bills get an AFC wild card tomorrow
I hope the Buffalo Bills get an AFC wild card tomorrow
Oh! Getting even further OT - I entered a remix contest for a song by Charlie Louvin, and ended up dropping his vocal into a takeoff of 'Heart Sahped Box.' It's here.
Oh! Getting even further OT - I entered a remix contest for a song by Charlie Louvin, and ended up dropping his vocal into a takeoff of 'Heart Sahped Box.' It's here.
Isabella Rossellini is the bee's knees.
She was on The Daily Show a couple of weeks ago and was charming as all get out.
As for Blue Velvet, I found it much more creepy than sexy. Well, maybe call it creepysexy.
Hm. That sounds like it should be the title of a Prince album.
Isabella Rossellini is the bee's knees.
She was on The Daily Show a couple of weeks ago and was charming as all get out.
As for Blue Velvet, I found it much more creepy than sexy. Well, maybe call it creepysexy.
Hm. That sounds like it should be the title of a Prince album.
WKD--are you kidding about Penny Marshall? She was either Laverne or Shirley on TV and Garry Marshall is either her father or brother. She directed Tom Hanks in Big, among other movies, and she likes to tell the story of throwing the writers off the Big set when one had the nerve to make a suggestion.
WKD--are you kidding about Penny Marshall? She was either Laverne or Shirley on TV and Garry Marshall is either her father or brother. She directed Tom Hanks in Big, among other movies, and she likes to tell the story of throwing the writers off the Big set when one had the nerve to make a suggestion.
I hope the Buffalo Bills get an AFC wild card tomorrow
As long as they do it in such a way that the Jets still get in too...
I hope the Buffalo Bills get an AFC wild card tomorrow
As long as they do it in such a way that the Jets still get in too...
WKD - I was going to rent Blue Velvet and Eraserhead
I've seen Eraserhead twice. I have to warn you that it is not an easy movie to watch. And that was intentional.
So get ready.
WKD - I was going to rent Blue Velvet and Eraserhead
I've seen Eraserhead twice. I have to warn you that it is not an easy movie to watch. And that was intentional.
So get ready.
I dunno, Isabella Rosselleni is pretty damned gorgeous.
I dunno, Isabella Rosselleni is pretty damned gorgeous.
Eli,
"Kind"
Eli,
"Kind"
"Are you a pervert?"
Rule of thumb on perversion:
If you use a feather, it's kinky.
If you use the entire chicken, it's perversion.
I guess Bill O'Lielly would know about the latter.
"Are you a pervert?"
Rule of thumb on perversion:
If you use a feather, it's kinky.
If you use the entire chicken, it's perversion.
I guess Bill O'Lielly would know about the latter.
'Shaped.' Caught your poor spelling, steve.
'Shaped.' Caught your poor spelling, steve.
I've seen Eraserhead twice. I have to warn you that it is not an easy movie to watch. And that was intentional.
Yes, especially in a dorm setting.
"Is it going to go to color soon?"
I've seen Eraserhead twice. I have to warn you that it is not an easy movie to watch. And that was intentional.
Yes, especially in a dorm setting.
"Is it going to go to color soon?"
WKD:
I agree and the older Isabella gets, the more she remind me of her mother.
Ingrid Bergman was nothing to sneeze at, that's for sure!
WKD:
I agree and the older Isabella gets, the more she remind me of her mother.
Ingrid Bergman was nothing to sneeze at, that's for sure!
Panny Marshall played Laverne, Gary was her father, AND she was married to Rob Reiner before she turned gay
Panny Marshall played Laverne, Gary was her father, AND she was married to Rob Reiner before she turned gay
There's something wrong with Eli.
There's something wrong with Eli.
oops, I don't mean turned, before she realized
oops, I don't mean turned, before she realized
I was visiting the twin and my neice the other day. She was sitting in her room staring at the TV. I walked over to turn it on and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on."
I was visiting Bob and Liddy Dole the other day. She was sitting in her chair staring at Bob. I was going to offer Bob a falafal and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on"
I was visiting the twin and my neice the other day. She was sitting in her room staring at the TV. I walked over to turn it on and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on."
I was visiting Bob and Liddy Dole the other day. She was sitting in her chair staring at Bob. I was going to offer Bob a falafal and she said, "No, no, don't turn it on"
Charlotte Rampling. And the actress in Rancho Deluxe (whose name escapes me, and I'm too lazy to Google right now).
One of my favorite movies, Rancho Deluxe.
oh my my -- [snicker] That's a good one.
How is everyone doing this evening? I had to get away from the troll infestation for awhile.
Charlotte Rampling. And the actress in Rancho Deluxe (whose name escapes me, and I'm too lazy to Google right now).
One of my favorite movies, Rancho Deluxe.
oh my my -- [snicker] That's a good one.
How is everyone doing this evening? I had to get away from the troll infestation for awhile.
Gotcha, CS. I'm not "down" with all the "lingo" the "cool cats" "use".
Gotcha, CS. I'm not "down" with all the "lingo" the "cool cats" "use".
I've always loved Isabella Rosselleni....
Plus, it's really fun to say her name.
I've always loved Isabella Rosselleni....
Plus, it's really fun to say her name.
ABC names bloggers "People of the Year."
Actually, I'm a dog.
(Here in Maryland, it was a beautiful warm day. I spent the afternoon out on the front porch reading my new New Yorker collection. Guess which cartoon was on page 618?)
ABC names bloggers "People of the Year."
Actually, I'm a dog.
(Here in Maryland, it was a beautiful warm day. I spent the afternoon out on the front porch reading my new New Yorker collection. Guess which cartoon was on page 618?)
Tena,
I sat through all of Mission Impossible 2, so I figure I'll do just fine.
And Godzilla. For fucks sake Godzilla.
Tena,
I sat through all of Mission Impossible 2, so I figure I'll do just fine.
And Godzilla. For fucks sake Godzilla.
Garry Marshall is Penny Marshall's brother (real last name: Marchiano, I believe).
Penny was married to Rob Reiner back in the 1970s.
She also played Oscar Madison's secretary, Myrna Turner, on "The Odd Couple," one of the best TV shows of all time!
Garry Marshall is Penny Marshall's brother (real last name: Marchiano, I believe).
Penny was married to Rob Reiner back in the 1970s.
She also played Oscar Madison's secretary, Myrna Turner, on "The Odd Couple," one of the best TV shows of all time!
Barndog-
Just remember that GW was not born here, didn't go to school here. Things didn't start going downhill here until the Rust Belt invasion in the late 70's and early 80's (including about 50% of the population of Michigan).
Hook 'Em Horns!!!
Barndog-
Just remember that GW was not born here, didn't go to school here. Things didn't start going downhill here until the Rust Belt invasion in the late 70's and early 80's (including about 50% of the population of Michigan).
Hook 'Em Horns!!!
Isabella is beautiful - one of the world's most beautiful women. But Charlotte Rampling is sexy. Very very sexy.
Especially in The Night Porter.
Isabella is beautiful - one of the world's most beautiful women. But Charlotte Rampling is sexy. Very very sexy.
Especially in The Night Porter.
I've always loved Isabella Rosselleni....
Plus, it's really fun to say her name.
Central Scrutinizer | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:12 pm
Yeah, lots of fun to run your tongue over. Her name's interesting, too.
God, I'm channelling bebe rebozo.
I've always loved Isabella Rosselleni....
Plus, it's really fun to say her name.
Central Scrutinizer | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:12 pm
Yeah, lots of fun to run your tongue over. Her name's interesting, too.
God, I'm channelling bebe rebozo.
Penny Marshall is gay?
Penny Marshall is gay?
There's something wrong with Eli.
Funny, I carefully crafted my personality so that no-one would ever be able to tell, one way or the other. But mena somehow sees right through me!
There's something wrong with Eli.
Funny, I carefully crafted my personality so that no-one would ever be able to tell, one way or the other. But mena somehow sees right through me!
I don't believe Penny Marshall is gay, and nobody "TURNS" gay.
You're either born gay or you're not.
I don't believe Penny Marshall is gay, and nobody "TURNS" gay.
You're either born gay or you're not.
Fresh Blood on the Tracks of Hopelessness
"Most Americans are still ambivalent about our Child Preznut. A recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll showed him with a 49% job approval rating - a wretched crazy train leading toward a slow-burning political death if you are a student of history - but even his closest advisors are getting worried less than a month after he declared that he had a mandate and intended to expend the political capital granted by his re-election, which since that time has amounted to little more than four weeks in the village stocks getting pelted by rotten fruit and rocks."
Fresh Blood on the Tracks of Hopelessness
"Most Americans are still ambivalent about our Child Preznut. A recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll showed him with a 49% job approval rating - a wretched crazy train leading toward a slow-burning political death if you are a student of history - but even his closest advisors are getting worried less than a month after he declared that he had a mandate and intended to expend the political capital granted by his re-election, which since that time has amounted to little more than four weeks in the village stocks getting pelted by rotten fruit and rocks."
WKD | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:06 pm | #
Twin Peaks had just two seasons.
And what ever you don't rent
the Fire Walk With Me movie.
Absolute crap, despite a brilliant
performance by Sheryl Lee.
WKD | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:06 pm | #
Twin Peaks had just two seasons.
And what ever you don't rent
the Fire Walk With Me movie.
Absolute crap, despite a brilliant
performance by Sheryl Lee.
GW, I believe is a northerner, as his parents own property in Maine. He also went to school at Yale. He is no more southern than Kerry
GW, I believe is a northerner, as his parents own property in Maine. He also went to school at Yale. He is no more southern than Kerry
Who was talking about The Night Porter ?
If it's the same Dirk Bogard (sp?) movie I'm thinking about, it's perverted, but in a very sexy way, IMO. I love that movie. Haven't seen it in years.
Tena
C'est moi, for sure...
It was my first lesson in loving kink...Charlotte Rampling, ummmmmmmm i simply do not have words for my reaction to her in that film...wheee-ewww
Who was talking about The Night Porter ?
If it's the same Dirk Bogard (sp?) movie I'm thinking about, it's perverted, but in a very sexy way, IMO. I love that movie. Haven't seen it in years.
Tena
C'est moi, for sure...
It was my first lesson in loving kink...Charlotte Rampling, ummmmmmmm i simply do not have words for my reaction to her in that film...wheee-ewww
"And Godzilla. For fucks sake Godzilla.
WKD"
Godzilla!
One of my guilty pleasures (along with Ed Wood movies) are those Japanese monster flicks.
"And Godzilla. For fucks sake Godzilla.
WKD"
Godzilla!
One of my guilty pleasures (along with Ed Wood movies) are those Japanese monster flicks.
WKD -- the Devlin/Emmerich Godzilla, with Matthew Broderick? God, what a lame-ass, almost-funny bad movie. They wasted Jean Reno. Isn't that, like, in defiance of some obscure law of physics?
WKD -- the Devlin/Emmerich Godzilla, with Matthew Broderick? God, what a lame-ass, almost-funny bad movie. They wasted Jean Reno. Isn't that, like, in defiance of some obscure law of physics?
Twin Peaks had just two seasons.
It was "The X-Files" on drugs. Very strong psychedelic and psychotropic drugs. And just plain full blown gonzo weirdness.
I loved that show. Even when it disappointed me.
Twin Peaks had just two seasons.
It was "The X-Files" on drugs. Very strong psychedelic and psychotropic drugs. And just plain full blown gonzo weirdness.
I loved that show. Even when it disappointed me.
Myrna Turner - wasn't she going to marry a doctor? Roger Doctor?
Myrna Turner - wasn't she going to marry a doctor? Roger Doctor?
I really hate it when every resident of Texas is lumped in with a few stupid fucks.
Especially when you look at the survivalist gun freaks that all live in Michigan.
(I know it is generally limited to the Upper Peninsula, but since we are generalizing about all residents of Texas, I will do the same about all residents of Michigan).,
I really hate it when every resident of Texas is lumped in with a few stupid fucks.
Especially when you look at the survivalist gun freaks that all live in Michigan.
(I know it is generally limited to the Upper Peninsula, but since we are generalizing about all residents of Texas, I will do the same about all residents of Michigan).,
Syntallic:
Why do they keep saying 51% to 48% is a "mandate"?
Terry C. I was kidding. see later post.
Draco, nope. I assume that you're talking about some sitcom on US television. I'm not american (not that there is anything wrong with that) so there you go. I think I am also younger than most on this board; anything from the 70's/early 80's predates my TV watching.
Syntallic:
Why do they keep saying 51% to 48% is a "mandate"?
Terry C. I was kidding. see later post.
Draco, nope. I assume that you're talking about some sitcom on US television. I'm not american (not that there is anything wrong with that) so there you go. I think I am also younger than most on this board; anything from the 70's/early 80's predates my TV watching.
I wonder what new mile-post they'll create for Iraq after the elections...
I wonder what new mile-post they'll create for Iraq after the elections...
WKD - Let me try to explain without ruining it for you. It is a very freaky movie and Lynch used a lot of techniques that as far as I can recall have never been used the way he does. It is hard to watch because Lynch made it that way. It is excruciating in parts, and he does that with the sound track and the general freakiness of lighting and characters and situation.
I found it extremely difficult to watch, and so did both people I watched it with the two times. Mr. Tena had to leave the room for a bit during a couple of segments.
WKD - Let me try to explain without ruining it for you. It is a very freaky movie and Lynch used a lot of techniques that as far as I can recall have never been used the way he does. It is hard to watch because Lynch made it that way. It is excruciating in parts, and he does that with the sound track and the general freakiness of lighting and characters and situation.
I found it extremely difficult to watch, and so did both people I watched it with the two times. Mr. Tena had to leave the room for a bit during a couple of segments.
RMJ: Elizabeth Ashley, or Patti D'Arbanville?
RMJ: Elizabeth Ashley, or Patti D'Arbanville?
Oh, I HATE the Matthew Broderick version of "Godzilla."
From now on, I hope Hollywood leaves the making of those movies to Japan and TOHO Studios.
Oh, I HATE the Matthew Broderick version of "Godzilla."
From now on, I hope Hollywood leaves the making of those movies to Japan and TOHO Studios.
