tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post1505809942269182368..comments2024-03-25T16:07:58.927-04:00Comments on House of Self-Indulgence: Desperately Seeking Susan (Susan Seidelman, 1985)Yum-Yumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-76568010930171790372023-12-16T23:50:58.907-05:002023-12-16T23:50:58.907-05:00Hi, your sidebar link for this page is broken. The...Hi, your sidebar link for this page is broken. The colon is missing after http. StingyJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01790399255658219306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-25904840127368456332009-09-15T12:19:12.627-04:002009-09-15T12:19:12.627-04:00lol...Karim is right...most of the stereotypes are...lol...Karim is right...most of the stereotypes are true! lol. I still love the state even with all its flaws though! lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979914565647698188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-87931030079508077562009-09-14T07:47:29.642-04:002009-09-14T07:47:29.642-04:00Thanks, Keith.
Yeah, I don't want to say tha...Thanks, Keith. <br /><br />Yeah, I don't want to say that she shouldn't have tried to expand her acting range. But there's no denying that Madonna is at her most awesome when she plays characters that are similar to her own personality.Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-17053864119669945152009-09-13T11:06:08.742-04:002009-09-13T11:06:08.742-04:00Great post. I love this movie. I've only see...Great post. I love this movie. I've only seen it a time or two, but I enjoyed it. Madonna was amazing in this movie. I suppose she was essentially playing herself, but she was still cool.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832710800680256206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-37188971091558821832009-09-13T07:19:35.580-04:002009-09-13T07:19:35.580-04:00Yeah, it's TIFF time, baby!
Oh, you mean lik...Yeah, it's TIFF time, baby! <br /><br />Oh, you mean like Don McKeller did? Sure thing.<br /><br />So far, I've already brushed shoulders with Carole Pope from Rough Trade (I kept my shit together like a pro), spotted Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, and had Jessica Pare's ass five inches from my face (hey, I was in an aisle seat). <br /><br />Jay obviously has a sense of humour about his state. After all, he calls NJ: "The Armpit of America."<br /><br />I can't remember which one, but there is a Klymaxx video that features earrings that look exactly like the one's in DSS.Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-56490169453001315212009-09-12T22:20:57.739-04:002009-09-12T22:20:57.739-04:00Hey, it's TIFF time! Let me know if you have ...Hey, it's TIFF time! Let me know if you have anyone famous cuts in front of you in a line.<br /><br />Oh, yeah, I've known a lot of folks from NJ, and most of the stereotypes are true. ;)<br /><br />And I didn't know Thomas Newman did the score! He also scored Reckless.<br /><br />Klymaxx. Hee.Karim Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548335754518818364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-50246882870818545642009-09-09T22:13:17.731-04:002009-09-09T22:13:17.731-04:00Will do. re: Who's That Girl.
I *heart* Thoma...Will do. re: Who's That Girl.<br /><br />I *heart* Thomas Newman's synth scores. <br /><br />Thanks, Jay. <br /><br />Hope you didn't think I was too harsh on the great state of New Jersey. :)Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-58094499908304500452009-09-09T12:12:04.709-04:002009-09-09T12:12:04.709-04:00YUM YUM - def. watch Who's that Girl...it'...YUM YUM - def. watch Who's that Girl...it's great fun.<br /><br />DSS is one of my favorite films. I loved you descriptions of the scenes, and especially your mention of Thomas Newman's score which I have on my iPod. <br /><br />The "Into the Groove" scene is also one of my fav. scenes. I really dig all the screen grabs, they are the ones I'd take as well. This is Madonna at her sexiest. <br /><br />Excellent review.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979914565647698188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-52569494668160432372009-09-09T00:51:53.743-04:002009-09-09T00:51:53.743-04:00J.D.: I agree completely. The city looks amazing i...J.D.: I agree completely. The city looks amazing in this film.<br /><br />Now that I think about it, Will Patton is pretty great, especially during the sequence at the boardwalk. In that, I couldn't wait for Rosanna to get away from him; Will's creepiness is topnotch. <br /><br />Darius Whiteplume: I would never call you crazy. After all, Madonna's eyebrows during that particular era are off the hook. In other words, I like 'em.<br /><br />"Who's That Girl" was recommended to me years ago, but I've yet to get around to watching it. :(<br /><br />Karim Amir: Oooh, "zaftig." What a cool word.<br /><br />I would have included the Aidan mirror thud moment, but alas, I don't own the DVD. *sniff*Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-43811215525455960582009-09-08T19:25:30.301-04:002009-09-08T19:25:30.301-04:00Definitely prefer the more zaftig Madonna.
God, A...Definitely prefer the more zaftig Madonna.<br /><br />God, Aidan Quinn is so sexy in this movie. *swoon* I remember taping the "Into the Groove" video off MTV and playing it over and over and over and over. There's a moment at 2:36 when Arquette looks into a mirror...and there's Aidan. *thud*Karim Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548335754518818364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-37069948371984693662009-09-08T16:24:39.824-04:002009-09-08T16:24:39.824-04:00Not crazy about WHO'S THAT GIRL or FOUR ROOMS,...Not crazy about WHO'S THAT GIRL or FOUR ROOMS, but I did like her in DICK TRACY. But I'm with you, give me meaty Madonna over muscular Madonna any ol' day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-31546451304917317442009-09-08T14:59:59.814-04:002009-09-08T14:59:59.814-04:00I always preferred the meaty Madonna to the extra-...I always preferred the meaty Madonna to the extra-stringy Madonna we have today. She's only been good for stew since the early '90s. Call me crazy, but there was something special about those Groucho Marx eyebrows she used to sport.<br /><br />I did like "Who's That Girl" too, and oddly that is the limit of my Madonna experience in film. Wait, she was in "The Four Rooms" wasn't she... My memory. Cést la Guerre!Darius Whiteplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950956139088139753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-87081479700031715802009-09-08T12:53:35.932-04:002009-09-08T12:53:35.932-04:00Watching this film when it first came out in 1985 ...Watching this film when it first came out in 1985 was one of the reasons I wanted to visit NYC. I love the way the city is shot in this film.<br /><br />Has Madonna ever been as good as she is in this film? (mebbe A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN?) I guess she's essentially playing herself or what we all assume to be her and does a damn fine job. Never been a huge Rosanna Arquette fan but she is good in this one.<br /><br />I also really dig seeing Will Patton show up as the creepy guy stalking Madonna/Arquette and also funnyman Steven Wright as one of Arquette's husband's buddies. He manages to steal the few scenes he's in with his trademark deadpan delivery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.com