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Totally agree on Crowe's hosting debacle at the AFIs. by Regicidal_Maniac	Dec 9th, 2005 09:49:59 PM
He was a shocker, first he thinks he's Tony Montana then to make matters worse he sang, argh by all means throw a phone at my head but fegordsake don't sing ya bastard. Chris Lilly was robbed. Maybe Lilly should host next year.
second? by Chief Redcock	Dec 9th, 2005 11:51:36 PM

where is everyone? by Chief Redcock	Dec 9th, 2005 11:52:20 PM
i think the zone killed this place deader than a doornail
yeah!! by nolan bautista	Dec 10th, 2005 12:40:01 AM
fuckin' fourth baby!!..now back to whackin' off..bye!
I wish Nicole Kidman would just get on and make the next Wong Ka by Lutz	Dec 10th, 2005 01:36:38 AM
So that we don't have to wait five years for another one.
Shaun Micallef and John Safran: by The Wrong Guy	Dec 10th, 2005 02:38:27 AM
The two best things about being Australian.
I wish I could see "8 1/2" for the first time again by Drunken Rage	Dec 10th, 2005 06:08:49 AM
The greatest movie ever made. As for "Shock Corridor," just one word: "Nymphos!"
Abbott's a cunt by Monkey Butler	Dec 10th, 2005 08:38:43 AM
Yes he is.
Hugh Jackman was the best ever host for the AFIs. by Cash Bailey	Dec 10th, 2005 01:42:51 PM
Maybe they could convince him to do it again.
AFIs by Rasputin77	Dec 10th, 2005 05:43:39 PM
Agree that the AFIs were pretty bad this year. How much did Russel Crowe want to kill Wil Anderson? John Safran is a great idea. Or Micallef again. Don't know about Andrew Denton though. Does he even tell jokes anymore?
WTF? Mirrormask? Where??? by half vader	Dec 10th, 2005 08:34:44 PM
Where is it playing? I'm gonna freak if I missed it - at least Lat's saying "this past week" now rather than getting the post up a week later and still labeling the releases as "this week". I'm in Sydney, BTW. Please someone help me out. I can't even find it at any of the independants (what few we have left).
Oops by half vader	Dec 10th, 2005 08:36:41 PM
Sorry 'bout the spelling. I'm a bit alarmed, being a big Dave McKean fan and all.
The service here is excellent by Latauro	Dec 10th, 2005 08:41:37 PM
George Street cinema complex, George Street, Sydney. From December 8, 2005. So if you don't mind heading to George Street, Mr Vadar, that's where it is.
The Astor cat sat on your lap during a film? by AwesomeBillFunk	Dec 10th, 2005 09:00:56 PM
Surely some sort of blessing from the movie gods. I was at the McDowel talk, very cool guy, I loved the way he kept taking the piss out of Caligula. I also got to see Strathairn at the Nova this week, equally great guy if not more so. Get this- the cinema sound system was playing up during the movie but to no great detriment to the film until the end monolog, where inexplicably, the sound completely runs out until the final "box of lights and switches" line. When David came out he was gracious enough to give us a sort of summarized rendition of the speech, it was very cool a moment.
That darn cat by Latauro	Dec 10th, 2005 10:49:52 PM
Yeah, it was pretty cool. Although Marzipan, the cat that's been there since forever (I met him in '97) looks completely different. I may have to investigate -- I think this is a different cat. Certainly friendlier. How good was McDowell? Best night ever. Sorry I missed the Straithairn thing, sounded good. By the way, for those interested, I entered that Kong animation competition Quint was running. If you want to check out my (unsuccessful) entry, go to: http://s27.yousendit.com/d.asp x?id=3E8GWHMSYBBXS0XQUQ51GS8IF
Dude, it's in MP4 format... by Monkey Butler	Dec 11th, 2005 12:54:07 AM
Did you film that with your phone? Cos that would be impressive. Also, damnit, how can you not have seen Look Both Ways or Little Fish? The two best things to have come out this year and you missed them!
I'm a bad critic by Latauro	Dec 11th, 2005 12:59:09 AM
...and you can take that as "poorly behaved" or "sucks at critiquing". It's your choice. It's very easy to miss something you're dying to see. In the case of Look Both Ways, every time I planned to see it something else uber-important came up. With Little Fish, there was some bad word of mouth that turned me off it a bit, even though I half-heartedly continued to make plans to see it. That said, I made it to the press screening of Dukes of Hazzard, so my time can't be that important. I don't know why my Kong thing saved as MP4, but it plays fine through my QuickTime Player. Lemme know if you have trouble with it.
thanks, Lat by half vader	Dec 11th, 2005 01:48:11 AM
For some reason Hoyts' site is acting up. It's not on the citysearch site either. Anyway, thanks so much for that. I know the reviews haven't been that great, but I really wanted to see something so visual on the big screen. Considering of course it's not playing in the number 13 cinema at George st. D'oh. Don't feel so bad about missing Little Fish and Look both ways. I'm in the industry, and it shames me to say I haven't seen that OR the Proposition. Then again, with my hours I haven't seen ANYTHING in the last couple of months. It was good when I was at Fox, though. Work 12 hours, have a break by walking around the corner and seeing a flick on the 'public' side, then go back to work again. My brother thinks I'm crazy. Anyway, thank God for Amazon.com (should be their geek slogan). I gotta say though Lat, you're either really loaded or really poor now after that last batch.