Terry C -- for me, they're not a guilty pleasure at all. I have several Wood films and a stack of man-in-suit flicks, and one of my five favorite episodes of MST3K is Gamera vs. Guiron. I love bad movies almost as much as I love good movies, and I have a better bad movie collection than anyone on this thread. Period.
Just don't ever forget it, Eli.
Terry C -- for me, they're not a guilty pleasure at all. I have several Wood films and a stack of man-in-suit flicks, and one of my five favorite episodes of MST3K is Gamera vs. Guiron. I love bad movies almost as much as I love good movies, and I have a better bad movie collection than anyone on this thread. Period.
Just don't ever forget it, Eli.
One of my guilty pleasures (along with Ed Wood movies) are those Japanese monster flicks.
I like the MST3K versions the best.
Does anyone know which film it was were godzilla stops in the middle of a big battle scene and plays xylophone on the spines of the gigantic dinosaur looking creature? that always cracked me up.
One of my guilty pleasures (along with Ed Wood movies) are those Japanese monster flicks.
I like the MST3K versions the best.
Does anyone know which film it was were godzilla stops in the middle of a big battle scene and plays xylophone on the spines of the gigantic dinosaur looking creature? that always cracked me up.
If you use a feather, it's kinky.
If you use the entire chicken, it's perversion.
Speaking of which, are there any John Waters fans here?
Hey, the chicken got to be in a movie...
If you use a feather, it's kinky.
If you use the entire chicken, it's perversion.
Speaking of which, are there any John Waters fans here?
Hey, the chicken got to be in a movie...
Robert M Jeffers - I loved Twin Peaks, too and it did get disappointing. But nobody has a mind like David Lynch.
Which may be a good thing - we may not want too many of them running around.
Robert M Jeffers - I loved Twin Peaks, too and it did get disappointing. But nobody has a mind like David Lynch.
Which may be a good thing - we may not want too many of them running around.
Why do they keep saying 51% to 48% is a "mandate"?
Because the media is little more than a megaphone?
Eli--
Elizabeth Ashley! That's it!
Thanks.
Gotta get that on DVD.....
Why do they keep saying 51% to 48% is a "mandate"?
Because the media is little more than a megaphone?
Eli--
Elizabeth Ashley! That's it!
Thanks.
Gotta get that on DVD.....
Myrna Turner - wasn't she going to marry a doctor? Roger Doctor?
stranger
No, that was Oscar's ex-wife Blanche.
And Roger Doctor was a milkman!
Myrna Turner - wasn't she going to marry a doctor? Roger Doctor?
stranger
No, that was Oscar's ex-wife Blanche.
And Roger Doctor was a milkman!
Why do they keep saying 51% to 48% is a "mandate"?
Terry C
That's the theme they want to project. It's all about perceptions, not reality. Same thing with the fundies and "morals" they got in their into the unfolding delusional narrative/nightmare that is bizzaro world.
Why do they keep saying 51% to 48% is a "mandate"?
Terry C
That's the theme they want to project. It's all about perceptions, not reality. Same thing with the fundies and "morals" they got in their into the unfolding delusional narrative/nightmare that is bizzaro world.
Especially when you look at the survivalist gun freaks that all live in Michigan.
(I know it is generally limited to the Upper Peninsula, but since we are generalizing about all residents of Texas, I will do the same about all residents of Michigan).,
David (Austin Tx) | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:17 pm
... Hey.
Especially when you look at the survivalist gun freaks that all live in Michigan.
(I know it is generally limited to the Upper Peninsula, but since we are generalizing about all residents of Texas, I will do the same about all residents of Michigan).,
David (Austin Tx) | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:17 pm
... Hey.
It is hard to watch because Lynch made it that way. It is excruciating in parts, and he does that with the sound track and the general freakiness of lighting and characters and situation.
Was it my imagination, or did the lighting get dimmer and dimmer as the movie progressed? It evoked that uneasy feeling I get around dusk if I don't have a light on.
Only movie to ever literally leave me with a bad taste in my mouth.
It is hard to watch because Lynch made it that way. It is excruciating in parts, and he does that with the sound track and the general freakiness of lighting and characters and situation.
Was it my imagination, or did the lighting get dimmer and dimmer as the movie progressed? It evoked that uneasy feeling I get around dusk if I don't have a light on.
Only movie to ever literally leave me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Did Maria Patillo ever appear in another film after Godzilla?
It must have taken remarkable determination to stand out as the worst thing in that celluloid atrocity, but she succeeded.
Did Maria Patillo ever appear in another film after Godzilla?
It must have taken remarkable determination to stand out as the worst thing in that celluloid atrocity, but she succeeded.
(and I've seen Salo, fachrissakes)
(and I've seen Salo, fachrissakes)
A terrible mistake has been made. Clay Aiken is not gay; he's just very cheerful.
Carry on.
A terrible mistake has been made. Clay Aiken is not gay; he's just very cheerful.
Carry on.
You're either born gay or you're not.
Terry C
Ummmm, it's my considered opinion that folks are all born sexual, and that sexuality--like intelligence, in Howard Gardner's work--is complex and not monolithic. We are all born with some greater or lesser degree of affinity for one (or more) sexual orientations. Bi-sexuality, or multi-sexuality is probably a much more widely distributed sexual characteristic than most folks would feel comfortable knowing about...
You're either born gay or you're not.
Terry C
Ummmm, it's my considered opinion that folks are all born sexual, and that sexuality--like intelligence, in Howard Gardner's work--is complex and not monolithic. We are all born with some greater or lesser degree of affinity for one (or more) sexual orientations. Bi-sexuality, or multi-sexuality is probably a much more widely distributed sexual characteristic than most folks would feel comfortable knowing about...
Strike: in their
Strike: in their
Kono - Oh, yes, I love the kink in The Night Porter
It was deliciously perverted.
Kono - Oh, yes, I love the kink in The Night Porter
It was deliciously perverted.
Salo? Yikes!
And that's about all I can say about it.
Salo? Yikes!
And that's about all I can say about it.
Just don't ever forget it, Eli.
Note to self: Eliminate mena before running for office.
Just don't ever forget it, Eli.
Note to self: Eliminate mena before running for office.
She also played Oscar Madison's secretary, Myrna Turner, on "The Odd Couple," one of the best TV shows of all time!
Felix: Oscar, love has made me strong.
Oscar: Yes, but strength has made him stronger!
Makes me laugh every time.
She also played Oscar Madison's secretary, Myrna Turner, on "The Odd Couple," one of the best TV shows of all time!
Felix: Oscar, love has made me strong.
Oscar: Yes, but strength has made him stronger!
Makes me laugh every time.
It's all about perceptions, not reality
media announced more people voted for W than for any other president in any other election.
So what? He still only one by a small percentage.
It's all about perceptions, not reality
media announced more people voted for W than for any other president in any other election.
So what? He still only one by a small percentage.
Bi-sexuality, or multi-sexuality is probably a much more widely distributed sexual characteristic than most folks would feel comfortable knowing about...
Certainly the Greeks of Plato's time thought so....
Bi-sexuality, or multi-sexuality is probably a much more widely distributed sexual characteristic than most folks would feel comfortable knowing about...
Certainly the Greeks of Plato's time thought so....
Filertom:
Ah, but do you own The Incubus with
Wiiliam Shatner?
Filertom:
Ah, but do you own The Incubus with
Wiiliam Shatner?
It was we who brought up Rossellini in the thread a few weeks ago about women who could make you change your mind: our point in BV vs NP was that in NP you had this kind of reversal which would be better than just staying "the bitch," and besides BV struck us as cowardly, as taking the audience to the abyss and then turning right fucking around back into the very unsmashed illusions in the beginning (this was also something like Ebert's opinion of it). But Pauline Kael called the bed-engulfment scene in Eraserhead the most perfectly erotic thing in cinema (not exact words).
It was we who brought up Rossellini in the thread a few weeks ago about women who could make you change your mind: our point in BV vs NP was that in NP you had this kind of reversal which would be better than just staying "the bitch," and besides BV struck us as cowardly, as taking the audience to the abyss and then turning right fucking around back into the very unsmashed illusions in the beginning (this was also something like Ebert's opinion of it). But Pauline Kael called the bed-engulfment scene in Eraserhead the most perfectly erotic thing in cinema (not exact words).
Does anyone know which film it was were godzilla stops in the middle of a big battle scene and plays xylophone on the spines of the gigantic dinosaur looking creature? that always cracked me up.
fourlegsgood | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:18 pm
Are you sure it wasn't Gamera vs. Zigra?
Does anyone know which film it was were godzilla stops in the middle of a big battle scene and plays xylophone on the spines of the gigantic dinosaur looking creature? that always cracked me up.
fourlegsgood | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:18 pm
Are you sure it wasn't Gamera vs. Zigra?
Eli - It did get darker, and if you recall, he manipulates the background noise until it makes you want to scream.
The part that really freaked me out, however, was the "angel" in the heater - the one who does that little song. She scared me silly.
Eli - It did get darker, and if you recall, he manipulates the background noise until it makes you want to scream.
The part that really freaked me out, however, was the "angel" in the heater - the one who does that little song. She scared me silly.
Speaking of which, are there any John Waters fans here?
Hey, the chicken got to be in a movie...
A chicken - or a PINK FLAMINGO?
Speaking of which, are there any John Waters fans here?
Hey, the chicken got to be in a movie...
A chicken - or a PINK FLAMINGO?
Only movie to ever literally leave me with a bad taste in my mouth.
I taste copper.
Only movie to ever literally leave me with a bad taste in my mouth.
I taste copper.
Steve,
Yay! I have a whole 'nother season to track down! Woooot!
Robert,
Yeah, I love that series. It got me hooked on Lynch, and I had a massive crush on Sherilyn Fenn. Like wow was she gorgeous. Probably still is, haven't seen any recent photos.
Filkertom,
There, that one. Fuck me was that one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life. I was stuck on a bus and couldn't get away.
"It's too cold, the heatseekers won't lock!" Die, motherfucker.
Steve,
Yay! I have a whole 'nother season to track down! Woooot!
Robert,
Yeah, I love that series. It got me hooked on Lynch, and I had a massive crush on Sherilyn Fenn. Like wow was she gorgeous. Probably still is, haven't seen any recent photos.
Filkertom,
There, that one. Fuck me was that one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life. I was stuck on a bus and couldn't get away.
"It's too cold, the heatseekers won't lock!" Die, motherfucker.
Does anyone re-run The Odd Couple nowadays?
For years, it was on Ch. 11 in NYC about 8 times a day, and I watched as many as I could. If it was on now, I'd still be watchin' 'em.
Does anyone re-run The Odd Couple nowadays?
For years, it was on Ch. 11 in NYC about 8 times a day, and I watched as many as I could. If it was on now, I'd still be watchin' 'em.
for me, they're not a guilty pleasure at all. I have several Wood films and a stack of man-in-suit flicks, and one of my five favorite episodes of MST3K is Gamera vs. Guiron.
I hear ya. My favorite movie *synopsis* was for Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (I believe). Something along the lines of: "Godzilla and flying cyborg Jet Jaguar battle a giant cockroach and a big black chicken sent by Seatopians."
for me, they're not a guilty pleasure at all. I have several Wood films and a stack of man-in-suit flicks, and one of my five favorite episodes of MST3K is Gamera vs. Guiron.
I hear ya. My favorite movie *synopsis* was for Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (I believe). Something along the lines of: "Godzilla and flying cyborg Jet Jaguar battle a giant cockroach and a big black chicken sent by Seatopians."
Steve Simels -- one of my trump cards, actually. Yes, on DVD.
Steve Simels -- one of my trump cards, actually. Yes, on DVD.
RMJ: Elizabeth Ashley was in Rancho Deluxe, a movie I saw part of once and always wanted to see the rest of- but now that I've given up TV...
RMJ: Elizabeth Ashley was in Rancho Deluxe, a movie I saw part of once and always wanted to see the rest of- but now that I've given up TV...
Are you sure it wasn't Gamera vs. Zigra?
Gamera, Gamera
Gamera is really neat
He is made of turtle meat...
Are you sure it wasn't Gamera vs. Zigra?
Gamera, Gamera
Gamera is really neat
He is made of turtle meat...
That's Filkertom, sorry:
BTW: I own a copy of an unreleased
Ed Wood directed TV western pilot/
That's Filkertom, sorry:
BTW: I own a copy of an unreleased
Ed Wood directed TV western pilot/
Gamera v. Guiron --
I love that one! Where the two women are talking to each other, but the 'bots just keep saying:
"Hello."
"Thank you."
Made my sister fall off the couch laughing.
Gamera v. Guiron --
I love that one! Where the two women are talking to each other, but the 'bots just keep saying:
"Hello."
"Thank you."
Made my sister fall off the couch laughing.
Since we are talking about odd movies, how about The Fifth Element.
Despite the presence of Bruce Willis, I still think that is a great movie.
Since we are talking about odd movies, how about The Fifth Element.
Despite the presence of Bruce Willis, I still think that is a great movie.
Oh, and Tom, I may have to call you on that bad-movie-collection brag. And if I can pull in my girlfriend's collection, I'm 100% sure we would kick your ass.
Oh, and Tom, I may have to call you on that bad-movie-collection brag. And if I can pull in my girlfriend's collection, I'm 100% sure we would kick your ass.
I have always thought "Liddy blows Godzilla" pretty good, especially when his ejaculate propels a cum-filled Liddy across the city.
I have always thought "Liddy blows Godzilla" pretty good, especially when his ejaculate propels a cum-filled Liddy across the city.
Oh, sweet jesus. An Ed Wood pissing match?
We'll call it "Got Wood?"
Oh, sweet jesus. An Ed Wood pissing match?
We'll call it "Got Wood?"
kei & yuri - When the lovers deliquesce in the bed - that was genius. That is the most brilliant segment of Eraserhead.
kei & yuri - When the lovers deliquesce in the bed - that was genius. That is the most brilliant segment of Eraserhead.
beaten to the answer, i see...fricken dialup...earthlink bites sometimes
beaten to the answer, i see...fricken dialup...earthlink bites sometimes
"Multipass!"
"Multipass!"
