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Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-55057076546896778842017-08-19T12:24:00.001-07:002017-08-19T12:24:56.523-07:00Jax's Movie List: White Nights<a href="http://jaxsmovielist.blogspot.com/2017/08/white-nights.html?spref=bl">Jax's Movie List: White Nights</a>: White Nights, 1985 Staring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Helen Mirren, Jerzy Skolmowsk Set in the Cold War, White Nights is Bary...Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-43345813031328354522017-08-14T16:53:00.000-07:002017-08-14T16:53:14.208-07:00White Nights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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White Nights, 1985<br />
Staring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Helen Mirren, Jerzy Skolmowsk<br />
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Set in the Cold War, White Nights is Baryshnikov's vehicle, though presenting not only his talents as a dancer, but those of the Late Great Gregory Hines.<br />
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I must admit, my first look at Helen Mirren in that dark theater in 1985, it was obvious the class and range she possessed as an actress. She was a jilted Russian ballerina: blonde hair pulled back from a face made-up in pure class. From her pearls to her attitude, there is no doubting she in in charge of ... well *most*rooms. But not the rooms where her handler keeps her. Chenkov, everyones favorite evil KGB officer. He keeps her at arms length, touching her to prove his dominance. And then, when you least expect it, her strength explodes as she sneaks a message of hope to the US right in front of Chenkov. When he looks left, she whispers right. She takes a step back in time and gets help for her long gone lover(Baryshnikov).<br />
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Would I recommend a movie from the Cold War, one where there aren't any cell phones, or any of the other trappings of a modern film?<br />
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Pure Beauty encasing talent and a coolness that puts a tat<br />
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There are two facts established in my life: 1) I am a certifiable Crazy Cat Lady; and 2) Norman Reedus was, at a convention, nice to my kid. He didn't have to be, he chose to be. He took time to spend with her, knowing she was ill. Not hours or anything, but enough time to make a difference to her...and me. He stands as the wallpaper on my phone not because of a cute mole or gorgeous eyes, but because he is a constant reminder that there is good in the world when you don't expect it and people can be down right amazing.<br />
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He. Was. Nice to. My Kid. Need I say more?<br />
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With those two facts in mind, is it any wonder the photo above is my phone wallpaper?<br />
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With that prelude said...<br />
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In prep for the NaNoWriMo, a National Writing Program, I was waiting in line to get a script filled with my husband. I was reading a book on surviving an apocalyptic event, as one does while waiting in line.<br />
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My husband, having already found the wallpaper had been changed out the night before, not only accepted my explanation that<i> "this man reminds me there is good in the world"</i> but my husband was making faces, trying to mimic both Mr. Reedus and the cat in the photo. My husband can be silly waiting in line.<br />
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We get to the register and are being checked out by this new guy who <b><i><u>gets no prompt from me. I swear, he got no prompt from me ...</u></i></b><br />
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He sees my book.<br />
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"Oh cool," he says, "zombies."<br />
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"No," I tell him. "My story is about creating a plague. No zombies involved."<br />
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"Oh, that's too bad," he says. "Have you seen that show <i>Walking Dead</i>?"<br />
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"Yeah," I said. "Saw it for the first time last week. Pretty good."<br />
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Hubby's eyes close. "Don't," he whispers.<br />
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Guy goes on (this is his exact dialogue)"Oh, you should watch it. They have this character on there. Man, he is bad ass. His name is Daryl. Have you heard of him?"<br />
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With pursed lips and half grin, I nod. "Yeah. Maybe. I might remember him."<br />
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I'm trying not to laugh. Hubby is shaking his head with a smirk. His "Don't" get's louder.<br />
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Guy is still talking. "He's played by the guy ... Norman something, He's done some other things, too."<br />
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I hold up my phone to show my wallpaper. Hubby kicks me in the foot under the counter.<br />
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"You mean him?" I ask.<br />
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"Oh," he moans. "Yeah, That's him. You've heard of him."<br />
