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meddowCalling people on my flist involved in House fandom: anyone know any good House/Amber/Wilson, or just Amber gen or Amber/Anyone fics I should read? Not being in the fandom, I'd really appreciate being pointed in the right direction.
I've been raiding the graphic novel section of my local library, and have stumbled across Astro City, which is a gorgeous series about the lives of superheroes and the citizens in a world where they're the accepted norm. It differ from the usual tales by focusing on issues that don’t often come up, such as there's an issue following the city's leading hero and heroine on a date.
And I picked up Runaways vol. 1, which is about a bunch of teenagers rebelling from their supervillain parents. It's written Brian K Vaughan, whom I've become a fan of after reading Y: The Last Man (I'm also ridiculously excited that Pia Guerra is illustrating Doctor Who: The Forgotten). The reason for the raid was that I got antsy awaiting the last volume of Y - I've deliberately avoided spoilers and have been dying to know what happens for months.
In movies watched, I managed to find a romcom staring Cillian Murphy (yes, you read that correctly) and I've continued on with my mission to explore Aaron Eckhart's back category, although Conversations has been on my radar for a while now because of the Helena Bonham Carter factor (I think she's wonderful).
Conversations with Other Women (2005, dr. Hans Canosa)
Assets: Helena Bonham Carter, the guy who plays young Aaron Eckhart is really hot.
Warnings: None
I love this movie. There's really not much too it – it's just a man and a woman who meet at a wedding and over the course of one night get talk, flirt and have an affair, and slowly the history of their relationship is revealed (although it's not hard to guess). What makes it really something special is that the script is fantastic, the performances wonderful, the chemistry between Eckhart and Carter spot on and the direction and editing keep it filmic rather than a play.
Interestingly, the woman who plays a young Helena Bonham Carter is Eden off Heroes and Thirteen off House has a role as an annoying bridesmaid.
Fangirl wise, Aaron Eckhart's in this movie more than he is in Thank You for Smoking. Also, his character is funny, charming and has the most heartbreaking monologue towards the end.
Unfortunately, while the box promised cast and crew interviews in the special features, there were none. But there was a trailer for Scenes of a Sexual Nature. A snippet of Catherine Tate does not make up for a lack of an interview with Aaron Eckhart but it does go some way to appeasing me.
Film Rating: 5
Aaron Eckhart Fangirl Rating: 5
Watching the Detectives (2007, dr. Paul Soter)
Assets: Originality (sort of)
Warnings: It's a romcom, but don’t expect it at all to be like others of the genre
This has got to be one of the most messed up romcoms out there. Unlike most, it's more funny than romantic, which is a major plus point. The humour derives from larger than life situations, some brilliant lines and it's also got a lot of movie in jokes: one of the first scenes is a redo of the orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally but the woman is showing off how she can fake an appreciation of The Seventh Seal.
The basic plot is that a video store owner runs into a woman who takes an interest in him and goes about making him love her by both at the same time ruining his life and making it 'better' (this movie and I have differing opinions about the perfect lifestyle) by putting him unwillingly into increasingly outlandish and dangerous situations.
I'm not usually a huge fan of Lucy Liu, but she won me over in this movie. Actually, the whole movie is made weird by having her and Cillian Murphy of all people in the lead roles. Particularly the latter is someone I do not associate with light-hearted movies.
As for Cillian Murphy, this is a really weird role to see him in – he's doing 'nice' – and it's really quite refreshing to see him play someone who is not a villain or psychopath or a person who goes nuts.
Film Rating: 4
Cillian Murphy Fangirl Rating: 4 ½
I've been raiding the graphic novel section of my local library, and have stumbled across Astro City, which is a gorgeous series about the lives of superheroes and the citizens in a world where they're the accepted norm. It differ from the usual tales by focusing on issues that don’t often come up, such as there's an issue following the city's leading hero and heroine on a date.
And I picked up Runaways vol. 1, which is about a bunch of teenagers rebelling from their supervillain parents. It's written Brian K Vaughan, whom I've become a fan of after reading Y: The Last Man (I'm also ridiculously excited that Pia Guerra is illustrating Doctor Who: The Forgotten). The reason for the raid was that I got antsy awaiting the last volume of Y - I've deliberately avoided spoilers and have been dying to know what happens for months.
In movies watched, I managed to find a romcom staring Cillian Murphy (yes, you read that correctly) and I've continued on with my mission to explore Aaron Eckhart's back category, although Conversations has been on my radar for a while now because of the Helena Bonham Carter factor (I think she's wonderful).
Conversations with Other Women (2005, dr. Hans Canosa)
Assets: Helena Bonham Carter, the guy who plays young Aaron Eckhart is really hot.
Warnings: None
I love this movie. There's really not much too it – it's just a man and a woman who meet at a wedding and over the course of one night get talk, flirt and have an affair, and slowly the history of their relationship is revealed (although it's not hard to guess). What makes it really something special is that the script is fantastic, the performances wonderful, the chemistry between Eckhart and Carter spot on and the direction and editing keep it filmic rather than a play.
Interestingly, the woman who plays a young Helena Bonham Carter is Eden off Heroes and Thirteen off House has a role as an annoying bridesmaid.
Fangirl wise, Aaron Eckhart's in this movie more than he is in Thank You for Smoking. Also, his character is funny, charming and has the most heartbreaking monologue towards the end.
Unfortunately, while the box promised cast and crew interviews in the special features, there were none. But there was a trailer for Scenes of a Sexual Nature. A snippet of Catherine Tate does not make up for a lack of an interview with Aaron Eckhart but it does go some way to appeasing me.
Film Rating: 5
Aaron Eckhart Fangirl Rating: 5
Watching the Detectives (2007, dr. Paul Soter)
Assets: Originality (sort of)
Warnings: It's a romcom, but don’t expect it at all to be like others of the genre
This has got to be one of the most messed up romcoms out there. Unlike most, it's more funny than romantic, which is a major plus point. The humour derives from larger than life situations, some brilliant lines and it's also got a lot of movie in jokes: one of the first scenes is a redo of the orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally but the woman is showing off how she can fake an appreciation of The Seventh Seal.
The basic plot is that a video store owner runs into a woman who takes an interest in him and goes about making him love her by both at the same time ruining his life and making it 'better' (this movie and I have differing opinions about the perfect lifestyle) by putting him unwillingly into increasingly outlandish and dangerous situations.
I'm not usually a huge fan of Lucy Liu, but she won me over in this movie. Actually, the whole movie is made weird by having her and Cillian Murphy of all people in the lead roles. Particularly the latter is someone I do not associate with light-hearted movies.
As for Cillian Murphy, this is a really weird role to see him in – he's doing 'nice' – and it's really quite refreshing to see him play someone who is not a villain or psychopath or a person who goes nuts.
Film Rating: 4
Cillian Murphy Fangirl Rating: 4 ½
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