WKD -- yeah, I was so pissed at E&D for all those in-the-rain-at-night SFX. If you couldn't do the damn shots, why did you sign up for the movie!? Oh, yeah, right, toy marketing. Feh. And the Big G just looks completely wrong with that Sgt. Slaughter chin.
Eli -- hee. That's another one. The "translation" they do of the Jet Jaguar theme at the end of that MST3K episode is hilarious.
WKD -- yeah, I was so pissed at E&D for all those in-the-rain-at-night SFX. If you couldn't do the damn shots, why did you sign up for the movie!? Oh, yeah, right, toy marketing. Feh. And the Big G just looks completely wrong with that Sgt. Slaughter chin.
Eli -- hee. That's another one. The "translation" they do of the Jet Jaguar theme at the end of that MST3K episode is hilarious.
BTW: I own a copy of an unreleased
Ed Wood directed TV western pilot/
right on, steve-o .. that's a better one than my rosemary woods shower curtain set ..
BTW: I own a copy of an unreleased
Ed Wood directed TV western pilot/
right on, steve-o .. that's a better one than my rosemary woods shower curtain set ..
Tibby, oh Tibby.....
Tibby, oh Tibby.....
Elizabeth Ashley! That's it!
Thanks.
Gotta get that on DVD.....
Robert M. Jeffers
Your tastes in women and mine are quite similar: Dark, curley-haired, very fair, dark-eyed, square-chinned, dimpled, sultry with a gamin smile???
Elizabeth Ashley! That's it!
Thanks.
Gotta get that on DVD.....
Robert M. Jeffers
Your tastes in women and mine are quite similar: Dark, curley-haired, very fair, dark-eyed, square-chinned, dimpled, sultry with a gamin smile???
Tena, fair enough but I'll give it a go anyway.
Steve,
I rented Fire Walk With Me awhile back, but never watched the whole thing. Can't remember why.
Tena, fair enough but I'll give it a go anyway.
Steve,
I rented Fire Walk With Me awhile back, but never watched the whole thing. Can't remember why.
Bi-sexuality, or multi-sexuality is probably a much more widely distributed sexual characteristic than most folks would feel comfortable knowing about...
Certainly the Greeks of Plato's time thought so....
Well, that would explain spanikopita.
Bi-sexuality, or multi-sexuality is probably a much more widely distributed sexual characteristic than most folks would feel comfortable knowing about...
Certainly the Greeks of Plato's time thought so....
Well, that would explain spanikopita.
But for kinky sexy - you can't beat the scene in The Night Porter when she breaks that glass in the bathroom and he comes and steps down on her hand. I know it's sadistic, but that's the the whole theme and I find it very erotic in that movie.
But for kinky sexy - you can't beat the scene in The Night Porter when she breaks that glass in the bathroom and he comes and steps down on her hand. I know it's sadistic, but that's the the whole theme and I find it very erotic in that movie.
Dark, curley-haired, very fair, dark-eyed, square-chinned, dimpled, sultry with a gamin smile???
That's what you see when Liddy spreads her legs!
Dark, curley-haired, very fair, dark-eyed, square-chinned, dimpled, sultry with a gamin smile???
That's what you see when Liddy spreads her legs!
I love that one! Where the two women are talking to each other, but the 'bots just keep saying:
"Hello."
"Thank you."
"That's very interesting."
"That's very interesting, too."
"*That's* very interesting."
"Hehehehehehe... Okay."
I love that one! Where the two women are talking to each other, but the 'bots just keep saying:
"Hello."
"Thank you."
"That's very interesting."
"That's very interesting, too."
"*That's* very interesting."
"Hehehehehehe... Okay."
Am I missing the point on this Social Security thing?
What is the problem that Bush is going to fix? I don't remember there being any big AARP rallys or talking-heads to announce any pitfalls in the system.
As Edith Bunker said on All in the Family..."If it isn't broke...Don't Fix It...".
What I find strange is that the change is not for the people on SS or us baby-boomers, but its for someone else. The BS about young workers investing in their future is a smoke-screen to hide the real reason for such a massive change.
Besides, Bush did not win by a landslide nor does he have a mandate. All he has is the Congress ready to pencil-whip whatever he wants. Harry Reid may known when to dance and when to fight, but I don't think will have a chance to step up to the plate.
Can someone clue me in?
Thanks
regards
.
Am I missing the point on this Social Security thing?
What is the problem that Bush is going to fix? I don't remember there being any big AARP rallys or talking-heads to announce any pitfalls in the system.
As Edith Bunker said on All in the Family..."If it isn't broke...Don't Fix It...".
What I find strange is that the change is not for the people on SS or us baby-boomers, but its for someone else. The BS about young workers investing in their future is a smoke-screen to hide the real reason for such a massive change.
Besides, Bush did not win by a landslide nor does he have a mandate. All he has is the Congress ready to pencil-whip whatever he wants. Harry Reid may known when to dance and when to fight, but I don't think will have a chance to step up to the plate.
Can someone clue me in?
Thanks
regards
.
I love John Waters. I loved Hairspray and Pink Flamingos. I don't know what Waters is going to do now that Divine is dead.
I love John Waters. I loved Hairspray and Pink Flamingos. I don't know what Waters is going to do now that Divine is dead.
"We are all born with some greater or lesser degree of affinity for one (or more) sexual orientations."
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar
Interesting comment. In my waking hours, I have never considered having a homosexual relationship. However, I occasionally dream about having sex with another woman and it is very erotic. I wake up confused.
"We are all born with some greater or lesser degree of affinity for one (or more) sexual orientations."
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar
Interesting comment. In my waking hours, I have never considered having a homosexual relationship. However, I occasionally dream about having sex with another woman and it is very erotic. I wake up confused.
But for kinky sexy - you can't beat the scene in The Night Porter when she breaks that glass in the bathroom and he comes and steps down on her hand.
i dunno .. but the kink found in "caligula" and another lesser-known flick "52-pickup" kinda raise debauchery to an art form ... i think these are the only two flicks that can still give larry flynt a hard on
But for kinky sexy - you can't beat the scene in The Night Porter when she breaks that glass in the bathroom and he comes and steps down on her hand.
i dunno .. but the kink found in "caligula" and another lesser-known flick "52-pickup" kinda raise debauchery to an art form ... i think these are the only two flicks that can still give larry flynt a hard on
Back to Clay Aiken...I read somewhere that Clear Channel won't play his music. Clear Channel not playing an artist is enough to make me buy their work whether I like it or not. I actually know nothing about Clay Aiken, but I have decided I am going to support people on our side, like the Dixie Chicks and Cher even though I may not love or even like their music. It's time to stick together.
Back to Clay Aiken...I read somewhere that Clear Channel won't play his music. Clear Channel not playing an artist is enough to make me buy their work whether I like it or not. I actually know nothing about Clay Aiken, but I have decided I am going to support people on our side, like the Dixie Chicks and Cher even though I may not love or even like their music. It's time to stick together.
If we're talking *weird* movies, I have to put in a plug for Greaser's Palace and The Item. Plus more Asian movies than I can list here...
If we're talking *weird* movies, I have to put in a plug for Greaser's Palace and The Item. Plus more Asian movies than I can list here...
filkertom,
I got really pissed at the fixed cannon Apaches, and Godzilla out-running a torpedo underwater, and an Abrams tank being stepped on and crushed. It's like people who think terrorists could've shot down that space shuttle. Fuckheads guide to technology.
I'm pedantic, so that shit really bugs me.
And the plot sucked anyway.
filkertom,
I got really pissed at the fixed cannon Apaches, and Godzilla out-running a torpedo underwater, and an Abrams tank being stepped on and crushed. It's like people who think terrorists could've shot down that space shuttle. Fuckheads guide to technology.
I'm pedantic, so that shit really bugs me.
And the plot sucked anyway.
This thread is already making me hold my tummy in delighted laughter.
An Ed Wood western!? Kewl beyond words. I've got the soundtrack -- as in, god help us all, a released album with the entire audio track, of Orgy of the Dead.
David (Austin) -- y'know, I've never seen that one. I heard from a few people it was great, from a few that it was terrible, and from far too many that it was just boring, and boring is the worst crime I feel a movie can commit (besides being hideously offensive, of course). So, you think it's pretty good?
watertiger --[snort][spew]
Eli -- if she's living with you, sure. And it's not a dire macho challenge -- I know some folks out there have got to have a great hunk o' cinematic badness. However, I do have enough stuff over here to turn your teeth green and make strong men Quayle, not even counting the MST3K collection. The Conqueror in widescreen, Robot Monster in 3D, an actual un-MSTied copy of The Wild, Wild World of Batwoman....
This thread is already making me hold my tummy in delighted laughter.
An Ed Wood western!? Kewl beyond words. I've got the soundtrack -- as in, god help us all, a released album with the entire audio track, of Orgy of the Dead.
David (Austin) -- y'know, I've never seen that one. I heard from a few people it was great, from a few that it was terrible, and from far too many that it was just boring, and boring is the worst crime I feel a movie can commit (besides being hideously offensive, of course). So, you think it's pretty good?
watertiger --[snort][spew]
Eli -- if she's living with you, sure. And it's not a dire macho challenge -- I know some folks out there have got to have a great hunk o' cinematic badness. However, I do have enough stuff over here to turn your teeth green and make strong men Quayle, not even counting the MST3K collection. The Conqueror in widescreen, Robot Monster in 3D, an actual un-MSTied copy of The Wild, Wild World of Batwoman....
Latest gun nut from Michigan to move down here? Ted Nugent.
Latest gun nut from Michigan to move down here? Ted Nugent.
WKD - I'm not trying to discourage you, honestly. Eraserhead is one of those movies everyone who loves movies should see.
Just wanted to warn you that it is quite the experience.
WKD - I'm not trying to discourage you, honestly. Eraserhead is one of those movies everyone who loves movies should see.
Just wanted to warn you that it is quite the experience.
The political capital from a 51-49 'victory' is about the amount you get in change from $5 bill at MickeyDees for lunch
(and that is even assuming there is a single, slender chinchilla of a chance that the fucker wasn't stolen outright...)
The political capital from a 51-49 'victory' is about the amount you get in change from $5 bill at MickeyDees for lunch
(and that is even assuming there is a single, slender chinchilla of a chance that the fucker wasn't stolen outright...)
I've always wanted to rent The Naked Lunch but it's just one of those movies I keep forgeting about when I go to the video store. Blockbuster probably doesn't even carry it.
I've always wanted to rent The Naked Lunch but it's just one of those movies I keep forgeting about when I go to the video store. Blockbuster probably doesn't even carry it.
Mmm... 52 Pick-Up...
Good stuff, sport. John Glover is the *man*.
Which reminds me of another couple offbeat movies, Ed And His Dead Mother (Glover, along with Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty, Gary Farmer, and Miriam Margolyes), and Repo Man (same director or producer as EAHDM, I think). Yeah, everyone knows Repo Man, but no-one knows Ed And His Dead Mother, and it's a damn shame.
Mmm... 52 Pick-Up...
Good stuff, sport. John Glover is the *man*.
Which reminds me of another couple offbeat movies, Ed And His Dead Mother (Glover, along with Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty, Gary Farmer, and Miriam Margolyes), and Repo Man (same director or producer as EAHDM, I think). Yeah, everyone knows Repo Man, but no-one knows Ed And His Dead Mother, and it's a damn shame.
Is Blockbuster blue or red, I keep forgetting.
There is some freaky shit in "The Sheltering Sky" (curiously enough an unintentional comment on colonialism-drunk rich shallow Brits try to overcome midlife crises with Bedu sex); and there is absolutely gorgeous S & M in Indochine, appropriately enough for femdom from France done as smooth as molten glass.
Is Blockbuster blue or red, I keep forgetting.
There is some freaky shit in "The Sheltering Sky" (curiously enough an unintentional comment on colonialism-drunk rich shallow Brits try to overcome midlife crises with Bedu sex); and there is absolutely gorgeous S & M in Indochine, appropriately enough for femdom from France done as smooth as molten glass.
terrorists could've shot down that space shuttle.
Oh, right. If not terrorists, then what happened to it?!
terrorists could've shot down that space shuttle.
Oh, right. If not terrorists, then what happened to it?!
Moad-dib,
Josh Marshall has been doing great work with regard to the "crisis" of SS. The bottom line - there is no crisis. It's all made up.
The right wing did the same thing (on a much smaller scale) in my hometown when they created a "crisis" regarding parental notification for clubs at a local high school. It was all of the sudden critically important that parents allow or disallow their son/daughter to participate in a given club when...you guessed it...students formed a Gay Student Alliance at the school.
My point being - there was no crisis here, but they effectively set the narrative to indicate that there was.
Same thing is happening with SS.
Go read talkingpointsmemo for more.
D
Moad-dib,
Josh Marshall has been doing great work with regard to the "crisis" of SS. The bottom line - there is no crisis. It's all made up.
The right wing did the same thing (on a much smaller scale) in my hometown when they created a "crisis" regarding parental notification for clubs at a local high school. It was all of the sudden critically important that parents allow or disallow their son/daughter to participate in a given club when...you guessed it...students formed a Gay Student Alliance at the school.
My point being - there was no crisis here, but they effectively set the narrative to indicate that there was.
Same thing is happening with SS.
Go read talkingpointsmemo for more.
D
WKD -- oh, no doubt. One of the stupidest movies in years, right up there with Deep Impact for making you yell "That's not how it fuckin' WORKS!" at the screen. That said, I actually have fun watching it if I let myself, and Maria Pitillo is cute as all hell.
WKD -- oh, no doubt. One of the stupidest movies in years, right up there with Deep Impact for making you yell "That's not how it fuckin' WORKS!" at the screen. That said, I actually have fun watching it if I let myself, and Maria Pitillo is cute as all hell.
Robot Monster in 3D?
I'm not worthy!!!
Robot Monster in 3D?