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"Maybe some," I smile.<br />
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"Did you ever hear of this other movie he did? It's called '<i>Boondock Saints</i>'. Bad ass, film man. You have to see. You have to." (he liked the term bad ass).<br />
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"I'll look into that," I say. "<i>Bookdock Saints</i>?"<br />
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And this guy, on his first day of work behind the counter at the pharmacy where I am trying to pick up a scripts, pulls his shirt almost all the way off to show where he **used** to have that "poem thing they said in the film" tattooed, as one does on the first day of a new job.<br />
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"I was too drunk when I got it, though," he said. "Had to have it covered ... " ...by this really weird flower/ink spot thingie about a foot and a half wide.<br />
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John, the head guy here, he is actually a friend of mine watching the whole exchange. He was ready to kill this kid <i>before</i> we got to the counter. By the time the kids shirt came off? His first day looked to be last.<br />
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He was still talking about Daryl as we got what we came for and backed away, nodding politely as he recommended episodes to show Daryl off.<br />
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I have never seen such a <i>huge</i> Daryl fan and I have met <i>some real</i> Daryl fans.<br />
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We thanked him and headed out.<br />
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Let me summarize: I, at no time, brought up any of these subjects. I was reading a book on survival tactics for my new novella and had no way of knowing the new clerk was going to strip for the sake of Saints.<br />
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Sure was funny, though,<br />
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these guys. I always have. Even as the franchise first took off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> </b><i><b>… first time I “saw” Boondock Saints was 2006. We were in
Germany and I was face down on the couch with severe jet lag when my kids were
playing it in the other room. First line
I ever heard was “This here is McCoy. We get a Spock and we have ourselves an away team
…” and my head actually came up and I remember thinking in my exhaustion: “That. Was. F******. Funny." (Face back to couch)</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Greenly
with his humor even when he hung his head and had to get an espresso, twist of
lemon...and I think I will be wanting a bagel with that …”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dolly,
with his awared cluelessness, where “<i>Five sevenish isn’t uncommonly short …</i>”</span></div>
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okay I can play a favorite and he always was mine.
The raise of the hands in defeat when Greenly muttered <i>“I’m not getting
him a f***** bagel …”</i>; the smile when Dolly proclaimed the height thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
three of them playing off each other in perfect harmony: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(Greenly singing at a crime scene)</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><greenly at="" bs="" crime="" ii="" in="" scene="" singing="" the=""> Dolly and Duffy watching in bewilderment. “What the …” Dolly mutters. “I have no idea,” Duffy says, shaking his
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These
three detectives put their careers and their morals aside to help in an unusual
situation they never saw coming.
They would lay down their lives, not only for The Boys, but for each
other and even as the story progresses into the sequel, they are not merely trying
to cover their own asses when Bloom arrives, but still protect their charges,
too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Loyalty. Guts. And loss,
as one does go down for the cause to great mourning of the community. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Boondock Saints </i>is not a favorite because of the over abundance of hot guys --which I
confess it has--but it is a masterpiece of storytelling from Troy Duffy. From
plot to sequence of events, to the characterizations that steals every scene. The dialogue is amazing, conveying emotion and
impact … no character stands alone and each one is there for the other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The poor
cat, but who didn’t laugh?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have you
ever really listened to Greenly explain the “crusher man” theory?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have
heard rumor that one of the three has asked to be killed off in the next
installment because he feels his character would eventually feel too much guilt
over the events. I won’t say where I heard it. I just don't like it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">David:<i> If the glass had been broken from the inside ...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dolly: <i>Blood splatter indicates ...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Duffy: <i>There is no #3. He only f***** up twice.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I love it. I love these guys.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you
happen to be in Boston and need a detective?
