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Elvis Has Left the Building
Anyone else seen this? A 2004 film Kim Basinger comedy directed by Joel Zwick. Lightweight and likeable with some good jokes. I can't recall seeing it in local theatres. The more I see of Kim Basinger the more I like her as an actress.
The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with. Marty Feldman
The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with. Marty Feldman
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[/nq] It's funny, isn't it, the way one tiny detail can sometimes stick in the memory. I've seen Basinger give several excellent performances, but the one thing that comes immediately to mind when I think of her is a single line in Batman, delivered to Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne and referring to Michael Gough's Alfred; a line that appears in the script as "He reminds me of my grandfather". The trouble is, Basinger says - and with great conviction - "He reminds me of MY grandfather" - as if Wayne was Alfred's grandson.
- [/nq] It's funny, isn't it, the way one tiny detail can sometimes stick in the memory.
- I've seen Basinger give several excellent performances, but the one thing that comes immediately to mind when I think of her is a single line in Batman, delivered to Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne and referring to Michael Gough's Alfred; a line that appears in the script as "He reminds me of my grandfather".
- The trouble is, Basinger says - and with great conviction - "He reminds me of MY grandfather" - as if Wayne was Alfred's grandson.
- It seems beyond belief that either nobody noticed or nobody cared.
- I must admit that I've never heard of Elvis Has Left the Building.
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[nq:1]The more I see of Kim Basinger the more I like her as an actress.[/nq]
It's funny, isn't it, the way one tiny detail can sometimes stick in the memory. I've seen Basinger give several excellent performances, but the one thing that comes immediately to mind when I think of her is a single line in Batman, delivered to Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne and referring to Michael Gough's Alfred; a
It's funny, isn't it, the way one tiny detail can sometimes stick in the memory. I've seen Basinger give several excellent performances, but the one thing that comes immediately to mind when I think of her is a single line in Batman, delivered to Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne and referring to Michael Gough's Alfred; a
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[nq:2]The more I see of Kim Basinger the more I like her as an actress.[/nq]
[nq:1]It's funny, isn't it, the way one tiny detail can sometimes stick in the memory. I've seen Basinger give several ... MY grandfather" - as if Wayne was Alfred's grandson. It seems beyond belief that either nobody noticed or nobody cared.[/nq]
I've noticed that Americans tend in real life conversations, not in
[nq:1]It's funny, isn't it, the way one tiny detail can sometimes stick in the memory. I've seen Basinger give several ... MY grandfather" - as if Wayne was Alfred's grandson. It seems beyond belief that either nobody noticed or nobody cared.[/nq]
I've noticed that Americans tend in real life conversations, not in
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[nq:1]I tend to underline the words to be stressed in animation scripts because I know I can't count on ... the writer you aren't expected to pipe up with comments, but when it wrecks the meaning I have done so.[/nq]
I've often noticed this as well, but only when I first saw the show broadcast. It's like the actor completey missed the sense of the line, which you can expect from child actors,
I've often noticed this as well, but only when I first saw the show broadcast. It's like the actor completey missed the sense of the line, which you can expect from child actors,
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[nq:1]I tend to underline the words to be stressed in animation scripts because I know I can't count on the actor, the director or the voice director to be paying attention.[/nq]
I think that this is entirely justified and desirable in some circumstances. I've never worked in animation, but I suspect that the voice recordings are done fairly rapidly (and, from what I've seen, sometimes with on
I think that this is entirely justified and desirable in some circumstances. I've never worked in animation, but I suspect that the voice recordings are done fairly rapidly (and, from what I've seen, sometimes with on
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[nq:2]I tend to underline the words to be stressed in ... the director or the voice director to be paying attention.[/nq]
[nq:1]I think that this is entirely justified and desirable in some circumstances. I've never worked in animation, but I suspect ... with only one actor present at a time) - ideal conditions for niceties of emphasis to be missed, I imagine.[/nq]
Not only that, they usua
[nq:1]I think that this is entirely justified and desirable in some circumstances. I've never worked in animation, but I suspect ... with only one actor present at a time) - ideal conditions for niceties of emphasis to be missed, I imagine.[/nq]
Not only that, they usua
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[nq:1]I've noticed that Americans tend in real life conversations, not in performances to stress the "wrong" word in the sentence quite often, and I'm not sure why.[/nq]
HAH! Well, what about you BRITS...! You not only stress the wrong word, you pronounce it wrong too...! What about THAT, Mr. Smarty Pants!
HAH! Well, what about you BRITS...! You not only stress the wrong word, you pronounce it wrong too...! What about THAT, Mr. Smarty Pants!
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[nq:1]Not only that, they usually get a script that consists only of dialogue, and have no idea what the action is.[/nq]
Madness! In that case, it seems amazing that anyone manages to get anything right.
Bert
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Madness! In that case, it seems amazing that anyone manages to get anything right.
Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk
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[nq:1]Anyone else seen this? A 2004 film Kim Basinger comedy directed by Joel Zwick. Lightweight and likeable with ... seeing it in local theatres. The more I see of Kim Basinger the more I like her as an actress.[/nq]
If you've never seen, "The Marrying Man," you're in for a real treat. Comedy, but she belts out a few songs that put "The Strip" in Las Vegas!
Caroline
If you've never seen, "The Marrying Man," you're in for a real treat. Comedy, but she belts out a few songs that put "The Strip" in Las Vegas!
Caroline
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[nq:1]I've seen episodes of mine that seemed to have been directed by monkeys. jaybee[/nq]
Hey, I know some directors who ARE monkeys! It ain't what you know, it's who you know...
Hey, I know some directors who ARE monkeys! It ain't what you know, it's who you know...
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[nq:2]Anyone else seen this? A 2004 film Kim Basinger ... Kim Basinger the more I like her as an actress.[/nq]
[nq:1]If you've never seen, "The Marrying Man," you're in for a real treat. Comedy, but she belts out a few songs that put "The Strip" in Las Vegas![/nq]
I loved it even though it was kind of a flop and regarded as "troubled" or something. And she is simply sensational in LA Story
[nq:1]If you've never seen, "The Marrying Man," you're in for a real treat. Comedy, but she belts out a few songs that put "The Strip" in Las Vegas![/nq]
I loved it even though it was kind of a flop and regarded as "troubled" or something. And she is simply sensational in LA Story
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