I'm not worthy!!!
syntallic - The Night Porter is not pornographic. It is erotic. It is an S&M relationship and Rampling and Bogard really make it work. It's been years since I saw it, but I'll always remember it because it definitely affected me.
syntallic - The Night Porter is not pornographic. It is erotic. It is an S&M relationship and Rampling and Bogard really make it work. It's been years since I saw it, but I'll always remember it because it definitely affected me.
the blonde owner of a rubber plantation, before the mandatory tango with her favorite Vietnamese girl, flogs a middle-aged slave, after which he (with additional bowing [he was already bent over for the carry-out]) wimpers "you are my mother and my father."
the blonde owner of a rubber plantation, before the mandatory tango with her favorite Vietnamese girl, flogs a middle-aged slave, after which he (with additional bowing [he was already bent over for the carry-out]) wimpers "you are my mother and my father."
Current headline on the Washington Post's site: "Japan Raises Its Tsunami Aid Donation to $500M"
All right Junior, you gonna match that?
Current headline on the Washington Post's site: "Japan Raises Its Tsunami Aid Donation to $500M"
All right Junior, you gonna match that?
I've never dreamed in bed of having sex with a woman. It's always other guys. I did dream of having sex with a motorcycle one time, though. Don't know what that was about.
I've never dreamed in bed of having sex with a woman. It's always other guys. I did dream of having sex with a motorcycle one time, though. Don't know what that was about.
By the way, the movie of Naked
Lunch, with the divine Judy Davis,
is really good.b
By the way, the movie of Naked
Lunch, with the divine Judy Davis,
is really good.b
Latest gun nut from Michigan to move down here? Ted Nugent.
RealTexan
Wonder if any of the C&W DJs will be calling him a "Michigrant", ala the early '80s.
Latest gun nut from Michigan to move down here? Ted Nugent.
RealTexan
Wonder if any of the C&W DJs will be calling him a "Michigrant", ala the early '80s.
Tena -- have you seen or heard any of the musical of Hairspray? It's actually a lot of fun.
Eli -- my favorite film no one's ever heard of is Movie Movie with George C. Scott and the Cast From Hell. Tremendously fun pastiche of the ol' Double Feature.
Tena -- have you seen or heard any of the musical of Hairspray? It's actually a lot of fun.
Eli -- my favorite film no one's ever heard of is Movie Movie with George C. Scott and the Cast From Hell. Tremendously fun pastiche of the ol' Double Feature.
Robot Monster in 3D?
I'm not worthy!!!
steve simels | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:37 pm
Oh, sure you are. The bubbles are, of course, the best part.
Robot Monster in 3D?
I'm not worthy!!!
steve simels | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:37 pm
Oh, sure you are. The bubbles are, of course, the best part.
I've got the soundtrack -- as in, god help us all, a released album with the entire audio track, of Orgy of the Dead.
My gf quotes that on www.moviequote.net periodically. Everyone on the Horror page now knows that "Topless interpretive dance" means Orgy Of The Dead.
if she's living with you, sure. And it's not a dire macho challenge -- I know some folks out there have got to have a great hunk o' cinematic badness. However, I do have enough stuff over here to turn your teeth green and make strong men Quayle, not even counting the MST3K collection. The Conqueror in widescreen, Robot Monster in 3D, an actual un-MSTied copy of The Wild, Wild World of Batwoman....
She's not, alas. But maybe this will give her an incentive! I'm not a diehard collector, so you probably have a leg up on, ahem, quality. But I'm incredibly unselective and omnivorous, so there's still a good chance I have more quantity.
Plus I have a B&W (variably tinted) musical comedy Western from Czechoslovakia called Lemonade Joe.
I've got the soundtrack -- as in, god help us all, a released album with the entire audio track, of Orgy of the Dead.
My gf quotes that on www.moviequote.net periodically. Everyone on the Horror page now knows that "Topless interpretive dance" means Orgy Of The Dead.
if she's living with you, sure. And it's not a dire macho challenge -- I know some folks out there have got to have a great hunk o' cinematic badness. However, I do have enough stuff over here to turn your teeth green and make strong men Quayle, not even counting the MST3K collection. The Conqueror in widescreen, Robot Monster in 3D, an actual un-MSTied copy of The Wild, Wild World of Batwoman....
She's not, alas. But maybe this will give her an incentive! I'm not a diehard collector, so you probably have a leg up on, ahem, quality. But I'm incredibly unselective and omnivorous, so there's still a good chance I have more quantity.
Plus I have a B&W (variably tinted) musical comedy Western from Czechoslovakia called Lemonade Joe.
Hello! It's 2005 and Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling are still not in jail.
Hello! It's 2005 and Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling are still not in jail.
However, I occasionally dream about having sex with another woman and it is very erotic. I wake up confused.
mer
and excited?
well, why not?
i have noted here before (ad nauseam, i'm sure) that to parse sexuality as this absurd culture does is about as sensible as trying to fence in the ocean...(fence in the ocean, or fence-in the ocean, are both about equal as far as futility goes)...
humans are but another branch of the anthropoid apes, let's not forget. Our closest relatives, the bonobo (which will soon become extinct), are pan-sexual: within the troop hierarchy, of course, but everybody does everybody else all the time...by mutual consent, and low to no coercion...
rest easy, lady...
However, I occasionally dream about having sex with another woman and it is very erotic. I wake up confused.
mer
and excited?
well, why not?
i have noted here before (ad nauseam, i'm sure) that to parse sexuality as this absurd culture does is about as sensible as trying to fence in the ocean...(fence in the ocean, or fence-in the ocean, are both about equal as far as futility goes)...
humans are but another branch of the anthropoid apes, let's not forget. Our closest relatives, the bonobo (which will soon become extinct), are pan-sexual: within the troop hierarchy, of course, but everybody does everybody else all the time...by mutual consent, and low to no coercion...
rest easy, lady...
filkertom,
Yes, I really like The Fifth Element. Gary Oldman plays a pretty cool bad guy, and Milla Jovovich is certainly easy on the eyes.
Some of it is really over the top. Chris Tucker's role as DJ Ruby Rhod is the classic narcissistic media personality, the choice of actors for the roles is perfect.
I liked Naked Lunch as well, but it was hard to watch the first time. The second time I saw it, it was much better.
filkertom,
Yes, I really like The Fifth Element. Gary Oldman plays a pretty cool bad guy, and Milla Jovovich is certainly easy on the eyes.
Some of it is really over the top. Chris Tucker's role as DJ Ruby Rhod is the classic narcissistic media personality, the choice of actors for the roles is perfect.
I liked Naked Lunch as well, but it was hard to watch the first time. The second time I saw it, it was much better.
The hottest Isabelle is Isabelle Adjani. I used to watch alot of french films with her in them... ummm for the culture.
The hottest Isabelle is Isabelle Adjani. I used to watch alot of french films with her in them... ummm for the culture.
Diogenes,
I appreciate your advise. I don't have ready access to news that isn't already filtered and I have limited time to "discuss" on-line due to time differientials.
Thanks
regards
.
Diogenes,
I appreciate your advise. I don't have ready access to news that isn't already filtered and I have limited time to "discuss" on-line due to time differientials.
Thanks
regards
.
Waters' last bit was all about moron morality (a plague of unrestrainable and deeply comical sexuality afflicts a "normal" community). He has the only line worth hearing in any Chucky movie (in the trailer to the last one, he laughs photographing Britney Spears crashing her car, saying of the extraordinarily boring doll who caused the crash, "God bless the little people!").
and needless to say Cecil B Demented is the definitive feature-length screed on Hollywood. (hey hey MPAA how many movies did you censor today?)
Waters' last bit was all about moron morality (a plague of unrestrainable and deeply comical sexuality afflicts a "normal" community). He has the only line worth hearing in any Chucky movie (in the trailer to the last one, he laughs photographing Britney Spears crashing her car, saying of the extraordinarily boring doll who caused the crash, "God bless the little people!").
and needless to say Cecil B Demented is the definitive feature-length screed on Hollywood. (hey hey MPAA how many movies did you censor today?)
my favorite film no one's ever heard of is Movie Movie with George C. Scott and the Cast From Hell. Tremendously fun pastiche of the ol' Double Feature.
I've *heard* of it...
my favorite film no one's ever heard of is Movie Movie with George C. Scott and the Cast From Hell. Tremendously fun pastiche of the ol' Double Feature.
I've *heard* of it...
Incog, Naked Lunch is pretty much incoherant. The book is totally incoherant.
Tena, Mullholland Drive put me in a down state for about a week afterwards, and bugged me for some time afterwards as well. It was the first Lynch movie that I saw and the way he fucks with your moods is the reason I like him so much. So much pathos, such a little biscuit.
Filkertom,
Yeah, fuck yeah. As I mentioned, MI2 is about the only other one I can remember being as bad.
I saw that Trey Parker/Matt Stone cannibalism movie, and it bored the shit out of me.
Incog, Naked Lunch is pretty much incoherant. The book is totally incoherant.
Tena, Mullholland Drive put me in a down state for about a week afterwards, and bugged me for some time afterwards as well. It was the first Lynch movie that I saw and the way he fucks with your moods is the reason I like him so much. So much pathos, such a little biscuit.
Filkertom,
Yeah, fuck yeah. As I mentioned, MI2 is about the only other one I can remember being as bad.
I saw that Trey Parker/Matt Stone cannibalism movie, and it bored the shit out of me.
I love John Waters. I loved Hairspray and Pink Flamingos. I don't know what Waters is going to do now that Divine is dead.
My two favorites are Hairspray and Pecker. (I'd include Pink Flamingos in that, but it defies categorization. (My favorite review is "Like an explosion in a septic tank, this movie has to be seen to be believed.)) He's made quite a few films since Divine died, but I agree, there's something missing in them. I also miss Edith Massey.
The DVDs of his movies are pretty well done, too. His running commentaries are the best I've heard.
I love John Waters. I loved Hairspray and Pink Flamingos. I don't know what Waters is going to do now that Divine is dead.
My two favorites are Hairspray and Pecker. (I'd include Pink Flamingos in that, but it defies categorization. (My favorite review is "Like an explosion in a septic tank, this movie has to be seen to be believed.)) He's made quite a few films since Divine died, but I agree, there's something missing in them. I also miss Edith Massey.
The DVDs of his movies are pretty well done, too. His running commentaries are the best I've heard.
The hottest Isabelle is Isabelle Adjani. I used to watch alot of french films with her in them... ummm for the culture.
trifecta
kinda felt the same way about Greta Greta Scaatchi --- ouch
The hottest Isabelle is Isabelle Adjani. I used to watch alot of french films with her in them... ummm for the culture.
trifecta
kinda felt the same way about Greta Greta Scaatchi --- ouch
steve simels - I agree with you. I think Cronenberg may be the only director who could have made it. I loved Naked Lunch, but I really like Cronenberg. Dead Ringers is one of the most amazing movies ever. And it is erotic, too, in a very disturbing way.
steve simels - I agree with you. I think Cronenberg may be the only director who could have made it. I loved Naked Lunch, but I really like Cronenberg. Dead Ringers is one of the most amazing movies ever. And it is erotic, too, in a very disturbing way.
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On the other hand, I've dreamed of having sex with guys too, but never a motorcycle.
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On the other hand, I've dreamed of having sex with guys too, but never a motorcycle.
Note to steve simels, watertiger, NYMary, Thersites, and any NY area residents: Democracy for NYC Monthly Meetup
Repost from last thread.
Note to steve simels, watertiger, NYMary, Thersites, and any NY area residents: Democracy for NYC Monthly Meetup
Repost from last thread.
I have a B&W (variably tinted) musical comedy Western from Czechoslovakia called Lemonade Joe.
Eli | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:41 pm
Ewww. Oh, man, that is so wrong.
I've also got the bad musicals collection, although it's a good deal smaller. I got the David Hasselhoff Jekyll & Hyde for, like three bucks, and I have the original cast albums for Bat Boy and Flowers for Algernon (starring Michael Crawford!), among others. I'd rather musicals were good, y'know?
I have a B&W (variably tinted) musical comedy Western from Czechoslovakia called Lemonade Joe.
Eli | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:41 pm
Ewww. Oh, man, that is so wrong.
I've also got the bad musicals collection, although it's a good deal smaller. I got the David Hasselhoff Jekyll & Hyde for, like three bucks, and I have the original cast albums for Bat Boy and Flowers for Algernon (starring Michael Crawford!), among others. I'd rather musicals were good, y'know?
filkertom - I heard of the musical that was made from Hairspray. I imagine it is fun - the movie was fun. Divine was never better.
filkertom - I heard of the musical that was made from Hairspray. I imagine it is fun - the movie was fun. Divine was never better.
Ewww. Oh, man, that is so wrong.
I forgot to mention that it was from the 60s, which really completes the picture. Also, the theme song is in English, but does not appear to make any sense at all...
Ewww. Oh, man, that is so wrong.
I forgot to mention that it was from the 60s, which really completes the picture. Also, the theme song is in English, but does not appear to make any sense at all...
I saw that Trey Parker/Matt Stone cannibalism movie, and it bored the shit out of me.
I dragged my sister to a live version of Cannibal, The Musical. She still hasn't forgiven me.
I did dream of having sex with a motorcycle one time, though. Don't know what that was about.
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hooooohaaaaaahooooooohaaaaaa...(gasps)
aren't you the coy one??????hooooo haaaaaa hooooooohaaaaaa...
I saw that Trey Parker/Matt Stone cannibalism movie, and it bored the shit out of me.
I dragged my sister to a live version of Cannibal, The Musical. She still hasn't forgiven me.
I did dream of having sex with a motorcycle one time, though. Don't know what that was about.
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hooooohaaaaaahooooooohaaaaaa...(gasps)
aren't you the coy one??????hooooo haaaaaa hooooooohaaaaaa...
And I would kill to see the Bat Boy musical.
And I would kill to see the Bat Boy musical.
A trip to All Movie Guide informs us that Penny and Garry Marshall's original name was Marsciarelli and she got her start on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour, though it doesn't say what she did--presumably something other than singing.
Also, in case you were wondering why Jimmy Buffet did the soundtrack for Rancho Deluxe, he's screenwriter Thomas McGuane's brother-in-law.
A trip to All Movie Guide informs us that Penny and Garry Marshall's original name was Marsciarelli and she got her start on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour, though it doesn't say what she did--presumably something other than singing.
Also, in case you were wondering why Jimmy Buffet did the soundtrack for Rancho Deluxe, he's screenwriter Thomas McGuane's brother-in-law.
