This entry's been sitting on the hard drive for way too long, but currentness has never been a hallmark here, right? Onward to movie talk-- what flick had Roger Ebert making the following comment?

"It is not possible to 'like' this film, although one admires it, and is intrigued."

Peter Greenaway's 8 1/2 Women-- am I recommending it? I never ( Read more... )

Too much time to watch too much tv leads to odd theories. Today, it's about why some actors manage to . . . act (or not), I guess. Like, no matter the role, Tom Cruise is always playing Tom Cruise. And what about looks? I suppose there's a bit of a Catch 22 in that you need somewhat striking looks to succeed as a film actor so it's hard to ( Read more... )

Voice dubbing trivia just recently discovered: in Some Like It Hot, Tony Curtis's voice when he's in drag as Josephine-- not Tony Curtis. Even being stuffed into a girdle and heels wasn't enough to get Curtis's voice up high enough to be convincing, so his drag persona was dubbed by prolific voice-over actor Paul Frees.

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Reminded last night of the great early 80s Brit gangster flick The Long Good Friday. ( Want more? Click here. )