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by jml2
Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:50 pm
Forum: Cast & Crew
Topic: The Letterman clip of Bill Murray after the Oscars in 2003
Replies: 6
Views: 13141

funny :)
by jml2
Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:38 am
Forum: Japan & Japanese/Asian Culture
Topic: Asian Cinema
Replies: 12
Views: 19569

I notice that link isn't working anymore, here is the article in case anyone new wants to read it The Asian aesthetic November 2004 Hollywood used to give just a nod to the east. But now a real alternative has emerged to change the face of world cinema Mark Cousins At the end of August, a Chinese fi...
by jml2
Sat Jan 01, 2005 6:31 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Racism in LIT
Replies: 8
Views: 6544

Racism in LIT

I think we've all seen that silly lost-in-racism.org website that some guy keeps flogging on IMDB. Here's an article in response: Politically Correct Racism By Tomoyuki Tanaka, Dec 31, 2004 I only recently noticed the campaign charging racism in Lost in Translation, the 2003 film written and directe...
by jml2
Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:10 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Bob's phone!
Replies: 41
Views: 32761

Well the fact that any other place and any other actors than those used are unimaginable for you doesn't necessarily prove that other locations and other actors could not be used as effectively. What exists is infinitely more imaginable than something that doesn't exist, but it doesn't prove that w...
by jml2
Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:00 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Bob's phone!
Replies: 41
Views: 32761

While Berlin or Mexico City probably would work, to me, at least, Tokyo seems to be a perfect fit for the movie and the sense of alienation that Sofia was trying to create. I also can't imagine anything but Tokyo. It's necessary and perfect to the whole piece on so many levels. There is a thread on...
by jml2
Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:34 pm
Forum: Related Films
Topic: Woody Allen movie with Scarlett
Replies: 9
Views: 9500

the pale male thing is sad.
I agree wholeheartedly with Woody in regards to overcast skies, everything does look better in that level of daylight.
And that Scarlett was 'touched by god'
by jml2
Sat Dec 11, 2004 1:40 am
Forum: Related Films
Topic: Woody Allen movie with Scarlett
Replies: 9
Views: 9500

so far it's still known as the Woody Allen Summer Project, to be released next year, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416320/ it's set in London and is apparently about the art world somehow. I think the guy in the picture is the guy from Bend It Like Beckham. A good related article: Why I love London f...
by jml2
Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:13 am
Forum: Related Films
Topic: Woody Allen movie with Scarlett
Replies: 9
Views: 9500

Woody Allen movie with Scarlett

a picture of Scarlett on set of the new Woody Allen movie, looking gorgeous, very Charlotte styled

Image
by jml2
Wed Dec 08, 2004 5:34 am
Forum: Related Films
Topic: More on Asian Cinema
Replies: 0
Views: 4342

More on Asian Cinema

this article is about cinema in China, with a mention of Sofia Coppola ------------ Chinese film and the return of glamour By Manohla Dargis The New York Times Tuesday, December 7, 2004 NEW YORK Once upon a time in Hollywood, the stars shone with a radiant glamour. In Chinese film, they still do. In...
by jml2
Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:31 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Pretty Good, not quite LiT tho...
Replies: 5
Views: 2269

I enjoyed it quite a bit, it's very sweet. I agree it's not as powerful as LIT though.
by jml2
Tue Nov 23, 2004 2:03 am
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: DVD extras
Replies: 11
Views: 8992

jml98 wrote: ps. jml2, are u the same one that posts on IMDB? hehe u sound very frustrated by the unitelligent responses by some of the LiT-haters...i can't blame u
yes I am jml2 on IMDB also. That messageboard is crazy
by jml2
Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:12 am
Forum: Related Films
Topic: Fear and Trembling
Replies: 0
Views: 4267

Fear and Trembling

looks interesting: November 19, 2004 -- FEAR AND TREMBLING Tokyo story. In Japanese, with English subtitles. Running time: 102 minutes. Not rated (brief nudity). At the Cinema Village, 12th Street, east of Fifth Avenue. 'FEAR and Trembling," a biting comedy set in Tokyo by French writer-director Ala...
by jml2
Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:02 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Where is everyone in the chat?
Replies: 2
Views: 2986

the chat is happening right now
by jml2
Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:25 am
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: What I saw and heard
Replies: 15
Views: 13368

wow.
I did not take as much notice of others in the audience as this.
I only remember as I walked out, a woman ahead of me turned around and asked if I found it boring, I replied no, and she said she must not have been in the right mood.
by jml2
Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:10 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: User Poll
Replies: 12
Views: 3797

jml are my initials too. I have no idea what a snip is in the context of that rhyme :)
by jml2
Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:07 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Group Film View/Chat - Weds Nov. 17 9pm EST.
Replies: 38
Views: 25749

I think it will be 1pm for me in Australia, I'll try to join in from work but won't be watching the movie :)
by jml2
Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:51 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: is Charlotte cheating on her Husbend?
Replies: 59
Views: 44855

habits and expectations form and certain walls build themselves with people we've known for a long time. They get in the way of that kind of honest self-expression and they don't exist with a fresh new person.
by jml2
Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:22 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: User Poll
Replies: 12
Views: 3797

girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice.
boys are made of snips and snails and puppy dog tails.
by jml2
Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:56 am
Forum: Japan & Japanese/Asian Culture
Topic: Asian Cinema
Replies: 12
Views: 19569

Asian Cinema

good article on Eastern cinema:

The Asian aesthetic by Mark Cousins

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/star ... icle=12875
by jml2
Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:15 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: LIT board on IMDB
Replies: 14
Views: 4169

LIT board on IMDB

the board on IMDB makes me so furious. There are so many trolls.