What I loved about Dennehy's performance in SILVERADO was I remember just wishing he and Kevin Kline would run the town together as buddies. I liked him so damn much upon meeting him in that film and remember being crushed that he was going to be our bad guy.
Also, I always had tremendous difficulties rooting for Scott Glenn because my first exposure to him was URBAN COWBOY and he plays about the worst kind of prick you can play in that movie so goddamn convincingly. It's funny how your first exposure to an actor clouds you for a long time. I didn't begin to let up on Glenn until SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
Which brings me back to how awesome Dennehy was. I remember him in FIRST BLOOD and for all intents and purposes he's the bad buy, but there was something about him you just loved. When SILVERADO came along (and I love that fucking score to death) it was interesting how I was ready to forgive him while I could never forgive Scott Glenn for beating up Sissy & taking her from Bud.
Dennehy's DEATH OF A SALESMAN on Broadway was brutal. I'm going to be honest, it made DustinHoffman's look cartoonish in comparison as did Phillip Seymour Hoffman's which I was fortunate enough to see as well. Such a crime most people's exposure to play the first time in school is via Dustin's performance. And I love Dustin Hoffman, but man was he chewing up the scenery in that take.
Even when the world is going to shit, a win is a win, savor it, enjoy it, and since you already have doubts about if you MAY BE ALLOWED TO enjoy it, you likely don't have to worry about it diminishing your caring about others or the world around you.
Dennehy's death broke the camel's back for me, and I convinced my family to watch Silverado for Friday movie night. I used to have this on LD, saw it in the theater in '85, and now want it on 4K (those views!!!). I forgot how much I enjoyed this movie. It should be in my personal top 10. Discovered Kevin Costner and Kevin Kline because of this film. (I still haven't seen The Big Chill, and as a Michigan grad its a mild source of shame...) It's a well-crafted film, with an amazingly deep cast.
It is perfectly fine to feel happy. Feel how you feel. Happy, sad, whatever it is. Let the good emotions wash over you like a wave, and control the bad feelings so they don't control you. It's all we can do.
As someone who just got DC Universe, I dived head-first into some old runs of books I started reading in High School. I'm telling you Drew, Chuck Dixon's Nightwing starting in 1996 is excellent. Dick Grayson, as a second generation superhero, makes for a fantastic protagonist. Blüdhaven is like Newark to Gotham's New York. More corrupt. More deadly. Real crime, less super villains. The book is noir-ish, and you can tell Dixon is a Seinfeld fan because there's some great in-jokes in the art, like the names of movies on a marquee (Death Blow, Cry Cry Again). Dixon also wrote on the first 100 issues of the Tim Drake Robin series in the 90's, and it's also a great book.
The New 52 took these great characters and these great stories, and threw them away. It was a failed experiment that screwed-up DC for a long time. At least now I can go back and read when the books were still great.
In gaming news, this week I ran through South Park: The Stick of Truth playing as the one class I never played in any of my previous times: Fighter. It was a ton of fun, and I've gotten almost all of the achievements for this game (I've never gotten 100% on any game, but I'm close enough I may play through it again soon!) but I got the final two secret achievements: Beat Kenny with the David Hasselhoff Face and with Dire AIDS. This is seriously one of my all-time favorite games. It's like you get to play an honest to God South Park episode or movie. It's amazing!
That sucks so hard to hear about Scott's dad. I was just relistening to 80s ALL OVER once again today. And although I don't have a Twitter anymore to console him, I hope he and his family will eventually heal on their own time, as I hope we all will.
And don't feel ashamed about having good days, Drew. This is gonna be a long and hard haul, so you need to keep experiencing joy and lightness whenever you can to make it bearable. But I empathize with you, it can be hard not to shame yourself for happiness these days.
Man, I thought I was the only person who knew about "Superman Smashes the Klan", which I read in its three-issue form. That story was amazing, and it's absolutely kid-friendly too.
Devs has been a real pleasure for me these past several weeks. I’ve even enjoyed watching it episodically, like the old days. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. Same with Tales From the Loop, which I’m still moving through slowly... have been making a special effort of late to pick just a couple of tv shows at a time and watching them more traditionally. Maybe it’s just because I’m old, but it seems to scratch some itch I didn’t even know I needed scratched.
