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Saw Slap Shot in college and re-watched it recently. Many more serious elements, fewer comic elements than I remember.
Game Show Network ran two old episodes of What's My Line over the weekend -- one with Newman alone, the other with Newman and Joanne Woodward. A very entertaining show in its low-key way.
And TCM is running an all-day tribute to Newman next Sunday. I've set up the Tivo for Exodus and Sweet Bird of Youth.
In case you were wondering, though, which I know you all weren't, Slap Shot II is excruciating even when you fast forward through all but the CKR scenes. (Which does at least take it down to about 20 minutes.)
Finally read this week's EW with the Newman tribute. I usually think they give short shrift to the greats and are just not very good with that sort of thing, but this was very well done. Although no mention of the hamburger line, which I've always loved him for.
More on the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland film. [link]
*blinks at article above*
Since when is there a White Queen in Alice in Wonderland? She's a Through the Looking Glass character! And she wants Alice to slay a Bandersnatch? Like, the one from The Jabberwocky?
Between this and the images showing Alice on what appears to be a pirate ship, I am not feeling too comfortable about this movie.
Were those characters in the original Disney film?
No - just the Queen of Hearts.
I've joined the crack team of bloggers at The Screengrab, which is Nerve.com's movie page. My first post is up now. It ain't much, but it's a start. Warning: Nerve.com is primarily a purveyor of the prurient, so your job may be less than thrilled about you clicking on that page. Mine doesn't seem to care.
No - just the Queen of Hearts.
OK, no excuse then.
