Ye Olde Prospector

maxwellgrant — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 04:48:14 GMT

I'm back did youi miss me?

maxwellgrant — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 06:11:43 GMT

Ttfn.

Robots turned human

maxwellgrant — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 07:42:08 GMT

Groot rules.
Leaf library says so

maxwellgrant — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 07:21:15 GMT

Hi therevwinkhregbiphhh

"Like a dog sees the moon"

maxwellgrant — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 06:26:15 GMT

Lucy was excellent.

Only you

maxwellgrant — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:33:13 GMT

I cannot believe a whole month passed without me being on here -
I thought I was posting on here at least monthly.

I am catching up with friends stuff
but if you are reading this -
please refer me to anything you find really of import - put it in comments below.

all good 2 you,
MAX

These 3 Things from Internet Are:

maxwellgrant — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:59:08 GMT

Hello, me little droogies,

This is a
Special holiday edition from me
(as I been oh-so busy and not on here).

Here are three things I have geeked out about online;
I hope you enjoy them, too.

We start with the very funny Chris Dotson’s imitations of David Lynch
(also has anyone noticed Lynch running the bar on
THE CLEVELAND BROWN SHOW).
Of what I’ve seen on of my favorites is “Lynch” with someone
Doing Crispin Glover, fighting over the iphone. Here you go:

http://www.mynameischrisdotson.com/

The zany webisodes of Yacht Rock – if you are a fan of online stuff
and/or 70’s music then
Check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_Rock

The music of Pomplamoose (you may have been annoyed by them on a car commercial)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xycnv87N_BU

I went into the search for them feeling fed up with their holiday songs on TV
And found myself crushing on Nataly Dawn.

Merry Christmas!

TGIF

maxwellgrant — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:21:07 GMT

SO WHAT'S THE
tgif
PLAN - for YOU -

and
WHAT'S THE FRIDAY FIVE gonna be?

Again (he said very happily as the audience was responding - it was like teaching a lesson)

maxwellgrant — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:46:09 GMT

And if my heart's had wings,
I'd be the bird that sings,
I'd fly where love isn't shy
And everyone is willing to try.
And if we had the time,
And time's so hard to find,
I can't believe what you say,
Start sending those shadows away

And if you know who you are,
You are your own superstar,
And only you can shape the movie that you make,
So when the lights disappear;
And only the silence disappears,
And only the silence is near,
Watch yourself; easy does it, easy while you wait.

You may have noticed I am not bothering with many of the movies out

maxwellgrant — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:00:33 GMT

I wouldn't read the whole review
as maybe the WATERSHIP DOWN DONE WITH OWLS film
is worthy - though I agree with the smart young
usher
I overhead earlier "it looks like it is good and bad
at the same time" :)

So I am including this link
just because
I enjoyed the fictitious assumption in the start
about how the studios green-lit
the latest Snyder debacle:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46630
------------------------------------

OH, AND
by the by -

I hope to have
a review
of the film I DID see -
one worthy of Oscar noms, it was.

Do you have a guess what film I saw?

Hint, it is already OUT
of theaters this week.

Because the pics still get the clicks

maxwellgrant — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:07:02 GMT

Rachel has this gift - she looks dumpy in some and great in other films -
I think she is very real.

I recently confuse her with
Marion Cotillard - who is amazing.

More anon, peeps. Get zum zleep.

Like outer space, found some better place

maxwellgrant — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:02:36 GMT

part of why
EBTG

is so great

A Piece Of My Mind

Why does he still go on like she's a baby
Saying that's no kind of language for a lady?
He knows she hates that word, that's why he said it.
He can be childish too and she won't forget it. '

Don't tell me I don't understand,'
He said, 'I know I don't understand.
I understood when you were ten,
But nothing's added up since then.'

He said, 'I'll give you a piece of my mind
And you're not too old to take it.'
Oh, just a piece of my mind

That's him and her mum on honeymoon.
She was born in January and that was in June.
But now her life and his, they just don't mix,
And he don't like her boyfriends or her politics. '

Don't tell me what you think of me,
I know what you think of me.
I understood when you were ten,
But nothing's added up since then.'

