― Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)
― martin m. (mushrush), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 22:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)
A friend of mine went to see Fleetwood Mac at the Hollywood Bowl with Edward Norton and Kevin Spacey. Just the three of them. He said that Spacey a) was rude and totally ignored him, b) was really disappointed that Courtney was out of town and kept bringing it up, c) changed into his "rock concert clothes" [a satin jacket and a beanie] in the limo and d) kept shifting around uncomfortably in his seat and pulling down the beanie when he thought he was being recognized even though he was in the VIP section and surrounded by other celebrities.
He sounds like such an ass.
-- Arthur
― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 22:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 10 June 2004 07:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 October 2005 02:50 (twenty years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 27 October 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)
Alan Ball = Golden Girls writer (really, he was)
"The image of the floating plastic bag was taken from the avant-garde filmmaker Nathaniel Dorsky's silent work Variations. Dorsky has been remarkably gracious about this, but the fact remains that American Beauty's most original moment was stolen, which goes some way towards explaining why this lyrical paean to the world's beauty seems so strangely disconnected from the conventional satire of middle-class life which comprises the majority of the film."
http://www.nd.edu/~pwicks/journalism/americanbeauty.html
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 27 October 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Thursday, 27 October 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 27 October 2005 21:50 (twenty years ago)
― sub-dwayne nelson (dr g), Thursday, 27 October 2005 21:53 (twenty years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 27 October 2005 21:55 (twenty years ago)
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Thursday, 27 October 2005 22:03 (twenty years ago)
will anyone still rep for this movie?
― s1ocki, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:00 (eighteen years ago)
me.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:03 (eighteen years ago)
NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!
I hated this movie when it came out, hate it now. Rent Happiness instead.
― Beatrix Kiddo, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:04 (eighteen years ago)
Happiness is good too. i have have movies on VHS.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:07 (eighteen years ago)
have have = have both
good for you.
― s1ocki, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:11 (eighteen years ago)
i don't have currently have a VCR, tho, so it's not all that good for me.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:13 (eighteen years ago)
bad for you.
― s1ocki, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:13 (eighteen years ago)
i like this thread title, a lot
― gff, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:13 (eighteen years ago)
I liked American Beauty when it came out. Don't know if I'd like it so much now, but my initial opinion was positive.
― Rock Hardy, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:16 (eighteen years ago)
this movie is a crime against humanity
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:46 (eighteen years ago)
American Beauty taught me that the suburbs are like, so phony.
― burt_stanton, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:46 (eighteen years ago)
I booed and threw popcorn at the screen when I saw this in the theater.
― sexyDancer, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:47 (eighteen years ago)
actors love this movie for some reason
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:48 (eighteen years ago)
actors are, for the most part, stupid and vain.
― sexyDancer, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:50 (eighteen years ago)
Rent Happiness instead.
or Storytelling for Solondz' American Beauty zing
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:51 (eighteen years ago)
http://filmfreakcentral.net/dvdreviews/americangump.htm
plastic bag in the wind = box of chocolates
― kenan, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:51 (eighteen years ago)
i loathe the tone of that article but it's weird to remember that in the same year we had american beauty, office space, and fight club -- each of them a "male-re-empowerment fantasy revolving around an ordinary guy telling his boss to fuck off"
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 7 February 2008 17:58 (eighteen years ago)
of the three, american beauty was the worst -- narratively it rigged the deck by inserting the blackmail plot point, meaning spacey's middle aged revolt has no consequences for him or his family
― gff, Thursday, 7 February 2008 18:15 (eighteen years ago)
Election and eXistenz better than all three
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 7 February 2008 18:22 (eighteen years ago)
election's male lead also had a mid-life crisis which, although manifested differently, still results in facial injury.. though really it's broderick's teacher colleague who represents the reality of what happens to guys like kevin spacey's lester: they don't get shot by their gay right-wing neighbor, they play in a rock band in their garages and get sent to jail for banging underage nookie
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 7 February 2008 18:31 (eighteen years ago)
gah kenan's article has now infected my writing
Rock Hardy OTM
― HI DERE, Thursday, 7 February 2008 18:33 (eighteen years ago)
Liking that movie got me into one of the biggest arguments I've ever had with my wife.
― Rock Hardy, Thursday, 7 February 2008 18:48 (eighteen years ago)
this is still a three star movie - does that count as repping?
― blueski, Thursday, 7 February 2008 18:53 (eighteen years ago)
i thought it was amazing when it came out
saw it a few years later and...no
― latebloomer, Thursday, 7 February 2008 18:55 (eighteen years ago)
i don't think it's badly made though--it's got some funny and well-acted moments. it's just really vapid and smug.
― latebloomer, Thursday, 7 February 2008 19:00 (eighteen years ago)
"How ya like gettin' it from tha king...?"
― C. Grisso/McCain, Thursday, 7 February 2008 19:01 (eighteen years ago)
-- Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, February 7, 2008 12:51 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link
american beauty is one of the worst movies ive ever seen but id still rather watch it again than fucking storytelling
― and what, Thursday, 7 February 2008 19:05 (eighteen years ago)
^^otm
― Nicole, Thursday, 7 February 2008 19:06 (eighteen years ago)
Not the worst thing around. Not the best. Probably about average as far as Best Picuture Oscar winners (since 1976) goes.
― Gukbe, Thursday, 7 February 2008 19:07 (eighteen years ago)
"your story was a piece of shit"
^^ only worthwhile thing in storytelling.
― gff, Thursday, 7 February 2008 19:08 (eighteen years ago)
not to be cap'n save-a-mo but the american beauty trashing in storytelling was pretty funny
― latebloomer, Thursday, 7 February 2008 19:08 (eighteen years ago)
has calling out the vapidity & hypocrisy of upper-middle class american life ever been original?
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 7 February 2008 19:15 (eighteen years ago)