Merry Generic Winter Day-Off With No Religious Content

[Adder]

Originally posted by Not Bob
So, I was channel-surfing last night, and my run through the HBOs/Showtimes/Starz numbers stopped abruptly when I saw Scarlett Johanssons's panty-covered ass.

I was reminded that, in addition to the eye-candy at the beginning, Lost in Translation really is a wonderfully sad and delightful movie. And that Scarlett really is a fine actress.

And I was left wondering how Sofia Coppola could go from writing this flick, and coaxing such a fine and restrained performance of middle aged angst and alienation from Bill Murray, to shooting Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette trying on Manolos while "I Want Candy" plays in the background.

Thankfully, I have not seen the Marie Antoinette one. But getting middle aged angst and alientation from Bill Murray isn't as hard as it is cracked up to be, I dont' think. It is basically all he has done since Rushmore.

While it is always dissappointing when you see an artist go from great performance to utter crap, but it seems to happen to all of them eventually. Perhaps film making is harder than it looks or something.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
My last huge novel was Johnathan Strange & Mr. Norell. It took me a few months to recover.

ETA: She has a new set of short stories out set in the same universe.

I really liked Strange & Norell. I was sad when it ended. Ms. Slothrop gave me the new book of stories for Xmas, but I haven't opened it yet. The reviews were not the most favorable, so I'm not sure I would have picked it up, but don't tell her that.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
Not unless one of them developed their "slow thyroid" from some accidental radiation or something.

NFH isn't fat. I am. And I would suspect you are like molly ringwald (I think it was molly ringwald) in the breakfast club, skinny but with a fat chick inside just screaming to burst out when vigilance drops.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
NFH isn't fat. I am. And I would suspect you are like molly ringwald (I think it was molly ringwald) in the breakfast club, skinny but with a fat chick inside just screaming to burst out when vigilance drops.

Claire is a fat girl's name.

Damn, that's a great movie. I should watch it again.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Adder
But getting middle aged angst and alientation from Bill Murray isn't as hard as it is cracked up to be, I dont' think. It is basically all he has done since Rushmore.

I thought that it was subtle in this movie; that's why I said that I was impressed that Sofia coaxed a restrained performance of it out of Bill in this flick, especially at the beginning (before he starts talking to Scarlett).

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Claire is a fat girl's name.

Damn, that's a great movie. I should watch it again.

I love those John Huges movies. And Pretty in Pink. And Sixteen Candles. I think I love Sixteen Candles the best.

Molly Ringwald fled to France to escape typecasting from those movies...

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
I love those John Huges movies. And Pretty in Pink. And Sixteen Candles. I think I love Sixteen Candles the best.

Molly Ringwald fled to France to escape typecasting from those movies...

Perhaps you should follow her lead then.

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
NFH isn't fat. I am. And I would suspect you are like molly ringwald (I think it was molly ringwald) in the breakfast club, skinny but with a fat chick inside just screaming to burst out when vigilance drops.

I thought fat people were happy(?)

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
I love those John Huges movies.

I thought he was excellent in National Lampoon's Class Reunion.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I really liked Strange & Norell. I was sad when it ended. Ms. Slothrop gave me the new book of stories for Xmas, but I haven't opened it yet. The reviews were not the most favorable, so I'm not sure I would have picked it up, but don't tell her that.

I liked it too. But it was exhausting. When I linked to the new stories, I saw some of the reviews and decided it didn't need to go on my (ever growing) wish list.

[NotFromHere]

So here's a pic of Brit being driven to "an appointment."
It should have been to a nail salon. But she seems a tiny bit overdressed to be going to a nail salon.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
So here's a pic of Brit being driven to "an appointment."
It should have been to a nail salon. But she seems a tiny bit overdressed to be going to a nail salon.

I wouldn't say that's overdressed for a nail salon.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I wouldn't say that's overdressed for a nail salon.

It looks like a dress. If she is going to a nail salon, I would hope for the sake of the person doing her pedicure that she is wearing panties.

On the other hand, if she's going to one of those cheap places that also offers waxing and where everyone does everything (probably in total violation of all state health department regulations), it may give the pedicurist an opportunity for a waxing upsell.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
it looks like a dress. I hope for the sake of the person doing her pedicure that she is wearing panties.

On the other hand, if she goes to one of those cheap places that also offers waxing, where everyone does everything (probably in total violation of all state health department regulations), it may give the pedicurist an opportunity for a waxing upsell.

It looks like one of the ubiquitous camisole tops (or whatever they are called) but maybe my screen resolution is off . . .

She seemed pretty tiddy in the pics I've seen, but I wasn't looking that closely and I have probably not seen all of them.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Oh, he saw it. He just refrained from acknowledging it for fear of creating an awkward situation. Just like we all did. In defense of the rest of us, at least we did not go so far as to openly and affirmatively wonder where the elephant was. We just nervously pretended there was no elephant in the room. But there was. One giant, creepy elephant.

Where are my elephants?