He said, 'I'll give you a piece of my mind
And you're not too old to take it.'
Just a piece of my mind

Still he remembers her head
On the pillow of her little bed.
And then all at once she's sixteen
And now she hates him. '

Don't tell me you don't understand,'
She said, 'What is there to understand?
I've grown up since I was a kid
And maybe, Dad, it's time that you did.'

She said, 'I'll give you a piece of my mind
And you're not too old to take it,
Oh, just a a piece of my mind
And not too old
'Cause I'm not your baby,
Not your little girl.'
Not your baby
Not your little girl

There is nowhere on earth I can escape you

maxwellgrant — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:09:27 GMT

Thank you, M.S.
- this really helped me today!
------------------------------
O God, You Search Me
by Bernadette Farrell

1. O God, you search me and you know me.
All my thoughts lie open to your gaze.
When I walk or lie down you are before me:
Ever the maker and keeper of my days.

2. You know my resting and my rising.
You discern my purpose from afar,
And with love everlasting you besiege me:
In ev’ry moment of life or death, you are.

3. Before a word is on my tongue, Lord,
You have known its meaning through and through.
You are with me beyond my understanding:
God of my present, my past and future, too.

4. Although your Spirit is upon me,
Still I search for shelter from your light.
There is nowhere on earth I can escape you:
Even the darkness is radiant in your sight.

5. For you created me and shaped me,
Gave me life within my mother’s womb.
For the wonder of who I am, I praise you:
Safe in your hands, all creation is made new

"I try to discover, a little something to make me sweeter" Erasure; hope to catch up with your lj's:

maxwellgrant — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:37:31 GMT

Charity post: as I can't fully say "I'm back!"
(ala Paul Newman in THE COLOR OF MONEY) but here's some atypical blogesphere geekology
per me) - thanks for all the cards and letters
(my own stuff due to not one but 4 of you out there is on hold as money's tight,
imagine being too tight for postage, whew-oo-oo!)

I hope to catch up with your lj's:
please refer me to fave links
in comments below, and now ...
IT'S ...

I just saw the "TOOTSIE" PARODY rerun via tonight's
FAMILY GUY marathon!

They sang "ROLL STOOLY ROLL!" over a montage of the Griffin child in drag!

I know Seth McFarlane hired Walter Murphy to do the music initially
so I am a
guessin' Murphy did the Bishop Imitation.
Anyone here older than Ye Olde Prospector might recall
Murphy as the mind behind
"A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN" disco hit.

I know that Nathan Fillion (and folks from FIREFLY, CASTLE and
DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-A-LONG BLOG) got to V.I.P.
at a live taping of FG's score many months ago.

Tonight's version sounded a bit like guy did CHEERS parody on
THE SIMPSONS years back.

So
Grazi,
me fellow Zoolandia...

I hope to catch up with your lj's:
please refer me to fave links
in comments below - to quote something
(I can't recall what it's from)
"I been away." (I think it's THE BIG CHILL, but without rewatching it
I can only recall Kline's character saying "I'm dug in.")

Because it's all about the pics, that's what gets the clicks

maxwellgrant — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:14:22 GMT

SDCC: The Big Bang Theory in video and pictures

maxwellgrant — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:03:04 GMT

This must've been fun.
(Check out the impromptu renditon of the theme song by
Bare Naked Ladies in the last pic.)

THE BIG BANG THEORY has moved to Thursdays stateside btw. Any fans? Enjoy!

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2010/07/sdcc-smallville-cast-and-crew.html

Not one drop of my self-worth depends upon your acceptance of me.

maxwellgrant — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:44:13 GMT

I thought you might appreciate the latest bit of news from a prominent acteur:

Dearest intelligent people,

If you've been following the minutia of my life, you'll know that I had a touch of surgery recently to receive a bionic knee. My doctor assures me that I'll dance the Tango again. Though, with this scar, I might not choose to do it in a kilt any time soon.

