― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:30 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:33 (nineteen years ago) link
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― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:34 (nineteen years ago) link
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― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
oh no gaz
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:42 (nineteen years ago) link
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― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:48 (nineteen years ago) link
"GONY" sounds like an obscure Japanese children's movie about a playful panda that ran away from a circus.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:48 (nineteen years ago) link
Who said everyone had to be cool?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:51 (nineteen years ago) link
I know they can open and close their mouth and eyes, but I personally class those as biological functions, pure and simple. Other than that, they wear that face like a mask 24-7. Let's just all agree on this one and then we can move on to politics or something. I mean, I'M a movie person! But Griffin Dunne's and James Spader's faces are like the wind, they don't change. Evolution is done with Griffin Dunne's and James Spader's faces. Science and art have turned their attentions to worthier subjects, like stem cell research and sound installation. And when we're all so much wormfood, Griffin Dunne and James Spader will still be there, with the same fucking faces.
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:53 (nineteen years ago) link
Alright. Sorry for hijacking this thread with my unconditional, fundmentalist alleigance to the perfection that is "After Hours" (maybe it's a New York thing...you have to have lived here to fully appreciate it). I now return this thread to the original topic, already in progress.
And here's an on-topic question to loop it back around: Why did Scorsese pick Sid Vicious' "My Way" for the end credits?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:57 (nineteen years ago) link
Hmmmm....dunno'bout that. It still seems a bit incongruous to me (not the chronology part, but the aesthetic appropriateness).
Anyway, it's Midnight....my shift is over. Nighty night, ILX.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:41 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:51 (nineteen years ago) link
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-- Alex in NYC (vassife...) (webmail), August 18th, 2004 10:55 PM. (vassifer) (later) (link)
because both sid vicious and henry hill were self-destructive louts whose following their id only got them into terrible trouble? (also the ironic wink to sinatra--it's a mob movie after all.) it seems a beautifully appropriate choice to me.
btw this movie rules, but casino is even better.
― amateur!!st (amateurist), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:59 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Symplistic (shmuel), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 19 August 2004 04:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 19 August 2004 04:00 (nineteen years ago) link
<3
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 June 2023 19:06 (eleven months ago) link
Nothing like a long-time friend you share a private language with. My friend Peter signed off his latest email with "Pete the Killer (I took care of that thing for you)."
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 03:20 (seven months ago) link
It's the thread revive we all hoped for!
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 18:45 (seven months ago) link
Let me understand this, 'cause I...maybe it's me, maybe I'm a little fucked up maybe. Is that a putdown?
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 October 2023 01:31 (seven months ago) link
Goodfellas sighting: The Office, S6, the episode about the insurance salesman: immediately recognized the salesman--and possible Mafia soldier--as Frenchy. ("Security? You're looking at it. It's a joke. I'm the midnight to eight man.") Mike Starr is the guy's name. Didn't realize he was also in Miller's Crossing--can't get an image to confirm, but I think he's the goon who feels so bad about having to pummel Gabriel Byrne in the warehouse.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 January 2024 17:33 (four months ago) link
250 credits on him IMDB page!
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 January 2024 17:35 (four months ago) link
Mike Starr is the dude I used to confuse with Danny Aiello for years
― Disco Biollante (Neanderthal), Sunday, 14 January 2024 18:23 (four months ago) link
Starr's most indelible role obv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cVlTeIATBs
― Number None, Sunday, 14 January 2024 18:32 (four months ago) link
knew before even seeing the video what it was gonna be lol
― Disco Biollante (Neanderthal), Sunday, 14 January 2024 18:46 (four months ago) link
Another one I now realize is him: Born on the Fourth of July, the guy in the bar who ridicules Cruise about his war experiences.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 January 2024 19:16 (four months ago) link
There's actually quite a few points of similarity between "GoodFellas" and "Miller's Crossing":
- Gangster drama released in late September of 1990
- Gangsters all primarily delineated as Irish/Italian/Jewish
- Mike Starr as a character named "Frankie" and "Frenchie", two names that could both be considered slang for "Francophone"
- Irish protagonist with Jewish love interest
- Murder of a character known for his toupee
- "Oh Danny Boy" is heard, either sung or played on a Victrola
- Corpse left in wooded area, and later revisited by protagonist, who succumbs to vomiting
- Both Tom Regan and Lois insist on retrieving their forgotten hats
― Hongro Hongro Hippies (Myonga Vön Bontee), Sunday, 14 January 2024 21:13 (four months ago) link