I also read that PlayStation is giving away copies of both Journey and The Nathan Drake Collection to any PS owner as part of their COVID initiative, and I can’t recommend those games enough.
Yes, it is fine to feel happy, at this time. It's just important not to let it cloud us from the sadness other people might be feeling right now- I would not expect that to be the case with you.
Reading Scott's updates about losing his father were heartbreaking, and much love to him, if he reads this. It reminded me of losing my own father in 2013- he had dealt with heart issues for a year and a half, and when he went into the hospital that last time, nothing they tried was able to help. He was not conscious. But at least I was able to say goodbye, and have the sense of community COVID-19 is depriving Scott of right now. My thoughts are with him and his family.
I watched "Bacurau" in support of Atlanta's Plaza Theatre, and it was such a fun, crazy film to watch. (I had already watched "Corpus Christi," which I loved, and "Beanpole" as critics screeners; both of those have been available, as well.) They just added "Mephisto" to their virtual screening room, and I will make sure to watch "The Wild Goose Lake," as well.
In regards to listing Simon and Garfunkel The Concert in Central Park as a movie, would you say that all filmed concerts are movies? Not arguing, just curious about the word choice.
I saw THIS IS IT in the theater on opening day, right amidst the hype of coming off his death and long before the recent controversies, so I saw it under the best possible circumstances and really loved it. I tried watching it again on DVD shortly after and I think I'd agree that it suffers a bit watching it at home.
What I loved about Dennehy's performance in SILVERADO was I remember just wishing he and Kevin Kline would run the town together as buddies. I liked him so damn much upon meeting him in that film and remember being crushed that he was going to be our bad guy.
Also, I always had tremendous difficulties rooting for Scott Glenn because my first exposure to him was URBAN COWBOY and he plays about the worst kind of prick you can play in that movie so goddamn convincingly. It's funny how your first exposure to an actor clouds you for a long time. I didn't begin to let up on Glenn until SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
Which brings me back to how awesome Dennehy was. I remember him in FIRST BLOOD and for all intents and purposes he's the bad buy, but there was something about him you just loved. When SILVERADO came along (and I love that fucking score to death) it was interesting how I was ready to forgive him while I could never forgive Scott Glenn for beating up Sissy & taking her from Bud.
Dennehy's DEATH OF A SALESMAN on Broadway was brutal. I'm going to be honest, it made DustinHoffman's look cartoonish in comparison as did Phillip Seymour Hoffman's which I was fortunate enough to see as well. Such a crime most people's exposure to play the first time in school is via Dustin's performance. And I love Dustin Hoffman, but man was he chewing up the scenery in that take.
My first exposure to Scott Glenn was in The Right Stuff as Alan Shepard, so I didn't have your Urban Cowboy problem. :)
Even when the world is going to shit, a win is a win, savor it, enjoy it, and since you already have doubts about if you MAY BE ALLOWED TO enjoy it, you likely don't have to worry about it diminishing your caring about others or the world around you.
Dennehy's death broke the camel's back for me, and I convinced my family to watch Silverado for Friday movie night. I used to have this on LD, saw it in the theater in '85, and now want it on 4K (those views!!!). I forgot how much I enjoyed this movie. It should be in my personal top 10. Discovered Kevin Costner and Kevin Kline because of this film. (I still haven't seen The Big Chill, and as a Michigan grad its a mild source of shame...) It's a well-crafted film, with an amazingly deep cast.
I didn't follow 80s all over, so I didn't know where you stopped, but it seems you didn't make it to the summer of 1985. Shoot.
Speaking of that, my condolences t Scott W about his father.
It is perfectly fine to feel happy. Feel how you feel. Happy, sad, whatever it is. Let the good emotions wash over you like a wave, and control the bad feelings so they don't control you. It's all we can do.
