response 301 of 348:

Sep 13 21:31 UTC 1999

Forgot to mention: "ostium" is "door."
"Portus" is "port."  Now, write that
100 times.

response 303 of 348:

Sep 14 11:19 UTC 1999

Rented John Boorman's "Excalibur" last night.  Still a cool movie, but those
knights were pretty tough characters to be wearing their full plate armor all
the time like that.  They didn't even take it off to have sex!

response 305 of 348:

Sep 14 16:42 UTC 1999

Now you know how turtles and armadillos feel.

response 307 of 348:

Sep 14 22:18 UTC 1999

'YELLOW SUBMARINE'--  They have just re-released a fully restored and
beautiful looking new version of one of my alltime favorite movies, the
Beatles "Yellow Submarine"  This was the first movie I can ever recal
seeing (my dad took me to see it at theater in 1968 when it came out, I
was almost five I think)  This was back when the Beatles were like
supergods and I remember loud screaming of girls when the cartoon versions
of John, Paul, George,  and Ringo were introduced on screen.  The Beatles
are recruited by Sgt. Pepper to be in his Lonely Hearts Club Band and
travel to Pepperland aboard the  Yellow Submarine to save the world from
the Blue Meanies.  The psychedelic animation and the interspersing of live
action and animated shots is really something in this.  And of course the
music including many Beatles classics, like "All You need is Love". "When
Im 64", "Nowhere Man", and a personal favorite, the title song, "Yellow
Submarine"  This is a true 60's classic.  The DVD has the widescreen
version, a making of documentary, plus you can index by song and just play
your favorites.  **** (four stars...buy it, its a keeper!)

response 309 of 348:

Sep 15 00:00 UTC 1999

MATRIX ON DVD?  WHERE ARE MY SHOES?

I am serious closing agora *now* and buying this.  

response 313 of 348:

Sep 15 22:20 UTC 1999

Its been reported of course that Keanu Reeves has signed to film not one
but two Matrix sequels back to back next year.  They are to be filmed late
this year at the same time with the thought (and this is an interesting
idea) to release both Matrix II and III at the same time.  This way
theater owners can play with your minds by not telling you which movie you
are seeing until you are in the theater, or they can switch the endings
around.  

response 315 of 348:

Sep 16 02:42 UTC 1999

  Robert Zemeckis did something like that for the filming of 
  "Back to the Future" II and III (filmed them at the same time
  and then released them almost simultaneously..)

response 317 of 348:

Sep 16 05:51 UTC 1999

Re #315: There were about 6 months between the release dates of BTF II and
III (11/22/89 and 5/25/90, according to the IMDB).

response 319 of 348:

Sep 20 13:46 UTC 1999

MICKEY BLUE EYES (C) - A hearty laugh or two, but
that's about all, despite the nice cast.  The
story and pacing don't sustain your interest.  The
directing seemed off the mark in many places: thirty
minutes in, it suddenly dawns on you what the movie's 
been trying, clumsily, to make think this or that 
character is supposed to be like.  Hugh Grant is not
at his best.

200 CIGARETTES (B) - Something I read or heard put
me off about this movie when it was showing in the
theaters.  It definitely has its moments, though, if
not its audience.  It resembles a '90s teen party 
flick in some ways -- think Can't Hardly Wait -- 
but the characters are mostly early '80s 20-somethings.
Several separate stories intertwine and converge.
Funny in places, touching in places, some stories work,
others fail.  It's one of those movies you keep on 
recasting it in your head, which is not a good sign.

response 321 of 348:

Sep 20 17:40 UTC 1999

re resp:267  I had an amusing few seconds, thinking you were saying 
that Philip Glass was stung to death by bees in a former life.  It 
would explain a lot.  :)  

response 323 of 348:

Sep 21 05:45 UTC 1999

re#320&322: Yeah.  _Zardoz_ was way too kewl.  And if you ever thought
about it rather meaningful as well.  I especially liked the use of the
7th symphony as well as other classical music in the score.