ction Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 It's a shame. He my favorite rock singer dude - but I guess he does what he does. That Faces thing is on VH1 classic again tomorrow at 2 pm. I still don't have a way to record it, but maybe someone else does. Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 [quote name='sean Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Yesterday I was at the Milwaukee International Film Festival, and between screenings I was hanging out in the lobby of the Oriental Theater with another festival hopper. Suddenly she said, "Hey, it's the Maestro!" Sure enough, Mark Metcalf, who played the Maestro on Seinfeld, was ambling through the lobby. I turned to my acquaintance and said, "And he's with Harold Ramis." Ramis was in town to introduce a screening of Groundhog Day, part of this festival's tribute to his career. As he neared, I said hello, and as luck would have it, his festival guide asked him to wait right there while the upstairs conference readied for him. This meant that my acquaintance and I had ten minutes alone with Ramis in the lobby of the Oriental. We talked briefly about books and what it takes to be a filmmaker, and he seemed genuinely friendly and responsive to what I had to say. He was particularly interested in which books I teach in American Literature, perhaps because his own son is 16 and is currently reading similar titles. Eventually he was asked to head upstairs, and as we shook hands I said, like a lame-o, "Thanks for Ghostbusters!" Link to post Share on other sites
j4lackey Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Yesterday I was at the Milwaukee International Film Festival, and between screenings I was hanging out in the lobby of the Oriental Theater with another festival hopper. Suddenly she said, "Hey, it's the Maestro!" Sure enough, Mark Metcalf, who played the Maestro on Seinfeld, was ambling through the lobby. I turned to my acquaintance and said, "And he's with Harold Ramis." Ramis was in town to introduce a screening of Groundhog Day, part of this festival's tribute to his career. As he neared, I said hello, and as luck would have it, his festival guide asked him to wait right there while the upstairs conference readied for him. This meant that my acquaintance and I had ten minutes alone with Ramis in the lobby of the Oriental. We talked briefly about books and what it takes to be a filmmaker, and he seemed genuinely friendly and responsive to what I had to say. He was particularly interested in what books I teach in American Literature, perhaps because his own son is 16 and is currently reading similar titles. Eventually he was asked to head upstairs, and as we shook hands I said, like a lame-o, "Thanks for Ghostbusters!" How cool! I bet he'd be fun to have a drink with. Groundhog Day's one of my favorites! You were in the right place at the right time, Eric! Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Via USA Network. Awesome movie. I'm wondering what you all thought of the Saw movies? I thought they were really well done. Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 I finally saw that Dawn 'o' the Dead remake on USA last night too...pretty fun. I also read someplace that Rob Zombie is doing a remake of Halloween, which was on AMC last night as well. I've enjoyed his past two films, but i'm not sure one could remake that flick w/ suitable results. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 I didn't enjoy that one Saw movie, so I won't see the others.Dawn of the Dead 2004 is indeed the shit, though. Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Shop smart, shop s-mart. Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 I liked the original Saw. Thought Saw 2 was just ok. I watched Hostel over the weekend. Fake blood and lot of naked boobies. I give it a thumbs up. Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 MNF with the sound off and tunes playing Link to post Share on other sites
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bjorn_skurj Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I am officially sick of Chris Berman. Later: Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 Haxan - nice! Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I heart the Netflix. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Thanks again to Beltmann for his spot-on Halloween recommendations.Last night: Truly disturbing and masterful work by Georges Franju. The daughter of a reknowned surgeon has been horrifically disfigured in a car accident, and young ladies around Paris begin disappearing, perhaps for science. Especially impressive for its creepy surgery scenes, since it was made in 1959. An accompanying documentary on Paris slaughterhouses made years earlier by Franju (thank you Criterion!) sheds light onto his abilities in making those scenes work. Great acting all around. This is one of the best movies I've seen in a while. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Final Destination. What a POS. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Final Destination. What a POS.I enjoyed it--but almost exclusively for its set pieces. The story and characters are forgettable. Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I took a solemn oath to watch this movie at Fakeliz's insistance. I wish it had a little more bite, but the lesson on how easy it is to "spin" any notion, regardless of how heinous, was well worth the watch. Hilariously funny, but I found myself being self conscious about my laughter. Link to post Share on other sites
GPARSUNDA Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I am thinking of watching "Marie Antoinette" by Sophia Coppola next, Has somebody here watched it?I've already listened to its soundtrack, and the music is a really curious combination. You can access to the soundtrack via my blog: Jake Weird Blog Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I watched Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter last night. Probably the worst movie I've seen in years. I remember enjoying this when I was 12. But there's little to no gore in each death scene, and the dialogue is so horrendous that there should have been a mention somewhere of the stupid pills every character took before the film started. Look, I know it's a slasher flick, but I expected a tiny bit more. Everything about it was bang-your-head-against-the-wall awful. Major continuity errors didn't help either. Not even the presence of Crispin Glover and lil' Corey Feldman made it better. Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I watched Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter last night. Probably the worst movie I've seen in years. I remember enjoying this when I was 12. But there's little to no gore in each death scene, and the dialogue is so horrendous that there should have been a mention somewhere of the stupid pills every character took before the film started. Look, I know it's a slasher flick, but I expected a tiny bit more. Everything about it was bang-your-head-against-the-wall awful. Major continuity errors didn't help either. Not even the presence of Crispin Glover and lil' Corey Feldman made it better. That's in my Top 10 of 'flicks so bad they're fantastic.' However, pound for pound, I find that Friday the 13th 3-D was the best of the bunch. Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I took a solemn oath to watch this movie at Fakeliz's insistance. I wish it had a little more bite, but the lesson on how easy it is to "spin" any notion, regardless of how heinous, was well worth the watch. Hilariously funny, but I found myself being self conscious about my laughter. We have that from Netflix. I plan to watch it this week sometime. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 The Milwaukee International Film Festival ran October 19-29. Over those 11 days I managed to see 25 features and 6 short films; in previous years I have emphasized documentaries, shorts, and regional films, but this year I made a point to shift focus onto world fiction features. In preferential order: Cream of the cropRequiem / Hans-Christian Schmid / Germany / 2006The Queen / Stephen Frears / UK / 2006Mary / Abel Ferrera / USA / 2005Very GoodFive Minutes, Mr. Welles / Vincent D Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I was so excited to see Crispin Glover in Friday the 13th the other day! now....I have on 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980's.....VH1.... Link to post Share on other sites
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