February 25, 2007
In honor of the first Sunday of Lent
... here is my impression of Heaven.
Michael - I am dying to talk with you about Paradise Alley. Holy crap! His writing is what really struck me. It's almost pure Odets. Amazing. I realize that I am communicating with you through my blog which is strange and dysfunctional ... but whatevs. Paradise Alley!!!
And good luck to all the nominees...even the ones I hope don't win!!!! Wear awesome clothes, please!
Posted by: Emily at February 25, 2007 4:54 PMGod I love tonight.
But my twisted mind is thinking...how many references will there be to Judge Fonze?
There's no circus here, my friend.
Posted by: Susan at February 25, 2007 6:10 PMSheila -- I see "Cliffhanger" there. Have you actually watched that one yet? Uhm, the opening few moments, in particular?
Posted by: tracey at February 25, 2007 7:53 PMtracey - yes, I have seen it! I actually saw it in the movie theatre. haha
Posted by: red at February 26, 2007 9:01 AMIs that the current heaven? I don't see Field of Dreams! ha-ha
Posted by: D at February 26, 2007 10:08 AMD - huh? Last time I checked, Sly was not in Field of Dreams.
Posted by: red at February 26, 2007 10:10 AMI know that Red, I was just trying to be funny - Iowa/Heaven/Used to post about it.... never mind. Peace!
Posted by: D at February 26, 2007 10:15 AMWHERE IS OSCAR?!?!?!
Posted by: mejack at February 26, 2007 12:10 PMHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I know!! I know!! That's a huge missing piece there. My bad!!
And the lack of Rocky II also haunts me.
Posted by: red at February 26, 2007 12:13 PMCliffhanger- Loved it when I saw it, but for some reason it's not a "stop and watch" movie for me when it comes on TV. I think it's the bad guys' performance, just TOO over the top...I mean it's a "fun" movie, actors are supposed to play the villians "over the top", but the 2nd or 3rd viewing didn't work for me like, say, Die Hard. Lithgow, especially... I just don't know why he can't play the villian (IMHO) as well as he plays other characters.
That said, even though I hate it, I can't NOT watch the first scene when Sly tries to rescue his best friend's girlfriend. Her looking up with her blue eyes and pleading to Sly not to let go is VERY haunting.
Posted by: JFH at February 26, 2007 7:27 PMJFH - oh God, that moment is just horrible. gives me shivers.
Posted by: red at February 27, 2007 10:08 AMAnd JFH - your problem with Cliffhanger is a problem for me with movies like that, too. I get bored with action movies, if the morality is too black and white.
That's why Cagney remains a fascinating and mysterious star. Even when he played a bad guy, you were kind of on his side because he was the most interesting complex character up there.
I get VERY bored with the kind of telegraphing-to-the-morons-in-the-audience "morality" of those big ol' action movies.
Even Stallone in that movie. I mean, I think he's good enough as an actor that he always brings a level of ambiguity to whatever he's doing - he seemed like a real guy in the film - but still. It doesn't hold my interest.
His LEGS, however, in that movie, will hold my interest until I am 97 years old.
Posted by: red at February 27, 2007 10:16 AM