Topic: THE CATCHER IN THE WRY (Read 32440 times)

JMK · « **Reply #210 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:17:22 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 12, 2008, 04:05:28 PM

You Know Keir Dullea???

They met when Larry portrayed the monolith in 2001.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #211 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:19:46 PM »

Ways to spend your idle hours:

der Brucer

TPunk · « **Reply #212 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:30:07 PM »

Thanks Cillaliz and JRand.

FJL · « **Reply #213 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:31:02 PM »

The 2008 tax season madness seems to be pretty much over, with a mad rush of returns today. The next three days until April 15 should be relatively calm, I hope.

bk · « **Reply #214 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:31:44 PM »

If I withdraw the offer of my salary, we'll have just piano, and that is REALLY not acceptable. So, we're in a quandary and it is now clear to me why they've been dragging their feet in hiring the band. I've told them they must have the bass and drums by Tuesday, and we'll go from there.

bk · « **Reply #215 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:33:20 PM »

Orders have slowed up, of course, but are still trickling in, which is good. If the damn Sondheim Review people would simply send the e-mail, we'd probably sell out instantly. If we sell out before the magazine comes out with its review, I can't imagine any of its subscribers would be happy that they could have had knowledge of this and didn't. In fact, I'd say they'd lose subscribers over it.

bk · « **Reply #216 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:37:42 PM »

Watched a DVD entitled The 11th Hour, a documentary about how screwed the planet is - guess who the major villain of the piece is?

bk · « **Reply #217 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:37:58 PM »

If you can't guess, just go get gas tomorrow.

bk · « **Reply #218 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:38:20 PM »

Welcome ten GUESTS.

bk · « **Reply #219 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:38:49 PM »

After rehearsal, a few of us went across the street to the Knowlwood Cafe - excellently excellent.

bk · « **Reply #220 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:39:13 PM »

I had a Philly cheese and fries and that's all I'm eatin' today.

FJL · « **Reply #221 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:39:18 PM »

BK - Are there really no emails where the size of the band, and the reason you were donating back your salary, were discussed?

Jrand73 · « **Reply #222 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:42:14 PM »

Shocking news about the band.

DR CILLA LIZ - I don't know nothin' bout no smart people, fer shur.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #223 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:43:47 PM »

I am working on the theatre website (I like the new software I am using, but it is still touch and go so to speak, the results are variable, but at least the news is THERE!).

I am watching a Stanley Cup Playoff game.....the Stanley Cup presented by and named for one of my English cousins, the Earl of Derby.

TCB · « **Reply #224 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:50:54 PM »

Quote from: George on April 12, 2008, 04:10:04 PM

A Very Happy Birthday to TCB's Angel!

Thanks, George, Angel and I appreciate that.

TCB · « **Reply #225 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:52:25 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on April 12, 2008, 04:17:50 PM

Not well.

Does he call you Lar?

TCB · « **Reply #226 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:55:07 PM »

Quote from: JMK on April 12, 2008, 05:17:22 PM

They met when Larry portrayed the monolith in 2001.

And you were the orbiting space station?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #227 on:** April 12, 2008, 05:59:49 PM »

Good Evening!

As DR elmore already mentioned, we both thought "Run Fatboy Run" to be quite a charming movie. It's not a spoof/tribute like "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz" were, but it is very much in the vein of the classic "the underdog becomes an over-dog" movies.

*And it was nice to see that Hank Azaria has been working out lately.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #228 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:01:52 PM »

Oh... And I'm wondering if the slap-fight between Simon Pegg's character and his buddy was a sort of nod to "Friends"... since the movie was directed by David Schwimmer.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #229 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:04:43 PM »

DP Colin and I enjoyed "Run Fat Boy Run".

Recommended - "Spaced" Simon Pegg's TV show - (Now about to have a USA version). It is off the wall funny and has some wonderful references to so many films and TV shows etc. The episode that is a tribute to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was a delight.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #230 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:04:47 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on April 12, 2008, 01:24:18 PM

Next, I watched THE RED BALLOON. It's only 34 minutes long, but it's a completely charming, whimsical little French trifle. It's obviously packaged by Criterion, but they're not taking credit for it. It's released under the Janus Film label. Gorgeous Technicolor transfer in Academy ratio. Oddly, the trailer is in anamorphic widescreen showing that the film could have been soft matted and anamorphically enhanced for a widescreen DVD release. I'm not sure which I would have preferred. I suspect if it had been anamorphic, there wouldn't have been that slight bit of line twitter when the child would pass by certain wrought iron fences. Most of the line structures on steps, bricks, etc. are solid as can be.