I've been busying myself with the business of getting better and as part of my healing regime, I spent some time resting and watching the World Cup. If you listen closely, you'll hear something extraordinary. Ssshhhhh. Quiet! …. There it is. Do you hear that unmistakable sound?

No, it's not the vuvuzelas. It's the World Cup song that minion Dean recorded with me and some friends for the 2006 World Cup. When you're done here, you can watch the video and download the song from iTunes. It's a great little pick-me-up. And whatever you do, please, don't mention the war.

Not Too Much Rest For The Wicked

Alimony waits for no man and even in recovery for my knee I went to work. I spent some time filming an episode of the HBO series Entourage. The people there were very kind and accommodating. I'm sure that they had the purest ice from an iceberg in the Canadian arctic flown in especially for my knee. They were simply that thoughtful.

Here's a photo of me getting made up for Entourage, my lovely daughter Camilla standing behind me. She's on Twitter now too ( @millacleese). If you follow her there, please be sure to tell her that I sent you.
After Entourage, it was off to Las Vegas to speak to a crowd of 6,000 Domino Pizza franchisees. As I am lactose and gluten intolerant, I very nearly gave the speech from inside a protective bubble.

Not wanting to be called an utter loon for rolling out onto the stage in a giant hamster ball, I consulted with my hypnotist friend Anthony Cools the night before the event. He placed me under his hypnotic control and planted reinforcing messages about the happy nature of cheese and crust. As you can see, later that evening I was feeling much better about the speech. But, for some reason everytime someone mentions Stephen Fry, I cluck like a chicken.
Jumbly Bits

I was recently reminded that the original Ministry of Silly Walks sketch aired forty years ago this year. Why not commemorate this momentus occasion with one of the fabulously designed t-shirts available in the UK and US World of Cheese shops? I'm certain that wearing one will make you appear very tall and even more intelligent. You will be the envy of all who cast their gaze upon your stlyish new togs.

Remember that film I shot in South Africa? The trailer for Spud the Movie is now available and they say the movie will be in cinemas in November.

I sincerely hope that you are finding time to enjoy yourselves this summer (or, winter for my southern friends). Please do stop by my forum, Twitter or Facebook and tell me what you've been doing this season. I'll make Garry read your notes aloud to me while I eat strawberries, drink wine and lounge in the sun.

Until next time dear friends,

John C. Cleeseberg

aka John Cheese

Ye Olde Prospector fully reccommends adding yourself to his email list. Gorilla!

these words describe Rubber

maxwellgrant — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:11:19 GMT

And I got to get to see
Rubber,
and we're talkin' real soon:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45742

"What'd you think?" The boy answered, "I hated it." When we asked why: "I wanted it to be fun...'

maxwellgrant — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:59:25 GMT

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME going to see THE LAST AIRBENDER...

You really don't hear me say that many a film - do you?

--------------------------

And let me start out by saying that maxwellgrant did not pay a dime
to see this THE LAST AIRBENDER IN 3D - Thank God!

And that
M. Night has entered Mystery Science Theater 3000 country officially
with this.

I did not bother to take notes during this film - but you may recall
I still haven't fully posted the notes I have for
the animated 9 from last year
(that film showed so much promise -
I wound up writing more pages for a bad film
than I would for a good one).
I could probably do such for AIRBENDER
but it would be much briefer - though longer than this diatribe.

But it is just not worth it for AIRBENDER.

I cannot remember waiting to get to an ending of a film in a more
excruciating fashion since the awful BEOWULF.
I can't recall wanting to walk out on a film so bad
but I wanted to be able to say that I completed it
so I could review it in full.

And in 3D at that - it was a series of circumstances allowing me to get to see it free -
I am so glad as with the pre-knowledge of not just the film but the rushed 3D conversions -
you must know now that there is no more than 4 instances of notable 3D. That's it.
You wonder if M. Night has either never seen a movie or modern video game - or
(because I have heard he is not good integrated special effects not shot on set)
maybe it is he gets overwhelmed by them and stands back with medium shots - like an older
video game - thinking that we are getting the full effect.
Instead, it is distancing - and you feel very little for who or what is fighting.
When M. Night directs from other source material does he lose the wonderful
characterizations he brought us from his early films?

