it's also a desert-island favoritethefashpackJune 23 2007, 01:33:28 UTC
we've been thinking about your tent poles and we now know what ours is. it's "dog day afternoon." that's when we discovered what good acting was all about (al pacino, THEN). good casting, good directing, good editing, good story-telling... and talk about good soundtrack: the first strains of elton john's "amoreena" will always bring us back to 1975. (ay, thunders!)
This is one of my tent-poles as well. I got the Director's Cut Limited Edition set from Amazon some years ago and I watch it when I can. And I think I wrote about it my blog once, but I can't remember where there and I'm too lazy to look it up, but I noted the surreal-ness of a CSI Episode that pitted William Peterson against Tom Noonan again.
Hey, book heads-up: read Marisha Pessl's Special Topics in Calamity Physics. Cool.
Lecter and Calamity
anonymous
July 1 2007, 12:19:54 UTC
I watched Manhunter for the first time recently (Thanks, details later!). And I must say, despite the amusing Miami Vice-ish 80s look, it's pretty good. Then again, this is by Michael Mann, so I expected nothing less. It's obviously not one of my tentpoles, but I was still impressed. Adn who knew Petersen could be hot, hehehe...I loved the scenes of Lecter in his antiseptic white cell. Cox positively exuded goodnatured menace. It's logical too, given the man's diabolical nature. I mean, would you put somebody like Lecter in a dark cell where you can't see into the shadowy corners? Uh-uh. Not to take anything away from Hopkins' and Demme's interpretation of the more famous Lecter and Silence of the Lambs, which I admit scared the hell out of me too, but Manhunter is genius. And yes, I'll never listen to "In-A-Gadda-Vida" the same way again. Ever.
And, Adel, I have STCP! Details, get a copy soon. Saw some in Fully Booked, and NBS. :) -- Terrie
Re: Lecter and Calamitydetails_laterJuly 1 2007, 15:29:18 UTC
Tewwieee! Wasn't it fun to opine on tent poles?
(Subtext: Maybe it's time for Terrie's individual blog so we can access your awesome insights without arm twisting? [wink])
Granted there's lots of other excellent movies to set the poles of your movie love tent on, great as Manhunter may be. But I have to admit, this is essentially the ground zero of my geekiness. (Oh dear!)
I forgot-Michael Mann said that Iron Butterfly recorded "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," they were kinda well, "altered." They were actually singing, "In The Garden Of Eden," but decided to keep the wacky spelling.
Now you know. AND have that in your brain each time you hear the song!
naka-naman, I luuurve your screencaps, very propeysunal-looking! :) I suddenly feel very small and insignificant after all the intellectualizing about Manhunter (haven't seen it, have no idea what it's about, am not a fan of Hannibal). I read the book of SOTL, that's about it. And about the movie, I feel beeeeter about it, because I think that was the year Disney's Beauty and the Beast was up for Best Picture *pout*
To further my smallness, I shall pipe in and say one of my tentpoles is...The Little Mermaid! Hwehwehwe...but it's true! I realized one could rewrite stories and hey, it would come out pretty good! I think that's one of the reasons I love that movie so much. Plus, you get music that's become as famous as some Broadway musicals (*sings* "Wouldn't you think I'm the girl, the girl who has everythiiiiiiiing?!")
Will crawl back into my hole for a bit now that *I* have hit ground zero of my geekiness ;)
(Movie geek on) I'm not a fan of Lecter at all, but Manhunter is totally about Will Graham and his delicate sanity. Had to showcase Lecter to hook the dear blog readers, ha ha. :-) Kakainis that Anthony Hopkins' campy portrait has hijacked the Lecter into the forefront. With two more movies about *him* na! Hrumph! (Movie geek off)
And it takes no geek to say that Beauty And The Beast was robbed of the Oscar! Beeeter, party of two!
Sayang, hindi ako sold sa The Little Mermaid. (Yeah, I'm the only one.)
Just for you mrshobbes: queenmina once unleashed the entire "Cinderelly" song OFF THE TOP OF HER HEAD. She did it while we were on YM. I HAD to copy and paste it!
Cinderelly, cinderelly. Day and night, cinderelly… Make the fire, fix the breakfast Wash the dishes, do the moppin and the sweepin and the dustin she goes around in circles til she's very very dizzy still they holla keep her busy
But totally loved Beauty and the Beast--something that'll surprise most of those who know me, I think coz I don't look like a Disney-movie fan, hehehe...So it's actually--Beeeter, party of three, hahaha!
Though I admit I'm kinda torn coz I loved SOTL, the movie, coz of Jodie Foster. And, ok, Anthony Hopkins coz he was my template for Hannibal Lecter, since I didn't know any better then, not having watched Manhunter, hehe
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I can easily sense your awe of discovery from your mere blog entry. I love hearing stuff like that. It's exactly what tent pole moments should be.
You can unleash another one upon the next tent pole entry. (Or sooner if you like!)
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Hey, book heads-up: read Marisha Pessl's Special Topics in Calamity Physics. Cool.
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Glad to see you're learning the ways of the Mac, padawan. I sorta knew that's what you did, looking at your post. Congrats.
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And, Adel, I have STCP! Details, get a copy soon. Saw some in Fully Booked, and NBS. :) -- Terrie
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(Subtext: Maybe it's time for Terrie's individual blog so we can access your awesome insights without arm twisting? [wink])
Granted there's lots of other excellent movies to set the poles of your movie love tent on, great as Manhunter may be. But I have to admit, this is essentially the ground zero of my geekiness. (Oh dear!)
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Now you know. AND have that in your brain each time you hear the song!
If you believe Michael Mann ha.
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To further my smallness, I shall pipe in and say one of my tentpoles is...The Little Mermaid! Hwehwehwe...but it's true! I realized one could rewrite stories and hey, it would come out pretty good! I think that's one of the reasons I love that movie so much. Plus, you get music that's become as famous as some Broadway musicals (*sings* "Wouldn't you think I'm the girl, the girl who has everythiiiiiiiing?!")
Will crawl back into my hole for a bit now that *I* have hit ground zero of my geekiness ;)
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And it takes no geek to say that Beauty And The Beast was robbed of the Oscar! Beeeter, party of two!
Sayang, hindi ako sold sa The Little Mermaid. (Yeah, I'm the only one.)
Just for you mrshobbes: queenmina once unleashed the entire "Cinderelly" song OFF THE TOP OF HER HEAD. She did it while we were on YM. I HAD to copy and paste it!
Cinderelly, cinderelly.
Day and night, cinderelly…
Make the fire, fix the breakfast
Wash the dishes, do the moppin
and the sweepin and the dustin
she goes around in circles
til she's very very dizzy
still they holla
keep her busy
I haven't stopped boggling!
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But totally loved Beauty and the Beast--something that'll surprise most of those who know me, I think coz I don't look like a Disney-movie fan, hehehe...So it's actually--Beeeter, party of three, hahaha!
Though I admit I'm kinda torn coz I loved SOTL, the movie, coz of Jodie Foster. And, ok, Anthony Hopkins coz he was my template for Hannibal Lecter, since I didn't know any better then, not having watched Manhunter, hehe
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