h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

She mostly dislikes it because it features Nicholas Cage, who she can't stand. Which I can understand.

Maybe in a few decades, we'll be able to edit and digitally re-cast movies. Put Bogart in the part of "Hi" from Raising Arizona, for example. Okay, that would be too weird, but if you could re-cast it with an actor that your wife liked, then she might enjoy the rest of the movie.

Love the entry . Stick it on the front page!

On the "sounds" front in the conclusion. The soundtrack won best album at the Grammys very recently. Not best soundtrack, but best *album*, which is quite an achievement in itself . Here's a BBC News story about it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/music/newsid_1845000/1845962.stm

That's all I think,

Ste

The "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack I should say *ahem*

Hya...

Just in case you need another recommending voice for this brilliant entry, and just to let you know that I've read it: Here's my post.

Thanks Gif.

HELL

PS: I haven't bothered to look at the other posts in this thread.

Hell - Ta. Best not to read the other posts, they only point out errors in the article

Jim - Reed Birney starred in Crimewave. But he looks JUST LIKE Bruce Campbell, I swear!

I tried to be more complimentary about Raising Arizona (and I know it's just an opinion and shouldn't really be there), but I just can't. There's a 'possibly' in the sentence, so technically it's factual, that's the best I can do. Sorry. If it becomes a big thing, I'll take the sentence out.

But Humphrey Bogart? Goofing round, looking dopey? I can't see it somehow!

Otherwise, changes made, Grammy briefly alluded to.

Gif

After reading this article, I've been reviewing some of the films that I have on tape. You don't need to add this in-joke to the entry, but could you explain the Dr. Strangelove O.P.E./P.O.E. allusion for my benefit? I noticed it written on the door of the restroom where the escaped prisoners run pomade through their hair, but could you explain what it meant in Dr. Strangelove?

In short: OPE/POE stands for Purity of Essence or Peace on Earth. It's the recall code for the bombers. (General Ripper is obsessed with Commies poisoning his bodily fluids, hence Purity of Essence.) It's scrawled all over his bathroom or something, which lets the RAF officer work it out. No-one listens to him and everyone dies. The end.

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Actually they do listen to him, and all the bombers are recalled, except for Slim Pickens' plane where the radio's bust. Then everyone dies. The end.

And I think it was scribbled all over his notepad / jotter thing...

I am trying to get out more, honest.

Fantastic Entry!

Nuff said.

Now when are my next picks?...

Excellent Entry!

One sentence in the 'Barton Fink' section puzzled me: "The ‘dailies’ Fink is shown to demonstrate the wrestling movie consist of the same shot repeated time and again."

I always thought 'the dailies' meant newspapers. What does it mean in this context?

P - Oh yeah, I remember. I always preferred 'Fail-Safe'.

O - They are referred to as such in the film. To be honest, I'm not sure what they actually are, I assume the results of each day's filming. New footnote coming right up once I've looked it up.

Gif

Done.

Gif

Maybe the same thing as 'rushes'?

Hey Giford!

Brilliant entry and the editors agreed and are including it into the Edited Guide!

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But no matter what...
...you've cleared the first hurdle and you're now in the process.

Congratulations!


- Jimi X

Well done Giford!

Huzzah!

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