42 - Gets the Jackie Robinson story told without sugar-coating it.

The Master - A wonder! Amy Adams is amazing. Supurb performances all around.

I've been curious about A Late Quartet. Will check it out.

steve(thelil) wrote:Weirdly, placebos don't work on psychosomatic symptoms. I've done some double visually impaired experiments to determine this.

You drank some doubles and became visually impaired?

You imbibed and doubled visually?

Blue Jasmine - clever idea, very well executed. Andrew Dice Clay is fantastic. Blanchet is just amazing, especially the fleeting looks she flashes which convey her inner hysteria/mania/lunacy better than the dialogue. Fans of Bobby Cannavale will enjoy his Stanley Kowalski, especially the grocery s...

And no slow dancing!

There should be some overlord persecution once people realize the power the protagonist holds.

Perhaps a level of restriction upon unsuitable sounds.

Lovely romantic shots Ron. You have quite an eye.

Thanks for sharing.

Alan

Wolf Of Wall Street - Very well done. Funny and pathetic.

12 Years A Slave - It felt a little loose to me. Pitt miscast.

Blue Jasmine - Amazing performance and Allen at his finest.

World War Z - Enough with the zombies already.

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Heathen is the greatest compliment. It is when Jimmy, Percy & Tootie would gather to jam.

I wish Steve thought that of me.

On a Larry David non movie note, I've been working through the Seinfeld series. I'm too dim for these things when they first appear. On the movie front I watched Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , my first exposure to Le Carre but for an excerpt in Harper's a while back. What a fascinating take on British ...

steve(thelil) wrote:Although it hasn't been actually confirmed that Geoff Keezer doesn't have a cold.

Fox just reported Geoff Sneezer plays Satan's music.

I get to like Curtis again.

Eliminating collisions at the plate in 2015.

Agreed about Shaun of the dead and zombieland. I saw Cormac McCarthy's the counselor. An irredeemable piece of shit, so bad that it's hard to imagine that at any point during the writing, filming or postproduction, anyone involved thought it was worth the trouble. I just saw McCarthy's 'No Country ...

Scott Dolan wrote:I've actively avoided all things zombie since this bullshit began. It's really annoying.

I feel the same way but two good takes on it are Zombieland and Shaun Of The Dead.

I saw him three times.

I love how he would turn his volume down and strum so the sound heard was acoustic.

That's a Sadowski Jim Hall model at the right of my avatar.

His sound, like droplets in a pond.

It's apparently his back. I hope he can heal and lead a normal life. I saw him Sept. 27 1998 when he gave up a home run in the 9th to Bobby Higgenson to spoil a no hitter.

Roy Halladay signs a one day contract with the Jays and retires.

Best Jays pitcher ever.

Get Low

Robert Duvall
Sissy Spacek
Bill Murray

Excellent.

LennyH wrote:To me, Coltrane made greater, more important music overall but I enjoy listening to Sonny Rollins play the saxophone more.

Wow!

That is succinct.

Another reason Rollins is a hero is his dedication to standards. They are hard and they are right. Modal music I find boring (Coltrane is a rare exception). I imagine Sonny played some modal over the years but he seems to prefer changes.

All hail.
All hale
aw hell.

Interesting. I think Rollins was very competitive in situations like these. His sides with Coleman Hawkins I find a little bizarre, almost as if he wanted to be ultra modern in contrast to Hawks traditional sound. I may be wrong but I don't think Rollins enjoyed playing with Herbie Hancock. Both of ...

Scott Dolan wrote:,........... I'm a very happy boy.

That's all that counts.

May listen to some tenors tomorrow.

Scott Dolan wrote:..........

And yes, I own Tenor Madness and have indeed heard it many times.

But the trading on the song Tenor Madness. I think Sonny cuts Trane.

Scott. I've been thinking about your assessment of Rollins and wonder what other tenors you like? Dexter? Stitt? Mobley? Also, is there a point in his career where Coltrane loses you? For me it's more or less after A Love Supreme. Prior to that his sound is mesmerizing. Have you heard Rollins & ...