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He said Blood Simple was the Coen's best film with gorgeous black and white cinematography so we pulled him up on it actually being in colour. He's a good lad really and his film (and other) chat is informed. He's just never going to (be allowed to) get over that. I presumed you were an alter ego so he could actually post in the film thread again without being pulled up on it....and I'm still not fully convinced you aren't. For a man who hasn't even watched Blade Runner that's a massive glasshouse you've built. Who said I haven't seen Blade Runner? http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...st&p=260896 You need to try being wrong less often, or stick to winding up the N-O simpletons.

How much?

Chinatown ain't gritty realism sweetie. Well it ain't Singin In The Rain. It's more film noir updated. Yes, and what was it about the updating that made it fit in the 70's so well? Don't get your knickers in a twist now. "Chinatown’s dark theme is one of the elements that places it in the category of neo-noir, the second generation of the genre known as film noir. Though the precise history of film noir is difficult to define (the term was coined in the journal Cahiers du Cinéma by Nino Frank in 1946), this genre evolved through a combination of German expressionistic drama (such as F. W. Murnau’s 1922 Nosferatu), American gangster film (Mervyn LeRoy’s 1931 Little Caesar), and popular British mystery novels (by Dorothy Sayers, H. C. Bailey, Agatha Christie, and the like). Several common features characterized film noir pictures, which were popular in the United States during the 1940s and early 1950s: the presence of a beautiful but dangerous woman (known as the femme fatale), gritty and generally urban settings, compositional tension (highly contrasting light and dark colors or oblique camera angles, for example), and themes of moral ambiguity and alienation. To prepare for the making of Chinatown, Polanski studied John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon (1941), which is accepted as the first full embodiment of film noir. (Huston himself plays Noah Cross, Chinatown’s most despicable villain). Polanski also read Raymond Chandler’s mystery novels, several of which had been made into film noir classics, such as Murder, My Sweet (1944; originally titled Farewell, My Lovely) and The Big Sleep (1946)." We're both kinda right. I generally see Chinatown primarily reinforcing the claustrophobic elements of noir and using reality altering (unbalancing) camerawork and high color as a distancing device. I would say 'gritty' is an element, but the city is kind of nightmarish and labyrinthian rather than realist. Never saw this edit. If we're both right there was no need for the sarky condescension in the first place then was there? As long as you know your place. You're a tiny tiny tiny bit right no more.

He said Blood Simple was the Coen's best film with gorgeous black and white cinematography so we pulled him up on it actually being in colour. He's a good lad really and his film (and other) chat is informed. He's just never going to (be allowed to) get over that. I presumed you were an alter ego so he could actually post in the film thread again without being pulled up on it....and I'm still not fully convinced you aren't. For a man who hasn't even watched Blade Runner that's a massive glasshouse you've built.

Why doesn't he score?

Late 70s too then Good shout re: Vangelis. Edit: I never actually realised 'Assault on Precinct 13' was 1976. Classic. was going to mention dark star by carpenter but that was a bit too weird!!! The scene where they try and get the bomb to come out of the bay again and explode is hilarious.

It's a calculating pure and cynical business decision to bring the brand to a new and massive market.

As others have said the 4-3-3 is just Kev making do with what he has, doubt he'll persist with it. Agree totally... I fully expect KK to be looking for a long-term replacement for Viduka out of the same mould as Sir Les. Couple of decent wingers and I feel he could drop Owen into a similar role to what Beardsley used to do for us. The defence is still a concern although with Faye & Beye I think we've got decent foundations to build on. Enrique has shown promise in recent weeks but the jury is still out tbh. Neither Cacapa & Rozenhal have really adapted to the Premiership (although KK hasn't really worked with either so who knows) but IMO Steven Taylor is the most over-rated player we have. I reckon Enrique will make it.

It'd mind boggling. I saw the full version touching nearly 41/2 hrs at the cinema and we had a sorerly needed break. I won't comment on the film as you haven't seen it.

"The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, yesterday became the first world leader to decide not to attend the Olympics in Beijing. As pressure built for concerted western protests to China over the crackdown in Tibet, EU leaders prepared to discuss the crisis for the first time today, amid a rift over whether to boycott the Olympics. The disclosure that Germany is to stay away from the games' opening ceremonies in August could encourage President Nicolas Sarkozy of France to join in a gesture of defiance and complicate Gordon Brown's determination to attend the Olympics. Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, became the first EU head of government to announce a boycott on Thursday and he was promptly joined by President Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic, who had previously promised to travel to Beijing." http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/2...lympicgames2008

He's not even 22 ffs, so there is still enough time to make us of his (raw) talents. I don't think there are that many players out there of his age with the same potential. Most of them are not available, so I'd rather try to get the best out of the player who the club actually has to its disposal. It's unthinkable we'd let a player of his type go without a fight.

I'm a big fan of N'Zogbia and would like us to hang on to him as I still think he is an exceptional talent. But Barton and Geremi are better suited to the current formation with their defensive and positional abilities. N'Zogbia has been best used wide left so far. I reckon he could do a very good job behind the strikers without many defensive duties, but failed to impress most times he played there. That's why Owen is the best option we do have for it at the moment. Edit: Or in short words: As alex already said. unusually inefficient of you Isegrim. I think if the Zog can be patient, we'll change our system for next year. This formation strikes me as a marriage of convenience, not Keegans preferred style of play. It's playing what he can with his best players/performers. Next season we may revert to a 442, or maybe an altered 451 or who knows? I agree, whilst Keegan deserves alot of credit for seeing this and switching to it to great effect and thought of the completely different use of Owen, i imagine with his own signings we'll see more 4-4-2 than 4-3-3, but maybe he'll be tempted to use both when he sees fit. Or we could go with my preferred choice of 3-5-2 that always works! When the new players come in we'll go 442 imo.

That reminds me "The Two Jakes" Nicholson directed follow up to Chinatown has some redeeming qualities.

The Last Detail is a fantastic character study iirc.

Nah that was me just discovered how to make the Utube thing work.

There is a 1975 version of 'Ringo' (the outlaw) that 2Jeeps should look out for. http://www.alexcox.com/venice.htm

And I still haven't. Only ones I've seen of that lot.

The image doesn't play right. A pr fuck up of sorts I guess.

Never heard of it. Will keep an eye for it though. Parky recommends. *And yes I've seen it.

Is there any other way dahlink? I wouldn't know. Pinching bottles of wine out of the Flybe exec lounge is as posh as it gets for me.

Got the new album? I'm enjoying it very much. Will be getting it soonest. Couldn't find it in Deutschland yesterday.

Is there any other way dahlink?