I think Cronenberg may be the only director who could have made it. I loved Naked Lunch, but I really like Cronenberg. Dead Ringers is one of the most amazing movies ever. And it is erotic, too, in a very disturbing way.
Tena
i think you may be the only woman I have ever heard/seen mention cronenberg ... too bad this isn't videodrome, because I'd change my name to Dr. Donald O'Blivion
I think Cronenberg may be the only director who could have made it. I loved Naked Lunch, but I really like Cronenberg. Dead Ringers is one of the most amazing movies ever. And it is erotic, too, in a very disturbing way.
Tena
i think you may be the only woman I have ever heard/seen mention cronenberg ... too bad this isn't videodrome, because I'd change my name to Dr. Donald O'Blivion
On a serious note, peep this:
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Changes in House Ethics Rules Being Proposed by House Republican Leaders
According to Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer, "The ethics changes being proposed by House Republican leaders would fundamentally undermine and damage the House ethics rules, and would constitute the biggest backtracking we have ever seen on ethics standards in the House."
Wertheimer said, "If House Republican leaders are allowed to prevail, they will have gutted the single most important ethics standard in the House and turned House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's multiple ethics transgressions into acceptable conduct for all House members."
Write your representative and senators!
D
On a serious note, peep this:
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Changes in House Ethics Rules Being Proposed by House Republican Leaders
According to Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer, "The ethics changes being proposed by House Republican leaders would fundamentally undermine and damage the House ethics rules, and would constitute the biggest backtracking we have ever seen on ethics standards in the House."
Wertheimer said, "If House Republican leaders are allowed to prevail, they will have gutted the single most important ethics standard in the House and turned House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's multiple ethics transgressions into acceptable conduct for all House members."
Write your representative and senators!
D
I loved ("Twin Peaks". Even when it disappointed me.
And it was pretty disappointing. Supposedly, it was origially a mini-series (four or six episodes), then the network kept wanting more, and Frost and Lynch complied. Good website about the show here.
And remember - the owls are not what they seem!
I loved ("Twin Peaks". Even when it disappointed me.
And it was pretty disappointing. Supposedly, it was origially a mini-series (four or six episodes), then the network kept wanting more, and Frost and Lynch complied. Good website about the show here.
And remember - the owls are not what they seem!
Not to change your subject(s) but
I regularly check Drudge's site and it just dawned on me that he doesn't have any prominant or permanent links to any relief organizations on his page.
Now, I know the Internets is full of links to various relief groups' sites. It is tough to avoid finding pages or sites which don't have such links.
But, Drudge always boasts of his number of readers. So, why is it that he isn't prompting his readership* to donate?
So I was wondering if anyone would want to shame him into putting down some permanent, prominant links on his page?
If you run a blog, just do your usual thing: make surly citations of how self-absorbed Drudge is and how he "covers" the Tsunami daily
and yet he doesn't seem to get down with compassion by facilitating, and encouraging, donations..
Frankly, any of these right-wing nut jobs should be shamed if they don't show that they have open arms and are, in appearance, just hugging themselves.
So who wants to outfox GOopers in the shame game?
Say it loud, say it proud, YOU care about people's lives and the Republican party aparatchiks don't.
The reason I'm suggesting this is we and people we know need to hold a candle to these idiots feet. To shame Drudge into putting up links to UNICEF and other groups may seem insignifigant, but, if these people, the Republican echo chamber, feel that they are the owners of higher standards and values, we--the "unwashed masses"--need to show people that they are just hypocrites or charletons, or both.
*(that is so subjective of a term nowadays; as if Drudge is creating content for his site visitors on a daily basis...pfah)
Not to change your subject(s) but
I regularly check Drudge's site and it just dawned on me that he doesn't have any prominant or permanent links to any relief organizations on his page.
Now, I know the Internets is full of links to various relief groups' sites. It is tough to avoid finding pages or sites which don't have such links.
But, Drudge always boasts of his number of readers. So, why is it that he isn't prompting his readership* to donate?
So I was wondering if anyone would want to shame him into putting down some permanent, prominant links on his page?
If you run a blog, just do your usual thing: make surly citations of how self-absorbed Drudge is and how he "covers" the Tsunami daily
and yet he doesn't seem to get down with compassion by facilitating, and encouraging, donations..
Frankly, any of these right-wing nut jobs should be shamed if they don't show that they have open arms and are, in appearance, just hugging themselves.
So who wants to outfox GOopers in the shame game?
Say it loud, say it proud, YOU care about people's lives and the Republican party aparatchiks don't.
The reason I'm suggesting this is we and people we know need to hold a candle to these idiots feet. To shame Drudge into putting up links to UNICEF and other groups may seem insignifigant, but, if these people, the Republican echo chamber, feel that they are the owners of higher standards and values, we--the "unwashed masses"--need to show people that they are just hypocrites or charletons, or both.
*(that is so subjective of a term nowadays; as if Drudge is creating content for his site visitors on a daily basis...pfah)
Tena:
I agree about Dead Ringers, but you're
the woman I've ever heard who liked it.
An old girlfriend of mine who I
recommended it to, left the theater
when it was over, came up to my
house and slapped me.
Tena:
I agree about Dead Ringers, but you're
the woman I've ever heard who liked it.
An old girlfriend of mine who I
recommended it to, left the theater
when it was over, came up to my
house and slapped me.
i think you may be the only woman I have ever heard/seen mention cronenberg
You haven't met my girlfriend... She's more of a Wim Wenders/David Lynch/Takashi Miike girl, tho.
(does anyone else think Wim Wenders is David Lynch's non-evil twin?)
i think you may be the only woman I have ever heard/seen mention cronenberg
You haven't met my girlfriend... She's more of a Wim Wenders/David Lynch/Takashi Miike girl, tho.
(does anyone else think Wim Wenders is David Lynch's non-evil twin?)
The motorcycle episode was in my teens before I really knew what sex was. Maybe it was just the aura of masculinity they project. Hell if I know what I was thinking back then.
The motorcycle episode was in my teens before I really knew what sex was. Maybe it was just the aura of masculinity they project. Hell if I know what I was thinking back then.
The Sheltering Sky did get very erotic after she let herself be captured by the bedouin.
that's when the movie got good.
The Sheltering Sky did get very erotic after she let herself be captured by the bedouin.
that's when the movie got good.
Is Takashi Miike the guy who directed that movie "Audition" ? If so, time to get a new girlfriend!
Aw, fuck a whole bunch of Naked Lunch. We need a movie about 6 foot cockaroaches? No, we fuckin' don't. Also too, the 5 foot, 4 foot, 3 foot, and table model cockaroaches, and most especially the cockaroach typewriter that eats the dude's hands.
We need more ways to spell YYuuuucccckkkk! that's what we need.
Special dispensation is granted for the 15 foot cockaroach in MIB. But just barely.
Is Takashi Miike the guy who directed that movie "Audition" ? If so, time to get a new girlfriend!
Aw, fuck a whole bunch of Naked Lunch. We need a movie about 6 foot cockaroaches? No, we fuckin' don't. Also too, the 5 foot, 4 foot, 3 foot, and table model cockaroaches, and most especially the cockaroach typewriter that eats the dude's hands.
We need more ways to spell YYuuuucccckkkk! that's what we need.
Special dispensation is granted for the 15 foot cockaroach in MIB. But just barely.
And it was pretty disappointing. Supposedly, it was origially a mini-series (four or six episodes), then the network kept wanting more, and Frost and Lynch complied.
Funny you should say that, because I remember getting very frustrated with the show after the first 6 episodes or so, because it just seemed like they were spinning their wheels and making it up as they went along. I ended up abandoning the show in disgust, and apparently missed out on a whole bunch of freaky shit.
And it was pretty disappointing. Supposedly, it was origially a mini-series (four or six episodes), then the network kept wanting more, and Frost and Lynch complied.
Funny you should say that, because I remember getting very frustrated with the show after the first 6 episodes or so, because it just seemed like they were spinning their wheels and making it up as they went along. I ended up abandoning the show in disgust, and apparently missed out on a whole bunch of freaky shit.
Dave,
The message from outer space tie dissapointed me, I thought it made the whole thing a lot less scary. I kept watching though.
Anyone like Kurosawa?
Dave,
The message from outer space tie dissapointed me, I thought it made the whole thing a lot less scary. I kept watching though.
Anyone like Kurosawa?
On the subject of things erotic/disturbing/Cronenberg, did anyone see Crash?
And Jeremy Irons was amazing in Dead Ringers, but that movie freaked me out.
I should re-rent it, been at least a dozen years since I've seen it in its entirety.
On the subject of things erotic/disturbing/Cronenberg, did anyone see Crash?
And Jeremy Irons was amazing in Dead Ringers, but that movie freaked me out.
I should re-rent it, been at least a dozen years since I've seen it in its entirety.
the only woman.
Sorry....
the only woman.
Sorry....
Kenosha -- I've got a copy of that around here somewhere. Not bad, but frankly nowhere near as good as the South Park movie, which I truly consider one of the best musicals of the 90s.
Kenosha -- I've got a copy of that around here somewhere. Not bad, but frankly nowhere near as good as the South Park movie, which I truly consider one of the best musicals of the 90s.
steve simels - Dead Ringers upset Mr. Tena way more than it did me. When they started on the special tools the brother had made, Mr. Tena said he wasn't sure he could keep watching it. It made me squirm, but I honestly like the movie. I think because Jeremy Irons is so incredible as the twins.
steve simels - Dead Ringers upset Mr. Tena way more than it did me. When they started on the special tools the brother had made, Mr. Tena said he wasn't sure he could keep watching it. It made me squirm, but I honestly like the movie. I think because Jeremy Irons is so incredible as the twins.
Is Takashi Miike the guy who directed that movie "Audition" ? If so, time to get a new girlfriend!
Well, Visitor Q kind of balances it out...
Is Takashi Miike the guy who directed that movie "Audition" ? If so, time to get a new girlfriend!
Well, Visitor Q kind of balances it out...
The Day The World Stood Still, flesh eating armored cockroaches and giant scorpions, under an orange sky.
Double featured with Amazon Women From Mars, at one of last drive-in theaters around here. Oh, and a pint of Jack Daniels.
Good times. Good times.
caveat emptor.
The Day The World Stood Still, flesh eating armored cockroaches and giant scorpions, under an orange sky.
Double featured with Amazon Women From Mars, at one of last drive-in theaters around here. Oh, and a pint of Jack Daniels.
Good times. Good times.
caveat emptor.
I don't read the latest books and view many movies or the careers of actors who star in them. I hate when they become the topics because I'm at a loss. Or music, either.
Eli, it picked up at the end of the first series, although some of the sub-plots were dumb. The scenes in the Black Lodge were nicely demented.
I don't read the latest books and view many movies or the careers of actors who star in them. I hate when they become the topics because I'm at a loss. Or music, either.
Eli, it picked up at the end of the first series, although some of the sub-plots were dumb. The scenes in the Black Lodge were nicely demented.
re: Few chicks admit they like two irons better than one
Could be the terrifying/hilarious OBGYN inspection scene.
"This is solid gold! THE INDUSTRY STANDARD! MY INSTRUMENTS ARE PERFECT, YOU ARE THE ONE WHO'S WRONG!"
everybody's doctor's office nightmare. It's not like it's a purely female thing, you could easily do the same scene with a proctologist or a prostate exam or a circumcision.
re: Few chicks admit they like two irons better than one
Could be the terrifying/hilarious OBGYN inspection scene.
"This is solid gold! THE INDUSTRY STANDARD! MY INSTRUMENTS ARE PERFECT, YOU ARE THE ONE WHO'S WRONG!"
everybody's doctor's office nightmare. It's not like it's a purely female thing, you could easily do the same scene with a proctologist or a prostate exam or a circumcision.
BTW, a new year means a new calendar!
BTW, a new year means a new calendar!
Eli - making it up as they went along.
Babe, that's because they were. Lynch said that.
Eli - making it up as they went along.
Babe, that's because they were. Lynch said that.
(does anyone else think Wim Wenders is David Lynch's non-evil twin?)
Eli
mebbe more like a dutch uncle?
(does anyone else think Wim Wenders is David Lynch's non-evil twin?)
Eli
mebbe more like a dutch uncle?
On the subject of things erotic/disturbing/Cronenberg, did anyone see Crash?
Deborah Unger? Holly Hunter? Rosanna Arquette? Hell yeah!
Speaking of Deborah Unger, another intriguing, very Cronenbergesque movie is called One Point O, with Jeremy Sisto, Lance Henriksen, and Udo Kier. Udo Kier!!!
On the subject of things erotic/disturbing/Cronenberg, did anyone see Crash?
Deborah Unger? Holly Hunter? Rosanna Arquette? Hell yeah!
Speaking of Deborah Unger, another intriguing, very Cronenbergesque movie is called One Point O, with Jeremy Sisto, Lance Henriksen, and Udo Kier. Udo Kier!!!
Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire is definitely a favorite of mine. I just loved that movie and the sad sad angels of Berlin.
Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire is definitely a favorite of mine. I just loved that movie and the sad sad angels of Berlin.
Babe, that's because they were. Lynch said that.
No-one believed me...
Babe, that's because they were. Lynch said that.
No-one believed me...
Are you sure it wasn't Gamera vs. Zigra?
filkertom
I haven't a clue.
I love the gamera films too- it cracks me up when gamera goes spinning across the sky with fire coming out of his ass.
Are you sure it wasn't Gamera vs. Zigra?
filkertom
I haven't a clue.
I love the gamera films too- it cracks me up when gamera goes spinning across the sky with fire coming out of his ass.
Tena:
Genevieve Bujold is also astounding
in Ringers.
Twin Peaks: best second season
episode:
The weasel riot.
Tena:
Genevieve Bujold is also astounding
in Ringers.
Twin Peaks: best second season
episode:
The weasel riot.
I remember when Dead Ringers came out, Jim Hoberman in the Village Voice said it was the ultimate gender polarizer for reactions. He meant that men tended to see the movie as a creepy over-the-top satire, but women thought it prefectly plausible
I remember when Dead Ringers came out, Jim Hoberman in the Village Voice said it was the ultimate gender polarizer for reactions. He meant that men tended to see the movie as a creepy over-the-top satire, but women thought it prefectly plausible
...it just seemed like they were spinning their wheels and making it up as they went along.
