September 17, 2006
Screen capture!!
I know, it's all about pictures on this here blog these days. The world is going to hell in a handbasket and I am navel-gazing. At least here on the blog I am. Oh well.
I can now do screen-grabs from movies. I'm so happy - now I can hone in on the one shot that I love so much in Bringing Up Baby - or the brief glance that goes over Bogart's face that I adore in Casablanca, etc.
But I'm gonna start off with a little still from Kwik Stop - which I'll also be doing an "under-rated movie" post for (I haven't forgot that series! Just been busy with other shite). Yeah, I'm biased about Kwik Stop. Michael Gilio wrote it, directed it, starred in it, he's a dear friend of mine, and my favorite ex (uhm ...) , and I am missing him right now. My apartment randomly feels empty without him in it now. Ha. Uhm - where the HELL did he go?? Beauty. Our friendship. So whatever. But it's a wonderful movie - and should be seen by more people.
Rent it!!
This is from the scene in the motel that randomly has a disco ball in the room they rent. As they lie in bed talking, the disco ball revolves - there are also little star and planet mobiles dangling from the ceiling - so fanciful little shapes float over their bodies as they talk. They are stoned. It's a perfect scene.
That's Michael and Lara Phillips there - she gives a terrific performance in this film. She creates a complex and very human girl. You love Didi even though she is SUCH a mess. It's one of those performances that dammit you just wish more people saw.
I love how the light from one of the stars is right on his face here.
Posted by sheila
Oh, that's beautiful.
It's going to be so strange seeing the movie, having read about him in your blog first. Rather surreal, I should imagine--I don't really know any actors in real life, so it's not an experience I've had before. Well, I do have a distant cousin who played the guy who sold the knife in Tom & Huck, but that's it, and I've only met him a couple of times. And it really doesn't count.
Posted by: Harriet at September 17, 2006 6:11 PMHell? Handbasket?
Posted by: Steve Ely at September 18, 2006 1:24 AMHarriet - I'm still not used to seeing my friends and family on television - and most of the people I know are actors. It's always weird - a weird jolt!! With Kwik Stop - the first time I saw it, all I was doing was watching Michael, I could barely concentrate on the movie. I had to watch it again immediately so I could actually, you know, watch the STORY.
I'm interested to hear your response to it.
The other actor in it - Rich Komenich - does an incredible job. Beautiful performance as well.