Don't Look Now

An Offalyman in the Deep South, blessed with great people around me, and constantly endeavouring to discover meaning and truth... computer scientist, tennis player, naive drummer, cook, and a bunch of other unexceptional stuff...
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An Offalyman in the Deep South, blessed with great people around me, and constantly endeavouring to discover meaning and truth... computer scientist, tennis player, naive drummer, cook, and a bunch of other unexceptional stuff...
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Jaws hit the big screen half a century ago. It subsequently became the pioneer of the “summer blockbuster” in the US, and pretty much an instant global sensation. To celebrate the 50-year anniversary of this phenomenon, special screenings are being p...

So, it’s back at the beginning of this year and I’m randomly searching the wonderful wild Web to see if any of my favourite “old-timers” are playing live in concert in the upcoming year. I stumble on to some site in England: UNDERWORLD WILL BE LIVE I...

Copycatting is a huge part of who we are. It begins at a very early age as we begin to develop our skills of communication, and behaviour, and so on. And, we've seen how it can take over in various areas of popular culture, from mindless TikTok reels...

Recently, I spent 3 days in a little oasis, just north of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana (New Orleans is south of the lake, but, could have been a million miles away, rather than the literal forty). The Carmelite Spirituality Center was the host venue...

The great Donald Sutherland (88) passed earlier today, RIP.
This fine Canadian actor was something of a rare breed. You were never quite sure what you were going to get when he appeared on screen. His character portrayals were rarely straightforward, and always interesting and engaging... sometimes charming, sometimes menacing. His presence on set surely elevated the collective performances of the entire cast, whether it be in his earlier days in M*A*S*H (the movie, 1970), or later on in The Hunger Games series.
His performance in Don't Look Now (1973) with Julie Christie is a standout for me - the raw intensity is spellbinding, and makes for a devastatingly unsettling experience, both while watching the show and thereafter...
"For me, working with these great guys was like falling in love. I was their lover, their beloved." [speaking of Fellini, Altman, Bertolucci, and the like]
"Film acting is about the surrender of will to the director."
"Working for Fellini was the best experience of my life. For an actor, there is no one like him. More than anyone else in the world, you submit to Fellini. He is the master, and you go to serve."