Philippines angry at Enfield show.
I saw this, and really can't see what all the fuss is about. Where are the outraged Northerners complaining about their sterotype?!
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QUOTE (logger @ Sep 28 2008, 01:34 PM) 
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
QUOTE (Jessopjessopjessop @ Oct 7 2008, 01:17 PM)
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Don't worry...you'll get over him.
QUOTE (Raven @ Oct 7 2008, 01:12 PM)
Where are the outraged Northerners complaining about their sterotype?!
In the North, probably.
Actually, my half-Filipina friend is kinda sick of people making remarks about the sexual availability of women of the Phillipines - especially concerning her mum. Harry better watch out. Her mum is 4ft 11' of Filipina dynamite.
Queens of the Hotel Hit
QUOTE
Don't worry...you'll get over him.
Hehe.
QUOTE (Serafina_Pekkala @ Oct 7 2008, 04:06 PM)
In the North, probably.
Ahar!
QUOTE (Serafina_Pekkala @ Oct 7 2008, 04:06 PM)
In the North, probably.
We're used to it, hence lack of outrage.
QUOTE (Raven @ Oct 7 2008, 01:12 PM)
Philippines angry at Enfield show.
I saw this, and really can't see what all the fuss is about. Where are the outraged Northerners complaining about their sterotype?!
I saw this, and really can't see what all the fuss is about. Where are the outraged Northerners complaining about their sterotype?!
We realise that the gag is about the wealthy family treating people like pets, rather than any slur on Philpinos or Northerners. I honestly think the outrage is about as real as that which supposedly met Little Britain's arrival in the US.
QUOTE (melzilla @ Oct 7 2008, 08:42 PM)
We're used to it, hence lack of outrage.
Quite. I've seen some fat people in the south such as in that London place. Albeit less in number but they exist. I am Northern and not fat. Johnny Vegas is carrying it all for me.
Also, I think Enfield likes to take on the mantle of 'outrage' since Little Britain came along and stole his crass comedy character crown. You think he has pictures of Walliams on a dartboard? I know I do.
Enfield's still funny, though. Little Britain USA is just...awful.
Me soliticing more ideas from you clever people. 
I'm trying to compile a list of Hot Movie Pairings When The Geeks Inherit The Earth - I've already got about 4 ideas but for example from our intelligent, nerdy perspective... if we ran Hollywood, with whom would we replace the Clooney/Roberts, Pitt/Jolie, Hanks/Ryan pairings. Who is popular enough in geek circles to merit A-List status. Who opens a movie to $35M in OUR reality? (Doesn't have to be male/female, either... buddy flicks are romances, too. )
DISCUSS!
I'm trying to compile a list of Hot Movie Pairings When The Geeks Inherit The Earth - I've already got about 4 ideas but for example from our intelligent, nerdy perspective... if we ran Hollywood, with whom would we replace the Clooney/Roberts, Pitt/Jolie, Hanks/Ryan pairings. Who is popular enough in geek circles to merit A-List status. Who opens a movie to $35M in OUR reality? (Doesn't have to be male/female, either... buddy flicks are romances, too. )DISCUSS!
Bruce Campbell and anyone.
QUOTE (thirtyhelens @ Oct 8 2008, 09:34 PM)
Me soliticing more ideas from you clever people. I'm trying to compile a list of Hot Movie Pairings When The Geeks Inherit The Earth - I've already got about 4 ideas but for example from our intelligent, nerdy perspective... if we ran Hollywood, with whom would we replace the Clooney/Roberts, Pitt/Jolie, Hanks/Ryan pairings. Who is popular enough in geek circles to merit A-List status. Who opens a movie to $35M in OUR reality? (Doesn't have to be male/female, either... buddy flicks are romances, too. )
DISCUSS!
I'm trying to compile a list of Hot Movie Pairings When The Geeks Inherit The Earth - I've already got about 4 ideas but for example from our intelligent, nerdy perspective... if we ran Hollywood, with whom would we replace the Clooney/Roberts, Pitt/Jolie, Hanks/Ryan pairings. Who is popular enough in geek circles to merit A-List status. Who opens a movie to $35M in OUR reality? (Doesn't have to be male/female, either... buddy flicks are romances, too. )DISCUSS!