As someone who just got DC Universe, I dived head-first into some old runs of books I started reading in High School. I'm telling you Drew, Chuck Dixon's Nightwing starting in 1996 is excellent. Dick Grayson, as a second generation superhero, makes for a fantastic protagonist. Blüdhaven is like Newark to Gotham's New York. More corrupt. More deadly. Real crime, less super villains. The book is noir-ish, and you can tell Dixon is a Seinfeld fan because there's some great in-jokes in the art, like the names of movies on a marquee (Death Blow, Cry Cry Again). Dixon also wrote on the first 100 issues of the Tim Drake Robin series in the 90's, and it's also a great book.
The New 52 took these great characters and these great stories, and threw them away. It was a failed experiment that screwed-up DC for a long time. At least now I can go back and read when the books were still great.
In gaming news, this week I ran through South Park: The Stick of Truth playing as the one class I never played in any of my previous times: Fighter. It was a ton of fun, and I've gotten almost all of the achievements for this game (I've never gotten 100% on any game, but I'm close enough I may play through it again soon!) but I got the final two secret achievements: Beat Kenny with the David Hasselhoff Face and with Dire AIDS. This is seriously one of my all-time favorite games. It's like you get to play an honest to God South Park episode or movie. It's amazing!
That sucks so hard to hear about Scott's dad. I was just relistening to 80s ALL OVER once again today. And although I don't have a Twitter anymore to console him, I hope he and his family will eventually heal on their own time, as I hope we all will.
And don't feel ashamed about having good days, Drew. This is gonna be a long and hard haul, so you need to keep experiencing joy and lightness whenever you can to make it bearable. But I empathize with you, it can be hard not to shame yourself for happiness these days.
Yeah, not having Twitter anymore was frustrating upon learning about Scott's dad. I know a lot of folks are out there consoling him though.
Man, I thought I was the only person who knew about "Superman Smashes the Klan", which I read in its three-issue form. That story was amazing, and it's absolutely kid-friendly too.
Devs has been a real pleasure for me these past several weeks. I’ve even enjoyed watching it episodically, like the old days. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. Same with Tales From the Loop, which I’m still moving through slowly... have been making a special effort of late to pick just a couple of tv shows at a time and watching them more traditionally. Maybe it’s just because I’m old, but it seems to scratch some itch I didn’t even know I needed scratched.
I also read that PlayStation is giving away copies of both Journey and The Nathan Drake Collection to any PS owner as part of their COVID initiative, and I can’t recommend those games enough.
Yes, it is fine to feel happy, at this time. It's just important not to let it cloud us from the sadness other people might be feeling right now- I would not expect that to be the case with you.
Reading Scott's updates about losing his father were heartbreaking, and much love to him, if he reads this. It reminded me of losing my own father in 2013- he had dealt with heart issues for a year and a half, and when he went into the hospital that last time, nothing they tried was able to help. He was not conscious. But at least I was able to say goodbye, and have the sense of community COVID-19 is depriving Scott of right now. My thoughts are with him and his family.
I watched "Bacurau" in support of Atlanta's Plaza Theatre, and it was such a fun, crazy film to watch. (I had already watched "Corpus Christi," which I loved, and "Beanpole" as critics screeners; both of those have been available, as well.) They just added "Mephisto" to their virtual screening room, and I will make sure to watch "The Wild Goose Lake," as well.
In regards to listing Simon and Garfunkel The Concert in Central Park as a movie, would you say that all filmed concerts are movies? Not arguing, just curious about the word choice.
I guess I didn't think about it. I have it sorted into the movies section in my Plex, and that's the main reason I listed it that way.
That's cool. I was hoping for a nuanced explanation, but "that's where it was" works just fine. Thanks for replying.
No worries. I hope that didn't come across as glib. I honestly didn't consider the place I put it until you asked.
I think I just think of them as documentaries or movies because of the length, even though very few of them actually play theaters.
It's a very fair question.
I recall the tough time you had with "Michael Jackson's This Is It" over how it should be seen.
I saw THIS IS IT in the theater on opening day, right amidst the hype of coming off his death and long before the recent controversies, so I saw it under the best possible circumstances and really loved it. I tried watching it again on DVD shortly after and I think I'd agree that it suffers a bit watching it at home.
Maybe all filmed concerts are documentaries?
You could make the case that you are documenting a live event. That's the broadest definition of a documentary I can imagine.