Fully loaded (and posting way too much) by Latauro	Dec 11th, 2005 01:57:28 AM
I'm actually on a film shoot at the moment, but today we're shooting at my house so I can jump on the net a lot. It's been bliss! Not a worry, hope you enjoy the film. Regarding Amazon, I didn't go into a fraction of what I ordered. I did some freelance scriptwriting work, got a big bunch of money at once, failed in my attempt to exercise self-control, and now I'm very, very poor again. Luckily, as I have no money to go out, I can sit at home and watch my many DVDs...
Hooray for Lat! by half vader	Dec 11th, 2005 06:25:25 AM
That's cool - what's the film (can't very well enjoy it like you say if I don't know what it's called)? As for the DVDs (thank God you don't stick an apostrophe in there), I feel your pain. I just looked at my orders ovr the last BAS period and realised about 40 titles means my accountant's going to be shaking her finger at me (I did resist Hanzo. For now...) and my mortgage. As Homer would say though, "Mmmmmm. Deeveedeeeeees".
and another thing... by half vader	Dec 11th, 2005 06:38:23 AM
Your little stop-motion epic was teh shit, as they say. Funny stuff, like when they pull Solisbury Hill on you in "Shining". Shoulda got a place at least! I'll forgive you "Say Anyking", but NOT "UKRAINE BE SERIOUS!". Groaaaaaaannn!
The cat I have spent a bit of time with by AwesomeBillFunk	Dec 11th, 2005 06:47:13 AM
while waiting around in the lobby always seemed friendly, not sure if that is Marzipan or not. Yeah Malcolm rocked, Straithairn was good too but a much more truncated experience in comparison, in fact it would have been even shorter if not for the graciousness of the man in insisting he give more people the oppurtunity to ask questions. If you had to choose one then Malc was the one to go to. Although i'm still kinda bummed I missed Ms Kubrick and co while they were down as well. I actually quite like Little Fish, I thought it suffered a bit from needless exposition when instead it could have just trusted the audience to keep up with the film, but still my favourite Australian film of the year out of the ones I've seen.
I'm trying to download this sucker But downloading and pl by AwesomeBillFunk	Dec 11th, 2005 06:57:37 AM
But downloading and playing cool things just weren't meant for the likes of my shitty dial up and computer specs combination. I'm lucky if I can occasionally get a trailer to run. Sigh.
Apostrophe's in the right place by Latauro	Dec 11th, 2005 07:12:42 AM
Vader: The film is called Smoke and Mirrors, and it's a Tropfest entry I'm helping a friend out on. I'll let you know if it gets in or not. (I did one of the six or seven drafts it went through, and was 1st AD on set.) Ta for the kind words on Anyking. I wasn't going to put that title card in, but discovered I'd barely hit thirty or so seconds of screen time; I needed Gabriel to go on longer (and I was worried about comparisons to the work of art that is (trailer voice) "Shining". Yeah, I don't know what was happening with "Ukraine Be Serious". I was tired. (Now all you have to do is work out whether my subject refers to apostrophes plural, or whether I was abbreviating "is".)
Cats by Latauro	Dec 11th, 2005 07:15:25 AM
Awesome: If the cat's friendly, it's probably not Marzipan. Marzipan is friendly until he decides he's had enough of you and takes a bite. I've had many a scarring at that place. (BTW, this "new" cat could well be a slightly mellower Marzipan, and I could just be imagining things. I have taken that into consideration.) The trailer's only 5mg, so you shouldn't have too much trouble. Especially if you convert to broadband... (dooo iiiit... I'm shilling for the big phone companies)
I now have by AwesomeBillFunk	Dec 11th, 2005 07:50:05 AM
30 hours and 45 minutes of downloading left, apparently, which seems against the laws of physics or something. You're right, I need broadband, and as soon as I've spent all my money buying Christmas presents and then have saved up enough I'm finally gonna go through with the whole broadband thing. So I figure I should see this in 4 to 6 months. Do you know what the status of the Astor is currently? Are they still under threat of closing down?
I'M A WORTHLESS SLUT WHO'S NEVER CONTRIBUTED ANYTHING ME by Frietag	Dec 11th, 2005 04:08:54 PM
Two thumbs up, way up.
30+ hours isn' by Latauro	Dec 11th, 2005 04:59:45 PM

30+ hours isn' by Latauro	Dec 11th, 2005 04:59:45 PM

Lemme try that again... 30+ hours isn't worth it by Latauro	Dec 11th, 2005 05:02:01 PM
I'm pleased with the result, but don't break your computer, dude. The Astor isn't under threat of closing down (or so they say), and they do have a lot of interested buyers. One of the conditions of sale (of both the building and the business) is that the Astor continues to run as it has. So fingers crossed on that one. Oh, and cheers Frietag, but someone mentioned that Paris Hilton episode of South Park to me yesterday (one of the few I've not seen), and I think I may have unintentionally ripped it off. But ta.
John Saffran? You're f*cking Kidding! by Oz downunder	Dec 11th, 2005 10:42:20 PM
Why does Saffron "do it" for people? It baffles me that people find him funny. And Micallef's not much better. he has glimpses of genius but the rest is mediocre. Denton is the only host who never misses a beat. You feel safe when he's in charge. Rock On Andrew!!!

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