Ok, I've gone for the buddy flick option, I'd pay to see...
Tim Thomerson & M Emmett Walsh
Bill Paxton & Alan Arkin
Al Leong & Jason Statham
Clea Duvall & Michelle Rodriguez
Fred Williamson & Sonny Chiba
Ha! I really like the Clea & Michelle idea. Nice one Sos.
Chewey Ejiofor & Mos Def
I've already posted this on facebook, but how about:
Ryan Gosling and Amy Adams
Ryan Gosling and Amy Adams
QUOTE (logger @ Oct 8 2008, 03:32 PM)
Chewey Ejiofor & Mos Def
Ooooh. I like.
Don't we already have an ideal pair in Allen/Keaton?
I wouldn't mind seeing Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey together, someday.
I wouldn't mind seeing Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey together, someday.
Geek couples?
Pasdar and Lilly.
Fillion and Gellar (okay they were together in S.7 Buffy but they worked v.well together - more please).
Tennant and Deschanel, Z.
Hannigan and that bloke who plays 'Chuck'.
(all these options are interchangeable BTW, I imagine David would have a hankering for some SMG)
Colbert and Fey would be like this genius lookielikey couple and could stare longingly at each other whilst dressd the same and singing 'Henry Lee'.
Pasdar and Lilly.
Fillion and Gellar (okay they were together in S.7 Buffy but they worked v.well together - more please).
Tennant and Deschanel, Z.
Hannigan and that bloke who plays 'Chuck'.
(all these options are interchangeable BTW, I imagine David would have a hankering for some SMG)
Colbert and Fey would be like this genius lookielikey couple and could stare longingly at each other whilst dressd the same and singing 'Henry Lee'.
QUOTE (Serafina_Pekkala @ Oct 9 2008, 12:57 PM)
Geek couples?
Telly Savalas and Melina Mercouri
Jennifer Aniston and Billy Zane
Elizabeth Perkins and George Chakiris
Oh wait. You said geek.
*ba-dum-tish* Actually, Fey's on the list and she's half-Greek. 
She's paired off with someone else, though. Ahem.
Banged this sucker out last night while my head felt fresh, though it won't go up till Tuesday. Enjoy the suspense...hurr.
She's paired off with someone else, though. Ahem.Banged this sucker out last night while my head felt fresh, though it won't go up till Tuesday. Enjoy the suspense...hurr.
Just read this, love the Pegg/Fey combo and wouldn't be surprised to see that in the near future.
If the performers agree and are paid decently, then no - it's personal choice and not exploitation. The only thing different is the physicality of the performers and for centuries, performance has been a way for disabled people to earn a living. The attitudes of the onlookers are kinda arbitrary and cannot be controlled. If one is the type of person to patronise or judge, they do it with everyone really. Or that's my opinion.
Both my parents are now registered as disabled. Sorry for the soapbox but this is something I feel strongly about. *le shrug* My mum is partially deaf (due to Menniere's syndrome) and my dad has mobility problems because of osteoarthritis. The biggest wake-up call to us is the attitudes of other people - either discomfort or lack of patience over the realities of disability. Disabled people do what they want like the rest of us. Or they should.
Both my parents are now registered as disabled. Sorry for the soapbox but this is something I feel strongly about. *le shrug* My mum is partially deaf (due to Menniere's syndrome) and my dad has mobility problems because of osteoarthritis. The biggest wake-up call to us is the attitudes of other people - either discomfort or lack of patience over the realities of disability. Disabled people do what they want like the rest of us. Or they should.
I agree with Sef. I think it's great, and surely the whole idea of the thing is to challenge the ideas of beauty and ability and show people that people can still do amazing things with disabilities. I don't find the Paralympics exploitative, for example.
OK, I'm asking this out of nothing more than curiosity. Can anyone think what film might have the most Oscar winners in it's cast. Best I can do is A Bridge Too Far - 7 winners, 8 if you count Richard Attenborough's uncredited cameo.
Didn't Around The World in Eighty Days have plenty of oscar winners in it?
Edit: Just recounted, and The Player actually has 12, 13 if you count Julia Roberts' uncredited cameo, and about 20 nominees in the cast as well.