----------------
The rest of my review are 2 online reviews I agree with and saw after the film;
since my time online is limited of late, I am putting them behind cut-tags -

The first is
from aintitcool's head-honcho - who I don't normally agree with on this
but he brings up some interesting points - like
where is M. Night's mind?
Casting the one villian from THE DAILY SHOW (I couldn't place him but
I knew I knew the actor from somewhere and that these were normally good
actors)? I disagree about the cast - they're not the cartoon (apparently)
but they are multi-racial - and you can see M. Night's Spielbergian touch
with the kids (remember how good he was with kids in his earliest three films?)
- but here he must've had too much going on or loss focus or control
(could Nickelodeon - who I didn't realize had a hand in making this -
have studio finaly say on this - and M. Night succumbed because
THE HAPPENING didn't happen and was one of the first he's done
without Frank Marshall producing - so the ball fell fully in the lap
of his new company).
Anyways here's Harry behind the cut; if you skim it check out
what his nephew Gio said - I put the kids' quote in the subject field:

Harry doesn't hate THE LAST AIRBENDER, he pities it.

I don't get it. Watching what has happened to M. Night Shymalan is a lot like that feeling a lot of people get when we see those with the cardboard signs. You may consider being charitable, but then you remember that knifing you heard about, a car jacking, you can tell that there may have been a good person there before, but he's wallowed one time too many and now... You just find yourself hitting the accelerator.

There might be something that you remember about this viewing that you'll hold on to. ILM's FX are pretty cool, but only if you see it in 2D, in 3D the image is so dark you can't really make hide nor tail of it. And that's not a good thing. Unmarred by rushed 3D conversion... the film has a degree of vitality and lushness that isn't altogether unsatisfying to one's viewing palate, but ultimately it is a completely hollow experience.

Now, you might be surprised that I'm not angry about the film. You see, I'm almost completely unaware of this mythology. I've tried to watch a few random episodes... but I didn't like the animation style and never have given the story a fair shake. I have received the first season, so I'm thinking of giving the first disc a try, but after the film... I'm honestly less curious.

It isn't that the film is horrifyingly awful, it is just not very compelling. Nobody in this world has ever lived a day in their lives. They're surrounded by magic and mysticism, but none of it affects or grazes them. You have a boy aged looking boy, but he just kind of stares neutrally for most of the film. I kinda like his look, but he isn't given a single moment of vitality. Now, when ever he gears up for his DEMO, that he performs in various locales... he reminds me of Van Damme balancing on the back of that Motorcycle in HARD TARGET. He's counting. You can see it in his eyes. He's counting. The boy is counting. I don't see the danger of the situation in his eyes, I hear his thoughts, "one Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi..."

And I almost believe M. Night told him to count for his cues.

M. Night can create a few pretty killer shots. But they're just random shots. The casting, which various race based organizations have been protesting as being racist... is to me, even worse... boring.

There's only one part that I found genuinely compelling to watch. The big bad Commander Zhao... as played by THE DAILY SHOW'S Aasif Mandvi. The casting is possibly amongst the worst casting since Frank Sinatra in THE KISSING BANDIT - which obviously should have been Gene Kelly. Here... Had Omar Shariff played Commander Zhao... or hell if you had to cast younger... Naveen Andrews... If Sayid was tormenting some kid, you might feel vaguely threatened... But Aasif Mandvi? He's the least scary person ever. He'd make Lou Costello stick his chest out. The only person that Aasif Mandvi intimidates is Jon Stewart, but that's just because well... Jon is made of sugar and spice and cotton balls all built around a popsicle stick skeleton forged in adamantium. Seriously though... Mandvi's hair is the same. His accent and delivery? The same as on DAILY SHOW. I kept expecting Kurt Russell's character from USED CARS to try and sell him a Lemon.

And he's your BIG THREAT of the movie. You may have noticed you didn't see him in the Trailers and TV ads... I think it is because the marketing folks know how badly miscast he is. That does get me mad though... You see, I don't think Aasif Mandvi is a bad actor. I don't think he was given anything to do.

