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And Nutty put her finger on a lot of Ludlum's appeal. Most of his lead characters are fairly normal people roped into very dangerous spy situations. And they end up doing things that, at the beginning, they never dreamed they'd do.
Satisfactory literary cotton candy.
I haven't seen the movies, so I can't comment. May I cast a vote for Our Man in Havana instead?
May I cast a vote for Our Man in Havana instead?
Having read the book, I don't know if I could watch the movie. Severe read-from-the-hall for me.
Alec Guinness (as the lead), Ernie Kovacs (as the police officer), and Burl Ives (as the doctor) are magnificently cast. And I found the movie very droll in the British way. But I can agree that it isn't everyone's cup of tea. And the luncheon scene is decidedly watch-from-the-hall stuff.
Severe read-from-the-hall for me.
I'm heading in that direction on Two for the Seesaw. Two people with too many issues to belong in a relationship get together and drive each other crazy. And not in the comedy way.
Alec Guinness (as the lead), Ernie Kovacs (as the police officer), and Burl Ives (as the doctor) are magnificently cast. And I found the movie very droll in the British way. But I can agree that it isn't everyone's cup of tea. And the luncheon scene is decidedly watch-from-the-hall stuff.
And directed by Carol Reed of THE THIRD MAN, though it's nowhere near as stylish. Probably his last really good movie (though I am fond of OLIVER).
though it's nowhere near as stylish
Both (actually, so does Oliver!) create very clear settings. Maybe it's that postwar Vienna had more style than pre-Castro Havana. Or the limitations of filming in newly-Castro Havana.
Both (actually, so does Oliver!) create very clear settings. Maybe it's that postwar Vienna had more style than pre-Castro Havana.
I'm thinking more of the way Reed filmed the setting more than the setting itself - all those tilted angles and expressionist lighting (and the zither music). I agree that all three really grounded the stories in their respective settings. Definitely a Reed trait (see also ODD MAN OUT and THE FALLEN IDOL).
Am I gonna like "Big Night"? It sounded good, even if I picked it trying to see what else Allison Janney has been in.(not that C.J. isn't enough, mind you)
Yes, Erica, you will. Great characters all over the place and a cool them about art v. commerce and dreams v. reality.
Yes, Erica, you will. Great characters all over the place and a cool them about art v. commerce and dreams v. reality.
Also, it's food porn of the highest caliber (and real chefs love it).
it's food porn of the highest caliber
Oh my yes. You can almost taste the food on the screen.