Don’t look too far. There are a couple hanging out who will help you, even if they have to take walk on the wrong side of the law. And they will never say a word to give you up. Not even to save themselves. Bravo detectives.</span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DnwFzW0jdq0/VhXIsvCeP5I/AAAAAAAAFXQ/SiLT1HJ_h5U/s1600/images%2B%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DnwFzW0jdq0/VhXIsvCeP5I/AAAAAAAAFXQ/SiLT1HJ_h5U/s1600/images%2B%25285%2529.jpg" /></a>Leo is long over due and I rewatched <i>Catch Me If You Can</i> can and everything. But with the move in place (between houses and at a hotel with three cats and a husband) it's hard to focus on that movie.<br />
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<i>Blood Diamond</i> came on in the hotel the first night, but the opening scenes scared me too much to go further. I like hands.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gIY0pH1npes/VhXIu7xqH7I/AAAAAAAAFXY/Z3V21vD9Iso/s1600/images%2B%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gIY0pH1npes/VhXIu7xqH7I/AAAAAAAAFXY/Z3V21vD9Iso/s320/images%2B%25284%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>But <i>Catch Me If You Can,</i> that was a really, really a great movie that showed and amazing range of a terrific actor. Starting when he was only sixteen years old in character, the twenty-eight year old Leo managed to pull it off without a hitch and a totally believable fashion. By the end of the movie, he had aged in appearance and in person and he knows more than the people tracking him. Long hair with that wicked cough and he was still out of that airplane and running for his life.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BWs2a-0PQEQ/Vhbjmke0E_I/AAAAAAAAFY8/WbEct3vsY-g/s1600/images%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BWs2a-0PQEQ/Vhbjmke0E_I/AAAAAAAAFY8/WbEct3vsY-g/s1600/images%2B%25282%2529.jpg" /></a>Only there was no home. Not in the past. His future lay ahead of him in this fairly accurate true to life story of a man who did something no one else had accomplished. He found a way to live the life he wanted, learned to run and stay ahead and then accepted what he had to face... only to be offered a new chance and new life, becoming friends with the very man who brought him down.<br />
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This was a great story, portrayed excellent by two excellent actors Leonardo DiCapro and Tom Hanks. It's one of those movies where you look at it and think "Could they have pulled Hanks out and added Pitt and still made it work?<br />
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I don't think so. I think this movie needed the chemistry between these two stars to make it work.<br />
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<i>I am amazingly behind in my Leo posts, due very much in part to being very much behind on a book deadline. So I went over to IMDB and found these interesting trivia facts about the film CATCH ME IF YOU CAN to keep you amused until I can switch gears.</i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i>I set my favorite apart from the rest.</i></span></div>
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According to the real <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Frank Abagnale Jr.</a> approximately 80 percent of the movie is true.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The film shows</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Frank Abagnale Jr.</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">on the FBI's Most Wanted list. In real life, however, he never made the list - it's reserved for violent criminals.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">To get her to achieve the way he wanted her to sloppily kiss</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Leonardo DiCaprio</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">,</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Steven Spielberg</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">asked</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010736" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Amy Adams</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">to pretend she was starving to death and eating a cheeseburger.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In a deleted scene, Frank dresses as a security guard and stands
outside a bank's night deposit box, so people will give money to him instead of
putting it in the box. During filming, despite the cameras, real people came up
to</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138"><span style="color: #70579d; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Leonardo DiCaprio</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><i>and tried to give him their money.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The story of</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Frank Abagnale Jr.</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">'s exploits had one of the longest and most difficult journeys from its first pitch to its eventual production. In 1981 it was originally announced that his story would be filmed and that Frank would be played by</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Dustin Hoffman</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">.</span><span class="linksoda"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">When Frank begins recruiting decoy flight attendants; when announcing the girls picked he announces the actresses by real name.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The FBI officer who was chasing Frank, and was the main inspiration for "Carl Hanratty," was really Joe Shea.</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Frank Abagnale Jr.</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">used the pseudonym "Sean O'Reilly" in his book because Joe Shea was still in the F. B. I. He has since passed away.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Until he saw the results of</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Leonardo DiCaprio</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">'s work, the real</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Frank Abagnale Jr.</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">didn't think DiCaprio was "suave" enough to play him.