That's a serial offense throughout this movie. Nobody has anything to do. You might think that our main character is motivated out of revenge... but that doesn't really seem to be. No, Aang floats about with a chip on his shoulder. Upset that everyone he knows has died, upset that he didn't learn how to master the other elements... and that's about it. Seriously. He apparently has a ton of adventures in the film, we're just not privvy to them.

Instead we'll go visit assorted Fire Nation characters - none of whom seem to like or know much of anything about anyone. Other than this is the prophesied one. So he must die. There's no elegance, no charm. When a major character dies, you're not really sure why - and it isn't transcendent or hurtful in any real way, but I understand it is supposed to be a big deal.

Dev Patel is kind of pulling a Sal Mineo from REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE here. Another mopey bastard that can't satisfy Daddy. Ho hum.

Like I said though, I've never gotten LAST AIRBENDER... but my nephew does. He's seen every episode. When asked, "What'd you think Gio?" The boy answered, "I hated it." When we asked why, he responded, "I wanted it to be fun. Aang should have more fun."

I don't know if that is so, but certainly having a degree of fun might be preferable to this really drawn out empty shell of a film. It is pretty to look at, but there's nothing really to digest. It is all curious surfaces... but nothing to leave one particularly impressed.

That said, if you loved this show. Prepare yourself. You could go stark raving insane mad at this film.

Me? I found myself wishing he'd told the story from the vantage point of Aang. I didn't need to know what the Fire Nations was up to. I really did want to learn more about Aang, but M Night had - well I don't want to say more important things on his mind, but that is kinda how I feel. This felt directed from two continents away. There's just no weight. No substance and nothing at all to see. If you want to spend time in a theater this weekend, I suggest going to anything else. You're not likely to leave with happy thoughts... and I don't feel children will either. This could by your child's first real disappointment in a theater. I did find talking to my nephew about his problems with the film... kinda amazing. Cuz I just thought it was forgettable, but he was passionately dismissive and angry about this movie. He doesn't really do that. He's 10. He loves most things. Just, really not this.

The 2nd review is from
movies.ign
The Last Airbender Review
Or The Last Shyamalan Movie?

by Scott Collura

The title Avatar isn't the only thing that The Last Airbender has lost in its transition from the small-screen world of animated television to the realm of would-be franchise feature filmmaking. Also gone, unfortunately, is any semblance of heart or drama or, really, anything of interest at all.

The film is notable because it is the first attempt by the once mighty M. Night Shyamalan to make a big-budget, effects-heavy fantasy film -- and one based on preexisting material at that. The Sixth Sense writer-director had once been known for crafting his own smallish but memorable thrillers, but as his work's quality has grown increasingly dismal in recent years (see Lady in the Water or The Happening… or rather, don't see them), Shyamalan finally decided it was time for a change of pace. Alas, this new direction does not seem to have revived his former great potential.

Based on the quite popular Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender, the film condenses the first season of that show into its brief 103 minutes of running time. The result is at times reminiscent of David Lynch's Dune, only not in a good way, as this character's voiceover intersects with that character's voiceover, all doing their expository best to get across vital plot points that the series had 20 episodes to unveil.

Bent? Or broken?

The long and short of it is that a boy messiah named Aang (Noah Ringer, reciting his lines as if he's just been cast in a middle-school play) has been missing for a century from the magical realm of the Airbender world. Here there are four different tribes of mankind, each of which is blessed with certain individuals who possess the ability to "bend" or manipulate the elements -- air, fire, water and earth. Aang was born with the power to master all four, which is why he is the presumptive Avatar who is destined to keep the peace among the tribes, or some such.

But during his absence (frozen The Thing style in a globe of ice), the Fire nation has begun to wage war on the other tribes. The waterbender Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her brother Sokka (Twilight's Jackson Rathbone) find and thaw out the boy (though none of this group's performances have any chance of warming up, we soon learn), and the trio promptly head out on yawn-inducing adventure after adventure as they seek to free the land from the firebenders.

