One fine day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard the noise
And shot and killed those two dead boys.
If you don’t believe this story’s true,
Ask the blind man, he saw it too.
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One fine day…
2009
08.27
08.27
The Man Behind the Myth
2009
08.24
08.24
“Walt Disney: Genius. Period.”
This documentary, Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (produced by Walt Disney’s grandson and narrated by Dick Van Dyke) was riveting. Disney was a truly extraordinary man and a gifted visionary. He basically revolutionized the entertainment industry, especially when it came to animated films – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first feature-length animated film in the US. He risked everything to get that movie made, and there was a big chance it would fail. (more…)
Little Stalker
2009
08.22
08.22
Brilliant.
I read the whole thing in one day; Jennifer Belle’s novel ‘Little Stalker’ is utterly hilarious and bitingly poignant at the same time. It’s about a 33-year-old single woman, Rebekah, a novelist who hasn’t written anything in ten years. She’s obsessed with has-been filmmaker Arthur Weeman, and by writing him letters (from her thirteen-year-old self) she comes to terms with her traumatic youth.
Belle is the author of two other books (both of which I own) ‘High Maintenance’ and ‘Going Down.’ Her style is gritty, sort of ironic and dark and edgy and she totally captures the essence of New York City. No matter how many times I read her books – and I’ve read them A LOT – I always find myself completely hooked.
Frank Capra’s ‘Meet John Doe’
2009
08.21
08.21
In Frank Capra’s 1941 film Meet John Doe, the character of Ann Mitchell, played by Barbara Stanwyck, follows a clearly defined character arc. Within the first few minutes of the film, she is fired from her job at a newspaper, “The New Bulletin,” despite her desperate attempts to keep it. The sole supporter of her mother and two sisters, she even offers to work for a reduced salary. Right away, we what the job means to her, and how much she cares about her family. (more…)