tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post580854760875212690..comments2024-01-13T19:51:17.922-08:00Comments on the firefly express: Mmmm, Mamety...polly conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01796670827866144183noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-45277285743651123392009-06-14T19:38:46.474-07:002009-06-14T19:38:46.474-07:00I first watched Spanish Prisoner on IFC back in 20...I first watched Spanish Prisoner on IFC back in 2000 and had the exact same experience. Loved the movie but thought that Ms. Pidgeon was way out of her league. Just saw it again last night and decided to see if anyone else felt this way. Frankly, I'm glad I'm not the only one that finds her annoying. Her acting style conjures up images of someone who would remind the teacher that he forgot to assign homework. The fact that she's married to Mamet explains a lot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00004158916173247870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-89781396912181648602009-06-11T14:19:02.781-07:002009-06-11T14:19:02.781-07:00Oh, actually, funnily enough, it was indeed openin...Oh, actually, funnily enough, it was indeed opening, just not in sight, as a tab behind this "window". So now I have about five anna profiles open. One of them should do the trick... I'll check out your blog!Anna Gilmournoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-2996282633649929722009-06-11T14:17:06.405-07:002009-06-11T14:17:06.405-07:00Is that Anna B.?! Hey Anna B.! [It won't let...Is that Anna B.?! Hey Anna B.! [It won't let me open up your profile so I'm only guessing.]Anna Gilmournoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-77067616906623734132009-06-10T23:20:05.461-07:002009-06-10T23:20:05.461-07:00Oh yeah; I don't know why the block quotes in ...Oh yeah; I don't know why the block quotes in this post came out all poetry-ish. I can't fix it, but it's kind of cool anyway. :)polly conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01796670827866144183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-40628444785035007162009-06-10T21:10:53.041-07:002009-06-10T21:10:53.041-07:00I wouldn't call myself a huge fan of David Mam...I wouldn't call myself a huge fan of David Mamet, but he has some interesting ideas about theater for sure. They don't always translate into something I want to watch, though. There's a big part of me that finds his dialogue totally annoying and ridiculous, and another part that likes something so stylized and specific. <br /><br />I think ScarJo worked in "Ghost World" because it was before she decided she was the world's sexiest sexpot.polly conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01796670827866144183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-11155802343779365842009-06-10T19:59:54.283-07:002009-06-10T19:59:54.283-07:00YES YES YES! So glad to hear that I'm not the...YES YES YES! So glad to hear that I'm not the only one who thinks Scarlett Johannson is the most boring thing on a screen today. I don't think boring is sexy. I really don't get it. Anyone seen Vicky Christina Barcelona? I kept praying for Penelope Cruz to walk on camera. I'd rather watch her file her nails than watch Scarlett try to act.<br />As for Rebecca Pidgeon, I'll have to watch for her. I'm not a big Mamet fan in general - just saw a live performance of American Buffalo, and while the acting was very good I was left with the feeling that I had just lost two hours of my life for nothing. I kept expecting something to happen, but no. If I wanted that I would have seen Waiting for Godot, which I actually like.celestenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-20719376812806210972009-06-10T17:11:51.618-07:002009-06-10T17:11:51.618-07:00Re: ScarJo: Yes, she is boring. And way too aware ...Re: ScarJo: Yes, she is boring. And way too aware of her own supposed hotness (see: any red carpet photo of her, vamping). Mindy Kaling from The Office does an awesome stand-up bit about ScarJo and Julia Stiles together at an audition. HA! Another supposed sexy that I don't care to see is Angelina Jolie. Blar.polly conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01796670827866144183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-75598763540018499132009-06-10T17:07:47.756-07:002009-06-10T17:07:47.756-07:00Oops, pls. sub "not" for "now"...Oops, pls. sub "not" for "now" in second sentence. Carry on.annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496429265414806006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-64895048900904427992009-06-10T17:06:49.451-07:002009-06-10T17:06:49.451-07:00I couldn't agree more re: Scarlet Johannsen. I...I couldn't agree more re: Scarlet Johannsen. I feel like as a lady, I'm now allowed to talk smack about her though, because she's apparently the world's sexiest woman and it looks like jealousy (but just watch her try to smolder onscreen! Embarrassing! Total boner-killer, if you excuse the expression). Two otherwise fine movies ruined by ScarJo: Match Point, The Prestige.annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496429265414806006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-78391757584962393082009-06-10T17:03:18.655-07:002009-06-10T17:03:18.655-07:00I always loved her that movie, i was on edge throu...I always loved her that movie, i was on edge through the whole thing because she is so freaking awkward. <br /><br />Worst, most stony, boring actress ever - Scarlett Johansen. She is stunning, but very very dull to watch. <br /><br /><br />But that is just me.vjacynohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906243030501915472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-37258999708097578092009-06-10T16:50:45.979-07:002009-06-10T16:50:45.979-07:00I know, it's really confusing. In my memory of...I know, it's really confusing. In my memory of the movie, she made more sense, but watching it again got me all riled up. How can she be so weird?! And I totally agree with the Fametracker guy that Mamet likes it that way; thank god most other actors can't help but emote like regular people. <br /><br />I would have liked to see her on Broadway doing Oleanna, a role where her weird distant freakiness might make more sense. Also, maybe it works on stage.polly conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01796670827866144183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-21968731113098033192009-06-10T16:17:52.248-07:002009-06-10T16:17:52.248-07:00PS Imagine how weird it would be to be married to ...PS Imagine how weird it would be to be married to David Mamet.annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496429265414806006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-35077777753811860412009-06-10T16:15:33.083-07:002009-06-10T16:15:33.083-07:00Whoa, guest appearance from Anna G! Hi there lady!...Whoa, guest appearance from Anna G! Hi there lady!!<br />Pols I remember when we watched this movie and had this whole discussion about how she either ruined the movie or just made it more appropriately surreal. I am ordering it from Netflix now, will weigh in after a reviewing.annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496429265414806006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-588120240267121132009-06-10T14:46:34.977-07:002009-06-10T14:46:34.977-07:00I always thought her annoyingness in The Spanish P...I always thought her annoyingness in The Spanish Prisoner was on purpose but was arguably giving her too much of a benefit of the doubt. In a way I thought she was trying to do a school teacher and naive version of Melanie Griffin's roboticism, esp. as can be seen in Shining Through. Also, I thought with that hairdo she had to be like that - like how could she be any different?! Or anyone who would choose the hairdo of course would be like that. Chalky... <br />Great movie though!Anna Gilmournoreply@blogger.com