LeRoy Report post Posted January 27, 2009 There's nothing wrong with Argento. I have been a horror buff for years and saw Hellraiser when it came out at the theaters. Even if it was only like three of them! I have the whole collection. It looks like time to do some research. I'm glad you brought this film up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
absinthia Report post Posted January 31, 2009 I just saw this movie again, Vincent & Theo, by Robert Altman (1990) on the tragic life of Vincent Van Gogh. What's special about this movie is that it also puts a perspective on his relation to his brother Theo, and tells us about Theo's life and how he feels towards his brother. An underestimated masterpiece if you ask me. There are two scenes where there's some liquid in the actors' glasses that can only be... Well you know what. The color in these pictures I took is a bit faded, but the original color is a bit greener: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fingerpickinblue Report post Posted February 1, 2009 It's been years since I've seen this one , but I remember that some of the cinematography really put me into Vincents head and made me see the paintings the way I think he did. I've been saying for a while that I need to see this again! Where's that Netflix offer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retrogarde Report post Posted February 2, 2009 Thanks for the pix Mr. Absinthia! I'd missed this one somehow, but now I'm gonna track it down. I'm a big Tim Roth fan to boot, so this should be a treat. As for the Hellraiser connection, I rewatched that scene and I have my doubts. The glass looks more like it has a very green tea in it. And people do put sugar cubes in their tea... It would be cooler if the old Asian dude was drinking absinthe, but unless Clive Barker chimes in I'll remain skeptical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baubel Report post Posted February 2, 2009 Thanks Mr. Absinthia, that absinthe looks a bit more realistic than the food colored milk in Lust for Life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boggy Report post Posted February 2, 2009 Really good one. Still, nothing beats the scene when he attempts at drinking paint thinner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 2, 2009 I did that, back in the late 80s. Oh, wait, that was Old Australia Stout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buddhasynth Report post Posted February 2, 2009 I thought that was shoe polish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 2, 2009 Nope. The mouthfeel wasn't rich enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeker of truth Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Return of the Jedi Alright this probably belongs in the hookah thread, but could of fooled me last night while falling asleep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baubel Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Jabba no badda. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bkultra Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Someone has been watching the Spike TV "star wars" marathon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Which is nowhere near as entertaining as Discovery's "Pitchmen" marathon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
precenphix Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Return of the Jedi Alright this probably belongs in the hookah thread, but could of fooled me last night while falling asleep. Good one, man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Baron Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Did anyone tell him the "absinthe bong hookah" method is a crock? That is, anyone who didn't immediately become Rancor chow? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Griffin Report post Posted January 23, 2010 As I mentioned elsewhere, I've toyed with the thought of collecting every absinthe scene I can get my hands on (possibly doing an anthology at some point). We all know the current Unholy Trinity (sorry Mrs. Hiram, nothing personal): Moulin Rouge Bram Stoker's Dracula (misnomer; should be Francis Coppola's Dracula) From Hell There's also: Deceiver Eurotrip The Perfect Drug video from NIN. Total Eclipse Pretty Baby Salome's Last Dance Wilde (about Oscar) and apparently a W.C. Fields movie, but I don't know which. Any others you guys can come up with? What about "Absinthe of Malice"? Oh man, I'm sorry about that....ouch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mat B. Report post Posted February 1, 2010 Fitzcarraldo. About 22 minutes into the movie at the poker table. Looks like a vintage, yellowish tint, hint of green. Can’t ID the glass but looks like a Cordon, East glass, or even an Egg glass since the etchings are rather different. When he drinks from it, it gives more of a green hue. What do you think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baubel Report post Posted February 1, 2010 That's a damn fine film and it's about time I saw it again. Snows of Kilimanjaro, with Gregory Peck. There's a scene when he's in a cafe in France and drinking out of a glass similar to what wikipedia calls a "wheat beer" glass, and Joe said the internet is always right. Looks like a decent louche too, but I don't know anything about color in 1952 films. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 9, 2010 So, I'm watching The Sun Also Rises, and there's Tyrone Power sitting with a French damsel in a Parisian cafe, and sipping a louched glass of absinthe. In the middle of a conversation they get up and leave, Tyrone abandoning his barely touched glass. "What the fuck is wrong with you!", I grumble at the unresponsive idiot box, "That's a perfectly wonderful glass of pre-ban you're walking away from!" Of course, then I remembered that this was filmed in 1957, and it was almost certainly a mediocre glass of pastis, so I decided to forgive him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
precenphix Report post Posted February 9, 2010 I'm still angry. If he wasn't going to drink it, he shouldn't have had it poured. This way the bottle could have remained sealed and potentially reached my lips at some point in time. D-nozzle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mat B. Report post Posted February 9, 2010 The book was better anyways... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 9, 2010 Indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron Report post Posted February 11, 2010 The 2009 Dorian Gray features a nice looking verte being louched, with sugar, during the scene where Basil is painting Dorian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron Report post Posted February 12, 2010 ^ Ha! Funny story. Apparently I own the glass used in the movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwydion Stone Report post Posted February 12, 2010 Do tell!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron Report post Posted February 12, 2010 Well, the fella who consulted for the film on all matters related to historical absinthe drinking loaned them the glass from his personal collection. Then I mugged him last month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwydion Stone Report post Posted February 12, 2010 Sweet. Hide your portrait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Griffin Report post Posted February 12, 2010 Here's the scene from Bram Stoker's Dracula...with the upside down spoon mentioned by Retrograde.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marlow Report post Posted February 13, 2010 Here it is in English, with English subtitles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
