This 'n' That: Girlz 'N' Games, Depp 'n' Tonto, Kevin 'n' Tilda
Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 6:04PM Many many years ago I became online friends with Noelle Adams due to our obsessive mutual Pfandom. Now she writes "Girlz 'N' Games". We've heard 2011 described as "Year of the Superhero" and "Year of the Sequel" or the "Year of the Raunchy Comedy".
But Noelle has another idea...
She goes on to explain herself and it's a persuasive case, right? Or maybe Hal Jordan was such an A-hole that he makes the whole summer douchey?
Your Movie Buddy interviews Miranda July currently in theaters with The Future.
Ultra Culture is covering a huge event in London 'Empire Big Screen'. I guess the magazine is hosting a big event? I don't know. I'm confused. But I like this blog and I love a subway getting saloon doors to celebrate Cowboys and Aliens.
Deadline reports that Disney has pulled the plug on the Johnny Depp Lone Ranger movie due to cost. Didn't see that coming, Depp being the billion dollar franchise guy o' choice.
I Need To Talk About Kevin...
In that... I realize it's weird that I haven't. What blog should be more excited for this movie than The Film Experience? I mean Tilda being a frequent topic and gold medalist and all. And now the movie has got this awesome Rosemary's Baby hued poster that dares to make "Kevin" the big face, and shove Tilda in the corner!? [P.S. I love that he's transparent so that you can see her.]
But as I was thinking about the weirdness of me never talking about this movie last night, I realized that somewhere in the back of the brain I had logged this as 'will read book before seeing movie or watching any clips' And now time is running out.
Must read it. I'm between books anyway. Keep hearing it's great.
Reader Comments (14)
I can't wait to see "Kevin". Tilda has been on quite a roll. It's good to see her challenge herself so much. You're right about the poster it's very Rosemary. I quite like it.
Ha. This post comes almost right after Nick tweeted his negative reaction to the book (the part he read, anyway).
But that's just a funny coincidence. It obviously doesn't mean you won't like it.
Is that Gandalf next to Dumbledore? Hee.
Technically, Dumbledore only needed Harry to think that he was meant to die, since if he tried to sacrifice himself believing he would die, he would live. Either way, it was literally the only way to defeat Voldemort, not Dumbledore being a dick for no reason.
This is unrelated but I'm so happy to see Laura Dern appear in your banner. When will she get another great role?
Is that actually Laura Dern? At first glance I was sure but now I'm confused
Dern has a supporting role in the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie.
GREAT! that book is one of the BEST book EVER!! By the way it's gonna sound pathetic but thank's 4 your GREAT work: me & my partner are going to a VERY hard time (tumor/cancer/sister-dying) & your blog get my mind off (in a VERY good way) all that sh@#
Thank u!
The book is fantastic. So many authors tend to kind of subconsciously write in their own voice but Lionel Shriver is wonderful at giving her characters a distinct point of view and personality. Enjoy it. Tilda was the perfect choice, as she always is.
Definitely read the book, it's fantastic. I had some issues with it while I was reading, but by the end the book totally solved its own problems. I can't wait to see Tilda tackle the complex and dark material.
I loved the book, to the point where I would say it was one of the best of the 00s alongside The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Darkmans and What I Loved. The mother is unsympathetic in an unexpected sort of way that, when you start reading the book, seems like it's going to be a problem, but actually works hugely in the book's favour.
I didn't get the comic because I haven't seen any of those films. Guess I'm lucky.
Also, I've never understood why people run out to read a book before they see a movie version of it. Its like one huge spoiler. If I like the movie or am interested enough in the source, I'll read it after.
But Alex, you could say the same thing about the way you do it. Isn't watching the movie like a big spoiler for the book?
Alex: I think there's people that, on the contrary, would consider a movie a huge spoiler of the experience of reading the book. There are books that I couldn't care less about reading, and for which watching their film adaptation doesn't represent a problem. But when I know or have heard that a novel is good and know that their film adaptation is coming, I make myself damn sure I have read the novel before setting my eyes on the movie version. I am a film lover, but I revel as well in the experience of reading a well crafted story. There's nothing like it.
Personally, "We Need to Talk About Kevin", is one of such literary works. I can confidently say that whoever watches the film before reading the book and, later on, wants to read the novel, her or his experience will not be the same. Reading WNTAK without knowing how the story would finally unravel was a visceral experience that I can't imagine it would happen if I knew beforehand how it all comes together.
Nat, read it! You got, what, two months? Plenty of time.
st.jeans -- thanks for sharing. and best wishes and chin up!
jones -- i shall