I think that if she can channel the feeling that Janis showed during the Dick Cavett interview where she said "I'm going home" in a defiant yet still hurt way when talking about going to her high school reunion, she will have nailed it.
It will be interesting to see how they balance the life story and the music aspect of it. Unlike Ray and Walk the Line, I would argue that Janis' story would be more interesting WITHOUT the music playing a central part. Maybe some formative stuff, like when she learned to sing, but Janis was a soul singer...all emotion. Imitating her singing would accomplish little, I think.
― B.L.A.M. (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Saturday, 18 November 2006 06:53 (6 years ago) Permalink
― milo z (mlp), Saturday, 18 November 2006 06:55 (6 years ago) Permalink
Oscar alert
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 18 November 2006 07:44 (6 years ago) Permalink
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 18 November 2006 08:14 (6 years ago) Permalink
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 18 November 2006 23:17 (6 years ago) Permalink
Zooey's clothes are still gross. I think Lily Tomlin should play Janis.
― Abbott (Abbott), Sunday, 19 November 2006 00:47 (6 years ago) Permalink
― Abbott (Abbott), Sunday, 19 November 2006 00:51 (6 years ago) Permalink
-- Abbott (igotabeefpastr...), November 19th, 2006.
AAARRRGHH
― Hoosteen (Hoosteen), Sunday, 19 November 2006 00:56 (6 years ago) Permalink
― Abbott (Abbott), Sunday, 19 November 2006 00:57 (6 years ago) Permalink
― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Sunday, 19 November 2006 03:45 (6 years ago) Permalink
New album with M Ward actually quite good shockah. She sounds very sweet in front of the Ward wall-'o-Sound.
― SeekAltRoute, Thursday, 20 March 2008 21:42 (5 years ago) Permalink
tainted by nude spock :(
― DG, Thursday, 20 March 2008 21:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
her singing is the reason Elf is actually an amazing xmas movie
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 20 March 2008 21:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
That's the worst photo of her I've ever seen.
-- milo z (mlp), Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:03 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Link
???
I haven't seen too many photos of this woman, but that's a great photo!
― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 20 March 2008 21:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
squirrel police was not a spockpuppet. he was a special dude all on his own
double heartbreak :(
― DG, Thursday, 20 March 2008 21:45 (5 years ago) Permalink
there's so much you missed while out on tour
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 20 March 2008 21:47 (5 years ago) Permalink
― warmsherry, Thursday, 20 March 2008 22:38 (5 years ago) Permalink
the stuff i've heard off that album is shockingly good! and i don't even like m.ward either, like at all. huh.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 20 March 2008 22:41 (5 years ago) Permalink
I really just want to weep looking at her.
― wanko ergo sum, Thursday, 20 March 2008 22:50 (5 years ago) Permalink
^ misread this
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 20 March 2008 23:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
that too. And I really didn't want to post that, but I just get all crepey about Zooey Deschanel and can't help it.
― wanko ergo sum, Thursday, 20 March 2008 23:31 (5 years ago) Permalink
bought the CD today, it's sort of shockingly good in a "tapestry", carol king kinda way.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Friday, 21 March 2008 16:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
"shockingly good" hits it about right on the head
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, 21 March 2008 16:29 (5 years ago) Permalink
yeah i mean the thought of a "hot" indie actress and a depresso b-list neil young clone indie folk dude doing a "kitchy" singer songwriter record makes me want to barffff in concept, but damn this is nice.
it's something when my least favorite 2 songs are "you really got a hold on me" and a beatles song.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Friday, 21 March 2008 16:57 (5 years ago) Permalink
OVERRATED
― Electronic Bugaloo, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:00 (5 years ago) Permalink
her next 2 movies ara a m night shamaladingdong with marky mark and then something with jim carrey :/
― mizzell, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:21 (5 years ago) Permalink
m night shamaladingdong
no matter how many times people do this I still want to berate them
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:29 (5 years ago) Permalink
i've seen both her and Ellen Page inside or right outside LA's Built By Wendy
― jaxon, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:30 (5 years ago) Permalink
i was just having the same thought
xpost
― horseshoe, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:31 (5 years ago) Permalink
Shamala-ling-dong (big or small)
― Electronic Bugaloo, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:32 (5 years ago) Permalink
You must get people making fun of your name and adding extra syllables all the time, Electronic Bugaloo.
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:40 (5 years ago) Permalink
yeah what a dick, having a foreign name and shit. so pretentious.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:52 (5 years ago) Permalink
didn't mean to offend, just what goes through my head. actually didn't know that people said that.
― mizzell, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:55 (5 years ago) Permalink
*googles* oof. sorry indeed.
― mizzell, Friday, 21 March 2008 17:56 (5 years ago) Permalink
I would be okay with people saying "Shamalamadingdong" if they also thought he was from "Indiana" and way maybe part Malayaliamneeson and part Tamilamiscil
― nabisco, Friday, 21 March 2008 19:50 (5 years ago) Permalink
I.e., you know, show some follow-through
― nabisco, Friday, 21 March 2008 19:51 (5 years ago) Permalink
It's funny cuz he sucks
― wanko ergo sum, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:23 (5 years ago) Permalink
my last name is as english as they come, and i am hardly offended by people making lame cracks at it, because it sucks.
― remy bean, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:27 (5 years ago) Permalink
do you honestly think this is some sort of cryptoracial/zenophobic thing, lex/nabisco?
― remy bean, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:29 (5 years ago) Permalink
― remy bean, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:31 (5 years ago) Permalink
-- remy bean, Friday, March 21, 2008 10:29 PM
I think it's a little disingenuous to deny the element of "lol dude has a furrin name," yes.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
also wow @ that xp
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
see, this is where i disagree. i think it is a silly-sounding name in the same way i think very english/american names like
heywood lovelace cantrell-ferrall (a girl i know)
are all silly-sounding names
― remy bean, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:46 (5 years ago) Permalink
don't sully the deschanel thread. go to the bottle-opener thread.
― Gukbe, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:47 (5 years ago) Permalink
i bet your last name is bohner
― remy bean, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:48 (5 years ago) Permalink
― remy bean, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:49 (5 years ago) Permalink
― nickalicious, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:54 (5 years ago) Permalink
ZDFY!
― nickalicious, Friday, 21 March 2008 22:55 (5 years ago) Permalink
why the hell isn't geir all up on the She & Him record?! it's got melody and songcraft up the butt! maybe it doesn't count if it's not four-to-five boring english dudes bringing the melody though.
― M@tt He1ges0n, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:10 (4 years ago) Permalink