To an extent, though there's also a line of thought, supposedly advanced by Lynch and Frost, that there was never going to be an actual "solution" to Laura Palmer's murder - it was just the mechanism to expose Twin Peaks' seamy underbelly, a la "Blue Velvet." You can pretty much go through the list of first season episodes and just pick out the Lynch-directed ones as the ones that hang together.
The message from outer space tie dissapointed me...
They never really developed it, but at the time, I thought it was pretty nervy - this was before "X-Files" pretty much exhausted the alien conspiracy thing.
...it just seemed like they were spinning their wheels and making it up as they went along.
To an extent, though there's also a line of thought, supposedly advanced by Lynch and Frost, that there was never going to be an actual "solution" to Laura Palmer's murder - it was just the mechanism to expose Twin Peaks' seamy underbelly, a la "Blue Velvet." You can pretty much go through the list of first season episodes and just pick out the Lynch-directed ones as the ones that hang together.
The message from outer space tie dissapointed me...
They never really developed it, but at the time, I thought it was pretty nervy - this was before "X-Files" pretty much exhausted the alien conspiracy thing.
steve simels - yes, she is. I always loved her anyway, and there is a lot of very erotic sex between her and Irons in Dead Ringers.
steve simels - yes, she is. I always loved her anyway, and there is a lot of very erotic sex between her and Irons in Dead Ringers.
Anyone like Kurosawa?
WKD
"Do-des-kaden" might be the best movie ever made, period.
Anyone like Kurosawa?
WKD
"Do-des-kaden" might be the best movie ever made, period.
Anyone like Kurosawa?
WKD | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:53 pm |
Check out Ukigusa (Floating Weeds) by Ozu
Anyone like Kurosawa?
WKD | Email | Homepage | 01.01.05 - 6:53 pm |
Check out Ukigusa (Floating Weeds) by Ozu
Women also love the serial killer genre of books far more than men.
Women also love the serial killer genre of books far more than men.
BTW, one of my favorite parts of "Twin Peaks" was the faux soap opera they had everyone watching. Can't remember the name of it, but it was supposedly paralleling the events of the residents of Twin Peaks...
BTW, one of my favorite parts of "Twin Peaks" was the faux soap opera they had everyone watching. Can't remember the name of it, but it was supposedly paralleling the events of the residents of Twin Peaks...
To an extent, though there's also a line of thought, supposedly advanced by Lynch and Frost, that there was never going to be an actual "solution" to Laura Palmer's murder - it was just the mechanism to expose Twin Peaks' seamy underbelly, a la "Blue Velvet."
I think I already knew not to expect resolution from Lynch. But the show just kind of devolved into tiresome murder-and-drug investigation stuff, and the Lynchian off-kilterness just kind of bled right out.
To an extent, though there's also a line of thought, supposedly advanced by Lynch and Frost, that there was never going to be an actual "solution" to Laura Palmer's murder - it was just the mechanism to expose Twin Peaks' seamy underbelly, a la "Blue Velvet."
I think I already knew not to expect resolution from Lynch. But the show just kind of devolved into tiresome murder-and-drug investigation stuff, and the Lynchian off-kilterness just kind of bled right out.
Filkertom, One of the stars of the Broadway production of Hairspray is a good friend of my oldest sons. She is a nice kid from Muskegon who is 20 years old. Amazing.
I saved the review from the Times for my son, here is what they said about the young lady, "And if the ensemble of high school students doesn't have the same disciplined precision as when "Hairspray" opened, its leading teenagers are, if anything, more vital than the originals. Certainly they are a sexier bunch.
The boundary-breaking Tracy is now played by Carly Jibson, in her Broadway debut. She exudes a bright zeal and conviction that rivals that of her Tony-winning predecessor, Marissa Jaret Winokur. Ms. Jibson, who is 19, combines the nubile glow of adolescence with the confidence of an old pro. When this Tracy sings of her devotion to the local teen idol, Link Larkin (Richard H. Blake), she elicits the sound of popping hormones from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's heartfelt pastiche ballads."
Filkertom, One of the stars of the Broadway production of Hairspray is a good friend of my oldest sons. She is a nice kid from Muskegon who is 20 years old. Amazing.
I saved the review from the Times for my son, here is what they said about the young lady, "And if the ensemble of high school students doesn't have the same disciplined precision as when "Hairspray" opened, its leading teenagers are, if anything, more vital than the originals. Certainly they are a sexier bunch.
The boundary-breaking Tracy is now played by Carly Jibson, in her Broadway debut. She exudes a bright zeal and conviction that rivals that of her Tony-winning predecessor, Marissa Jaret Winokur. Ms. Jibson, who is 19, combines the nubile glow of adolescence with the confidence of an old pro. When this Tracy sings of her devotion to the local teen idol, Link Larkin (Richard H. Blake), she elicits the sound of popping hormones from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's heartfelt pastiche ballads."
Draco - He meant that men tended to see the movie as a creepy over-the-top satire, but women thought it prefectly plausible
It's a true story. Did you not know that?
Draco - He meant that men tended to see the movie as a creepy over-the-top satire, but women thought it prefectly plausible
It's a true story. Did you not know that?
I read something about how Genevieve Bujold had a photographic memory and only needed to read a script once... Odd.
I read something about how Genevieve Bujold had a photographic memory and only needed to read a script once... Odd.
The weasel riot
was that the bit where the guy is on a stage and suddenly the thing jumps up and starts eating his nose? manages to be comical and scary in even measure?
The weasel riot
was that the bit where the guy is on a stage and suddenly the thing jumps up and starts eating his nose? manages to be comical and scary in even measure?
I once dreamed I was having sex with one of the Monkees. I felt seriously disturbed for weeks after.
I once dreamed I was having sex with one of the Monkees. I felt seriously disturbed for weeks after.
BTW, one of my favorite parts of "Twin Peaks" was the faux soap opera they had everyone watching
Invitation to Love.
(Thanks, Google!)
BTW, one of my favorite parts of "Twin Peaks" was the faux soap opera they had everyone watching
Invitation to Love.
(Thanks, Google!)
I think this is what drives the wing nuts crazy about parts of the left.
Funny.
I think this is what drives the wing nuts crazy about parts of the left.
Funny.
I still don't give a shit. Ted Nugent moving to Crawford, Texas means 2 less republican fuckwads here in Michigan.
So, it's a +2 for the Democratic party I say - since his wife moved with him.
I still don't give a shit. Ted Nugent moving to Crawford, Texas means 2 less republican fuckwads here in Michigan.
So, it's a +2 for the Democratic party I say - since his wife moved with him.
Stupid Haloscan. Hmmm, left out my email address too. I wonder...
I saw most of Twin Peaks post X-Files so I think aliens are dumb. There's one series that went on too long.
Woody, don't think I've seen that one. What is it about?
Stupid Haloscan. Hmmm, left out my email address too. I wonder...
I saw most of Twin Peaks post X-Files so I think aliens are dumb. There's one series that went on too long.
Woody, don't think I've seen that one. What is it about?
On the commentary to the Criterion for DR, Cronenberg couldn't say enough nice things about Bujold. She's a consummate professional and she's got that French actress thing where she's sexy while looking ordinary.
On the commentary to the Criterion for DR, Cronenberg couldn't say enough nice things about Bujold. She's a consummate professional and she's got that French actress thing where she's sexy while looking ordinary.
WKD -- Oh yeah. I have Ran, and Yojimbo and Seven Samurai on DVD. Must... get... Yojimbo....
WKD -- Oh yeah. I have Ran, and Yojimbo and Seven Samurai on DVD. Must... get... Yojimbo....
Tena--I know Dead Ringers was based on an actual case, but considerably altered; the tool-making fetish was entirely invented. By the way, Fargo was entirely fictional; the "based on a true story" bit at the beginning is just to confuse you. Those wacky Coens.
Tena--I know Dead Ringers was based on an actual case, but considerably altered; the tool-making fetish was entirely invented. By the way, Fargo was entirely fictional; the "based on a true story" bit at the beginning is just to confuse you. Those wacky Coens.
I love Kurasawa. Most people didn't like his Dreams, but I think it's my favorite.
I love Kurasawa. Most people didn't like his Dreams, but I think it's my favorite.
"I once dreamed I was having sex with one of the Monkees. I felt seriously disturbed for weeks after."
Handsome Stranger
I would too.
Now, one of the Beatles...
"I once dreamed I was having sex with one of the Monkees. I felt seriously disturbed for weeks after."
Handsome Stranger
I would too.
Now, one of the Beatles...
yow -- george carlin on fat tim's show!?
yow -- george carlin on fat tim's show!?
BTW, one of my favorite parts of "Twin Peaks" was the faux soap opera they had everyone watching
Invitation to Love.
I remember being shocked to learn that Passions (Spike on Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a big fan) was a real show. Even watched an episode or two. Weirdest subplot was the witch's talking doll who yearned to become a real boy. Apparently, he finally succeeded by getting on the list, and eventually receiving, a heart transplant...
BTW, one of my favorite parts of "Twin Peaks" was the faux soap opera they had everyone watching
Invitation to Love.
I remember being shocked to learn that Passions (Spike on Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a big fan) was a real show. Even watched an episode or two. Weirdest subplot was the witch's talking doll who yearned to become a real boy. Apparently, he finally succeeded by getting on the list, and eventually receiving, a heart transplant...
The weasel riot
was that the bit where the guy is on a stage and suddenly the thing jumps up
and starts eating his nose? manages to be comical and scary in even measure?
maya ibuki | Email | Homepage
Yup.
The weasel riot
was that the bit where the guy is on a stage and suddenly the thing jumps up
and starts eating his nose? manages to be comical and scary in even measure?
maya ibuki | Email | Homepage
Yup.
Well, later all. I'm off tonight from work and meeting some friends for a cut-throat table tennis tournament and of course, librul amounts of booze.
Well, later all. I'm off tonight from work and meeting some friends for a cut-throat table tennis tournament and of course, librul amounts of booze.
In about 1969, i got outraged letters from some uptight readers of the paper in Albuquerque for which I then wrote, when i used the word 'nubile' in a piece describing a performance of traveling African dance company. The actual phrase was, iirc, "The youthfful dancers exuded a giddy, semi-nude excitement that gave new meaning to the word 'nubility'." Not William Burroughs by any means, certainly...yet it raised a small tumult of protest...
verdad...
In about 1969, i got outraged letters from some uptight readers of the paper in Albuquerque for which I then wrote, when i used the word 'nubile' in a piece describing a performance of traveling African dance company. The actual phrase was, iirc, "The youthfful dancers exuded a giddy, semi-nude excitement that gave new meaning to the word 'nubility'." Not William Burroughs by any means, certainly...yet it raised a small tumult of protest...
verdad...
I just heard Carlin checked himself into rehab - for doing too much 'wine and vicodin' - his quote.
Probally taped I suspect.
I just heard Carlin checked himself into rehab - for doing too much 'wine and vicodin' - his quote.
Probally taped I suspect.
Gotta go, kids.
Have fun!!!
And a happy new year again to all.
Gotta go, kids.
Have fun!!!
And a happy new year again to all.
Carlin is in rehab
http://tinyurl.com/4r9va
Carlin is in rehab
http://tinyurl.com/4r9va
Yeah, maybe one of the Beatles. But I'd have to be pretty drunk if it turned out to be Ringo.
Yeah, maybe one of the Beatles. But I'd have to be pretty drunk if it turned out to be Ringo.
The tool-making bit was actually from Cronenberg's life; when he was a student he worked with a metalsmith and his project was gynecologic instruments for mutant women (of course gynecologic; never mind that being mutants they could've just been "surgical instruments for mutants").
Also, while staying in France a retired doctor friend gave him a book cataloging old medical woodcuts, and that's the source for the images in one of the best opening sequences in the eighties (was that the early nineties?).
The tool-making bit was actually from Cronenberg's life; when he was a student he worked with a metalsmith and his project was gynecologic instruments for mutant women (of course gynecologic; never mind that being mutants they could've just been "surgical instruments for mutants").
Also, while staying in France a retired doctor friend gave him a book cataloging old medical woodcuts, and that's the source for the images in one of the best opening sequences in the eighties (was that the early nineties?).
I just heard Carlin checked himself into rehab - for doing too much 'wine and vicodin' - his quote.
Well, I'm glad to hear he's getting himself some help. I would hate to have to give him a vicodin funeral.
I just heard Carlin checked himself into rehab - for doing too much 'wine and vicodin' - his quote.
Well, I'm glad to hear he's getting himself some help. I would hate to have to give him a vicodin funeral.
DWD -- very cool!
Steve -- 'night!
DWD -- very cool!
Steve -- 'night!
Fargo is my favorite Coen movie, but those boys are incredible. Every damn movie is completely different and they are all good, right from Blood Simple forward.
I knew the story of Dead Ringers had been altered, but it does seem very plausible. I've been to see at least 2 out and out sadistic OB-Gyns. I never went back - one visit was more than enough. But they are out there. One laughed his head off while I was screaming. I've never had anyone hurt me that badly in a doctor's office. If I hadn't been so young and stupid I would have turned him in to the state medical board.
Fargo is my favorite Coen movie, but those boys are incredible. Every damn movie is completely different and they are all good, right from Blood Simple forward.
I knew the story of Dead Ringers had been altered, but it does seem very plausible. I've been to see at least 2 out and out sadistic OB-Gyns. I never went back - one visit was more than enough. But they are out there. One laughed his head off while I was screaming. I've never had anyone hurt me that badly in a doctor's office. If I hadn't been so young and stupid I would have turned him in to the state medical board.
filkertom,
Ran was the first one I saw. Just randomly on late one friday night. Thought it looked like fun and four or however many hours later I was sitting there with my jaw open and thinking, what the FUCK was that? It was fucking spectacular. Seven Samurai was great, and so were Sanjuro and Yojimbo. Is there a third one of those? Because I believe Leone based his Man-With-No-Name movies on them, and I think there were three of those.
