I can be dense. Really, I think it’s more a bother to me than anyone else. Unless at any time in the past I was your waitress. Then, well, I apologize. Anyhoo, I’ve been doing these Movie Hero of the Week posts, and I do enjoy them. But I just realized I should also be [...]
Archive for October, 2009
COMING SOON
Posted in Uncategorized on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Movie Hero of the Week!* – Elsa Lanchester
Posted in Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, tagged Movie Hero of the Week on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Since Halloween is just around the corner, I thought who better to be Movie Hero of the Week than The Bride of Frankenstein herself, Elsa Lanchester? I first came across Ms. Lanchester as Katie Nanna in the Disney Mary Poppins. She is just so delightfully disgusted by everything. They way she barely uses the tips [...]
I Seek the Grail
Posted in Beauty, Health and Fitness, Projects, tagged acting, Fitness on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My rectus abdominus is not a morning person. That is to say it doesn’t like rude awakenings. But last night, at the gym, it called me a bitch. Just right there. Right out loud. And then it shuffled off in a bathrobe to make coffee. Ultimately, that’s a good sign. You only make coffee when [...]
I Thought I Needed Stability
Posted in Beauty, Health and Fitness, Projects, tagged acting, Fitness on October 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
David Mamet, in his book True and False, says that actors are obligated to having a supple, lithe body, able to perform any task. With that in mind, a few months ago, I purchased a stability ball. Just inflating the thing was comical enough, but last night I decided to use it. In my defense, [...]
Movie Hero of the Week!* – Richard Dreyfuss
Posted in Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, tagged Movie Hero of the Week on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love Richard Dreyfuss. As an actor, I think he’s really really good. And he fills a certain niche: The Spaz. Being a Spaz myself, I appreciate it when we are represented accurately. My friends, generally speaking, have never quite been able to understand my love for Richard Dreyfuss. It’s not movie-heartthrob love. It’s nerdy [...]
Judith Lynn: A Story of the Sea opens this weekend!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Approval
Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have a friend with whom I’ve shared many years of experiences, both high and low under the large umbrella that is Friendship. One of the most significant memories I have of the two of us (which is probably incredibly insignificant to him) occurred one bright shiny autumn morning in 2000. We were in a [...]
Movie Hero of the Week!* – Robert Prosky
Posted in Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, tagged Movie Hero of the Week on October 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I had a lot of boy friends in college. Not boyfriends. But boy friends. And they…challenged me. I’m sure I also challenged them, but in much subtler ways. Anyhoo, an example of this type of “challenging” occurred one afternoon while I sat in my apartment “studying”. I received a phone call from my friend Patrick [...]
A Plea
Posted in Uncategorized on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m irritated. I’ve been watching the NFL for the past two weekends donning pink wristbands, pink hats, pink fucking everything due to October being Breast Cancer Awareness month. Now, I’m not about to say that we shouldn’t fight breast cancer. We should. Of course. But all of the pink ribbons are misleading. Colon Cancer is [...]
Movie Hero of the Week!* – Sterling Holloway
Posted in Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, tagged Movie Hero of the Week on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A workhorse of the Disney animated feature, Sterling Holloway voiced characters ranging from Ka the snake to Winnie the Pooh to the Cheshire Cat. He’s a voice from my childhood. He was blessed with a voice that can only be described as “cuddly.” There is a moment in The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh wherein [...]
