Forum: Arts and Entertainment

I've seen both the Maysles documentaries and am in love with these ladies. I was mortified when I first heard a movie was being made, as I thought NO ACTRESS could capture these ladies, especially Little Edie, and when I heard it would be Drew...

Go on...it's okay. You can admit it. Masterpiece Theater isn't on twenty-four hours a day, you know. I just got the biggest kick out of last night's show. I'm loving the irony that a woman who insists on being called "Countess," even to the...

Is anybody looking forward to Operation Flashpoint 2? The original game was good (although shooting at dots on the horizon was a bit boring, sometimes: hopefully they get a bit more action in), and the videos of the new game look great, too. It's...

Anybody remember this made-for-TV (or at least I saw it on TV)? It involved a middle-aged women finding out her best friend from college died. When she go's to the friend's hometown for the funeral she's accosted by residents asking her questions...

I don't remember the title, but I'm pretty sure it was either a made-for-TV movie or a failed pilot. It was made in the early to mid 90s. The main character was a doctor who'd been post to a remote colony. The planet was tidally-locked with it's...

My wife and I have now seen the first two episodes, without benefit of having read the books. I'm wondering, is there a point where this fantasy becomes, like, fun? Right now it's more depressing than my real life, and I'm not sure how much...

It was back on tonight, after a month of random hiatus. And I am always happy to watch freakishly good-looking men shoot stuff and bicker. I must say, I think this season is coming together quite well. I'm not entirely on board with the whole...

Except of course for the whole 'season ending' thing. There's so little that I watch nowdays of current stuff, I can hardly get all the jokes on The SOup, 'cause I'm like "who the hell is speidi?" I tend to only watch truly trashy tv (more to...

It's a new reality show about a FLDS polygamist family. There's one husband (of course), 3 wives, and 12 kids. They live in a huge house which is divided up so each wife basically has an apartment in it with her own kitchen, bedrooms, etc., but...

I still play with my original NES. I have had a lifelong love affair with Mario 3, and IMO the Megaman and Legend of Zelda anniversary collections are about the best things ever. Other games: Rampage, Millon's Secret Castle, Kid Icarus. ...

♪♫ If you want a revolution the only solution, evolve (gotta evolve) Gotta evolve! ♪♫ NAtIZafyeHI This is the Revolvution Ad's Full Song. Evolve by Kevin Quinn produced and arranged by David Banner. Judging by my quick Google Search a lot of...

Yes, the 1959 forgotten Disney classic that includes a singing Sean Connery and the enchanting Janet Munro who died far too young. If you have never seen this and have kids, you should really rent it. If you have seen it you should watch it...

I'm pretty sure that I must watch some quality TV sometimes, but in all honesty, mostly what I'm in the mood for these days is crap. So far, this is OK crap. The plot's pretty incoherent, and I'm not great at keeping the characters straight, but...

They are pretty awesome, considering how easy they are. Works like this: 1) Heat a skillet with about an inch of vegetable oil. (Not super hot.) 2) Open biscuits. Poke hole in each one with your finger. 3) Put about 4 biscuits at a...

This is something I’d thought about starting on that other board. I figure anyone who joins can all agree to rent, Netflix, buy, or otherwise watch a particular movie, then discuss it at a pre-arranged time. I don’t think genre limitations are...

We've got plans to see it with friends this afternoon. I've seen trailers and it seems like an animated version of The Stepford Wives. I'm just wondering if that's accurate, and what your impressions were. Robin

Michael Jackson Auction Catalog Believe it or not, some of it is actually nice. But a good percentage of it is crap. And yes, there are a HELL of a lot of kiddy statues.

Can anyone give me a recap? I haven't been keeping up with ER; in fact, I haven't watched it in about three years or so. I watched some of tonight's finale, but was a little confused as to what exactly was going on. I did see the recent episode...

I've given a shot the last two weeks running. Nathan Fillion's likeability is about the only thing carrying it, IMO, but that is a powerful force. It would be easier if I hadn't heard it compared in concept to Murder She Wrote, and flashbacks to...

I didn't watch the first season, but I caught the season premiere and a rerun of the series premiere. Not sure what to even say about it except that it's weirdly compelling and fascinating, no matter how gross it is. And it is gross...in the...

THIS WEEK: Really thought Mondo and Andy's were great. Both high-fashion looks were avant garde enough, both ready to wears were dresses that people would be ready to wear! ;) I would absolutely buy a dress like the one Mondo made, it was really...

I hadn't done a Survivor thread because my TV threads never take off too well, but I had to because this season is so. freaking. awesome. I thought the hype they were giving Russell earlier in the season was, well, hype...but man, I think he's...

