I will watch The Untouchables every single time it's on, for that reason alone.
I love The Untouchables! For the pretty that is Andy Garcia, the fun that is Charles Martin Smith, and the awesomeness that is Sean Connery. NSM for Kevin Costner--just about anyone could have played Ness at the same level if not better than he did.
He really blew the delivery of the big speech to the judge at the end of the film, when he says (IIRC), "I have become what I have beheld, and I am content to have done so." That was a key statement for Elliot Ness, and he buried it in the midst of the rest of the monologue.
Gotcha. It was in 2003, I think. Quite a while ago! When she and Mark first moved out from Massachusetts.
Then I definitely wasn't there! I moved here in 2006. And aha, I met Keckler on February 18, 2007. I have not seen her since, sadly.
There's a line that Robin Williams had in Dead Again that has always stuck with me. When he notices Branaugh chewing on his pen, he grills him about being a smoker. When Branaugh says he's quit, Williams responds to the effect of "No you haven't. Look, you're either a smoker or you're not. Pick one and be that."
That always stuck with me, too. It actually helped me quit smoking for awhile (4 years) because in my brain I decided I was a smoker who didn't need to smoke. And actually, I find my one cigarette a day now (with a glass of wine) to be very enjoyable-- much more so than smoking a lot.
I just watched
Dreams With Sharp Teeth.
It's quite fun. It's more about Ellison as a person than his work, which is fine since the work speaks for itself. One of the extras is footage of the premiere screening, and afterward Ellison says something like "That's about as close as you'll come to what it's like to hang out with me for a couple of hours."
Oh, and the other extra is an extended recording of Ellison & Neil Gaiman chatting over pizza. During which Ellison makes fun of Gaiman's "costume." Though Gaiman spoils the punchline to a terrible joke Ellison's telling, so it balances out.
When I first saw
The Untouchables
and set mine eyes upon Andy Garcia, my pre-teen self went
"WANT".
His aquiline nose, his deep dreamy eyes, his mysterious voice, and hair I want to run my hands through.
Excuse me...
It's more about Ellison as a person than his work
So I'll dislike him even more?
I would suppose so. While the movie itself isn't overtly critical, it's upfront about how much there is to dislike about him. Much as he is.
Oh, Charlie Martin Smith! In The Untouchables. And oh! Starman! My favorite of his though was Never Cry Wolf, though there's Farley Mowat to thank for the source material. Still--CMS!
Starman! There's a soundtrack I need to find.
