Still don’t know if the people making that were serious, or if they had their tongues planted firmly in their cheeks.
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I was 12 or so, didn’t matter to me back then
I had forgotten about Henry and June. Odd that Ward excelled in movies for 12 year old kids.
Composer Vangelis, 79 yo.
Might have to watch Chariots of Fire.
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Sumbitch. Chariots of Fire, Bladerunner, Opera Sauvage, and 1492: Conquest of Paradise are amazing albums.
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Bladerunner is so quintessential Vangelis.
Still remember Dad taking us to see Chariots of Fire in Houston on a rainy, humid summer day.
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I think Panel Truck Envy would be a great band name for a Vangelis tribute band. Or maybe just Van Jealous.
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Roger Angell, 101. Nothing I could say in memory would do him justice, I will not even try.
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Damn. A brilliant man.
Damn.
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Damn indeed. Remember seeing him for the first time in Something Wild. Liked his work then and thereafter.
This week has sucked the sweat off a dead man’s balls.
Great tribute by Cosner to Ray Liotta, remembering the batting practice scene w/ Shoeless Joe:
"Man, I did love this game…
Was Liotta’s portrayal of Shoeless Joe accurate, Snuff? If not, how was it wrong?
I doubt that Shoeless Joe had a Brooklyn accent.
ETA: It was still a great movie, and historical accuracy sometimes isn’t the point.
It is my favorite movie. Do not talk down to me, Mr. high-powered lawyer/fisherman.
Shoeless J was a LH hitter
Liotta hit RH
Not talking about speaking or accents or do I notice that much in movies.
The point about hitting was mentioned by those who wrote about the movie during its first run.
I read an article about Liotta that said a baseball reporter called him out saying Shoeless Joe didn’t bat RH and Ray said, “Well, he didn’t come back as a ghost either.”
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