Speaking of which, the one somewhat compelling scenario here comes from Prince Zuko (Dev Patel from Slumdog Millionaire), the disgraced son of the king of the Fire nation who sees his only path to redemption as being the capture of Aang. Accompanied by his uncle (Shaun Toub, who co-created Iron Man's armor with Tony Stark in the first film), a once great general, Zuko is sometimes tragic and convincing, though we begin to suspect that his being surrounded by such dullards might be the real reason he's in such dire straights.

The actual bending effects are the highlight of the film, a cool alternative to our dependence on lasers and giant robots and capes in order to get our kicks, though how many balls of fire and wind can one really stand after a while? And surprisingly, some of the picture's other visuals aren't terribly convincing. The creatures (a flying monkey and a flying giant something) have no personalities to speak of, and the climactic scenes at the Northern Water Tribe are like a bargain-rate Rivendell, evoking a mid-1990s Star Trek TV series feel more than the epic fantasy films Shyamalan and his crew are trying to ape.

And a note on the 3D version of the movie: Don't be surprised if the most three-dimensional aspect of The Last Airbender seems to be the onscreen credits and subtitles. This film, the result of a postproduction conversion to the format, seems to have opted for the less is more approach to 3D. Almost the none is more approach, really.

Shyamalan seemed on his last legs when The Happening didn't happen back in 2008, and yet he managed to convince Paramount to let him make this movie. Like a cursed cat one might find in an M. Night film, however, the filmmaker has got to be running out of lives at this point. How could the director who once handled child performers so well allow such lame acting into his movie? Why doesn't the film look better than it does? Is the guy who wrote The Sixth Sense really only capable of a CliffsNotes version of this saga? Would it be more accurate to call this The Last Shyamalan Movie?

and the third is
Mr. Beaks's THE LAST AIRBENDER Review
from aintitcoolnews again
to make note of the 3D (or rather lack there-of) usage, enjoy!:

Having lost interest in the film after the first reel, I kept myself interested by occasionally taking off my glasses to see if this abomination was somehow more tolerable in boring ol' 2D. To my surprise, many shots were in 2D. Though the ratio definitely favored converted shots to unconverted shots, the fact that a healthy chunk of the film was perfectly viewable sans glasses seemed a gesture of bad faith - especially since the 3D moments were so underwhelming they barely enhanced the movie at all, and only served to dim the image.

I mean, he did well, but he should have been a bigger smash -

maxwellgrant — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:54:48 GMT

Edward Norton responds to Hulk snub, Joaquin Phoenix may replace him

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2010/07/edward-norton-responds-to-hulk.html

Even if you don't click on the above, I've cut-tagged below David Bentley
the man behind coventrytelegraph's geekfiles -
his take on the situation from an informed fan's POV -
and the reason I am doing that is to show why I enjoy reading his stuff so much more
than the bigger sites. Read on:

There's an even easier solution, though. Leave Hulk out of the Avengers altogether. The character may have been a factor in the team's formation in the comics, but the film does not have to follow that exact storyline.

Bear in mind that both Hulk movies - Ang Lee's 2003 release and Louis Leterrier's 2008 production - have not exactly been a smash at the box office. The CGI used to try to make a green giant look real has not been 100 per cent successful; you are going to need Peter Jackson's WETA effects house (and probably Peter Jackson himself) to get the Hulk realised in believable perfection that is as good as Gollum and Kong.

Judging from the box office of the previous films, the public doesn't really care that much about the Hulk, so there won't be a mainstream clamour for him to be part of the Avengers. If he is in the movie, we may be at the risk of suspect CGI which will detract from the rest of the film.

Far better to focus on the other known characters (Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Nick Fury) and on any additional heroes who may be introduced, such as Hawkeye, Ant-Man and Wasp. Alternatively, use the Kree alien race and have their actions lead to the creation of Avengers member Ms Marvel / Warbird (as happened in the comics); or bring in Scarlet Witch (with her reality-warping powers) and use her to set up the proposed film on Marvel's top mystic, Doctor Strange. Problems solved.

you are my sunshine

maxwellgrant — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:29:08 GMT

We can't play this game anymore, but
Can we still be friends?
Things just can't go on like before, but
Can we still be friends?

