Saturday, July 03, 2004

Jack Nicholson looking older and heavier in 1977 is an overstatement today. Jack is definitely overwheight now. In his last film Something's Gotta Give, he was a Walrus. Well, not quite a walrus: the late Brando was a Walrus though... I am sorry to hear he died of lung failure. Jack is a cool thin Walrus, if I may say so. Yet, in his last film having the charisma to date younger women who could be his daughter, however, may have been a bit of a stretch. His chemistry with Diane Keaton was great though.

I cannot imagine Jack playing Pollock, but then I wonder if the movie would have been better if Jack had starred in it; he already had the balled head going for him.

Today, I have to comment on Andy's own entry. Andy really gave himself away when visiting the National Museum of Kuwait. "There's no History to this place" is one of his statements. And the give away is Alexander. "Alexander the Great" that is. His dismissal of the culture of Kuwait could not be more eurocentric.


Hands on the wall as signs of torture, fat people eating a not so great feast, too much coffee and tea over the repeated "how long are you staying" conversation, and finally being unable to use a crab soap: This same man had the keen eye to see through Marilyn and develop an extraordinary series of flower prints. Not much to say after this that would not sound as bad as Andy's own words...

Arnold, the great Arnold. I cannot get past his accent. He was Mr. Universe by age 20. And became obsessed with winning all body building titles from then on. I recently visited his website and must admit that it's quite amazing that a bodybuilder became the governor of California. Or "Governator" as a recent radio commercial impersonator called him: "Hi this is your governator, Arnold Schwazenegger telling you to party. Come on, don't be a wuzzy" or something within those lines. Yes, now he is a governor, go figure, and while he appears on the local news as a politician one can drive down the LA freeways noticing the ads for his latest movie, Terminator 3. Only in a movie would one deem possible that a celebrity like Arnold would become a politician. The cliche would apply here, "it felt like a movie." Only in LA.