posted by Henry Basenji at
11/28/2005 03:57:00 PM
Missed the KCRW broadcast--I will try to find a digital archive of the Man in Black radio program. Over the long weekend, I did get the chance to hang out briefly with both Lee Lerner and Ms. Martin over the break. Guinness was consumed, legal research was conducted, and marvelling at Mrs. Lerner's salt-and-pepper shaker collection occurred.
Speaking of legal research, and the responsibility-dodging safety of the passive voice, concerns have been raised that Jim Stanek may be attempting to elide an unsavory familial connection.
I will come out and ask... Jim, is
this author a relation?
Regardless, I'd like to ask the
Inflictor to investigate this matter to see if there is an infraction-by-association to be cited here. Liz?
posted by Andrew Hazlett at
11/28/2005 03:31:00 PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
I too was wary of "Walk the Line," but Big Jim's email pushed me to go see the flick right away. It was excellent. I was very impressed by Wah-keen Phoenix as well as Reese Witherspoon--though she seemed
too skinny. I got goosebumps from the first moments as the camera moves in on Folsom Prison with an ominous thumping bass in the distance. This was a movie for the Cranky Canon, no doubt.
Makes me wonder... What are some other movies that are candidates for the Cranky Canon? One that leaps to mind is "The Right Stuff," particularly for the scenes in Pancho's Happy Bottom Riding Club. What are some other films that, in whole or part, represent Cranky values?
