rolanni: (Exit Stage Left)
2011-03-27 09:00 am
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Come, Chauncy, we must. . .bustle

Hey, there's going to be a(nother) remake of The Three Musketeers. With a sword-fighting Queen leaping from the balcony of Versailles in court dress in order to take part in a melee. Oh! And an airship. Um, what?

All in Glorious Three-Dee so you're right there in the middle, though without a sword, because, presumably, the audience of this film will have no honor to defend.

Does that seem mean-spirited? Here, judge for yourself

This will make the fourth remake of The Three Musketeers since I started paying attention to them. For me, the definitive version is of course the York-Reed-Finley-Chamberlain 1973 extravaganza. Yeah, I know. What can I say? I was 21 and in love.

Then we had the Truly Awful 1993 edition with all the Hot Young Studs of The Moment -- Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, &c, which not only Made No Sense, completely subverted the text when it did, and also had lousy swordfights.

Then in 2001 there was The Musketeer, which made the 1993 edition look like a work of art.

You'd think they'd stop trying, since the editions keep getting worse, but I guess the lure of a free! story! from a dead author is too great to resist.
rolanni: (i've often seen a cat without a smile)
2009-12-18 09:16 am

Hexapuma vs. the water fountain follow-up report

Hex still Does Not Believe In the new water fountain, though the water bowl remains acceptable for brief drinks. The black mountain has been disguised and put away. Thanks to everyone for their advice; I'll keep you posted on progress, or lack thereof.

The weather today is a bright, sunny and perfectly calm 0F/-17C; tomorrow to be a thought warmer. I see that my old hometown, Baltimore, is about to get whacked with a nasty snowstorm; everybody down that way stay safe, 'k?

Yesterday, or the day before, I was, as is my habit, perusing the Apple trailer site. I believe that I may wish to see the Tim Burton Alice in March, in an Actual Movie Theater. On the other hand, there's no way I'm going within ten miles of the new Robin Hood. Anybody seen Avatar yet? Is it something more than Noble Blue Indians being Exploited by an Evil Corporation? Should I put it in my Netflix queue?
rolanni: (Illusionist)
2009-10-26 06:31 pm
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O, Terry Gilliam...

This is going to be another "The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen," isn't it? Beautiful and infuriating.
rolanni: (Default)
2009-01-02 01:10 pm
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Can somebody tell me...

...if this movie is meant to be a drama or a comedy?

*is terribly confused by trailer*
rolanni: (carousel tides)
2006-11-17 05:17 pm
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Speaking of David Bowie...

...Arthur and the Invisibles


Still feeling a little ragged today, but able to work on revisions. My hope is to get the point where the new ending hooks in today, then finish up tomorrow.

For which virtuous industry my reward shall be (drumroll, please): Writing a synopsis.

Ahem.

In other news, as reported in [livejournal.com profile] jhetley's blog, it rained and blew, starting late last night and continuing into the late morning, with occasional bitchy little bursts of moisture off and on during the day. We, at least, have not lost power, as have many folks in Fairfield and Skowhegan.

And so back to work...