I did Throne of Blood for a high school history project, it was neat. The movie was based on Macbeth, and is similar to a period in japanese history as well. If you reverse all of the characters in Macbeth, you basically get the historical truth. Wierd in a way.
filkertom,
Ran was the first one I saw. Just randomly on late one friday night. Thought it looked like fun and four or however many hours later I was sitting there with my jaw open and thinking, what the FUCK was that? It was fucking spectacular. Seven Samurai was great, and so were Sanjuro and Yojimbo. Is there a third one of those? Because I believe Leone based his Man-With-No-Name movies on them, and I think there were three of those.
I did Throne of Blood for a high school history project, it was neat. The movie was based on Macbeth, and is similar to a period in japanese history as well. If you reverse all of the characters in Macbeth, you basically get the historical truth. Wierd in a way.
I would hate to have to give him a vicodin funeral.
Yeah, but you could get the casket at CostCo.
I would hate to have to give him a vicodin funeral.
Yeah, but you could get the casket at CostCo.
I think Sanjuro and For A Few Dollars More were completely unrelated.
Also, I have heard that Star Wars was based on The Hidden Fortress, right down to the pair of squabbling-but-inseparable servants.
I think Sanjuro and For A Few Dollars More were completely unrelated.
Also, I have heard that Star Wars was based on The Hidden Fortress, right down to the pair of squabbling-but-inseparable servants.
I love Sanjuro. It's my favorite of the Kurosawa samurai movies. That guy was so damn good - what is that actor's name?
I love contemporary Japanese literature - it is some of my favorite literature. I love Japanese movies just as much. I've seen some wonderful Japanese movies. Anyone else ever see Harp of Burma? I can't remember who made it.
I love Sanjuro. It's my favorite of the Kurosawa samurai movies. That guy was so damn good - what is that actor's name?
I love contemporary Japanese literature - it is some of my favorite literature. I love Japanese movies just as much. I've seen some wonderful Japanese movies. Anyone else ever see Harp of Burma? I can't remember who made it.
Oceans 12 sucks. All the star power in the world, still it sucked. Waste of 15 bucks on new year day.
Oceans 12 sucks. All the star power in the world, still it sucked. Waste of 15 bucks on new year day.
Toshiro Mifune. What a stud.
Toshiro Mifune. What a stud.
Oceans 12 sucks. All the star power in the world, still it sucked. Waste of 15 bucks on new year day.
I think the NY Daily News reviewer referred to it as a movie version of Access Hollywood...
Oceans 12 sucks. All the star power in the world, still it sucked. Waste of 15 bucks on new year day.
I think the NY Daily News reviewer referred to it as a movie version of Access Hollywood...
Woody, don't think I've seen that one. What is it about?
WKD
Do-des-ka'den is a parale about the reconstruction of Japan, really. It's kurusawa's first color film and it is not much like his sagas or his Shakespeare covers...it is an homage, to the industry and the diligence of his people recovering from the devasatation...(or not; the ambiguity may have undermined the film's reception)...
The central character is a homeless, probably orphaned boy, of perhaps 15 years, damaged by birth or the war or both, who 'pretends' (in quotes because HE'S not pretending) to be a trolley-driver making his rounds through the city and the people as they struggle to rebuild from the ruins. The title refers to the onomotopoetic device which the boy mutters to imitate the wheels of the real trolleys of which he is so enamored.
The movie was a popular failure at its original release, but I love it...
Here's a link (it's amazon, but you can order through B&N if you waqnt to).
Woody, don't think I've seen that one. What is it about?
WKD
Do-des-ka'den is a parale about the reconstruction of Japan, really. It's kurusawa's first color film and it is not much like his sagas or his Shakespeare covers...it is an homage, to the industry and the diligence of his people recovering from the devasatation...(or not; the ambiguity may have undermined the film's reception)...
The central character is a homeless, probably orphaned boy, of perhaps 15 years, damaged by birth or the war or both, who 'pretends' (in quotes because HE'S not pretending) to be a trolley-driver making his rounds through the city and the people as they struggle to rebuild from the ruins. The title refers to the onomotopoetic device which the boy mutters to imitate the wheels of the real trolleys of which he is so enamored.
The movie was a popular failure at its original release, but I love it...
Here's a link (it's amazon, but you can order through B&N if you waqnt to).
re carlin -- i read that he was getting nervous that the wine/vicodin mix he takes for his arthritis could lead to greater problems and decided to check it now.
re carlin -- i read that he was getting nervous that the wine/vicodin mix he takes for his arthritis could lead to greater problems and decided to check it now.
Tena, you watch any Japanese *horror* movies? Like the Ring movies, or the original Grudge remake (the first iterations of Grudge 1 & 2 were made-for-TV, and pretty crap), perhaps?
Tena, you watch any Japanese *horror* movies? Like the Ring movies, or the original Grudge remake (the first iterations of Grudge 1 & 2 were made-for-TV, and pretty crap), perhaps?
Harp of Burma? Do you mean The Burmese Harp? That's a Kon Ichikawa film.
I once saw a (supposedly) rarely shown Japanese film made in the 1960s, about a soldier stationed on a beach during WW2 waiting for an invasion that never comes. Sounds completely pointless and boring, but it was magnificent.
Harp of Burma? Do you mean The Burmese Harp? That's a Kon Ichikawa film.
I once saw a (supposedly) rarely shown Japanese film made in the 1960s, about a soldier stationed on a beach during WW2 waiting for an invasion that never comes. Sounds completely pointless and boring, but it was magnificent.
COming in late, with my impeccable timing. Anybody ever see a movie called Apartment Zero? From the 80s, I think. Very creepy, as I remember.
COming in late, with my impeccable timing. Anybody ever see a movie called Apartment Zero? From the 80s, I think. Very creepy, as I remember.
Re Sanjuro and For a Few Dollars More--The related movies ore Yojimbo and Fisrful of Dollars, both based on Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key (also a movie). The common plot thread is for a lieutenant to seemingly betray his boss and work for a rival. HHe connvinces everyone, including the boos that he's switched allegiences, but has really stayed loyal. The Coens recycled this plotline for Miller's Crossing
Re Sanjuro and For a Few Dollars More--The related movies ore Yojimbo and Fisrful of Dollars, both based on Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key (also a movie). The common plot thread is for a lieutenant to seemingly betray his boss and work for a rival. HHe connvinces everyone, including the boos that he's switched allegiences, but has really stayed loyal. The Coens recycled this plotline for Miller's Crossing
Also, didn't Cronenberg make the execrable Scanners?
Also, didn't Cronenberg make the execrable Scanners?
Ô¿Ô -- 'night, guy.
WKD -- I don't believe there is a third. And, yeah. If Kurosawa made a bad film, I never heard of it.
Ô¿Ô -- 'night, guy.
WKD -- I don't believe there is a third. And, yeah. If Kurosawa made a bad film, I never heard of it.
Watching the corporate bowls gives me a headache,yet I cant stop watching.
I wonder how many people refuse to see the influence the corporate raiders are having over their lives?
Did anyone see the new commercial Texaco has?A person riding around in a new Ford Mustang looking for gas at a Texaco.What a sight,yet somehow I get the felling no one but me noticed the inplications.
Blockbuster has a great stupid ad,too bad I cant remember the stupidity of it.
Lets get something strait here,(after finishing reading 1984)I realise that Junior is not stupid,nor is he a pupet.
George Bush is a MEGLOMANIAC.
Power is all he is after,power to keep for all time.If someone how has influence over this,he will succede in this obsession to rule forever.
Just some thoughts off the top of the noggin on this new year.
Watching the corporate bowls gives me a headache,yet I cant stop watching.
I wonder how many people refuse to see the influence the corporate raiders are having over their lives?
Did anyone see the new commercial Texaco has?A person riding around in a new Ford Mustang looking for gas at a Texaco.What a sight,yet somehow I get the felling no one but me noticed the inplications.
Blockbuster has a great stupid ad,too bad I cant remember the stupidity of it.
Lets get something strait here,(after finishing reading 1984)I realise that Junior is not stupid,nor is he a pupet.
George Bush is a MEGLOMANIAC.
Power is all he is after,power to keep for all time.If someone how has influence over this,he will succede in this obsession to rule forever.
Just some thoughts off the top of the noggin on this new year.
most erotic scene for me in movies is the scene in Witness with Kelly McGillis bathing. Moderate nudity, but that wasn't the point. The look they gave each other was priceless.
most erotic scene for me in movies is the scene in Witness with Kelly McGillis bathing. Moderate nudity, but that wasn't the point. The look they gave each other was priceless.
Eli, I can't remember which is which to tell the truth. It's been awhile since I have seen them. Two where pretty much exactly the same and Bruce Willis did a version called Last Man Standing, which was actually a pretty good movie. Kind of like his Payback, the only good Mel Gibson movie out there.
Eli, I can't remember which is which to tell the truth. It's been awhile since I have seen them. Two where pretty much exactly the same and Bruce Willis did a version called Last Man Standing, which was actually a pretty good movie. Kind of like his Payback, the only good Mel Gibson movie out there.
Mifune was fabulous, the Japanese Brando. He was the only guy who could've played the Shogun in the US miniseries.
Mifune was fabulous, the Japanese Brando. He was the only guy who could've played the Shogun in the US miniseries.
Anybody ever see a movie called Apartment Zero? From the 80s, I think. Very creepy, as I remember.
Yep! Good stuff!
Sanjuro and For a Few Dollars More--The related movies ore Yojimbo and Fisrful of Dollars, both based on Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key (also a movie). The common plot thread is for a lieutenant to seemingly betray his boss and work for a rival. HHe connvinces everyone, including the boos that he's switched allegiences, but has really stayed loyal. The Coens recycled this plotline for Miller's Crossing
I know about Fistful and Yojimbo (and Last Man Standing) - I was just saying that their respective sequels are completely independent of each other.
I don't really see the Glass Key/Miller's Crossing (now *there's* a bloody great movie) connection, since the protagonist in Fistful Of Yojimbo is a stranger who comes into town and starts playing rival forces off against each other.
Anybody ever see a movie called Apartment Zero? From the 80s, I think. Very creepy, as I remember.
Yep! Good stuff!
Sanjuro and For a Few Dollars More--The related movies ore Yojimbo and Fisrful of Dollars, both based on Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key (also a movie). The common plot thread is for a lieutenant to seemingly betray his boss and work for a rival. HHe connvinces everyone, including the boos that he's switched allegiences, but has really stayed loyal. The Coens recycled this plotline for Miller's Crossing
I know about Fistful and Yojimbo (and Last Man Standing) - I was just saying that their respective sequels are completely independent of each other.
I don't really see the Glass Key/Miller's Crossing (now *there's* a bloody great movie) connection, since the protagonist in Fistful Of Yojimbo is a stranger who comes into town and starts playing rival forces off against each other.
WKD -- oh, now. I'm a big fan of the Mad Max films. And I even like Braveheart.
Signs, though, was dire.
WKD -- oh, now. I'm a big fan of the Mad Max films. And I even like Braveheart.
Signs, though, was dire.
Eli - I have not seen those, but I'd like to. I understand that they are really good.
We got off on the director who made Tampopo and have seen both of his A Taxing Woman movies, which we loved, and one he did about a funeral that is just excellent.
I'm a huge fan of Haruki Murakami, the Japanese author who's about my age, who has written a whole bunch of really good books - Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World; Dance, Dance, Dance; A Wild Sheep Chase; The Wind-up Bird Chronicles. I wish someone would make a movie from one of them. He's got a new book out in English - I need to remember to look for it.
Eli - I have not seen those, but I'd like to. I understand that they are really good.
We got off on the director who made Tampopo and have seen both of his A Taxing Woman movies, which we loved, and one he did about a funeral that is just excellent.
I'm a huge fan of Haruki Murakami, the Japanese author who's about my age, who has written a whole bunch of really good books - Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World; Dance, Dance, Dance; A Wild Sheep Chase; The Wind-up Bird Chronicles. I wish someone would make a movie from one of them. He's got a new book out in English - I need to remember to look for it.
Argh, I also meant to say the other two seemed similar but not so identical. But to tell the truth I can't remember them too well.
Argh, I also meant to say the other two seemed similar but not so identical. But to tell the truth I can't remember them too well.
The Burmese Harp - that's it. I had forgotten who made it - it has been close to 30 years since I saw it. I love that movie so much.
It is one of my favorites of all time.
The Burmese Harp - that's it. I had forgotten who made it - it has been close to 30 years since I saw it. I love that movie so much.
It is one of my favorites of all time.
Kind of like his Payback, the only good Mel Gibson movie out there.
Payback itself was also a remake, of a rather trippy Lee Marvin movie called Point Blank.
Kind of like his Payback, the only good Mel Gibson movie out there.
Payback itself was also a remake, of a rather trippy Lee Marvin movie called Point Blank.
"Burma!"
"Why'd you say Burma?"
"I panicked."
"Burma!"
"Why'd you say Burma?"
"I panicked."
any good korean film recommendations?
any good korean film recommendations?
any good korean film recommendations?
If you like horror, "Tell Me Something" and "Into The Mirror" are both very good. I probably have a few more, but they're not coming to mind at the moment.
any good korean film recommendations?
If you like horror, "Tell Me Something" and "Into The Mirror" are both very good. I probably have a few more, but they're not coming to mind at the moment.
I also hear good things about "My Sassy Girl" (*not* horror).
I also hear good things about "My Sassy Girl" (*not* horror).
filkertom,
I didn't like Braveheart to tell the truth, and it is pretty much the same movie as the Patriot. I'd have to say that the dialogue in the Lethal Weapon movies was nicely scripted, because in the 3rd movie (I think, the one with Jet Li in it) the to and fro between Glover and Gibson sounds like a real conversation, it just has that made up as we go along spontaneous feel to it. Flame me if you will. I have yet to see the first Mad Max movie, in fact I will get it tonight!
filkertom,
I didn't like Braveheart to tell the truth, and it is pretty much the same movie as the Patriot. I'd have to say that the dialogue in the Lethal Weapon movies was nicely scripted, because in the 3rd movie (I think, the one with Jet Li in it) the to and fro between Glover and Gibson sounds like a real conversation, it just has that made up as we go along spontaneous feel to it. Flame me if you will. I have yet to see the first Mad Max movie, in fact I will get it tonight!
