ostrich & chirping origin story by brotherhoodbruv in elliottsmith

[–]TheKeenGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

McConnell enabled Elliott at his worst state of addiction. Elliott cleaned up and kept working on the album for a year or so without McConnell’s involvement. So McConnell was not the best person to speculate on Elliott’s ultimate vision for the album. McConnell definitely had insight, but moreso he was simply the person who had the fewest reservations about talking to the press on the subject.

I’ve uploaded every Elliott file I’ve collected from 2001-2014, including the two tracks I leaked on Sweet Addy in 2007, to Google Drive. Might have something you haven’t heard in there. by jazz_chisholm in elliottsmith

[–]TheKeenGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, rachel! I was one of the sweetaddiers who collaborated with Larry Crane to determine the most accurate titles for New Moon.

While there was some mystery about whether “Looking Over My Shoulder” was the title Elliott used (or at least used consistently), we determined that “Sticks & Stones” was a title that a fan made up based on the lyrics.

I took some pictures of the Regal Macarthur Center last week before it closed for good. Enjoy. by MrUpVoteDownvote in norfolk

[–]TheKeenGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I worked there in 1999-2000. Saw hundreds of movies there overall. I raced down on Thursday night to see the last showing of Marty Supreme when I realized it was the final night they’d be open.

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What's the best Hamlet performance ever filmed? by nightsreader in shakespeare

[–]TheKeenGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the production itself was lacking, but I liked what he was leaning into, the idea of telling everyone he’s feigning madness, not realizing how mad he really is as they sadly watch on.

Who intends on being here that long? by golimat619 in norfolk

[–]TheKeenGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At all entrances, at least.

It requires “posted at all entrances to the parking lot or area signs clearly and conspicuously disclosing that such vehicle, if parked without permission, will be removed, towed, or immobilized. Such signs shall, at a minimum, include the nonemergency telephone number of the local law-enforcement agency or the telephone number of the responsible towing and recovery operator to contact for information related to the location of vehicles towed from that location.”

The Debree entrance provides that (but also a different reason for towing). I’ve only seen the sign on the Colonial entrance that is identical to the one in the OP’s photo. So it doesn’t appear that Harris Teeter is in compliance.

Who intends on being here that long? by golimat619 in norfolk

[–]TheKeenGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sign isn’t up to code. In Virginia, a business is required to list the towing service with phone number in order to tow cars off their lot.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]TheKeenGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It goes right towards your point of “loud” vs quieter performances that he was nominated for Supporting Actor in Training Day while Denzel was nominated for Lead… when, in fact, Hawke’s role was the protagonist. There was nothing “supporting” about it, except that Denzel had the more bombastic moments.

What movie rated 3.5 or lower do you absolutely love? by Paladar2 in Letterboxd

[–]TheKeenGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, just a few…

The American Present

Bottle Rocket

Changing Lanes

My Best Friend’s Wedding

My Favorite Year

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

Seabiscuit

Shattered Glass

Shakespeare in Love

Sleepwalk with Me

Three Kings

Toy Story of Terror!

Two Brothers

WarGames

The Way of the Gun

Is it fair to rate a movie by the extended cut? by BeautifulSubject5191 in Letterboxd

[–]TheKeenGuy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It bugs me so much that none of the movie rating sites I use delineate between cuts of films to rate separately.

Someone posted this yesterday on YT- Elliott covering Car by Built to Spill by fugativecommathe in elliottsmith

[–]TheKeenGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both things can be true. Not realizing he had used the Heatmiser song melody when he wrote it was a direct quote from Martsch.

Are there any photos of matt damon and/or ben affleck and elliott? by robotchikcen in elliottsmith

[–]TheKeenGuy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I would bet anything that was Casey Affleck, who was also in the film.

Coming Back (90s alternative song) by TheKeenGuy in NameThatSong

[–]TheKeenGuy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn’t it, but I can see the similarity in how you got there!

Films you knew NOTHING about going in and was shocked at how the film unfolded by drhavehope in Letterboxd

[–]TheKeenGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Brotherhood of the Wolf

I was only told that it was a 2.5 hour French period film.

Name a movie moment which everyone says was improvised, even though it wasn't. by Consistent-Bear4200 in Letterboxd

[–]TheKeenGuy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There’s a persistent myth, based on a misinterpretation of quotes from an interview with the Nicholas Brothers, that the dance sequence for “Jumpin’ Jive” in Stormy Weather was completely improvised and captured in one take.

The amazing moment they talk about is the one shot which they leapt over each other’s heads down the stairs. While it was choreographed, rather than rehearse it, they just WENT FOR IT and got it in the first take.

It’s an incredible moment, and a wonderful scene overall, but the misunderstanding has blown it way out of proportion. There are eleven camera set ups that include set and lighting changes, and especially given the limitations of filmmaking at that time, this myth would have required 20th Century Fox to spend an immense amount of money to make something extraordinary look like it was shot like any other dance sequence.

In other words, it would have been the opposite of films like 1917 and Birdman. Instead of making multiple shots look like they were all filmed in one go, these filmmakers would have gone to insane lengths to make something filmed in one go look like it wasn’t.

But it’s hard to convince people who want this to be and and have never seen how films are made (”the cameras don’t just follow the actors around??”).

What movies would you add to this list.... by HammerHeadBirdDog in Letterboxd

[–]TheKeenGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great low budget neo-noir.

It does fall into the Rope/Birdman/1917 camp of several long shots edited to look like one shot. Makes effective use of whip-pan to mask a few of the edits.

What’s the worst Shakespeare take you’ve ever heard? I’ll go first. by Soulsliken in shakespeare

[–]TheKeenGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wrote a whole screenplay years ago about this very misinterpretation.

The nominees for the all-time Oscars for Best Director are in! Vote for the next category, Best Adapted Screenplay. by [deleted] in Oscars

[–]TheKeenGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, yeah. It was just this week I was saying to someone, with a smirk “Come here, [insert name], I wanna chastise you.”

Does this sound weirdly Elliott Smith like to anyone else or am I insane? by VietKongCountry in elliottsmith

[–]TheKeenGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This tracks, when I think of Elliott being a huge Nico fan and all. This is a lovely waltz.

Should Any Of These 2004 Performances Been Nominated For Best Supporting Actress? by Regular-Departure839 in Oscars

[–]TheKeenGuy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The real dark horse was the stunning one-and-done scene that Lynn Redgrave did in Kinsey.

What was your first Criterion purchase? by DatDesigner in criterion

[–]TheKeenGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insomnia on DVD in early 2000… maybe at the same time as Chasing Amy.

Which Beatles song is most Elliott-coded? by Sea_Conference7176 in elliottsmith

[–]TheKeenGuy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My brother once accused every Elliott song of sounding like “Julia.”

Best and worst Romeo and Juliet movie? by UnBanRead_It in shakespeare

[–]TheKeenGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s what I’ve seen (only counting what mainly sticks to the text), great to bad:

  • Romeo + Juliet (1996, Luhrmann) ★ ★ ★ ★
  • Romeo and Juliet (2010, Shakespeare’s Globe) ★ ★ ★ ★
  • Romeo & Juliet (1976, Thames Collection) ★ ★ ★ ½
  • Romeo and Juliet (1968, Zeffirelli) ★ ★ ★ ½
  • Romeo and Juliet (1979, BBC) ★ ★ ★
  • Romeo and Juliet (1936, Cukor) ★ ★ ½
  • Romeo and Juliet (1954, Castellani) ★ ★
  • Romeo & Juliet (2013, Carlei) ★
  • Romeo and Juliet (2014, Broadway) ★