Ohhh The Player, yeah of course.
QUOTE (maian @ Oct 21 2008, 03:32 PM)
The Player has 8, 9 if you count Julia Roberts' uncredited cameo.
If you include the cameos it's more like 14
In a similar vein to A Bridge Too Far, The Longest Day must have a few Oscar winners in it as well.
Kenneth Brannagh's Hamlet would have a good lot in it.
QUOTE (Raven @ Oct 21 2008, 03:43 PM)
In a similar vein to A Bridge Too Far, The Longest Day must have a few Oscar winners in it as well.
The first I checked. Only about 5.
QUOTE (Rua @ Oct 21 2008, 03:46 PM)
Kenneth Brannagh's Hamlet would have a good lot in it.
Seems to have 8 or 9. Could be the winner
QUOTE (Sostie @ Oct 21 2008, 03:35 PM)
If you include the cameos it's more like 14
Yeah, I recounted and it came to 13, of which most are cameos.
QUOTE (maian @ Oct 21 2008, 03:32 PM)
Edit: Just recounted, and The Player actually has 12, 13 if you count Julia Roberts' uncredited cameo, and about 20 nominees in the cast as well.
14. Did you count Sydney Pollack.
QUOTE (Sostie @ Oct 21 2008, 03:54 PM)
14. Did you count Sydney Pollack.
Yeah. My list reads:
Tim Robbins
Whoopi Goldberg
Sydney Pollack
Cher
James Coburn
Louise Fletcher
Joel Grey
Anjelica Huston
Jack Lemmon
Marlee Matlin
Susan Sarandon
Rod Steiger
Julia Roberts (uncredited)
Who am I missing?
QUOTE (maian @ Oct 21 2008, 04:00 PM)
Yeah. My list reads:
Tim Robbins
Whoopi Goldberg
Sydney Pollack
Cher
James Coburn
Louise Fletcher
Joel Grey
Anjelica Huston
Jack Lemmon
Marlee Matlin
Susan Sarandon
Rod Steiger
Julia Roberts (uncredited)
Who am I missing?
Tim Robbins
Whoopi Goldberg
Sydney Pollack
Cher
James Coburn
Louise Fletcher
Joel Grey
Anjelica Huston
Jack Lemmon
Marlee Matlin
Susan Sarandon
Rod Steiger
Julia Roberts (uncredited)
Who am I missing?
Karen Black
EDIT: Balls. I thought she won. Nope.
Edit: Disregard.
QUOTE (maian @ Oct 21 2008, 04:03 PM)
Edit: Disregard.
Who was the 14th you had (before you edited the post)?
I didn't, I just wrote down that Karen Black didn't win for Five Easy Pieces, then saw that you'd edited your post, rendering mine redundant. Now we're entangled in a fiendish web of forum bureaucracy.
I meant this post. Quoted the wrong one
QUOTE (maian @ Oct 21 2008, 03:54 PM)
Yeah, I recounted and it came to 13, of which most are cameos.
That was just me being a spaz and writing 4 instead of 3.
More celeb babies...
But didn't she meet him on Buffy first?
But didn't she meet him on Buffy first?
QUOTE (PrincessKate @ Oct 22 2008, 05:27 PM)
But didn't she meet him on Buffy first?
Yes.
well, someone on the kfccinema.com board was enquiring about films they may have missed in the last two years. i thought i'd also post my response here as there may be a couple of people who are interested in it...
QUOTE (me on the kfccinema.com messageboard)
well, these are all things which i've watched in the last two years. some of them are slightly older, but have only had an accessible dvd release in this time;
essential viewing - ten big hitters that seem to be universally loved...
exiled - johnnie to's thematic follow up to 'the mission'.
fearless - jet li's return to proper martial arts cinema, just make sure you watch the director's cut.
the host - deservedly praised monster movie / family drama.
my name is fame - semi-autobiographical lau ching wan comic drama.
mad detective - lau ching wan and johnnie to combine to make a seemingly ridiculous concept work extremely well.
lust, caution - fantastically executed, tense drama from ang lee.
linda linda linda - super fun, great music, bae doo na.
