Lots of "via" tips for this, so suffice to say that my CloudyNeil directed me to the gem that is Jeff Bridges website.
El Duderino rules!
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Opening Line: 26 September 2006
"Some day, when I'm awfully low, when the world is cold"
Awh, I'm a sucker for this sort of thing.
Artiste? Song?
UPDATE: Gordon gets in with this. There is a link in my comment to direct you to more info and a clue as to which version I was thinking of (it was the earliest Oscar-winning one...)
Awh, I'm a sucker for this sort of thing.
Artiste? Song?
UPDATE: Gordon gets in with this. There is a link in my comment to direct you to more info and a clue as to which version I was thinking of (it was the earliest Oscar-winning one...)
Monday, September 25, 2006
Opening Line: 25 September 2006
"Tick, tock, go the death-watch beetles in el presidente's swill"
A song I have long loved (from a tape compilation I cannot replace on CD it seems), although I have just tracked this song on another collection. Yeah!
Artiste? Song?
A song I have long loved (from a tape compilation I cannot replace on CD it seems), although I have just tracked this song on another collection. Yeah!
Artiste? Song?
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Minstrelsy and the other
Intriguing post from Matt_C whilst in his Fisking Central mode regarding the return of black face and the too-consistent-to-be-healthy amount of black artists making themselves 'other'.
We caught a bit of Mitchell and Webb the other week, with a sketch that had an 'ironic' use of black-face.
It wasn't, I would have to note, very funny. Even in that post-everything kinda way that a lot of recent humour likes to use. Sorry folks.
But Matt_c has a point about the wider issue of identity shifting: why do actors/comedians resort to unfunny fat suits, baby suits, men as women outfits?
I mean, how often has that actually been funny?
We caught a bit of Mitchell and Webb the other week, with a sketch that had an 'ironic' use of black-face.
It wasn't, I would have to note, very funny. Even in that post-everything kinda way that a lot of recent humour likes to use. Sorry folks.
But Matt_c has a point about the wider issue of identity shifting: why do actors/comedians resort to unfunny fat suits, baby suits, men as women outfits?
I mean, how often has that actually been funny?
Ludella Black's cover version of The Beatles' "I've just seen a face"
Bloody hell that is cracking!!!
I've just checked it out on the fantastic collection of girl pop "Alright, this time just the girls Volume 2".
Can I highly recommend this great thrashy, poppy, girls with guitars album of gems? I'm gonna have to get hold of Volume 1 having picked Volume 2 up in One-Up, Aberdeen.
That Ludella Black cover of "I've Just Seen a Face" is just blinding though and I'm not the only one to comment on it...
I've just checked it out on the fantastic collection of girl pop "Alright, this time just the girls Volume 2".
Can I highly recommend this great thrashy, poppy, girls with guitars album of gems? I'm gonna have to get hold of Volume 1 having picked Volume 2 up in One-Up, Aberdeen.
That Ludella Black cover of "I've Just Seen a Face" is just blinding though and I'm not the only one to comment on it...
Best lines in movies?
George comes back from his imposed blog break (holidays, working, us visiting?!) and brings us another excellent and inspired post.
10 best lines from movies
Now of course I have to take up the challenge.
It is tricky though, because movie quotes lists are legion and lengthy. And although they are fun to read through, you can get the feeling that they don't mean that much to anyone. On the other hand, by investing it with personal taste, a movie lines list can represent something more individual. In that respect it is rather like the desert island discs selection we did before - and by the way, I have to give proper credit here as that was actually inspired by the lovely Sonia!
My problem was that I couldn't select very well in terms of type. I found myself drawn to a lot of comedic lines/exchanges but really wanted some of the tingle inducing romantic moments. So I know this is more of a list of what came to mind than a perfectly formed top 10. Cos I know the longer I think about it, the longer it will get!
So this is more of a selective 10. There could have been another 10 at least.
And if I can also have one perfect script, can I please have Casablanca which has just too many great lines to chose from. Witty, political, and weepy. I could have filled a list from that one film...
So there you have it. And if you fancy donating your own selections, can I perhaps direct you to the lovely George's page?
10 best lines from movies
Now of course I have to take up the challenge.
It is tricky though, because movie quotes lists are legion and lengthy. And although they are fun to read through, you can get the feeling that they don't mean that much to anyone. On the other hand, by investing it with personal taste, a movie lines list can represent something more individual. In that respect it is rather like the desert island discs selection we did before - and by the way, I have to give proper credit here as that was actually inspired by the lovely Sonia!