Atrios, The Way Home, and No Blood, No Tears are pretty decent recent Korean flicks.
Atrios, The Way Home, and No Blood, No Tears are pretty decent recent Korean flicks.
A good Chinese Horror flick is The Eye.
About a blind woman who gets retinal transplants and regains her sight. The woman who donated the retinas was a psychic who saw how people died.
Really good movie, except for one part where the two main characters, the woman and her doctor travel to Thailand to find out about the donor.
But the ending makes up for that section.
A good Chinese Horror flick is The Eye.
About a blind woman who gets retinal transplants and regains her sight. The woman who donated the retinas was a psychic who saw how people died.
Really good movie, except for one part where the two main characters, the woman and her doctor travel to Thailand to find out about the donor.
But the ending makes up for that section.
Tena, I loved Tampopo, although I haven't seen it since college. Like Big Night (also brilliant), it should not be watched without access to a lot of food, preferably similar to the food in the movie.
The original Ring was slow, but very creepy, especially towards the end. The sequel was incredible. The prequel, well, I haven't watched it yet, but I'm pretty sure it's good too. Ju-On: The Grudge is unbelievably intense, malevolent, and unrelenting.
If you want to branch out a little, I very highly recommend The Eye (HK, but by Thai brothers) - it's a little Sixth Sense-ish, but much much creepier. Some of the ghosts are just seriously scarybadwrong. Ditto for the sequel, although it's not as good overall.
Tena, I loved Tampopo, although I haven't seen it since college. Like Big Night (also brilliant), it should not be watched without access to a lot of food, preferably similar to the food in the movie.
The original Ring was slow, but very creepy, especially towards the end. The sequel was incredible. The prequel, well, I haven't watched it yet, but I'm pretty sure it's good too. Ju-On: The Grudge is unbelievably intense, malevolent, and unrelenting.
If you want to branch out a little, I very highly recommend The Eye (HK, but by Thai brothers) - it's a little Sixth Sense-ish, but much much creepier. Some of the ghosts are just seriously scarybadwrong. Ditto for the sequel, although it's not as good overall.
WKD -- why flame? Lots of people loved the Lethal Weapon films. I myself don't, but then I don't like that kind of film.
And I'll give Gibson props as an actor, and even as a director. It's just that, overall, I'm not as much a fan of his stuff as a lot of people. And I don't want to be in whatever dark echo-y corridor of his head The Passion of the Christ was bouncing around in before it came out.
Must go for awhile. Catch you all later!
WKD -- why flame? Lots of people loved the Lethal Weapon films. I myself don't, but then I don't like that kind of film.
And I'll give Gibson props as an actor, and even as a director. It's just that, overall, I'm not as much a fan of his stuff as a lot of people. And I don't want to be in whatever dark echo-y corridor of his head The Passion of the Christ was bouncing around in before it came out.
Must go for awhile. Catch you all later!
"Burma!"
"Why'd you say Burma?"
"I panicked."
Intercourse the penguin!
Anyway, Apartment Zero I saw in the late 80's. I remember it being quite creepy.
Keep an eye out for a late 80's Kiwi film The Quiet Earth. Just about the freakiest ending ever.
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"Burma!"
"Why'd you say Burma?"
"I panicked."
Intercourse the penguin!
Anyway, Apartment Zero I saw in the late 80's. I remember it being quite creepy.
Keep an eye out for a late 80's Kiwi film The Quiet Earth. Just about the freakiest ending ever.
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Eli,
What was the sequel to The Eye?
Eli,
What was the sequel to The Eye?
Atrios, seen Chunhyang? It was on Bravo/IFC a year ago.
Atrios, seen Chunhyang? It was on Bravo/IFC a year ago.
Eli, I have to applaud your tastes in film and your cinematic knowledge. And I heartily agree with you about Mifune!
Eli, I have to applaud your tastes in film and your cinematic knowledge. And I heartily agree with you about Mifune!
I loved Tampopo, though it made me want to lick whipped cream off... well, never mind.
The scene in the restaurant when the businessmen are ordering lunch is one of my favorite scenes of all time.
A Taxing Woman is another great film by Itami. You wouldn't think that a comedy about the Japanese tax police would have much appeal, but it does. I wasn't as impressed by the sequel, but I only saw it once.
I loved Tampopo, though it made me want to lick whipped cream off... well, never mind.
The scene in the restaurant when the businessmen are ordering lunch is one of my favorite scenes of all time.
A Taxing Woman is another great film by Itami. You wouldn't think that a comedy about the Japanese tax police would have much appeal, but it does. I wasn't as impressed by the sequel, but I only saw it once.
What was the sequel to The Eye?
The Eye 2...
What was the sequel to The Eye?
The Eye 2...
Tena, I loved Tampopo
Is that about a noodle shop?
Tena, I loved Tampopo
Is that about a noodle shop?
Figures it would be The Eye 2.
Figures it would be The Eye 2.
Why, thank you, Stranger! All I could do just to keep up, really...
Why, thank you, Stranger! All I could do just to keep up, really...
Figures it would be The Eye 2.
Yup. If it had been something like "Eye Squared: Hypereye", I would have said. Although I was lax in not saying that the Ring prequel is Ring 0: Birthday, not Ring 3.
Figures it would be The Eye 2.
Yup. If it had been something like "Eye Squared: Hypereye", I would have said. Although I was lax in not saying that the Ring prequel is Ring 0: Birthday, not Ring 3.
Toshiro Mifune - I can't believe I forgot his name. He was so wonderful. I had a major crush on him. There is a wonderful early Kurosawa (IIRC) movie about a cop during the Occupation, who loses his gun and goes on a long trek to try to get it back. I can't remember the name of it. I think Mifune played the cop, but it's been so long since I saw it that I can't remember for sure.
I'm pitiful, really. I should be ashamed that I can't remember that stuff.
Toshiro Mifune - I can't believe I forgot his name. He was so wonderful. I had a major crush on him. There is a wonderful early Kurosawa (IIRC) movie about a cop during the Occupation, who loses his gun and goes on a long trek to try to get it back. I can't remember the name of it. I think Mifune played the cop, but it's been so long since I saw it that I can't remember for sure.
I'm pitiful, really. I should be ashamed that I can't remember that stuff.
Stray Dog, Tena. Haven't seen it, tho.
Stray Dog, Tena. Haven't seen it, tho.
(and not Mifune)
Ever heard of a movie called Vengeance Is Mine, based on the true story of Japan's most notorious serial killer? Excellent, freaky stuff.
(and not Mifune)
Ever heard of a movie called Vengeance Is Mine, based on the true story of Japan's most notorious serial killer? Excellent, freaky stuff.
f - We've seen The Taxing Woman movies and we loved them - but I agree that the 2d wasn't quite as good as the first. The first was brilliant and hilarious.
The Japanese have the most amazing sensibility. The traditional sensibility is so refined, so graceful and among the loveliest in the world; the contemporary sensibility is just mad as a hatter and I love it. Murakami's books are like that - just mad, crazy and it works.
f - We've seen The Taxing Woman movies and we loved them - but I agree that the 2d wasn't quite as good as the first. The first was brilliant and hilarious.
The Japanese have the most amazing sensibility. The traditional sensibility is so refined, so graceful and among the loveliest in the world; the contemporary sensibility is just mad as a hatter and I love it. Murakami's books are like that - just mad, crazy and it works.
Later - Casablanca is coming on and even after probably 15 viewings, it is still always worth seeing again.
Later - Casablanca is coming on and even after probably 15 viewings, it is still always worth seeing again.
Stray Dog has a similar plotline to The Bicycle Thief and was made about the same time. II'm sure some film student has milked the similarities for a paper about the defeated nations of WW II. I suspect Paul Thomas Anderson borrowed from Stray Dog for the John C. Reilly sequences in Magnolia.
Stray Dog has a similar plotline to The Bicycle Thief and was made about the same time. II'm sure some film student has milked the similarities for a paper about the defeated nations of WW II. I suspect Paul Thomas Anderson borrowed from Stray Dog for the John C. Reilly sequences in Magnolia.
Another good movie, is THX1138. George Lucas' student movie project.
Kind of a what would ultimately happen if the world of 1984 and Farenheit 451 were combined, and continued to evolve for 50 years
Another good movie, is THX1138. George Lucas' student movie project.
Kind of a what would ultimately happen if the world of 1984 and Farenheit 451 were combined, and continued to evolve for 50 years
Another good movie, is THX1138. George Lucas' student movie project.
How *did* Lucas get Duvall and Pleasance for his first feature film, anyway???
"I need something... stronger."
Another good movie, is THX1138. George Lucas' student movie project.
How *did* Lucas get Duvall and Pleasance for his first feature film, anyway???
"I need something... stronger."
I have always wondered how Lucas was able to accomplish that.
I have always wondered how Lucas was able to accomplish that.
I have always wondered how Lucas was able to accomplish that.
I guess the most elegant explanation would be that Duvall & Pleasance were having a gay affair with each other, and Lucas had pictures.
Or maybe it had something to do with Francis Ford Coppola being the executive producer, but that just kind of shifts the question without really answering it...
I have always wondered how Lucas was able to accomplish that.
I guess the most elegant explanation would be that Duvall & Pleasance were having a gay affair with each other, and Lucas had pictures.
Or maybe it had something to do with Francis Ford Coppola being the executive producer, but that just kind of shifts the question without really answering it...
Texas beats Michigan!
Texas beats Michigan!
We just saw "open Water"-an excellent Indy film and the story of how it was made is amazing.Does anyone know the name of a Japanese film I saw on Sundance-about some Japanese-American kids visiting their Grandmother in Nagasaki on the anniversary of the Holocaust there?
We just saw "open Water"-an excellent Indy film and the story of how it was made is amazing.Does anyone know the name of a Japanese film I saw on Sundance-about some Japanese-American kids visiting their Grandmother in Nagasaki on the anniversary of the Holocaust there?
Sounds like Rhapsody In August (Kurosawa).
Sounds like Rhapsody In August (Kurosawa).
Another good Kurosawa is High and Low. When I saw The Hidden Fortress recently, I thought it had less to do with Star Wars than I had hoped.
Another good Kurosawa is High and Low. When I saw The Hidden Fortress recently, I thought it had less to do with Star Wars than I had hoped.
Thanks, Eli.
Thanks, Eli.
a little off base unless i bring up minnesota fats or something but my boyfriend sunk the 8 ball in on a break today. anyone know the odds on this feat?
a little off base unless i bring up minnesota fats or something but my boyfriend sunk the 8 ball in on a break today. anyone know the odds on this feat?
Kenosha, is High and Low the detective story? The one that starts with the butler's kid getting mistakenly kidnapped. Or is that the one about the executive with misgivings about nukes.
Or is it the one, you know, with the thing...
Kenosha, is High and Low the detective story? The one that starts with the butler's kid getting mistakenly kidnapped. Or is that the one about the executive with misgivings about nukes.
Or is it the one, you know, with the thing...
WKD--I recommend the movie sites AMG All Movie Guide and imdb.com for you; they'll tell you that High and Low is indeed the kidnap movie and they'll tell you the cinematographer and the make-up artist too. Japanese names that mean nothing to me, but dedicated connoisseurs will like all the info.
WKD--I recommend the movie sites AMG All Movie Guide and imdb.com for you; they'll tell you that High and Low is indeed the kidnap movie and they'll tell you the cinematographer and the make-up artist too. Japanese names that mean nothing to me, but dedicated connoisseurs will like all the info.
Waiting--8-ball is the only pool game I've played extensively, and sinking the 8 on break qualifies as an automatic win according to some rules (as scratching on break qualifies as an automatic loss). My Uncle John was especially adept at sinking the 8 on break when that was to his advantage--he tried to insist on it for the rules. People who knew him wouldn't give him that option.
Apparently you need a lot of english on the cue, hitting the third ball down on the triangle precisely at the center to have a decent chance of sinking the 8-er on break. You also need a tight rack, so Uncle J's opponents made a loose rack all the time.
What rules were you playing by?
Waiting--8-ball is the only pool game I've played extensively, and sinking the 8 on break qualifies as an automatic win according to some rules (as scratching on break qualifies as an automatic loss). My Uncle John was especially adept at sinking the 8 on break when that was to his advantage--he tried to insist on it for the rules. People who knew him wouldn't give him that option.
Apparently you need a lot of english on the cue, hitting the third ball down on the triangle precisely at the center to have a decent chance of sinking the 8-er on break. You also need a tight rack, so Uncle J's opponents made a loose rack all the time.
What rules were you playing by?
yeah we gave him the game making score 5-3. i have been breaking on an angle trying to hit between first and second ball cos it seems i would scratch if i tried further down triangle but i did not know that was the trick. rack was probably tight cos i thought that was better too. i just read this to him and being the sweet guy that he is he says i should tell you it's the first time he's won in about three weeks!
yeah we gave him the game making score 5-3. i have been breaking on an angle trying to hit between first and second ball cos it seems i would scratch if i tried further down triangle but i did not know that was the trick. rack was probably tight cos i thought that was better too. i just read this to him and being the sweet guy that he is he says i should tell you it's the first time he's won in about three weeks!
Cronenberg kicks serious ass. And he's Canadian. What could be better?
I've probably mentioned this before, but Qin Song (The Emperor's Shadow), 1996, has stayed with me like few other movies. It was on IFC once about two years ago, & I've seen nothing of it since. For fun, odd horror I recommend Versus (except for the bizarro, seemingly tacked-on ending) and Little Otik.
Also, just finished watching MST3K - The Space Children ("Y'know, he has a real screen absence.") Might stop laughing eventually.
Cronenberg kicks serious ass. And he's Canadian. What could be better?
I've probably mentioned this before, but Qin Song (The Emperor's Shadow), 1996, has stayed with me like few other movies. It was on IFC once about two years ago, & I've seen nothing of it since. For fun, odd horror I recommend Versus (except for the bizarro, seemingly tacked-on ending) and Little Otik.
Also, just finished watching MST3K - The Space Children ("Y'know, he has a real screen absence.") Might stop laughing eventually.
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