stay for the credits

Star Trek Into Darkness (J.J. Abrams, 2013)

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:21:39 -0700

Star Trek Into Darkness (J.J. Abrams, 2013)

walkamongstthestars: S: The thing is, the Benedict everyone...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:12:17 -0700

S: The thing is, the Benedict everyone sees is a little different to the Benedict we know[…] so the Benedict that all the girls love and stuff, it’s- it’s a myth.

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“You can never go home again, Oatman…But I guess...

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:08:50 -0700

“You can never go home again, Oatman…But I guess you can shop there.”

Actually, I’m from Mars. It’s fine if you don’t believe me, but...

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:07 -0700

Actually, I’m from Mars. It’s fine if you don’t believe me, but that’s where I’m from. I’m a full-blooded martian. Don’t worry, there’s no plot to take over Earth. We’re just displaced. I can tell you don’t believe me. That’s okay. We’re a big secret; they even tried to hide it from me. That man— my father —told me a story I was born in a concentration camp, but you know that’s impossible. And I never met my mother because she supposedly died there. That’s convenient. Next thing I know, Morris there finds me in a Swedish orphanage. I was five. I remember it. And then I got this one communication, a simple order. Stay where you are.

vinh: Climb Dance - An award winning short film by Jean Louis...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:00 -0700

vinh:

Climb Dance - An award winning short film by Jean Louis Mourney (Remastered)

The Office; 2.11 ‘Booze Cruise’ Pam: It’s getting kind of rowdy...

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:37:46 -0700

The Office; 2.11 ‘Booze Cruise’

Pam: It’s getting kind of rowdy down there.
Jim: Yeah. Darryl! Darryl! Darryl!
Pam: Sometimes I just don’t get Roy.
Jim: Well…
Pam: I mean, I don’t know. So… what’s it like dating a cheerleader?
Jim: Oh, um… [silence]
Pam: I’m cold.

I wrote the paragraph below years ago, and this scene haunts me as if this exact moment has happened to me, and in small ways it has. It was not the perfect show, but neither was every workplace I’ve ever had. Yet I remember how good and kind my co-workers were, how inspiring my bosses could be, and how working with others was more satisfying than working alone.

Have I ever written about one of my favorite tv moments ever? And it’s not because of this dialogue, it’s because of the 20 freaking seconds of silence (I counted it!) and looks shared between these two. Ten seconds of awkward silence in real world time is long enough, but 20 seconds?! You’re using up primetime air right here, especially for a 21 minute show…You know how human and real this moment is, how we’ve all experienced it, trying to find the words to say to someone and not quite getting there. More moments like this, TV, more moments like this.

J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord, BWV 988,...

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:13:00 -0700

J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord, BWV 988, Aria. From Hannibal.

17272dorsetave: Indiewire: Your work has always managed to...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:04:42 -0700

17272dorsetave:

Indiewire: Your work has always managed to showcase these characters with amazing eccentricities — like, in the case of Nina Conti’s character, speaking your mind uncontrollably by way of a monkey puppet — but the humor never seems to come at the expense of these characters, it’s not cruel. How do you find the comedy without hanging them out to dry?

Christopher Guest: I think it’s important for what I do — I can’t speak to other people — to have as much weight on the emotional investment the people will have in the characters. Even though there’s this woman with this puppet who’s had this traumatic experience, it should be that you care about her even though it’s kind of bizarre.

When I did “Best in Show,” Eugene Levy had two left feet, and you think, wow, that’s kind of… But I think people really related to him — he was this poor guy, this guy who was really having some problems. It’s very easy to dump on characters, to make people look stupid. That’s a very short-lived thing, it’s a sketch, then it’s over and who cares.

For me, having the investment of two years of working on a film, it’s important that there’s another dimension and it’s usually about feeling something for those people even if they’re deluded. You have to feel something for them, it makes it more interesting and maybe it makes it funnier.

Read The Full Interview

Family Tree 1x01 - The Box

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:00:10 -0700

Family Tree 1x01 - The Box

Howl’s Moving Castle Fancast | Harry Lloyd (Howl), Sophie...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:15:15 -0700

Howl’s Moving Castle Fancast | Harry Lloyd (Howl), Sophie Turner (Young Sophie), and Vanessa Redgrave (Old Sophie)

[inspired by emedeme]

Modern Screen | April 1950

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:18:01 -0700

Modern Screen | April 1950

Wow, David Slade is pretty cool about answering camera questions...

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:42:56 -0700

Wow, David Slade is pretty cool about answering camera questions on Twitter.

gorgeousnerd: #franklin is scaring me more than hannibal

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:07:07 -0700

gorgeousnerd:

#franklin is scaring me more than hannibal

Favorite Film Moms: Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2.

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:00:21 -0700

Favorite Film Moms: Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2.

Favorite Film Moms: Raimunda and Irene of Volver. Raimunda: It...

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:29:36 -0700

Favorite Film Moms: Raimunda and Irene of Volver.

Raimunda: It smells of… farts, my mother’s farts.

Favorite Film Moms: Ellen Ripley in Aliens

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:17:28 -0700

Favorite Film Moms: Ellen Ripley in Aliens

Favorite Film Moms: Marge Gunderson in Fargo “So that was...

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:24:03 -0700

Favorite Film Moms: Marge Gunderson in Fargo

“So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper. And those three people in Brainerd. And for what? For a little bit of money. There’s more to life than a little money, you know. Don’tcha know that? And here ya are, and it’s a beautiful day. Well. I just don’t understand it.”

"Robert Townson has produced 1,200 soundtracks. Have you ever done 1,200 of anything? I..."

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:41:30 -0700

“Robert Townson has produced 1,200 soundtracks. Have you ever done 1,200 of anything? I haven’t. Except maybe Big Macs.”

- Richard Kraft, former executive producer at Varèse Sarabande.

Bishop’s Countdown by James Horner for Aliens. Imagine...

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:14:00 -0700

Bishop’s Countdown by James Horner for Aliens.

Imagine sitting in between baby boomers and other oldies while wearing fancy dress for the first time in months when the orchestra busts out this song during the entr’acte at Varèse Sarabande’s 35th Anniversary Show. I almost dropped my opera binoculars.

Classical music in Hannibal → Sorbet (1.07) youtube links:...

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:43:30 -0700

Classical music in Hannibal → Sorbet (1.07)

youtube links: handel / chopin / gounod / mozart / verdi / vivaldi

listen: [tba]