While greg nibbled on an unhealthy snack/tim roth what films have you watched?

[G.C.R]

Watched Jon Jost's Last chants for a slow dance again last night. I think that film is pretty bloody good- goes to show that you can do a lot with the most simple of storylines. And man, the guy in it looks exactly like a freckled, ginger Sing the Children Over.

[Wally]

Southland tales- Possibly the most ridiculous thing I've seen in a while. Enjoyable in the same way that watching a really smart dude get pissed and babble on about their deepest darkest secrets whilst explaining the mystery of human existence. Before falling asleep on the pub floor with his legs sticking inside the gents.

Juno- Somehow as annoying as I'd heard. Something of a miracle, seeing as it has Alison Janney and J.K Simmons. None of the performances grated, just the words that were coming out of their mouths and the actions they were carrying out. Outside of the film the music is something I enjoy, inside the film it was something that made me slightly violent.

[elpollodiablo]

That's one duddle can't be fundingled snizzmallet

[martin_van_buren]

Outside of the film the music is something I enjoy, inside the film it was something that made me slightly violent.

This was the weirdest part for me.

[Andrew_TSKS]

so, remember that movie thread that whit did about journeyman directors who only really shine once? he started it by talking about a 70s charles bronson movie called "the mechanic". i've been interested in seeing said movie ever since, and i finally did a couple days ago. and it wasn't amazing, though it had some really good parts. for me, probably the best part of the whole movie was the first 15 or so minutes, which was completely free of dialogue. it depicted bronson, a "mechanic", aka mafia hitman, doing a really complicated and most likely undetectable hit on a guy. if the whole movie had had that same quietly menacing tone, i would have fucking loved it, but later on it became more of a conventional action/crime thriller, which was hit or miss. bronson and jan michael vincent were both good in the movie, but pretty much everyone else was ridiculously wooden. i did like the bleak ending, quite a bit, but some of the plotting that got from that first sequence to the ending was weak. so yeah, worth seeing on the whole, but not amazing.

[G.C.R]

That's one duddle can't be fundingled snizzmallet

You make me giggle whenever you do this.
Yeah, I was listening to the Mouldy Peaches yesterday, and all the love songs I'd be going, this is really cute and gorgeous in a way that I like, what is wrong, because there is something wrong? Like having sex in a beautiful forest with someone you adore, only to find that you're being bitten by mosquitoes

[Andrew_TSKS]

you know, i liked juno, but if the need of the indie rock community to hate it makes kimya dawson go away, i'm all for said hatred.

[jebreject]

you know, i liked juno, but if the need of the indie rock community to hate it makes kimya dawson go away, i'm all for said hatred.

WHAT.

FUCKING WHAT.

[Mike24]

yeah, i don't get the kimya hate either.  indie rock could use a little whimsy.

[citrus]

kimya dawson loves you. no matter what you do.

[jebreject]

yes. kimya dawson, besides being a great songwriter, is a wondeful, wonderful human being, and perhaps the absolute nicest person i have ever met in my life.

[Ah_Pook]

she has annoying hair, and thats all i know about kimya dawson

[Wally]

Andrew, are you made of evil? Also, everything Jeb said.

[G.C.R]

kimya+
juno-

thass all

[difficult]

I thought you liked Juno, Grace?

[G.C.R]

I liked it. sorta. kinda. In that " I am enjoying this film while it happens to me but later I'm gonna feel a little nauseous." like mint chcolate chip icecream. I think im referrring everything to icecream at the monment drink ing too much but I have coffee ices in the frididator

[difficult]

yup.
I might have a job at the Paramount!

I keep going there and getting free tickets to things too - dropped my CV in today and Robyn from the Festival insisted on me going to see the film that was going in then...

[G.C.R]

good stuff!

[Maaik]

yeah, i don't get the kimya hate either.  indie rock could use a little whimsy.

I'm not too big on whimsy.  I'm conflicted in my thoughts on KD & the Moldy Peaches.  At times I'll like it okay, other times I feel the super-innocent lyrics/little girl voice/two little chords is specially designed to get on my damn nerves.  And that's my problem--I'm a moody bastard and I'd feel bad about hating on the little ditties written by the twelve year old with the hippy parents at her tea party--but then wait--Dawson's not twelve.

I liked that "who took the baby" song and the one at the end of Juno is alright, but ultimately, her stuff just isn't my bag.  And I hate having to feel like I gotta apologize for that because she's a great person and everyone else loves her.

[elpollodiablo]

Well you have to anyway.

I heart Kimya and the Moldy Peaches, but no amount of hearting is going to make me say Juno was a good film.

[Greg Nog]

My roommate's little brother was listening to the Juno soundtrack a lot while he was staying in our apartment, a week or so back.  I was like "WHY THE FUCK IS BELLE AND SEBASTIAN BEING PLAYED IN THIS HOUSE" and he was like, "Uh... Juno soundtrack" and I was all "RRRGH"

So now I appear to be one of those people who dislike the movie without having seen it.

[Maaik]

"WHY THE FUCK IS BELLE AND SEBASTIAN BEING PLAYED IN THIS HOUSE"

Huh, glad I don't have that problem.

[Wally]

yeah, i don't get the kimya hate either.  indie rock could use a little whimsy.

I'm not too big on whimsy. 

I never get the whimsy accusation when aimed at Kimya Dawson. Unless whimsy equals no loud guitars and smashing drums. It's kinda like calling the Wire cynical or nihilistic.

[Wally]

Could someone go and see Shotgun Stories and report back. I've read one review on Popmatters, which was the first I'd heard about it and I've got to admit I'm kinda excited about it.

[edison]

I did see it a while ago and report! I don't remember what I said exactly.. It was good. Nothing to write home about, I think, but rather good.