― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:27 (nineteen years ago) link
xpost After Hours is ok but it's not as good as:
Taxi DriverRaging BullGOODFUCKINGFELLASetc.
But it is better than Gangs of NY.
― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:29 (nineteen years ago) link
"Taxi Driver" and "Goodfellas" are untouchably sublime films.
"After Hours" is simply my favorite film of all time.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Monetizing Eyeballs (diamond), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Monetizing Eyeballs (diamond), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
oh no gaz
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:48 (nineteen years ago) link
"GONY" sounds like an obscure Japanese children's movie about a playful panda that ran away from a circus.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:48 (nineteen years ago) link
Who said everyone had to be cool?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:51 (nineteen years ago) link
I know they can open and close their mouth and eyes, but I personally class those as biological functions, pure and simple. Other than that, they wear that face like a mask 24-7. Let's just all agree on this one and then we can move on to politics or something. I mean, I'M a movie person! But Griffin Dunne's and James Spader's faces are like the wind, they don't change. Evolution is done with Griffin Dunne's and James Spader's faces. Science and art have turned their attentions to worthier subjects, like stem cell research and sound installation. And when we're all so much wormfood, Griffin Dunne and James Spader will still be there, with the same fucking faces.
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:53 (nineteen years ago) link
Alright. Sorry for hijacking this thread with my unconditional, fundmentalist alleigance to the perfection that is "After Hours" (maybe it's a New York thing...you have to have lived here to fully appreciate it). I now return this thread to the original topic, already in progress.
And here's an on-topic question to loop it back around: Why did Scorsese pick Sid Vicious' "My Way" for the end credits?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:57 (nineteen years ago) link
Hmmmm....dunno'bout that. It still seems a bit incongruous to me (not the chronology part, but the aesthetic appropriateness).
Anyway, it's Midnight....my shift is over. Nighty night, ILX.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 August 2004 02:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― Symplistic (shmuel), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 19 August 2004 03:56 (nineteen years ago) link
I think having Morrie the wig salesman as your landlord would be quite an experience.
― clemenza, Thursday, 24 September 2020 02:13 (three years ago) link
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/history-gangsters-goodfellas-raos-restaurant
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 26 November 2021 00:59 (two years ago) link
Damn I need to get up there Raos sauce is a favorite in my house
― calstars, Friday, 26 November 2021 01:42 (two years ago) link
https://deadline.com/2022/05/ray-liotta-dies-67-goodfellas-1235033521/
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Thursday, 26 May 2022 16:19 (one year ago) link
I met Ray Lotta about 10 years ago, at the Aruba International Film Festival.What follows is the story of the first time Ray Liotta watched Goodfellas since its premiere, which he didn’t remember. Halfway through principal photography, his mother died.A short thread.— Moisés Chiullán 肖振藩 (@moiseschiu) May 26, 2022
― piscesx, Saturday, 28 May 2022 11:19 (one year ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/06/martin-scorsese-ray-liotta-goodfellas-gangster-dangerous-disarming-innocent
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 6 June 2022 11:10 (one year ago) link
karen I’ve decided I should be on the pardon list, if that’s still in the works pic.twitter.com/G14RUKCGBr— kilgore trout, death to putiner (@KT_So_It_Goes) June 17, 2022
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 17 June 2022 18:44 (one year ago) link
A rep theatre close by is screening this three times in the next few days. "In memory of Ray Liotta"--I suspect it's more a case of "In memory of when people saw movies in theatres." I don't blame them at all.
https://www.hylandcinema.com/movie/goodfellas
― clemenza, Friday, 17 June 2022 18:51 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/h5kku1d.jpg
― calstars, Sunday, 11 June 2023 19:03 (ten months ago) link
<3
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 June 2023 19:06 (ten months ago) link
Nothing like a long-time friend you share a private language with. My friend Peter signed off his latest email with "Pete the Killer (I took care of that thing for you)."
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 03:20 (six months ago) link
It's the thread revive we all hoped for!
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 18:45 (six months ago) link
Let me understand this, 'cause I...maybe it's me, maybe I'm a little fucked up maybe. Is that a putdown?
― clemenza, Wednesday, 11 October 2023 01:31 (six months ago) link
Goodfellas sighting: The Office, S6, the episode about the insurance salesman: immediately recognized the salesman--and possible Mafia soldier--as Frenchy. ("Security? You're looking at it. It's a joke. I'm the midnight to eight man.") Mike Starr is the guy's name. Didn't realize he was also in Miller's Crossing--can't get an image to confirm, but I think he's the goon who feels so bad about having to pummel Gabriel Byrne in the warehouse.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 January 2024 17:33 (three months ago) link
250 credits on him IMDB page!
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 January 2024 17:35 (three months ago) link
Mike Starr is the dude I used to confuse with Danny Aiello for years
― Disco Biollante (Neanderthal), Sunday, 14 January 2024 18:23 (three months ago) link
Starr's most indelible role obv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cVlTeIATBs
― Number None, Sunday, 14 January 2024 18:32 (three months ago) link
knew before even seeing the video what it was gonna be lol
― Disco Biollante (Neanderthal), Sunday, 14 January 2024 18:46 (three months ago) link
Another one I now realize is him: Born on the Fourth of July, the guy in the bar who ridicules Cruise about his war experiences.
― clemenza, Sunday, 14 January 2024 19:16 (three months ago) link
There's actually quite a few points of similarity between "GoodFellas" and "Miller's Crossing":
- Gangster drama released in late September of 1990
- Gangsters all primarily delineated as Irish/Italian/Jewish
- Mike Starr as a character named "Frankie" and "Frenchie", two names that could both be considered slang for "Francophone"
- Irish protagonist with Jewish love interest
- Murder of a character known for his toupee
- "Oh Danny Boy" is heard, either sung or played on a Victrola
- Corpse left in wooded area, and later revisited by protagonist, who succumbs to vomiting
- Both Tom Regan and Lois insist on retrieving their forgotten hats
― Hongro Hongro Hippies (Myonga Vön Bontee), Sunday, 14 January 2024 21:13 (three months ago) link