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cleolindaSo I ate heaps of better-than-Hershey chocolate (Ghirardelli! Ferrero Rocher! Lindt!) and watched my Marie Antoinette DVD today. Best Valentine's in years, y'all. Thoughts:
Kirsten Dunst has vampire teeth and scary man hands. And I still like her anyway. Anyone who can read her fuggings at Go Fug Yourself and get a kick out of them is okay by me.
Also, her father is German, which I learned from watching the making-of featurette, making her oddly apt to play an Austrian princess.
Marianne Faithfull (Empress Maria Teresa) can go her one better by actually being descended from 800 years of Austrian nobles through her mother, Baroness Erisso. And yet all I can ever think of when I hear her name is Mars barrrrrr!, which makes it all the more unfortunate that the story isn't even true.
I love Rose Byrne in this movie. "I do believe that's me sucking on your toes over there... Here's Jefferson getting a tour of the Royal Bush!"
Trufax: Mary Nighy (the Princesse de Lamballe, i.e., Marie Antoinette's friend who isn't Rose Byrne) is Bill "Become a pop star and get your drugs for free!" Nighy's daughter. I would have said "Davy Jones," but I figured that went without saying.
"Cribs with Louis XVI": "This my Hall of Mirrors. It's a hall... of mirrors... where I can check myself. Before I wreck myself." Bonus points for the obnoxious MTV-style editing and Jason Schwartzman's incessant use of the phrase "100% real" ("I like to come in here and look at my 100% real paintings... through my 100% real crystals"). A+ Cribs parody, would lol again.
My favorite costumes, in order of appearance (click for full size. Oh, please, you knew it was coming):
1. It's stripy, it's candy-colored, it's girly and frillicious. Also it has a fan and a hat.
2. The fabric is fantastic, although it makes her look a bit like part of the wallpaper. Which may have been the intended effect (omgsodeep!).
3. You see this peach dress for about four seconds, and I didn't even remember it until I was going through screencaps. And yet it is to die for.
4. Deceptively simple--a polonaise? When you see the shoulder in closeup, you realize that it's actually a very fine teal stripe.
5. I don't actually like this dress much. Yellow's not really my thing--but look at baby doll rock that hat! Look at that!
6. The other actresses get a number of fab dresses themselves, which makes Milena Canonero's achievements all the more impressive--it's not just Kirsten Dunst who gets 60+ costume changes, and none of the others' gowns are substandard. Rose Byrne get a fantastic dress with gold lace undersleeves at the opera, but for some reason, I still like this red one from the birthday party the best. I think it's the coordinating roses.
7. Here's Mary Nighy in an unexpectedly fabulous dress from the later, simpler period in the movie. Between the Grecian hairstyle and the high buttons on the overdress, you can see Regency-era fashion starting to percolate.
8. From the same scene: you see this one for like a minute total, but it's this fantastic double-button front with sheer striped sleeves. If I actually looked good in this, I would wear it every day. Or at least the days I wasn't wearing the blue dress with the red belt.
9. Because the blue dress with the red belt is fabulous. Even though fashion's constructions are such that Marie Antoinette's dreamy race to her bedroom becomes more of an impassioned shuffle.
10. The striped garden dress is fantastic in a very casual way, but here's the thing: look at the stripes up close. They're this wonderful range of pastels. I would totally wear this dress every third day.
Al Franken to run for Minn. Senate seat.
Archaeologists find Akhenaten-era tomb.
New ice cream named for Stephen Colbert.
Wedding Bells Loom for Other Howard Stern. I never thought I'd see the day when Radio Guy Howard Stern would be "the other Howard Stern."
Why it's not a good idea to email Brian Eno.
Harry Potter news: New Photo of Grieving Harry from Order of the Phoenix; First Look at Aberforth in The Hog's Head from OotP; Jason Isaacs on Playing Lucius Malfoy: "Unalloyed Nazi Evil."
Shot of Keith Richards in POTC3. Also, Oscar Watch: Why Pirates Will Win Best Visual Effects. Because duh? It's just a hunch on my part.
