1. IT’S ABOUT TIME. Sheesh. Reds<\/i> is one of my favorite movies of all time and I have had to struggle through these past 25 years – watching it on battered old VHS tapes whenever I want to see it. Seriously. IT’S ABOUT TIME. Yay!! I can’t wait to own it on DVD<\/i>.<\/p>\n
2. I am so excited to go see it in the theatre next week during its limited re-release. Like: my only experience with this movie has been RENTING it … because it also rarely is played on television – so … it’s just one of those hidden treasures. One of my ongoing obsessions. I bought it on VHS – but you know, that gets a bit old – and the quality is rather fuzzy after so many years of re-watching. I did not see it in its original release – I was too young to be interested in such a thing – but I saw it soon thereafter, can’t remember how – maybe it was on TV? – can’t remember – maybe it was one of those inappropriate movies I saw when I was babysitting. Too young to really get it, but discerning enough to know: “Uhm. I LIKE THIS.” I was captivated by the film, and have never ever – in 25 years – lost my affection and admiration for it.<\/p>\n
One of the posts I have in my head that I have always wanted to write (I have an ongoing list) is why I think Jack Nicholson in his 10 minutes on screen (it’s some absurdly small amount of time) not only does his best work – but his most mature work – and he shows a side of Nicholson never seen before or since. It is breathtaking. And it’s breathtaking not because it’s cathartic – or loud – or crazy – or histrionic. The scene I’m talking about is breathtaking in its quiet, its stillness. “If you were mine, I wouldn’t share you with anybody or anything. It’d be just you and me. We’d be the center of it all. I know it would feel a lot more like love than being left alone with your work.” And her response to it, the close-up on her face … I can’t get enough of that entire scene – but I’ll write up an essay on it when the damn movie finally comes out on DVD and I can do a frame by frame thing about it. Acting don’t get any better than what Nicholson does in those 2 minutes of screen time.<\/p>\n
Welcome to the 21st century, Reds<\/i>! <\/p>\n
I love the Village East theatre <\/a>– maybe I’ll go see it there. It’ll only be in the theatres for a week, so I’ve got to JUMP on this opportunity. Allison: wanna come with??<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1. IT’S ABOUT TIME. Sheesh. Reds is one of my favorite movies of all time and I have had to struggle through these past 25 years – watching it on battered old VHS tapes whenever I want to see it. … Continue reading