movie night

[ellen_datlow]

Boiler Room--yeah! liked it, with Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Affleck, and Vin Diesel --all very good and the post Wall Street movie in which the principals, who are eager sharks, can recite Gordon Gekko's lines as he says them. Odd seeing the twin towers on the NYC skyline. I'd heard it was a good movie, and it is.

And Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind--also terrific. But what's with the round-eyed Japanese humans who populate all these films? Where has this weird tradition come from? And am I the only one who thought Nausicaa was bare-assed through the first third of the movie until I finally figured she MUST be wearing some kind of weird tights????Or do I just have a dirty mind?

I have the first disc of the last bunch of Sopranos but figured I'll wait till I get the rest so I can have a Sopranos orgy when I get back from WFC.

Comments

[nballingrud.livejournal.com]

I just picked up the last Sopranos set, and just finished watching the first two. I'm savoring every minute. Six Feet Under, Deadwood, now The Sopranos ... once The Wire is over, it'll be the end of an era of great tv.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I've got Deadwood in my queue. Plus Carnivale and Prime Suspect. They should keep me going in between movies.

I'm really going to miss The Sopranos once I'm done with it. Never much interested in Six Feet Under.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I've watched Prime Suspect and Carnivale (the ending is a little abrupt) and the first two seasons of Deadwood. I have the third season partially on my endtable and partially at Netflix.

[slithytove.livejournal.com]

Carnivale is utterly weird and wonderful. Such a shame it was canceled.

The first season is much slower than the second, but still very good. The second season roars out of the gate and never stops.

Watch for Tarot references.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec. I'm not sure when I'll actuallly get to the series but it WILL happen!