Roger Ebert Says Rumor Mill Has Sunshine Upsetting Best Picture. Dammit, I was leaning towards The Departed stealing it from Babel on the strength of a Scorsese pity push, but now I'm tempted to play LMS in the pool for the sheer I TOLD YOU SO factor if it does win.
King and Abrams in Talks for Dark Tower: "The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed an earlier IGN story that said Stephen King and J.J. Abrams are in talks to bring King's 'Dark Tower' book series to the screen." And apparently Abrams is off Star Trek as well.
McAvoy Noses Into Penelope. " 'It's kind of strange,' McAvoy said in an interview while promoting his new film, the romantic comedy Starter for 10. 'In a magical-realistic fable-fairy tale, I play an alcoholic gambling addict who falls in love with a woman [Christina Ricci] who has a pig's nose.' " I'm just glad Mr. Tumnus is working, y'all.
Lost: Lost Video Backstories Online; 'Lost': Are only fools enslaved by a recording played backwards? ("The good geeks at SciFi2U posted this video of last week's (season three spoilers for overseas folks) >>brainwashing/sleep deprivation scene.... played backwards. In it, a woman's voice (possibly Ms. Klugh's? I want her back!) repeats 'Only fools are enslaved by time and space.'<< ")
Nicolas Cage Calls Out 'EW' For Its Snobbishness Over Works Of Art Featuring Hogs And Flaming Skulls.
Bridge to Terabithia not a complete travesty?
The M. Night Shyamalan script that no one wants to buy. Irony: it's actually pretty good.
Kirsten Dunst has vampire teeth and scary man hands. And I still like her anyway. Anyone who can read her fuggings at Go Fug Yourself and get a kick out of them is okay by me.
Also, her father is German, which I learned from watching the making-of featurette, making her oddly apt to play an Austrian princess.
Marianne Faithfull (Empress Maria Teresa) can go her one better by actually being descended from 800 years of Austrian nobles through her mother, Baroness Erisso. And yet all I can ever think of when I hear her name is Mars barrrrrr!, which makes it all the more unfortunate that the story isn't even true.
I love Rose Byrne in this movie. "I do believe that's me sucking on your toes over there... Here's Jefferson getting a tour of the Royal Bush!"
Trufax: Mary Nighy (the Princesse de Lamballe, i.e., Marie Antoinette's friend who isn't Rose Byrne) is Bill "Become a pop star and get your drugs for free!" Nighy's daughter. I would have said "Davy Jones," but I figured that went without saying.
"Cribs with Louis XVI": "This my Hall of Mirrors. It's a hall... of mirrors... where I can check myself. Before I wreck myself." Bonus points for the obnoxious MTV-style editing and Jason Schwartzman's incessant use of the phrase "100% real" ("I like to come in here and look at my 100% real paintings... through my 100% real crystals"). A+ Cribs parody, would lol again.
My favorite costumes, in order of appearance (click for full size. Oh, please, you knew it was coming):
1. It's stripy, it's candy-colored, it's girly and frillicious. Also it has a fan and a hat.
2. The fabric is fantastic, although it makes her look a bit like part of the wallpaper. Which may have been the intended effect (omgsodeep!).
3. You see this peach dress for about four seconds, and I didn't even remember it until I was going through screencaps. And yet it is to die for.
4. Deceptively simple--a polonaise? When you see the shoulder in closeup, you realize that it's actually a very fine teal stripe.
5. I don't actually like this dress much. Yellow's not really my thing--but look at baby doll rock that hat! Look at that!
6. The other actresses get a number of fab dresses themselves, which makes Milena Canonero's achievements all the more impressive--it's not just Kirsten Dunst who gets 60+ costume changes, and none of the others' gowns are substandard. Rose Byrne get a fantastic dress with gold lace undersleeves at the opera, but for some reason, I still like this red one from the birthday party the best. I think it's the coordinating roses.
7. Here's Mary Nighy in an unexpectedly fabulous dress from the later, simpler period in the movie. Between the Grecian hairstyle and the high buttons on the overdress, you can see Regency-era fashion starting to percolate.
8. From the same scene: you see this one for like a minute total, but it's this fantastic double-button front with sheer striped sleeves. If I actually looked good in this, I would wear it every day. Or at least the days I wasn't wearing the blue dress with the red belt.
