Topic: A DRY AND BORING OPENING (Read 39981 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #60 on:** January 14, 2008, 06:58:28 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on January 14, 2008, 06:44:47 AM

Senator Larry Craig's latest staff meeting:

Well, that made me laugh!

singdaw · « **Reply #61 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:01:34 AM »

Measure twice, cut once, I always say!

Ben · « **Reply #62 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:02:04 AM »

Believe me, Edi, the tree will be up. If Anthony had his way it would stay up until June!

singdaw · « **Reply #63 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:04:16 AM »

I participated in a "World House Concert" yesterday at a local synagogue in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. It was an interfaith event, and was overall quite moving.

The program opened up with a Buddhist drumming group that was really quite astonishing. The beats pulsed through our bodies and really got the adrenaline and endorphins pumping!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #64 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:06:34 AM »

Hi, Ben!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #65 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:06:59 AM »

Yo, stringbow!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #66 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:07:16 AM »

Is it really Monday already?

Sigh.

singdaw · « **Reply #67 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:07:51 AM »

Greetings, Good Sir DR Ron Pulliam!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #68 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:08:11 AM »

I won't say with any certainty that this will be a tired-butt week.

But I do have a dental appointment with my endodontist tomorrow morning...and that's not my idea of fun.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #69 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:09:21 AM »

Knit one, Purl two
Elmore, Yoo-Hoo!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #70 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:13:39 AM »

I, too, watched last night's airing of "Persuasion."

I was a tad irritated by the unsettling opening of Ann moving through her house. The hand-held camera jumpiness as she raced down the stairs and to the door was most distressing. I was almost put out by it until it dawned on me that the filmmakers "wanted" us to feel Ann's jitteriness.

There was much to admire throughout this film, although some creative decisions seemed a bit odd. I'm in agreement with someone else's comments about Ann's dashing madly about Bath in the final 10 minutes or so. But there were some rather wonderful creative decisions, too....Ann giving the Captain the "look" he hoped she'd give him of her interest in him; and then there was that almost-didn't-happen kiss on the street.

It was a rewarding way to spend 90 minutes, IMO.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #71 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:14:16 AM »

I needs must hie my butt hence to the workplace.

Later on, amici.

Ciao-ders

td · « **Reply #72 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:19:44 AM »

As for the TOD, I'm almost certain that BK knows that after THEM! my favorite insects run wild movie is THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

Ben · « **Reply #73 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:29:25 AM »

Greetings Ron, from Snowless New York City

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #74 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:29:42 AM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And I'm already down at the rehearsal studios... And it appears that we're not starting until 11:00 today... Hmm...

*I actually found out about the later start last night from the musical director, but I'm sort of surprised I did not get my usual confirmation e-mail/phone call from the office like I usually do. -But I did call the office this morning once I got here, just to confirm for today and tomorrow. And Wednesday - when I'll be doing some pre-production work on DR TCB's beloved LuPone Gypsy.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #75 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:29:59 AM »

And, yes, alas... No Snow.

Matt H. · « **Reply #76 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:33:30 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on January 14, 2008, 05:30:58 AM

TOD: All I can think of this morning is THEM! and TARANTULA.

That's all I thought of because in my opinion, they are the two greatest BY FAR.

Matt H. · « **Reply #77 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:35:09 AM »

Good morning!

Colder than the last week but an absolutely beautiful morning otherwise. Not a cloud in the sky and there are promises of highs in the low 50s.

The rain predicted for us yesterday never arrived.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #78 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:35:42 AM »

As for the Topic of the Day...

Ah, Bug Films!

There were a couple of ants ones. -And I do remember the one that bk watched last night. Then there were all those killer bee ones, particularly "The Swarm". And wasn't there also one called "Buzzzzzz"? Something akin to that snake movie "Sssss"? I dunno.

And what was that cockroach one... I think it might have been a made-for-tv deal. They were "Fire Cockroaches" - they would actually burn and bite at the same time, and the movie had this crazy apocalyptic ending where the cockroaches started spelling out what they wanted to say to the "hero" of the movie. Crazy stuff I tell you!

*I also "fondly" remember bug movies since my brother, Don, was deathly afraid of them. Well, more like "hively afraid". He would actually start to break out in a rash whenever he would start to see all those thousands of creepy-crawling things. Heck, sometimes even the "white pattern" on the TV would give him the oogies. He just thought it was a lot of bugs.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #79 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:36:13 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on January 14, 2008, 06:47:34 AM

Umm...

There could be another explanation...

"The Amy Linton Touch"

Matt H. · « **Reply #80 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:36:15 AM »

This is going to be an insanely busy week for me. I have SIX films coming in for viewing and write-ups plus I'm in the midst of evaluating THE GAME PLAN on Blu-ray now, and it will likely take me right up to TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES tonight.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #81 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:37:10 AM »

Hmm... There's a maintenance man in the room now... And he trying to put some hangers on the coat rack... And he seems to be having quite the difficult time doing so... Hmm...

Matt H. · « **Reply #82 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:38:18 AM »

And I have HAWAII FIVE-O sitting here waiting for viewing. All six of the films coming in plus THE GAME PLAN I'm watching now and HAWAII FIVE-O come out next Tuesday.

Ah, the joys of the working man!

Matt H. · « **Reply #83 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:39:03 AM »

TV Reminder:

In addition to SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, PRISON BREAK returns tonight (I don't watch it), and there are new episodes of CSI: MIAMI and

MEDIUM!

Matt H. · « **Reply #84 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:42:06 AM »

I don't remember whether I said anything about SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES last night or not.

I thought it was well produced for TV and picked up well from the end of TERMINATOR 2 with the mother and son well cast as replacements for the original movie players.

But week after week of chase and destroy? Hopefully, they're going to find other ways to put these characters into interesting situations that don't every single week find them battling a new terminator.

The idea of making the teenage girl the good terminator was a novel approach that I liked a lot. Gives John someone his own age (kind of) to relate a bit to.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #85 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:44:09 AM »

Well... Everyone else is starting to come in to the room, so...

Laters...

Edisaurus · « **Reply #86 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:56:00 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on January 14, 2008, 07:36:13 AM

"The Amy Linton Touch"

I'm still waiting for the post house to call me to see if the "little people" can received the Amy Linton touch.

Can I get arrested for that?

Edisaurus · « **Reply #87 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:56:52 AM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on January 14, 2008, 06:52:44 AM

Good morning, fellow Dear Readers. In an hour another Window Man is coming to measure again.

I hope he measures up!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #88 on:** January 14, 2008, 08:03:47 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on January 14, 2008, 02:16:26 AM

I'm back. AND I'm all caught up. Sheesh! It never pays to get very far behind at HHW.

Thanks to DRs DakotaCelt, Jane, JRand57, Jose, Miss Karen, Edisaurus, der Brucer, Ron Pulliam, and all and sundried here at HHW, including those DRs that I have previously thanked! Your support means the world to me!

And another goal in my life has been fulfilled...the non-athletic supporter!

(And you are most welcome, singdaw!)

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #89 on:** January 14, 2008, 08:06:38 AM »

TOD: Arachnophobia -- made my skin crawl.

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