secret sunshine - the return of lee chang-dong; and an amazing one, at that.
the taste of tea - a family drama with a hint of the absurd.
invisible target - teen idols, melodrama and quality action.
good stuff - ten which have garnered mixed reactions, but definitely worth watching...
the sun also rises - the return of jiang wen; wacked out, dream like and great.
crazy stone - a fun mainland comedy caper.
the banquet - beautiful, hamlet influenced, epic.
the warlords - flawed, but impressive, battle filled drama.
city of violence - ryu seung-wan's korean action opus.
after this, our exile - patrick tam returns and aaron kwok flexes his acting muscle in a solid drama. this reminds me that i still need to get the director's cut.
memories of matsuko - lars von trier meets disney? a bizarre mixture of (visual and metaphorical) sunshine and showers, with a great central performance.
fatal contact - forget the plot, but watch wu jing kick some arse in some fantastically brutal fighting sequences.
chocolate - as above, but with "the female tony jaa" injuring poor stuntmen in her wake.
eye in the sky - more milkyway goodness. fun, if slightly stretched, surveillance drama.
ooh, you should also see - ten which i really liked, but seemed to drop under some people's radars...
invisible waves - more quality from pen-ek ratanaruang, with added asano.
university of laughs - quality japanese stage play transferred to the screen. solidly comic, with a touch of dramatic.
always : sunset on third street - ensemble drama, taking place in the shadow of the construction of the tokyo tower.
the shoe fairy - a dark and magical fairytale involving shoes. no surprise there.
the professor and his beloved equation - a fun drama, with a healthy dose of mathematics.
the postmodern life of my aunt - great performances, in a pretty down-beat drama.
strawberry shortcakes - solid drama, with comic tinges, focussing on four young women in tokyo.
tokyo tower : mom & me, and sometimes dad - emotional drama with odagiri jo.
exodus - an amazing film, which should've got a whole heap more praise. pang ho-cheung continues to develop in one of hong kong's strongest film-makers.
sparrow - actually, everyone seemed to like this, but i wanted to keep the numbers neat. johnnie to's labour of love; pick-pockets and a hint of busby berkeley.
essential viewing - ten big hitters that seem to be universally loved...
exiled - johnnie to's thematic follow up to 'the mission'.
fearless - jet li's return to proper martial arts cinema, just make sure you watch the director's cut.
the host - deservedly praised monster movie / family drama.
my name is fame - semi-autobiographical lau ching wan comic drama.
mad detective - lau ching wan and johnnie to combine to make a seemingly ridiculous concept work extremely well.
lust, caution - fantastically executed, tense drama from ang lee.
linda linda linda - super fun, great music, bae doo na.
secret sunshine - the return of lee chang-dong; and an amazing one, at that.
the taste of tea - a family drama with a hint of the absurd.
invisible target - teen idols, melodrama and quality action.
good stuff - ten which have garnered mixed reactions, but definitely worth watching...
the sun also rises - the return of jiang wen; wacked out, dream like and great.
crazy stone - a fun mainland comedy caper.
the banquet - beautiful, hamlet influenced, epic.
the warlords - flawed, but impressive, battle filled drama.
city of violence - ryu seung-wan's korean action opus.
after this, our exile - patrick tam returns and aaron kwok flexes his acting muscle in a solid drama. this reminds me that i still need to get the director's cut.
memories of matsuko - lars von trier meets disney? a bizarre mixture of (visual and metaphorical) sunshine and showers, with a great central performance.
fatal contact - forget the plot, but watch wu jing kick some arse in some fantastically brutal fighting sequences.
chocolate - as above, but with "the female tony jaa" injuring poor stuntmen in her wake.
eye in the sky - more milkyway goodness. fun, if slightly stretched, surveillance drama.
ooh, you should also see - ten which i really liked, but seemed to drop under some people's radars...
invisible waves - more quality from pen-ek ratanaruang, with added asano.
university of laughs - quality japanese stage play transferred to the screen. solidly comic, with a touch of dramatic.
always : sunset on third street - ensemble drama, taking place in the shadow of the construction of the tokyo tower.
the shoe fairy - a dark and magical fairytale involving shoes. no surprise there.
the professor and his beloved equation - a fun drama, with a healthy dose of mathematics.
the postmodern life of my aunt - great performances, in a pretty down-beat drama.
strawberry shortcakes - solid drama, with comic tinges, focussing on four young women in tokyo.
tokyo tower : mom & me, and sometimes dad - emotional drama with odagiri jo.
exodus - an amazing film, which should've got a whole heap more praise. pang ho-cheung continues to develop in one of hong kong's strongest film-makers.
sparrow - actually, everyone seemed to like this, but i wanted to keep the numbers neat. johnnie to's labour of love; pick-pockets and a hint of busby berkeley.
