A long weekend and I’m still tired. Guests on the horizon–four adults, two children, and a pair of eight-month old twins–and I haven’t yet mowed the lawn, cleaned the house, or etc. Had the movies I sat through this weekend warranted discussion, you’d have a pair of reviews. However, they stank, so I’ll spare you the titles, and the details.
What I have for you is a few links to other sites that have actually done their work lately:
WellesNet, the Orson Welles web resource. Frankly, the guy who runs this amazes me–how he manages to post something new about the big boy (my favorite filmmaker in case you hadn’t guessed) nearly every day is baffling. Yet he does. Today’s entry is OW’s wonderful speech for receiving the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The guy was eloquent, you have to admit.
From one of my addictions, the New York Times Obits: Paul Gleason (Paul Xavier Gleason, to be exact) died, famed for playing Principal Richard Vernon in The Breakfast Club; as did Ted Berkman, who wrote Ronald Reagan’s fabulous Bedtime for Bonzo.
In July I’ll be reviewing two of Preston Sturges’ great films, Sullivan’s Travels and The Lady Eve, which the Walker will screen in Loring Park this July. Check out the Sturges website in the mean time.
That’s all for today. Over and out.
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