Amazingly, this won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay of 1956 (over such weightier contenders as LA STRADA, THE BOLD AND THE BRAVE, and THE LADYKILLERS).

Oh, "The Red Balloon" (ou "Le Ballon Rouge")! When I was in grade school, we would watch that every year. I will definitely be purchasing a copy for myself when it gets released at the end of the month.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #231 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:05:14 PM »

Quote from: bk on April 12, 2008, 05:31:44 PM

If I withdraw the offer of my salary, we'll have just piano, and that is REALLY not acceptable.

Oh, I'm sure if you just add an Accordian/Harmonica player Elmore could craft some imaginative orchestrations; or -

Use pre-recorded music - Susan Stroman did it!

Have the cast play their own damn instruments - Doyle did it!

And if you have the cast just hum instead of sing, you can cut down on rehearsal time - Puccini did it!

der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #232 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:06:43 PM »

Quote from: George on April 12, 2008, 03:39:48 PM

PAGE SEVEN DANCE!!

...I still remember seeing "Seven" the day after I had just seen "The Usual Suspects". I had no idea there would be a sort of overlap between the movies. It sort of creeped me out.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #233 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:07:46 PM »

Quote from: George on April 12, 2008, 04:11:08 PM

Well, I'm at work, but I'm not really working, so I'm going to leave (and adjust my timesheet appropriately). In about an hour and a half, I need to be at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts to work concessions for Fansipan - A piano concert with Dang Thai Son. Here's Dang Thai Son's bio:

Dang Thai Son was the first Asian to be awarded the First Prize and Gold Medal at the 10th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland. Since then, his career has spanned over forty countries. He has performed with an exhaustive list of world-class orchestras at many prestigious venues. Dang Thai Son is frequently invited to give master classes around the world and has sat as member of the jury on prominent piano competitions.

Should be a good concert (if instrumental music didn't usually bore me )

Hmm... Well, after looking at his program, I'm pretty sure I would enjoy it. At least not bore me.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #234 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:09:33 PM »

My memory of "The Red Balloon" is that it was shown here as the support feature for "Giselle" (The Bolshoi Ballet?).

I would have been your typical 12 year old at the time. NOT

TCB · « **Reply #235 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:09:38 PM »

I just spent an interesting(?) hour or two browsing some of the contents of ebay. Mostly I was looking thru the Broadway and celebrity autograph sections. There used to be one of their ebay speciality shops called Broadway, but I'll be damned if I can figure out how to get to it now.

I was amazed at some of the crap that they are currently selling. I did find Paris Hilton's napkin from Prague with an opening bid of $10.00. There was a whole slew of Playbills going for up to $5.00 a piece for shows that are still running and not even autographed. One individual had listings for, I think, eight posters for different musicals signed by the cast, with each one selling for a starting bid of $35.00. That sounded okay until you read the description and found out that they were signed by the cast of the touring company that happened to come thru Tennessee. Not that there is anything wrong with a touring company, but $35.00 for a group of signatures of people whose signatures you can't even read or recognize?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #236 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:10:02 PM »

Quote from: bk on April 12, 2008, 05:33:20 PM

Orders have slowed up, of course, but are still trickling in, which is good. If the damn Sondheim Review people would simply send the e-mail, we'd probably sell out instantly. If we sell out before the magazine comes out with its review, I can't imagine any of its subscribers would be happy that they could have had knowledge of this and didn't. In fact, I'd say they'd lose subscribers over it.

bk - The press release was already posted on the Sondheim listserv - and could probably be posted there again. Most, if not all, of the listserv members are subscribers to "The Sondheim Review", and I'm sure the word is getting around.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #237 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:15:46 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on April 12, 2008, 06:07:46 PM

Hmm... Well, after looking at his program, I'm pretty sure I would enjoy it. At least not bore me.

Isn't it difficult for a pianist without a vocalist to carry the load?

der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #238 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:18:52 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 12, 2008, 06:15:46 PM

Isn't it difficult for a pianist without a vocalist to carry the load?

der Brucer

Nah. That's why a lot of pianists hum along while the play.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #239 on:** April 12, 2008, 06:19:08 PM »

Quote from: JRand57 on April 12, 2008, 05:42:14 PM

Shocking news about the band.

DR CILLA LIZ - I don't know nothin' bout no smart people, fer shur.

Here's the website http://www.smartpeople-themovie.com/

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