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893659" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Gore Verbinski</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">pushed production back a few months because</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Leonardo DiCaprio</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">had to re-</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The blackboard that Carl Hanratty is writing on toward the end of the movie contains a small note at the bottom that says, "Steven and Tom's 4th project".</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Steven Spielberg</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">and</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000158" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Tom Hanks</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">, had previously collaborated on</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Band of Brothers</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">(2001) ,</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Saving Private Ryan</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">(1998) and</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Joe Versus the Volcano</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">(1990).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">According to costume designer</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957861" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Mary Zophres</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">, there were about 130 'day-players' (bit part actors) and 3,000-4,000 background extras employed, and</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Leonardo DiCaprio</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">had 100 costume changes, through the film.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Steven Spielberg</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">'s original choice for the role of</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Frank Abagnale Jr.</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">was</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Johnny Depp</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The names on the forged diploma from Harvard Medical School actually contains the signatures of the then (2002) deans of both Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The first cut of the film was about 80% authentic, as quoted at the epilogue of Abagnale's book. Some scenes were corrected, added and change as per request of the real</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Frank Abagnale Jr.</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">to ensure total authenticity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">17-year-old Frank tells Brenda he's 28 years old, which was</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138" style="color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Leonardo DiCaprio</a><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">'s true age when Catch Me If You Can premiered in 2002.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Mrs. Abagnale's house after she remarried was the same house used for</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101862" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Father of the Bride</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">(1991) and</span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113041" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Father of the Bride Part II</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">(1995).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">When Abagnale gets his suit tailored to resemble James Bond, he signs himself as Mr. Fleming.</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001220" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-decoration: none;">Ian Fleming</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">was the original author of James Bond.</span></div>
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Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-16552378926085391042015-06-08T09:51:00.000-07:002015-06-08T09:51:27.047-07:00Tea at Leo's House ... =D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When the Australians came to town, it was time to have some
fun and LA at the end of summer in a van touring the Hollywood Hills is a
defiantly the way to go. We saw one of Marilyn’s
houses, we saw where Billy Bob’s plays basket ball and for a brief few minutes,
we were parked in front of Leonardo DiCaprio's house.</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kyyt-0W2Alk/VXSaSjq5tVI/AAAAAAAACww/sk__G1PsnGs/s1600/11392965_10153038199824069_5540374214875591156_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kyyt-0W2Alk/VXSaSjq5tVI/AAAAAAAACww/sk__G1PsnGs/s320/11392965_10153038199824069_5540374214875591156_o.jpg" width="320" /></a>As the guard came close—and Leo really does have guards. We were parked, waiting for the opportunity
to turn around and I’m in the front seat of the van kidding about going to the
front door to knock. Now I have always
enjoyed DiCarprio’s movies, but it wasn’t until I was sitting beside his
fifteen foot wall with the guard on us, his finger to his ear as he spoke to
higher forces, that I started to put it
together. DiCaprio was right there, in that house. And my
heart pounded just a little harder, my breath became short and it dawned on me
… I’m a Leonardo DiCaprio fan and knocking on that door actually sounded pretty
damn good.</div>
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The funny thing… I found out later, Keanu
Reeves, who doesn't live all that far away from Leo, in this same month found a woman in
his living room, sitting in a chair in the middle of the night. He called the police and she was arrested. A few days later he found a naked woman
swimming in his pool. And at this
point, I’m thinking just maybe Keanu might want to talk to Leonardo about
increasing his security, because Leo has it down pat. That guy coming toward the van was friggin' scary and he was getting close fast.<br />
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<i>Leonardo's house is to the left behind that huge wall. </i> </div>
