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Re: The Haggis Halo
« Reply #330 on: March 19, 2006, 08:55:47 PM »
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I probably have pointed this out before, but just in case, here goes:  Paul Haggis has won the best picture two years in a row, and Paul was one of the main writers on my beloved series, Due South.  Is there a connection?  


Technically, he has written the BP 2 years in a row, but he lost the Adapted Screenplay Oscar last year to Sideways. But don't get too cocky -- he also wrote for Facts of Life.  :wink:

Of course, FOL also gave George Clooney his start, speaking of coincidences.
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Re: do you see the similarity?
« Reply #331 on: March 20, 2006, 08:53:38 AM »
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V For Vendetta RAWKS!

Saw it. Loved it. SEE IT!  Wow... and again, WOW.


Me too.  I feel sorry for Alan Moore. I can understand after what happened with the two previous movie versions of his graphic novels that he basically hates Hollywood, but I think he did himself a big disfavor by taking his name off of this movie.  It just seemed weird at the end to see in the credits: 'Based on the graphic novel illustrated by David Lloyd', and not see 'written by...'

I thought it was as faithful as one could expect, and most importantly it just works.  Plus it has already cracked the IMDb Top 250.
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« Reply #332 on: March 20, 2006, 01:09:03 PM »
Surprisingly, the long-awaited Brian Jones biopic, Stoned is opening Friday at the Lumiere with little publicity and less buzz.  And what buzz there is, is pretty bad: "a cliche-ridden romp thru the sex-n-drugs '60s", apparently. Jones takes his first LSD trip to the strains of JA's "White Rabbit", etc.  What a shame. I had been looking forward to seeing it.
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Life, the Universe, and Everything
« Reply #333 on: March 20, 2006, 07:46:20 PM »
It's not new, but I finally saw for the first time the film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- on the Greyhound (er, Peter Pan) bus ride home from Boston, of all places.  Rico had good taste.

Big fan of the books, so I approached the movie warily.  Knew the guy from The Office but knew nothing of Mos Def as an actor (and little as a rapper, even), and had no idea if the lyricality of Adams's language would translate to visuals.

Maybe the narrator segments were a cop-out as far as that goes, but at least they looked cute.  Especially the angry people who hadn't been invited to the party upstairs.  And I loved all the keys in their roles, except for Zaphod Beeblebrox: I wanted something looking like Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish, and I got something that looked like Dog the Bounty Hunter.  But the best thing I can say about the movie is that it makes me really eager to go back and re-read the books again.
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Re: Life, the Universe, and Everything
« Reply #334 on: March 20, 2006, 10:20:37 PM »
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It's not new, but I finally saw for the first time the film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- on the Greyhound (er, Peter Pan) bus ride home from Boston, of all places.  Rico had good taste.

Big fan of the books, so I approached the movie warily.  Knew the guy from The Office but knew nothing of Mos Def as an actor (and little as a rapper, even), and had no idea if the lyricality of Adams's language would translate to visuals.

Maybe the narrator segments were a cop-out as far as that goes, but at least they looked cute.  Especially the angry people who hadn't been invited to the party upstairs.  And I loved all the keys in their roles, except for Zaphod Beeblebrox: I wanted something looking like Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish, and I got something that looked like Dog the Bounty Hunter.  But the best thing I can say about the movie is that it makes me really eager to go back and re-read the books again.


I thought Sam Rockwell was doing a wicked Tom Cruise parody, actually. And Mos Def is mos def a terrific actor -- been great in everything I've seen him do.
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« Reply #335 on: March 21, 2006, 07:36:07 AM »
hey, mike, want to catch the inside man this weekend? either friday evening or sunday matinee?
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« Reply #336 on: March 21, 2006, 07:38:44 AM »
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hey, mike, want to catch the inside man this weekend? either friday evening or sunday matinee?


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I was thinking Fri after work but evening works too.  I'll monitor Fandango for the showtimes.

Last nite I saw Find Me Guilty -- Vin Diesel can act!
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« Reply #337 on: March 21, 2006, 09:54:56 AM »
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hey, mike, want to catch the inside man this weekend? either friday evening or sunday matinee?


You read my mind, baby!



I was thinking Fri after work but evening works too.  I'll monitor Fandango for the showtimes.

Last nite I saw Find Me Guilty -- Vin Diesel can act!


i'll be at the whiskies of the world convention until 5-ish on friday, so any time after that works for me!
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« Reply #338 on: March 21, 2006, 10:05:37 AM »
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[i'll be at the whiskies of the world convention until 5-ish on friday


Sounds like a fun gig!  Is it at Moscone?
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« Reply #339 on: March 21, 2006, 10:11:36 AM »
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[i'll be at the whiskies of the world convention until 5-ish on friday


Sounds like a fun gig!  Is it at Moscone?


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« Reply #340 on: March 21, 2006, 10:18:10 AM »
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i'll be at the whiskies of the world convention until 5-ish on friday, so any time after that works for me!


For half a second I imagined this being a cat-food sampler . . .
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« Reply #341 on: March 21, 2006, 10:21:33 AM »
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Last nite I saw Find Me Guilty -- Vin Diesel can act!


I always thought so, it's just that he started doing action flicks.  He was very good in Boiler Room, with Giovanni Ribisi.
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« Reply #342 on: March 21, 2006, 10:29:25 AM »
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i'll be at the whiskies of the world convention until 5-ish on friday, so any time after that works for me!


For half a second I imagined this being a cat-food sampler . . .


Whiskas of the World, unite!  Throw off your flea collars!
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« Reply #343 on: March 21, 2006, 10:37:06 AM »
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i'll be at the whiskies of the world convention until 5-ish on friday, so any time after that works for me!


For half a second I imagined this being a cat-food sampler . . .


Whiskas of the World, unite!  Throw off your flea collars!


don't tempt the cats to unite and take over. you see what happened in egypt.

i bet they do have a whiskas of the world convention for cats, though. i can see the little uppity furballs thumbing their noses at the thought of juiceless canned tuna.
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« Reply #344 on: March 21, 2006, 10:43:08 AM »
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i'll be at the whiskies of the world convention until 5-ish on friday, so any time after that works for me!


For half a second I imagined this being a cat-food sampler . . .


Whiskas of the World, unite!  Throw off your flea collars!


don't tempt the cats to unite and take over. you see what happened in egypt.

i bet they do have a whiskas of the world convention for cats, though. i can see the little uppity furballs thumbing their noses at the thought of juiceless canned tuna.


Dat's whiskity-wack!
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