Sunday, January 15, 2012

It's Love in Bloom

Alot of things are going to come up in the future. I will be having an interview with the SwingSwinger! Don't know who he is? Then you'll have to tune in. I'll be encouraging all my friends to so that this guy's name is spread just a little farther than it was before. What am I talking about? It's a huge spread! Since he is in the U.K and all my adoring friends are right here in the U.S of A. More delightful interviews later. More movies to gush about? More things to promote?
Nah. Just maybe tell my sister to watch more Looney Tunes. I just realized how much the new generations are depraved children, my sister did not know who Marvin the Martian was. She did not know about Pepe le Pew, Pussyfoot, or Foghorn Leghorn. Thank goodness she knew Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Tweety or I would have had to hurt her.
Oh wait. I do have a thing to promote. You may have guessed that I am a bit of a classic film buff/lover of good media in general (although I'm not much into the action or horror story ones even if they are classic). So I gave the National Film Registry a looking over, and I think that you should to. Whoever you is if you still are reading this. They let the people vote for movies they think are notable in American culture or influential points of film. I promoted Mary Poppins and Anchors Aweigh I believe. Oh, as well as Grease. Just a few notable films that are personal favorites that I was surprised were not already included.

So for my MAIN point. I just got done with my yearly read of Eight Cousins, I am now moving on to Rose in Bloom. To anyone out there who likes Louisa May Alcott. Read this book. If you are in film, do this book. I would if I had the money to pay actors or even get people with enough time to kill to put this together. For me  it would be fun, for others-not so much.
A fake trailer would even be nice. But do my a favor huh? If you rip off this idea, please I would like to see your creative genius. This truly would be a pleasure to work on if I was in the film making business. It's enough to get my creative juices flowing. Who would I send this to though? I would do it for sheer pleasure but not many share this passion. However this book, is a work of art if it were to be applied to film. You would have to know what to do with it. You would have to keep it almost truly aligned with the book. Adjusting by taking out minor events depending on what your focus is on but as of what I have seen in theaters failing, or at least aesthetically, I would recommend the focus not be on childish incidents like the scene of getting her ears pierced. I recommend a focus on male and female contact, hints, and relationships between people. The childish incidents like that may prove some lesson but I believe if made into a movie should be removed because it serves very little in the plot. It is a representation but need not be shown, but when transferred to film, needs to be implied that said event happened but trivial time not wasted on this method. As you can see, I have given it a great deal of thought and boy....I will get part of a trailer out so you can see what I mean but oh this is going to be a dandy! I'm working on not showing faces or costumes so that  my trailer will be easier to make because not many boys will be willing to help with this task. AH! Now I want a film degree! I change my mind every week. God show me a path please before I carry myself away like Charlie, a jack of all trades but useful at none.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Daddy Long Legs

You gotta love Fred Astaire.
This is a STAR studded cast. Not in the leading man sort of way or leading lady but the sidekicks are AWESOME.
In this cast there are (I found at least) 2 Harry Morton's from the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
There is Buster Keaton and Fred Clark.
Then there is Thelma Ritter...she is in awesome movies like Move Over, Darling and Pillow Talk.
Sassy spunky and oldish...the original Betty White.
Fred Astaire requested Leslie Caron for the role.
It's a story of true hope.
Johnny Mercer sings the opening number.
Fred astaire is a dancing wealthy benefactor saving economic crisis but is quite a hispter jiver.
Fred Astaire's wife died during the middle of this movie which is why you can sometimes tell he is red eyed from crying in his trailer. That is one instance when I think the trailer is necessary for stars. Give all grieving stars-a trailer so they can cry, I mean even men cry...when someone you love  has died-it's expected.
Leslie Caron- didn't want to be in pictures but gave into her mothers wishes and joined Gene Kelly in An American and Paris and---of course with Fred here.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Going to Get a Pizza PIe

I ended up telling my English teacher friend about this story because it automatically became my favorite. How many long stories that people tell are memorable and hilarious? I mean seriously talk about a story for about 5 minutes and you remember every word almostish. Don't know if I've posted this before. Another fun fact-love the pizza "pie" reference. Love it when they used to call it a pie. Wish more people used it like a pie crust. Love pies. Pizza pies.