Tilda, Stan & Ollie

"Gathering several hundred participants [yesterday] under the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, Tilda Swinton led them in a soft-shoe shuffle originally performed by Laurel and Hardy," reports The Scotsman's Emma Cowing. "It was part of an effort to create a 'flash mob dance', where a group suddenly and spontaneously starts dancing in a public place.

"The instructions, disseminated online, were simple: watch the Laurel and Hardy clip, turn up at 11am and give it a whirl. The reason, declared Swinton, was "in pure unabashed celebration of doing something as a group and looking like dafties".

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 27, 2010 at 5:04 PM

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COCO Author Profile Page says ...

Anything Tilda does is classy.

Posted by COCO Author Profile Page at June 27, 2010 5:34 PM

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CitizenKanedForPostingThoughts Author Profile Page says ...

Especially when she has sex with her boyfriend while her husband looks on.

Posted by CitizenKanedForPostingThoughts Author Profile Page at June 27, 2010 5:54 PM

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dinovelvet Author Profile Page says ...

"Flash mob"...? Is it still 2003 in Scotland?

Posted by dinovelvet Author Profile Page at June 27, 2010 6:36 PM

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EdHavens Author Profile Page says ...

Is that John Sayles in the suit behind Tilda?

Posted by EdHavens Author Profile Page at June 27, 2010 7:08 PM

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BRob Author Profile Page says ...

Flash mobs do still seem to be doing their thing in the UK, but mostly in London. Is that Mark Cousins I spot daning with Ms Swinton? All most likely due to the end of this years Edinburgh Film Festival.

Posted by BRob Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 12:28 AM

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Fortunesfool Author Profile Page says ...

Cousins and Swinton are doing a special event at the EIFF as part of there drive to get kids watching foreign films. This was all part of the fun.

Posted by Fortunesfool Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 12:47 AM

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markj Author Profile Page says ...

Too bad they couldn't have bothered to programme a decent film festival line-up instead of this inanity. Worst Edinburgh Film Festival in years.

Posted by markj Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 2:02 AM

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BRob Author Profile Page says ...

The only thing I managed to get to was Morag Mackinnon's "Donkeys". And a couple of parties where the hangover kicked in before I left. Not to self, next time, avoid the free brandy cocktails.

Posted by BRob Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 3:18 AM

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Hip Hop Homey Author Profile Page says ...

holy crap, is that Sayles???

Posted by Hip Hop Homey Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 5:44 AM

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Mr Hooper Author Profile Page says ...

Isn't that Liam Neeson?

Posted by Mr Hooper Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 9:04 AM

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frankbooth Author Profile Page says ...

Funny title. I wonder who gets it...and who won't admit to getting it?

Posted by frankbooth Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 2:40 PM

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Dan Revill Author Profile Page says ...

You really don't think people visiting here won't know who Stan and Ollie are in reference to?
I haven't even seen one of their films in years and I knew it and I'm 28...so...ya.

Posted by Dan Revill Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 3:48 PM

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Mr Hooper Author Profile Page says ...

I think frankbooth might be referring to the fact that it's also a play on Kukla, Fran & Ollie, not merely the obvious Laurel & Hardy reference. I could be wrong, though.

Posted by Mr Hooper Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 3:58 PM

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frankbooth Author Profile Page says ...

Thank you, Mr Hooper. And thank YOU, Aladdin Sane.

Posted by frankbooth Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 8:14 PM

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frankbooth Author Profile Page says ...

...though there undoubtedly are dumbfucks out there who don't even get the surface reference. But we'll pretend they don't exist. Actually, you can do that. I'll pretend they DID exist, but were all scooped up by a giant flying machine from Terminator and dropped into Lake Michigan.

(Wow, did I just say that anyone who doesn't know who Laurel and Hardy are should be drowned? Yes, yes and yes!)

Posted by frankbooth Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 8:18 PM

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frankbooth Author Profile Page says ...

...and one more thing. No, I promise.

I said "won't admit to getting it," not "won't admit to NOT getting it." For reasons that should be obvious.

Posted by frankbooth Author Profile Page at June 28, 2010 8:20 PM

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This event realized Tilda Swinton and the other persons you mentioned, is a good manner to make something different and apart, could help people to learn to socialize with other persons.

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