My problem was that I couldn't select very well in terms of type. I found myself drawn to a lot of comedic lines/exchanges but really wanted some of the tingle inducing romantic moments. So I know this is more of a list of what came to mind than a perfectly formed top 10. Cos I know the longer I think about it, the longer it will get!
So this is more of a selective 10. There could have been another 10 at least.
- The cheesy moment: "No one puts Baby in a corner" - cue cheers from every girl in the audience!
- The best suburban punk rebellion line: "Let's get sushi and not pay! - hysterical
- The "yeah!" moment: "This is from Mathilda" - Although this was on G's list, I'm justifying including it here as it has long been on my list of favourite moments that make me cry
- The "what-the-hell-have-I-just-been-watching?!" moment: "We have just lost cabin pressure" - the second when I KNEW I had to immediately go back and see this movie again
- The exchange that sums up (local) politics: "Warren, suppose the hijackers start shooting at me? / Will you stop? They have no reason to shoot at you / Why - do you think they're from out of town?" - my valentine's day present a few years back. A film I still love to bits.
- The line that makes me wince with laughter: "And I cayn't stand'im" - 'cos Lina Lamont talking just floors me...
- The funniest moment featuring Brad Pitt: "Hey, get some beer, and some....cleaning products" - just cracks me up every time and is regularly invoked when we go shopping
- The best in-joke about movies: "She is Lana Turner" - has me in giggles before the line even appears
- My completely gratuitous inclusion of a line/speech that I love: "You see, you care for somebody more than you care for yourself. You lose yourself. You may be frightened, but you trust, and you risk. You risk everything that you've fought to gain." - sniff.
- The best set-up line for a conclusion: "Baby, you're gonna miss that plane..." - because it just makes you catch your breath with the hope that the film is gonna end perfectly. And it does...
And if I can also have one perfect script, can I please have Casablanca which has just too many great lines to chose from. Witty, political, and weepy. I could have filled a list from that one film...
So there you have it. And if you fancy donating your own selections, can I perhaps direct you to the lovely George's page?
Catch up with G man
George has just updated his excellent blog, so for those wanting a little more of our trip to Aberdeen there is a nice little update on us here. He also does a nice little tour of Yorkshire with the Sonia with some excellent pics here. And as reassurance that at some point in the future the bienn toe will be better for some more Munros, George does get to do some walking.
For those of you who like single malts, there is a good pean to their greatness here - Lagavulin fans especially will like this.
And for those of you who STILL haven't taken it up, may we yet again recommend Superqueens to your musical collection. Well worth any wait eh G?
There is at least one key post I haven't commented on yet. Trust me, it deserves it's own post...
For those of you who like single malts, there is a good pean to their greatness here - Lagavulin fans especially will like this.
And for those of you who STILL haven't taken it up, may we yet again recommend Superqueens to your musical collection. Well worth any wait eh G?
There is at least one key post I haven't commented on yet. Trust me, it deserves it's own post...
Opening Line: 24 September 2006
House still in chaos with fireplaces so apologies for my erratic contributions to the daily burst of opening lines.
Here's another one!
"Dark in the city, night is a wire"
Hee hee hee...
Artiste? Name of the song?
Here's another one!
"Dark in the city, night is a wire"
Hee hee hee...
Artiste? Name of the song?
Friday, September 22, 2006
Some initial thoughts on favourite female film characters
Inspired by Marie, and following a glance at MysticDollarRedemption's list over at All About My Movies, I thought I would draft up a list of favourite female film characters. This is a rough draft post though...
In no particular order then my additions...
Okay, that's just a few first thoughts and as I say Marie KNOWS she has nicked off with a lot of the great ones I would have chosen. I mean, she's already stolen off with Thelma and Louise, Rizzo, Ripley, Hildy Johnson etc etc. It's tough following that choice!!
In no particular order then my additions...
- Celine (Julie Delphy, Before Sunrise/Before Sunset) - for being vulnerable, spiky, expectant, mischievous and for the great way she deals with Jesse ["baby, you're gonna miss that plane..."]
- Anne Napolitano (Mercedes Reuhl, The Fisher King) - for knowing what love really is, for being sparky and pained, and for coping so well with the quirky-beyond-belief Lydia (Amanda Plummer), who could easily have been another choice from the same movie
- Mary (Kathy Burke, This Year's Love) - for keeping her self-esteem: "I'm not that desperate..."