He ain't wrong about Linda Linda Linda.
I keep forgetting to track down Mad Detective. I shall do so at the weekend.
I keep forgetting to track down Mad Detective. I shall do so at the weekend.
QUOTE (Sostie @ Oct 23 2008, 10:59 AM)
He ain't wrong about Linda Linda Linda.
and the other twenty-nine...
QUOTE (Sostie @ Oct 23 2008, 10:59 AM)
I keep forgetting to track down Mad Detective. I shall do so at the weekend.
do it!
did i ever send you that spare copy of 'a taste of tea'? in my mind, i did...
I could do with seeing Lust, Caution again, the viewing conditions in the cinema where I saw it were not ideal.
I've also found Linda Linda Linda on youtube so I think I'll be watching that tonight as I have no tv at the mo.
I've also found Linda Linda Linda on youtube so I think I'll be watching that tonight as I have no tv at the mo.
4th-16th november, the 22nd leeds international film festival - woo!
and, i've bitten the bullet this year and bought myself a festival pass, booked some time off work and lined up tickets for the following;
Rumba
The Wrecking Crew
The Gospel of Caesar
Alone in Four Walls
Moscow, Belgium
The Class
Mermaid
The Path
Kinogamma Part One: East + Kinogamma Part Two: Far East
(How) to be Dead
Drifter
Out of Time
One Minute to Nine
Winstanley
Carts of Darkness
Wellness
Tea Fight
Blind Loves
7 Accidents, Investigating Ordinary Crashes
Summer Book
Sauna
Fantastic Parasuicides
Chomsky and Co
Don't Get Me Wrong + Cyanosis
The Burrowers
Don't Try this at Home
Momma's Man
Dachimawa Lee
Helvetica
Once Upon a Time in the Basque Country 1
Time to Die
She Should Have Gone to the Moon
Blood Trail
The Rest Of The Night
Sword of the Stranger
Mind Game
Chiko
From Inside
KiNETIKA!: EXP24
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Gachi Boy - Wrestling with a Memory
20th Century Boys
Detroit Metal City
My Name is Bruce
The Good, the Bad and the Weird
films in bold will pretty much definitely be attended, non bold films are clashes (alternate choices) or things i'm quite interested in seeing, but may miss depending on other distractions / potential fatigue...
and, i've bitten the bullet this year and bought myself a festival pass, booked some time off work and lined up tickets for the following;
Rumba
The Wrecking Crew
The Gospel of Caesar
Alone in Four Walls
Moscow, Belgium
The Class
Mermaid
The Path
Kinogamma Part One: East + Kinogamma Part Two: Far East
(How) to be Dead
Drifter
Out of Time
One Minute to Nine
Winstanley
Carts of Darkness
Wellness
Tea Fight
Blind Loves
7 Accidents, Investigating Ordinary Crashes
Summer Book
Sauna
Fantastic Parasuicides
Chomsky and Co
Don't Get Me Wrong + Cyanosis
The Burrowers
Don't Try this at Home
Momma's Man
Dachimawa Lee
Helvetica
Once Upon a Time in the Basque Country 1
Time to Die
She Should Have Gone to the Moon
Blood Trail
The Rest Of The Night
Sword of the Stranger
Mind Game
Chiko
From Inside
KiNETIKA!: EXP24
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Gachi Boy - Wrestling with a Memory
20th Century Boys
Detroit Metal City
My Name is Bruce
The Good, the Bad and the Weird
films in bold will pretty much definitely be attended, non bold films are clashes (alternate choices) or things i'm quite interested in seeing, but may miss depending on other distractions / potential fatigue...
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