Black Is A Stallion: Last Night I Kind of Lost My Shit -
It’s the late show on a Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio. I’m halfway through my set and I mention Barack Obama. Some scattered boos. Which is normal. Somebody always hates the president, no matter who that president might be. In this case, the president is Obama and I am a fan, so I always ask…
Lolita
Directed by: Stanley KubrickYo, Stanley Kubrick, I’mma let you finish, but Adrian Lyne made the best Lolita of all time. OF ALL TIME.
This ^^^ I fucking love Kubrick, but Lyne’s version totally kicked the other’s ass.
I was in a longstanding debate with my favorite film school professor about this. He eventually admitted that Lyne’s version was pretty much superior. Kubrick made it in the wrong era with the wrong main actor I think. Either way, i LOVE Lyne’s version AND Kubrick :)
(via killerrbee)
this movie influenced me so hardcore as a kid. from the way i came down stairs (like Geena did - sideways feet) to the kind of movies i hoped to someday make.
“To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism- it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere.
Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”
— Conan in his final farewell on the Tonight Show (via film114)
GRAY-HAIRED MAN: Morning.
BLOND MAN: Mornin’.
GRAY-HAIRED MAN: Mind if I join you?
BLOND MAN: [Shaking his head] Please. Want some fish?
GRAY-HAIRED MAN: Thank you. I just ate.
[The gray-haired man sits down not far away.]
BLOND MAN: I take it you’re here ‘cause of the ship.
GRAY-HAIRED MAN: I am. How did they find the Island?
BLOND MAN: You’ll have to ask ‘em when they get here.
GRAY-HAIRED MAN: I don’t have to ask. You brought them here. Still trying to prove me wrong, aren’t you?
BLOND MAN: You are wrong.
GRAY-HAIRED MAN: Am I? They come. They fight. They destroy. They corrupt. It always ends the same.
BLOND MAN: It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.
[The gray-haired man stares at his compatriot.]
GRAY-HAIRED MAN: Do you have any idea how badly I wanna kill you?
BLOND MAN: Yes.
GRAY-HAIRED MAN: One of these days, sooner or later… I’m going to find a loophole, my friend.
BLOND MAN: Well, when you do, I’ll be right here.
GRAY-HAIRED MAN: Always nice talking to you, Jacob.
JACOB: Nice talking to you, too.
Awww
These guys know what I’m talking about.
Hillz yi-uh!
I am brave. Roller coasters? Love them. Scary movies? I’ve seen Ghostbusters like seven times. I regularly drive through neighborhoods that have only recently been gentrified. So yeah, I’m pretty much not afraid of anything… except clowns.
I am not really sure where the fear comes from. My mother says it’s because when I was a kid I found a dead clown in the woods, but who knows?
And so it ends. Sadly, I have been summarily dismissed from the employ of masters Cameron and Mitchell. The former being an utter delight, and the latter being a humorless snoot.
i’m a comfortable man. i’ve been stealing from your father for days.
500 Days of Summer was a sloppy attempt at a romantic comedy deconstruction masquerading as something revolutionary. Are you an adorable romcom or are you trying to show what’s wrong with adorable romcoms? Make up your fucking mind.
I also didn’t feel anything for either character. They were both were treated like test subjects, right down to the nature documentary-esque voiceover that described them. Instead of a heartbreaking tale of a guy who gets a rude awakening after thinking he’s found the perfect girl, I felt like I was watching a pair of frowny-faced coat hangers modeling the Urban Outfitters catalog.
Basically, if I wanted to watch Annie Hall (and I did), I would have watched Annie Hall (and I did, right after I watched this). I like my postmodern takes on romance a little jewier, a little funnier, a little more authentic, and with a little more substance behind them.
The Hall and Oats scene was nice though. I mean, I’m not made of stone.I agree totally - except I also hated the Hall and Oates scene. ;)
Variety: Little upside to downsizing in Hollywood - Negative effects of layoffs simmer under surface -
oh. yay. ?