Finally saw WOTW and in special features, old Steve said he wanted to personalize the film so he had the aliens use machines buried thousands/millions(?) of years ago, because everyone has them come in spaceships Yeah, good idea - if you want to totally discredit the film.

That would be like the US burying 1000 Model T's in Europe for a surprise attack in 2096. I mean, come on, did the aliens really think that in the passing millenia they would never be able to improve their ass-kickin' technology.

And another thing.....If they were here before, why didn't they pack some antibiotics this time.

All in all a decent film, save for Steve's "fingerprint"

Steve D
After two weeks back in school, bam--Spring Break! So I thought I'd check in with the gang. I wish I had time to read all the messages I missed, but I'll let AC catch me up at the next Clipper basketball game we attend with our gals.
Man, I wish my girlfriend knew as much about basketball as AC's gal, Cindy. She's shy and reserved--until you bring up the subject of pro basketball. Then, bam--names and stats and playoff projections! AC and Cindy--great company!

Anyway, I saw this movie called Don't Come Knockin' and loved it. It is the story of a "Clint Eastwood" type actor who's over the hill and literally rides off the movie set on his horse. He kinda sobers up to visit people from his past (20-30 years past). I won't give away anymore since there are surprizes in how the people respond to his return. Check out Tim Roth as the Insurance Man who must track down the escaped actor and return him to the set.

What I really wanted to mention is that the music in this movie is great. T-Bone Burnett produces the soundtrack and it is like country western filtered through David Lynch. If you liked the soundtrack to Dead Man starring Johnny Depp (the Neil Young score), you'll enjoy this movie's score. Haven't heard anything this good since the soundtrack to Cold Mountain.

Movie and soundtrack highly recommended.

Bon Adieu, fellow fpw fans.

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Despite the fact that we're not cruise people, Mary and I had a great time with the Authors at Sea crowd. I had more than a little trepidation about being trapped on a ship at a mostly (but not totally) romance-oriented function, but these folks can party with the best of the sf/fantasy/horror crowd. And the people running it did a great job.

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Outside of the occasional kids movie, I haven't been watching hardly anything and what I've seen hasn't really made much of an impression. That changed last night with What Alice Found, an excellent little drama about a disenfranchised teen who leaves New Hampshire for Florida. Along the way she experiences car problems and is picked up by an older, nomadic couple traveling endlessly in their RV. Judith Ivey is great as Sandra and Emily Grace is a newcomer worth keeping an eye on. So if you like character-driven fare, this is a ticket that should be punched.

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I know, I know, the cover's been available for some time now, but I didn't notice anyone really talking about it.

I guess I'll start the discussions with my opinion, summed up in one word:

CREEPY!
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Okay, to clarify, I'll add that the cover is very gloomy and very urgent-looking at once. Then again, from everything that Effy's been hinting at over the past months, Harbingers sounds like it won't be Jack's happiest of times.
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In 1968, Mel Brooks made comedic musical, "The Producers". That was my favorite film, and of course I have DVD. Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder were funny and great. 38 years later, Mel Brooks remade it.

The title is...."The Producers".

Today I went to see The Producers. In this remake version, two characters are Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Sometimes they were hysterics and noisy but also very FUNNY! Their songs and dance were all wonderful. Yeah, they were excellent but Will Ferrell defeated them, and no mistake!

For all guys. Uma Thurman is men's fantasy! She's beautiful and sexy and funny Swedish lady. I've never seen her comedic character.

Previously I learned the words "Break the leg" in another thread, and now I understood when and how Americans use those words. But funny point was one character really broke own leg in this movie. I couldn't stop a laugh!

If I have a opportunity to go to New York, I want to see Broadway musical version of The Producers. I like this musical!

A psychological thriller about a psychiatrist,Sam Foster, standing in for an ill colleague. His first patient is Henry Letham, an art student with some serious mental issues. Foster soon finds himself very intrigued with Letham due to his ability for prediction or possibly just strange coincidences as well as Letham's final plan. I don't want to say much more about Letham because it could spoil the plot and it's twists. Foster soon becomes obsessed with helping Letham and the confusion begins.

This is really confusing. Maybe I was just too tired when I watched it but I had a hard time figuring out what was what and who was who. The ending didn't really help much either. It left too many questions and a sense of, "You gotta be kidding!" Maybe this was just too deep for me to grasp or just bad story telling. :confused: It wasn't a bad film but it lacked explanation, imo.

I haven't been on in a while--missed y'all Wanted to tell y'all that I have finally read Nightworld! YAY!! I'm so excited to have completed the Adversary Cycle and the RJ books. I am now awaiting Harbingers. Can't wait to see what Paul does next. Plus I'm anxious to see how he rewrites Nightworld. I'm sure he'll have some surprises for us

Well, I was looking into my box of old VHS, and watched Boiler Room again. It's a great movie if you havn't seen, and is totally worth it!! Just wanted to put this down for anyone hasn't seen this.

Hello again folks. I don't spend as much time in here as I'd like, I hope you're all well.

I saw 'Lipidleggin' tonight and thought I'd make a public declaration of praise. A fine piece of Directing and Editing, Dave, I was really pleased with it. I played it again when I got home and you're right, the sound 'issue' isn't as noticable when the acoustics are as they should be. I can't comment on my own performance but it's a great short story well told, in my humble opinion. You deserve a lot of credit for that. I hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did.
The idea of putting the shorts together on one disk is a sound one and I hope it works out well for all involved.
Praise be to 'F.P'.
Best,
Dalt