9. Because the blue dress with the red belt is fabulous. Even though fashion's constructions are such that Marie Antoinette's dreamy race to her bedroom becomes more of an impassioned shuffle.
10. The striped garden dress is fantastic in a very casual way, but here's the thing: look at the stripes up close. They're this wonderful range of pastels. I would totally wear this dress every third day.
Al Franken to run for Minn. Senate seat.
Archaeologists find Akhenaten-era tomb.
New ice cream named for Stephen Colbert.
Wedding Bells Loom for Other Howard Stern. I never thought I'd see the day when Radio Guy Howard Stern would be "the other Howard Stern."
Why it's not a good idea to email Brian Eno.
Harry Potter news: New Photo of Grieving Harry from Order of the Phoenix; First Look at Aberforth in The Hog's Head from OotP; Jason Isaacs on Playing Lucius Malfoy: "Unalloyed Nazi Evil."
Shot of Keith Richards in POTC3. Also, Oscar Watch: Why Pirates Will Win Best Visual Effects. Because duh? It's just a hunch on my part.
Roger Ebert Says Rumor Mill Has Sunshine Upsetting Best Picture. Dammit, I was leaning towards The Departed stealing it from Babel on the strength of a Scorsese pity push, but now I'm tempted to play LMS in the pool for the sheer I TOLD YOU SO factor if it does win.
King and Abrams in Talks for Dark Tower: "The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed an earlier IGN story that said Stephen King and J.J. Abrams are in talks to bring King's 'Dark Tower' book series to the screen." And apparently Abrams is off Star Trek as well.
McAvoy Noses Into Penelope. " 'It's kind of strange,' McAvoy said in an interview while promoting his new film, the romantic comedy Starter for 10. 'In a magical-realistic fable-fairy tale, I play an alcoholic gambling addict who falls in love with a woman [Christina Ricci] who has a pig's nose.' " I'm just glad Mr. Tumnus is working, y'all.
Lost: Lost Video Backstories Online; 'Lost': Are only fools enslaved by a recording played backwards? ("The good geeks at SciFi2U posted this video of last week's (season three spoilers for overseas folks) >>brainwashing/sleep deprivation scene.... played backwards. In it, a woman's voice (possibly Ms. Klugh's? I want her back!) repeats 'Only fools are enslaved by time and space.'<< ")
Nicolas Cage Calls Out 'EW' For Its Snobbishness Over Works Of Art Featuring Hogs And Flaming Skulls.
Bridge to Terabithia not a complete travesty?
The M. Night Shyamalan script that no one wants to buy. Irony: it's actually pretty good.
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:03 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:26 am (UTC)P.S: Happy V-Day, Cleo!
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Date: 2007-02-15 05:04 am (UTC)MMMMMM, LIBERTY!
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Date: 2007-02-15 06:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-15 04:33 am (UTC)Personally, I would prefer a miniseries, on HBO (so that it won't get niced up for a network audience). If they did make it into a film, there's no way it could all fit into one. A trilogy would be the best bet.
Also, the Colbert ice cream sounds like it would be sooo yummy, and I don't even watch the show. But we probably won't get it here, because the grocery stores here are seriously lacking in some of the better flavours.
And that thing about emailing Brian Eno is hilarious. I was just talking about him the other day. I was playing a song or whatever and mentioned that it had a long intro. My friend said she hated long intros. I said "Well this is produced by an English bastard who loves synthesizers and long intros". I'm mean XD
The Dark Tower
Date: 2007-02-15 05:26 am (UTC)Re: The Dark Tower
Date: 2007-02-15 05:42 am (UTC)Re: The Dark Tower
Date: 2007-02-15 06:05 am (UTC)Re: The Dark Tower
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:41 am (UTC):O :O :O
so when will we get the stand, eh?
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:44 am (UTC)Um, I love it when LJ people's interests and my own coincide, for I have been obsessing over Marie Antoinette the entire day, though I won't be getting the DVD until the weekend. I reeeeally want to see the Cribs thing now!
And listing the dresses we would wear: we girls are all the same, aren't we?