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Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-68520667267463886372015-05-29T11:35:00.002-07:002015-05-29T11:36:59.140-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g6zg5rKadvg/VWixwPmaAcI/AAAAAAAACs0/zsOVUOTf8vU/s1600/leonardo_dicaprio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g6zg5rKadvg/VWixwPmaAcI/AAAAAAAACs0/zsOVUOTf8vU/s320/leonardo_dicaprio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Time to reboot. Guess we're going with Leo.</div>
Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-74202332444828003372012-11-25T18:59:00.000-08:002012-11-25T18:59:30.077-08:00John Cusack as Bender ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7O37BarD4/UIh8bW152xI/AAAAAAAACgU/JbrFOC5zmCc/s1600/bender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7O37BarD4/UIh8bW152xI/AAAAAAAACgU/JbrFOC5zmCc/s200/bender.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">"Nicolas Cage was considered for the role of John Bender. Bender was the last role to be cast and it was between John Cusack and Judd Nelson. Hughes eventually cast Cusack to play John Bender, but Hughes decided to replace Cusack with Nelson before shooting began because Cusack didn't look threatening enough for the role."</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><i>~Wikipedia, The Breakfast Club</i></span></span></div>
Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-8396214914750577922012-11-13T12:07:00.000-08:002012-11-13T12:07:28.213-08:00Say Anything ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As already stated in the first John </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cusack</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> post, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lloyd</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Dobler came in at </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Number</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 72 of all time greatest </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">characters</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> beating out both Darth Vader at Number 84 and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Captain</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Jack Sparrow at Number 87.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tagline:<i> "A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is a little bit of a problem as Lloyd's plans for the future are a little less clear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lloyd Dobler isn't a "guy". He doesn't hang around with the "guys" at the corner market on a Saturday night bashing the women they could never get in the first place. Lloyd's best friends are girls. He can talk to them, understands them and that is what makes Diane Court fall in love with him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">"Th</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">e world is full </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>of </i>guys<i>,"</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> says C</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">orey. <i>"</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic;">Be a </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>man</u></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic;">. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic;">Don't</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> be a </i><u>guy</u><i>."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Because John Cusack nailed it in this part. A love them then loose them, only to love them again situation and he nailed it with all the finesse of a Hollywood Star. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He created a hero that, to this day, is a role model for the hopeless </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">romantic</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-16978841123367318552012-11-01T10:59:00.000-07:002012-11-01T11:14:52.422-07:00NaNo: I couldn't resist ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been doing it so many years. The <i>NaNoWriMo</i>, I mean. This wild, month long chase of a 50,000 word rough draft novel. I can't even tell you when I started. But this year, this year was going to be different. I swore I wasn't going to participate.<br />
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I didn't have a real reason why except I was tired of the challenge, there were other things to do. A <i>NaNo</i> can be real disruptive to the household if it's not managed right and then there is always that feeling you get in your gut if you get behind.<br />
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So I was out of it this year. For sure. No way.<br />
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I signed up two weeks before the kick off, now so excited about the story that having to wait to start typing until today was a cruel fate. I read<i> No Plot, No Problem</i> - twice. Read <i>Ready, Set, Novel</i> but opted not to use it; and I got my handy dandy <i>NaNo</i> kit with everything inside to keep me going.<br />
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And I bought the purse. Um huh, You read that right. Every year I buy a purse that I really like and I have it shipped to me. Then I sit the box where I can see it from my work station. If I pass the 50,000 word mark on time, I get to keep the purse. If not, I have to give it away. <br />
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In my opinion the <i>NaNo</i> is a lot like this. It's a month long game with yourself to see how far you can push to get the words out. Some days they come easy, flowing onto the page like a gift. Other days it's like wrestling live chickens with too much noise and a mess all around. Happily you can find yourself somewhere in the middle. Little treats help. Little surprises. "<i>If I just get five hundred more words done I can have that latte from Starbucks.</i>" Add a thousand to that and toss in a scone.<br />
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The <i>NaNo</i> is hard. Very hard. But as I have come to learn it's ingrained in my brain. It's fall. The Halloween decorations are up and it's time for me to start typing.</div>
Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-45905066371027663412012-10-29T12:57:00.000-07:002012-10-29T12:57:28.054-07:00Better Off Dead ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What is a teenage to do when his girlfriend dumps him for his rival, his dad thinks he's lost his mind, the paper boy is after him and the neighbors just got a hot, french exchange student?<br />