We had something to learn
Now it's time for the wheel to turn
Things are said one by one
Before you know it's all gone

Let's admit we made a mistake, but
Can we still be friends?
Heartbreak's never easy to take, but
Can we still be friends?

It's a strange sad affair
Sometimes seems like we just don't care
Don't waste time feeling hurt
We've been through hell together

La la la la, la la la la
Can we still be friends?
Can we still get together sometime?

We awoke from our dream
Things are not always what they seem
Memories linger on
It's like a sweet sad old song

other dvd ups and downs

maxwellgrant — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:44:54 GMT

I liked
NICK AND NORA'S INFINITE PLAYLIST
and
did not enjoy
FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL (a lost indie featuring Daniel Craig - a
nd Mark Strong in between
Bond, Holmes and Hood movie gigs)

"Are you feelin' okay?" (intro to ONE OF MY TIMES by Pink Floyd)

maxwellgrant — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:09:47 GMT

I just had to post this - for decades I had not heard this song
and had subtituted the line:
Together at last at twilight time
as something nonsensical like "together, my sleepy magoo" :P

Twilight Time - The Platters

Heavenly shades of night are falling, it's twilight time
Out of the mist your voice is calling, 'tis twilight time
When purple-colored curtains mark the end of day
I'll hear you, my dear, at twilight time

Deepening shadows gather splendor as day is done
Fingers of night will soon surrender the setting sun
I count the moments darling till you're here with me
Together at last at twilight time

Here, in the afterglow of day, we keep our rendezvous beneath the blue
And, in the same and sweet old way I fall in love again as I did then

Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me like days of old
Lighting the spark of love that fills me with dreams untold
Each day I pray for evening just to be with you
Together at last at twilight time

Here, in the afterglow of day, we keep our rendezvous beneath the blue
And, in the same and sweet old way I fall in love again as I did then

Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me like days of old
Lighting the spark of love that fills me with dreams untold
Each day I pray for evening just to be with you
Together at last at twilight time
Together at last at twilight time

And this spoke to me

maxwellgrant — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:41:54 GMT

Katie Finneran won a Tony as featured actress in a musical
in the revival of Promises, Promises -
and she gave a tearful acceptance speech in which she directly addressed
all of the “kids at home watching,” saying that
she once watched the ceremony on television when she was a kid.
I can't find much more than the above online
but she said it beautifully - something about following your dream
is a perfect passport to the path of life, leading to gifts from the perfect teachers
and ending up with a heartfelt tribute to her fiancé, actor Darren Goldstein.

(I just wanted to editorialize here - I would love to see at least five of these shows -
I throroughly value and support the theater -
but who has five hundred dollars to throw at the stage?)

And Sean Hayes (who I really have grown to like over the years but never got with initially)
was great as Spider-Man singing down the aisle - unable to be understood due to the mask -
really sending up the mega-musical Julie Taymor, Bono and the Edge have been on and off again
in getting made.

some cruel words are just - silence

maxwellgrant — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:38:23 GMT

Asking For Flowers by Kathleen Edwards

It's complicated
Technically I'm certified
A walking declaration
Of everything I couldn't get right
Time is just an anchor
But 7 years I think I'm right
Now you've changed your number
It's like a noose around my life

Every pill I took in vain
Every meal for you I made
Every penny I put away

Asking for flowers
Is like asking you to be nice
Don't tell me you're too tired
10 years I've been working nights

My life is like a picture left
Out too long in the sun
Now I'm trying to remember all
The faces of the names i've loved
And all that's left of me now is
A cigarette burning bright
And a fading memory of all the things
I tried to get right

Every pill I took in vain
Every meal for you I made
Every penny I put away

Asking for flowers
Is like asking you to be nice
Don't tell me you're too tired
10 years I've been working nights

Every pill I took in vain
Every meal for you I made
Every bill I went and paid
Every card I signed my name
Every time I poured my heart out
Every threat you made to move out
Every cruel word you let just slip out
Every cruel word you let just slip out