- Marge Gunderson ( Frances McDormand, Fargo) - for just being the coolest pregnant woman ever
- Amy Archer (Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hudsucker Proxy) - two Coen brothers women? Yep, I love 'em - "I won the Pulitzer Prize!"
- Mathilda (Natalie Portman, Leon) - for being older than her years and vengeance-driven
- Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton, Terminator 2) - in the original she's pretty much just a screamer, albeit one who finally 'triumphs'. But I love the psychotic, pumped up momma that she becomes in T2
- Cecilia (Mia Farrow, The Purple Rose of Cairo) - for being such a great dreamer
- Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert, Amateur) - what's not to love about a nymphomaniac ex-nun who's never had sex?
- Margo Channing (Bette Davis, All About Eve) - one of the first BD films I remember seeing and she just mesmerised me
- Devon Stockard (Mischa Barton, Lawn Dogs) - one of the few child roles I can bear to watch, and before Mischa went all OC on us...
- Marla Singer (Helena
Cardboard-BoxBonham-Carter, Fight Club) - in a boy's film she absolutely dominates the screen when she's on it - Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss, The Matrix) - not the trilogy, just The Matrix. Kicking ass and looking cool - what a combination!
- Alabama Worley (Patricia Arquette, True Romance) - for being way cute and fighting back
Okay, that's just a few first thoughts and as I say Marie KNOWS she has nicked off with a lot of the great ones I would have chosen. I mean, she's already stolen off with Thelma and Louise, Rizzo, Ripley, Hildy Johnson etc etc. It's tough following that choice!!
Opening Line: 22 September 2006
"Clouds on the moon, it was a Hollywood sky"
This reminds me, I still owe someone a lyrics list....
Artiste? Song title?
UPDATE: Well done Chrissie!!
This reminds me, I still owe someone a lyrics list....
Artiste? Song title?
UPDATE: Well done Chrissie!!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Opening Line: 21 September 2006
"Greetings, girl, and welcome to my world of phrase"
Artiste? Name of the song please?
Sorry for my lack of posts lately. We're in the midst of "ARGH" with the fireplace people being let down by the hearth supplying people and to say I'm a little tetchy would be an understatement.
The fireplaces though DO look lovely and I can't wait to have them installed!!!!
If it helps I am plotting my way to provide you with some further examples of favourite female film characters, despite Marie nicking loads of the best ones in her extended 25 list...
UPDATE: Struggling Author gets this after a minor panic that problems with comments recognition would block her! Well done!!!
Artiste? Name of the song please?
Sorry for my lack of posts lately. We're in the midst of "ARGH" with the fireplace people being let down by the hearth supplying people and to say I'm a little tetchy would be an understatement.
The fireplaces though DO look lovely and I can't wait to have them installed!!!!
If it helps I am plotting my way to provide you with some further examples of favourite female film characters, despite Marie nicking loads of the best ones in her extended 25 list...
UPDATE: Struggling Author gets this after a minor panic that problems with comments recognition would block her! Well done!!!
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Eeh, we are such philistines in Nottingham
CloudyNeil pointed me to the story of Anish Kapoor's "Sky Mirror" being located in New York and the comment the BBC site makes about Nottingham in telling the story.
Harumph. Really, are my fellow Nottinghamians so dumb?
Plise, do nott ansswer thatt...
Especially as I can deliberately spell things incorrectly (ahem...)
UPDATE: of course if I had kept up to date with my blogroll I would have seen the inestimably lovely troubled diva himself writing on topic of the Sky Mirror in NYC and Nottingham yesterday.
Harumph. Really, are my fellow Nottinghamians so dumb?
Plise, do nott ansswer thatt...
Especially as I can deliberately spell things incorrectly (ahem...)
UPDATE: of course if I had kept up to date with my blogroll I would have seen the inestimably lovely troubled diva himself writing on topic of the Sky Mirror in NYC and Nottingham yesterday.
Struggling Author does 25 female film characters
Brilliant list of favourite 25 female film characters and a bit of an inspiration to do my own list.
She has nicked loads of the good ones though...
She has nicked loads of the good ones though...
Boris on "Have I got News for You"
Really, I know that giving them the oxygen of publicity is more than many Tories really deserve, but Boris on HIGNFY is just too funny to explain. Check it out here, here and here, although earlier appearances also abound.
Evolution anyone?
Evolution anyone?
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