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:45 am (UTC)I think I am going to have to add MA to my Netflix queue. Those costumes really are beautiful. It had better win Best Costumes at the Oscars. Otherwise, I fear for your television.
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:52 am (UTC)I'm actually not worried about the Best Costume Oscar, because if MA loses, it's not like everyone won't know how bullshit that was. This is not one of those movies where it's going to need the win to be remembered, even if it's just remembered as the prettiest pretty that ever frilled.
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Date: 2007-02-15 05:37 am (UTC)That would truly make it the best ice cream ever.
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:50 am (UTC):D
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:52 am (UTC)REG is legend, yo.
I remember when it got out that apparently all the magick CGI scenes in the Bridge to Terabithia trailer were just at the end of the film, and Disney people were like "It's kind of misleading, yeah..." giving impression that the movie not being chock full of effects = clearly craptacular. I feel like nowadays things can only get made and get good press in Hollywood if they suck.
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Date: 2007-02-15 05:02 am (UTC)I continue to giggle. And to find his fuzzy self hot.
Also, I would like some Americone Dream now.
And finally, a joke I'm almost totally sure I made up on my own: What do you get when you cross a reanimated corpse with a romantic holiday?
Valenstein.
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Date: 2007-02-15 05:27 am (UTC)And James McAvoy -- I wish to God someone would cast him as Eugenides in a film version of The Queen of Attolia (unless it's being made by Walden Media, in which case please don't touch him with a ten-foot pole).
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Date: 2007-02-15 06:05 am (UTC)And a kids' book by Margaret Peterson Haddix called Running Out of Time that no one but me has ever read.
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Date: 2007-02-15 02:47 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-02-15 05:32 am (UTC)And that new pic of Harry from OoTP made me think of how much I am going to cry my eyes out at the end of that movie. I better start buying tissues to get ready....
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Date: 2007-02-15 05:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-15 06:07 am (UTC)Better than the god-awful matching crushed red velvet smocks with linen bibs my mum made me and my sister wear at Christmas. Oh, the Full House of it all!
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Date: 2007-02-15 02:42 pm (UTC)Ar-ar! Ar! Ar-ar!
That gets Pharaoh's Seal of Approval. ;)
Yarha, Wondering if the Tomb was, You Know, Sealed
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Date: 2007-02-15 06:23 pm (UTC)Lucky you. My Vday was so-so. We got snowed in(like 15" of snow total, not to mention drifts as high as 5 feet...), my 1 yr old has decided to come down with a cold, and my 'suprise' Vday dinner has to be rescheduled to sometime next week b/c of all the snow.
On the other hand, my hubby did get me this kick-ass stationery featuring Claude Monet paintings. That makes me happy.
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Date: 2007-02-15 06:52 pm (UTC)Anyways, one main reason I'm commenting is because I found this website that I think you might find interesting. It's called The Daemon Page (http://daemons.envy.nu/) and it's kind of interesting. And there's a forum (http://www.daemonpage.com/forums) too. Put it up in your linkspam if you'd like. ^^
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Date: 2007-02-15 09:17 pm (UTC)caveat emptor
Date: 2007-02-16 02:49 pm (UTC)don't know if you've seen this (http://papajoemambo.livejournal.com/243654.html) or not...
Re: caveat emptor
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Date: 2007-02-15 10:16 pm (UTC)As a fervent HP/Jason Isaacs fan, sometimes my fandom irks me. JI's been playing Lucius for five years. And in five years, all he's done is 1) describe Lucius as a wizarding nazi (...such an original PoV!); 2) give funny, unassuming interviews. Honestly. I love him, too. His HP interviews all sound the same. They're just more of the (funny, unassuming) same. Those people over at TLC orgasming over his (OMG, new and illuminated!!) take on the series tire me. *haughty sniff*
... but I suppose they're not as bad as the TLC-ers accusing the very Jewish Mr. Isaacs of having no clue about the facts of the Holocaust.
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Date: 2007-02-17 06:36 am (UTC)I don't say much, but I lurk here a lot. When's the next book out?
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Date: 2007-02-17 01:35 pm (UTC)(Probably, uh, about a year or more from whenever I start writing it. Oops.)
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Date: 2007-02-17 07:18 am (UTC)