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You make one of the best off the wall comedies, one that doesn't even make it into the comedy section in later years. Video stores -- when there were still video stores -- filed it under Cult Classic.<br />
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John Cusack plays Lane Meyer, a champion level skier who just hasn't figured it out yet. Until he can conquer the dreaded K12 mountain and win back the love of his lost Beth, he doesn't think that life is worth living anymore.<br />
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So ensues a hilarious half hearted attempt to be Better Off Dead.<br />
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A major element of this film, that propels it into cult status is the slew of secondary characters that steal the scenes when no one if looking.<br />
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* The mother who thinks TV dinners - as well as aardvark suits -- make wonderful Christmas presents and who cooks food that literally crawls off the plate and wanders away. "<i>It's got raisins in it. You like raisins."</i><br />
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* The kid brothers who doesn't have a word of dialogue but captures our attention as he picks up trashy women and begins to build a space shuttle out of household appliances.<br />
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* And who could forget the paper boy. Tough and ready, with his gang of black clad paper boys racing after Lane calling out his "<i>Two dollars. I want my two dollars."</i><br />
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It's the paperboy who chases Lane down the K12 and into the arms of his true love. Not the fickle Beth who he thought he wanted. But, Monique, the french exchange student living across the street. She's got a mean pitching arm, a love of the Dodgers and the best advice Lane gets in the whole movie: "<i>I think you need just a small taste of success and you will find it suits you."</i><br />
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Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-70754353969207043262012-10-25T12:11:00.001-07:002012-10-25T12:11:51.712-07:00Star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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And too prove my point of what a great actor Mr. Cusack is, he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this last April, 2012.<br />
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Billy Bob Thronton, Jack Black, Dan Aykroyd, John's sister Joan, along with family and friends joined the crowd for the unveiling. Some even spoke on John's behalf.<br />
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Joan, who has co starred with John in numerous productions (<i>Say Anything..., Grosse Point Blank, War, Inc</i>, to name a few) led in a presentation speech that spoke of laughs and admiration for her kid brother.<br />
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<i>"He's a cross between "It's a Wonderful Life, Dr. Strangelove and It's a Charlie Brown Christmas," </i>she said.<br />
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Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-28247530942478532752012-10-19T16:58:00.000-07:002012-10-19T16:58:52.846-07:00Introducing John Cusack ....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Poor Matt Damon. The actual winner of the poll last year to see who came next. It was never my intentions to skip him again -- he's a great actor and I love his work. But these last two weekends, when I found myself watching back to back to back John Cusack movies, I knew I might have to change the order of things again.<br />
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John Cusack is an amazing actor, going back to just about that time I started going to the movies regularly. <i>"I was a teenager when they started making movies about teenagers,</i>" he says. <i>Class, Sixteen Candles, The Sure Thing.</i> I credit talent to go with his luck.<br />
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He was Lloyd Dobler in <i>Say Anything ...</i> number 72 on <i>Premier Magazine's</i> 100 Greatest Characters ever created. He was Lane Meyer in <i>Better Off Dead</i>, a movie so off the beaten track it is now filed under Cult Classics. He had roles in <i>Journey of Natty Gann</i> and <i>Stand by Me</i>. <i>Bullets Over Broadway, Grosse Point Blank, ConAir</i> ... he has been working steady since the early eighties and rarely disappointing.<br />
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So I am sorry to Matt Damon. He will get his time, I am sure. But for now, I think I want to spend a few months catching up on John Cusack's catalog and seeing what movies are in store for me.<br />
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When people think James McAvoy, I think, in the past, they have tended to think of period pieces: such as <i>Becoming Jane</i>, where costume and background make up a significant aspect of the film. He is excellent in these roles, stepping into the parts like no one else can.<br />
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Then we see <i>Wanted</i>, an action movie pure and simple and the fit is just as good. With the introduction of Professor X in the new <i>X-Man</i> franchise, McAvoy has proven his range. He is a working actor across the board, tackling serious roles that break our heart (<i>Atonement</i>) to playing an animated gnome fighting Shakespearean battles. (<i>Gnomeo and Juliet</i>).<br />
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I liked watching Mr. McAvoy's movies. There wasn't one I didn't enjoy. There were a couple I didn't watch on the mere fact the previews scared me (<i>Swimming Pool</i>) or the movie looked too intense with more then hints at violence (<i>King of Scotland</i>). I'm told it's one of his best performances, though and I did miss out.<br />
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Catch Them If I Can ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05677029290668267362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622133140061357417.post-22982533432105859802012-10-06T20:16:00.000-07:002012-10-06T20:21:50.157-07:00Wanted<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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