676

(19 replies, posted in Episodes)

You know, without Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Redford would have had to name his film festival after his role in The Sting. The "Hooker Film Festival" just wouldn't be the same.

677

(19 replies, posted in Episodes)

Haven't listened to the commentary yet, but what a great movie. I hadn't watch it in years and just marveled at it all the way thru. One thing I noticed is that if you made it today, it would be full of slinky dames. The two here are not exactly top shelf.

EDIT: Finished the commentary. Fantastic work.

678

(2,068 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Battle Royale (2000)
http://www.zarban.com/wp-content/cache/imdb/images/0266308_big.jpg

It reminded quite a bit of Red Dawn. It's a murder fantasy with all the moral ambiguity wrung out of it* for our hapless heroes but with still enough Lord of the Flies bite to make it interesting social satire about high school.

* The only real fault with the film is how the opening claims that the youth is out of control, but we see only one character act out violently before the students are shipped off.

679

(28 replies, posted in Creations)

Just watched the first one so far. Excellent audio. Perfect lighting. Smooth delivery. Are you sure this isn't a viral video funded by— oh wait, the ending fizzles out with redundant requests to stay tuned.

Okay. We're cool.

I'll keep watching!

680

(39 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Wonderful! big_smile

681

(122 replies, posted in Episodes)

Trey wrote:

http://www.pinkfive.com/images/motti2.jpg

He looks blurry for his age.

682

(26 replies, posted in Episodes)

The link for this commentary is defunct.

http://www.friendsinyourhead.com/index.php?id=62

683

(15 replies, posted in Episodes)

This movie isn't broken because it's not a genre film. This is a drama—the conflict is internal and the heroes are their own worst enemies, hence no need to make the superposse into real characters. That's what makes it a genre-buster. The only problem is that the first act is a bit long and the second act is a bit repetitive, but the charm of the leads gets us over that for the most part.

1:01:00 Damn you, Trey. You just just explained that.

684

(15 replies, posted in Episodes)

Also streaming free on Amazon Instant Video.

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(991 replies, posted in Off Topic)

fireproof78 wrote:

Also, Rufus Sewell as the next Doctor-yes? No?

Rufus Sewell needs to make some more damn episodes of Zen.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lLcxY7SJcCc/TUKMVlekeRI/AAAAAAAAA9s/-e-95--EVbo/s1600/Zen.jpg

Trey wrote:

It would be an interesting conclusion to the sorta-trilogy, since it's Goldman and Hill and Redford again, just no Newman.   And Goldman does offer a lot of good insight into it in his books, including his theories on why it didn't become a monster hit like Butch or Sting.

My guess is that it has the word "Waldo" in the title.

Same problem The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz had.

By the way, Trey, I don't have a Twitter account, so I don't have a better place to say this, but you are killing on Twitter.

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(28 replies, posted in Off Topic)

http://www.zarban.com/pics/no-opinion.jpg

Lt. Jim Dangle approves of those uniforms. They need to be able to move like cheetahs.

/RIP Andy Sidaris, you genius

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/lonely_hearts06.jpg

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(40 replies, posted in Episodes)

Teague wrote:

What feed?

The same old Down in Front feed I've been using for years via iTunes.

What feed SHOULD I be using? Clicking the RSS icon on the front page gets me nowhere.

691

(40 replies, posted in Episodes)

Feed still says Down in Front and DownInFront.net and everything. What's going on there?

Also, who are you people? And where are my pants?

692

(2,068 replies, posted in Off Topic)

"Luckily, the lady they love is made of steel."

Metallurgy fail.

693

(1,649 replies, posted in Off Topic)

BigDamnArtist wrote:

Don't ask questions. Just accept it.

Would it still work without the coconut? I don't like coconut.

/sorry for the question

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(18 replies, posted in Off Topic)

It's okay, everyone! I'm not really a Cockney chimney sweep! I was just pretending!

http://thechurchofbob.com/boblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dick-van-dyke-chimney-sweep.jpg
http://application.denofgeek.com/pics/film/list/dda.mar.jpg
/also played multiple roles with different accents; got little credit

695

(86 replies, posted in Off Topic)

It goes deeper than you imagine...

http://www.zarban.com/pics/lambs-tattoo.jpg

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(18 replies, posted in Off Topic)

fireproof78 wrote:
Withkittens wrote:
Zarban wrote:

They're both Canadian, as it turns out.

Isn't this show Canadian?

This whole forum is actually Canadian wink

Oi'm not Canajen, gov'nah! Oi'm a Cockney chimley sweep!

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(86 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Take a look at the credits on the poster for Jaws and compare that to the The Keep. What the fuck happened to the people responsible for that stuff? I know there are contractual requirements about text size, but you might as well just not have any credits on the poster at all. Or why not build in contractual requirements that your name be a certain height-to-width ratio?

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(86 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Dorkman wrote:

Thing about Mondo's movie posters is, as you say, they do a rather poor job of selling the film; they're really meant for folks who are familiar with, and have an affection for, the film.

I have the same problem with the "minimalist" posters that are going around. They tend to just be jokes about one iconic scene in the film, often a spoiler, even.

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(86 replies, posted in Off Topic)

This is probably my favorite of all movie posters. I have it among the 10 or 12 in my house.

http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-poster.jpg

More so than the posters for Raiders and Temple, it says that this is a movie with adventure at the center—literally—but it's also about these characters. I mean, LOOK at those faces. Not only are they accurate representations of the actors, each one is a jewel of a portrait.

And it's all surrounded by a frame of ancient stone that invites you in to the mystery and action like few other posters ever have.

The previous films' posters had a lot of the same elements, but never quite struck the right notes, for the most part. One for Temple turns Indy into a god. One for Raiders makes it look like he's having way too much fun.

EDIT: I do wish the portrait of Indy was a little "sharper". He seems to be just posing, rather than caught in a moment.

This album should include a cover of "He Tried to Kill Me with a Forklift" from the Fugitive Alien episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

That is all.