I'm already rooting for the cowboys to win. Most of the teams seem like they'll be fun to see again. Not so sure about Luke and his mother! They kind of annoyed me. And the goths, too. My one hope is that they've all figured out how to...

I just heard, but he died on June 2nd. I'm surprised we haven't had a thread about it. I never got very far in his series and wasn't too impressed by the little bit I did read, but surely he must have fans here?

My last few threads from been oddly Tolkien-free. I blame the Welsh. I'll name a few points of divergence; pick whichever amuse you. Weathertop, by a Nazgul blade. Moria, by an Orc-sword. Parth-Galen, by an Uruk arrow. Helm's Deep, by a...

I read and enjoyed Catch 22. It was one of the few books that actually made me laugh. Encouraged by this, I bought and read Closing Time, the sequel to Catch 22, only to find out that it was pretty bad: For a start, Yossarian is a serious...

If yes, why? If not, why not? If it depends, on what? (I'd go into more detail I weren't triple tasking and will say more after work.)

I'm coming from a very specific, and very serious, perspective: part of my job calls for me to observe newly-hired English professors and write up an evaluation of the class(es) I observe, with the immediate goal being to re-hire (or not) the...

Given that Star Wars is set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I was wondering if one of my long time assumptions was correct, that the human-looking characters in that universe (Luke, Leia, Han Solo et al) are the same species as us, with...

I mean lasers used in combat. It seems like every laser ever used as a weapon travels at something like walking speed. Sometimes lasers are the speed-of-light kind, but that is for things like cutting a hole in steel or something. So I ask you -...

I've watched a number of episodes and I don't really get the hype. I like the "period" setting but the characters do little for me. I don't care what happens any of them. Any fans on here? What do ye think? Does it get better as the seasons...

A couple of years ago, I was at lunch with two friends. One of them had taught me to knit. She was the uberknittinggoddess. She brought her little bag of knitting everywhere, including to the movies and the museum, and she knitted at stoplights. The...

My TV viewing is really in flux right now. There are lots of shows I watched forever that I ditched this season, and quite a number of new shows that apparently won't be returning next year. According to this grid, shows that likely won't be...

I've just finished reading Around The World In 80 Days - for the first time (for me). Before I read it, I thought I knew quite a lot of the details in it, but I was wrong. So I thought this might be interesting: 1. Have you read the book, if...

When a company decides to build a skyscraper, do they ever put out call to artists to create pieces/murals for the interior?

The music to torture an enemy with thread prompted me to ask this question. What generally respected artist, art piece, or art movement do you find dubious? For example, my mother collects the mass-marketed crap produced by Thomas...

I have come into possession of 3 or 4 old books--the large children's kind. Falling apart, hardbound, pages torn up, but once upon a time they were very nice. A couple have lovely tipped-in color plates (though I think the nicest ones are missing...

My personal case in point. I suppose I'm glad that someone out there apparently enjoys this painting enough to spend over $9 million for it, but I...just...don't...get it.

And, of course, what made them inlfluential on other shows? A little housekeeping: By artistically speaking, I mean to restrict the discussion to shows that had an impact on the creation and development of shows that premiered later. It...

So last night in chat, we were talking about 80s music, and by the time I went to bed, I was feeling pretty old. But I genuinely love 80s music, and I know a lot about it. Let me give you some of my bona fides first. I was born in 1971 and...

Ask anything. If I can't answer it then Malacandra will step in an answer it. (Or anyone else that wants to.) I don't know it all or as much as QtM, but I know way too much or where to find it.

There's a two minute clip from the upcoming film adaptation making the rounds: F7cS2L0iN0s

Ok, so James Cameron's latest opus, the 3D film, Avatar is poised to sweep all across the globe in a frenzy of new technology that will blow us all away. Apart from one problem. What if you can't see 3D? 3D glasses only work part of the time...

Don't read this if you haven't seen the movie!!! * * * *

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=6982226&page=1 It's been years since I heard one of his broadcasts, but his distinctive style was both informative and entertaining. Good night, Sir.

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Not trailers for bad movies, but trailers that mismarket movies. Not intentionally, either. Inspired by the Obscure movie rec thread in which I went looking for the trailer for Nobody knows. Link to the trailer:...

The saggy old cloth cat with the magical toy friends may be making a return to television. More on the story here I don't know whether to be overjoyed or worry that my childhood memories will be ruined.

http://gizmodo.com/#!5773531/china-just-won-simcity-with-censorship+bypassing-3d-baidu-maps China has repeatedly prevented Google Maps from providing maps of China because the government would like the right to censor landmarks and locations....

The Chameleons - Second Skin The true jewels in Manchester's musical crown.