Green Mansions would have been nearly unbearable if not for the critters. Also the delightfully idealized jungle sets. And poor Anthony Perkins. I can’t look at him without feeling bad for him. The on-location scenes in Venezuela were pretty keen, too. Do you know the story of Sessue Hayakawa? From The Bridge on the River Kwai? Fascinating! Would make a great biopic. It bothers me that the IMDB mini bio calls him “Asian-American.” No, just Asian, as far as I can tell.

The Starlost is on DVD!!!! Oo! Oo! Do you have it? None of my libraries do.

Corey Haim’s death reminded me of this: http://www.cracked.com/article_16478_7-movies-based-true-story-that-are-complete-bullshit_p1.html

Who is Harry Kellerman and Why is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Mecould’ve been called Look at Dustin Hoffman’s Giant Nose! I swear they emphasized it. Did they make it bigger prosthetically or was it just camera angles? I knew Shel Silverstein had one of my favorite voices, and that he wrote for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (did you know he wrote A Boy Named Sue, too?), but hearing him sing was a treat. I love the conversation Georgie has with his father– and then his mother– at breakfast. It reminded me of in Forman’s Hair, when Berger goes home to get the money to bail the others out of jail. The dubbing was a bit annoying in spots. Some of the music reminded me of Paolo Nutini’s stuff. Jack Warden reminds me of the Vogon Captain in the Hitchhiker’s Guide BBC series. Lots of good quotes:
“In New York, there are no more dragons left so slay. So I shot you a taxi.”
“Watch the skies for low-flying starlings!”
“Midgets in there… having a picnic.”
“Be careful of my mother. She lives in the linoleum and moans all night.”

Speaking of Hair, did you know about the hotel arson when the traveling show was in Cleveland? People fucking DIED. I learned about it from Hair: Let the Sun Shine In.

Also speaking of Hair: they’re making a movie about Jobriath!

Possibly my favorite (of sooo many) movie references in The Simpsons: Lisa skating at the end of Mypods and Broomsticks.

I watched Gumby Dharma shortly before Art Clokey’s death. Highly recommended! The short film Mandala is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrwFGU3oAvU. I never noticed the keyhole eyes! I kept waiting for them to mention Eddie Murphy.

I finally re-saw (since I was little) The Caterpillar episode of Night Gallery! It’s the one with the earwig. The protagonist strongly reminded me of Howard Moon.

Cactus Flower was cute. “There’s no such thing as a friendly kiss on the neck!” I liked the Fortune Cookie reference, too.

The Princess Mononoke dvd offers “literal English translation.” What’s the difference?

One of my favorite things about Inglorious Basterds is that the Germans speak German! I hate American movies in which non-Americans speak English– but with the accent of their country! “I don’t look calm to you?” Do you think the schnapps ordering was a direct reference to the “Orange whip?” scene in The Blues Brothers? BJ Novak = LOVE