the bit in the public enemy where a henchman enters unannounced and cagney rises unnoticed and gets in position to blackjack him, then sits down as smoothly when the need doesn't arise
― playlists of pensive swift (difficult listening hour), Sunday, 11 October 2015 09:13 (eight years ago) link
the pro-actor-playing-amateur-actor climax of angels w dirty faces, where we perceive him as over the top but the kids don't
― playlists of pensive swift (difficult listening hour), Sunday, 11 October 2015 09:18 (eight years ago) link
sry for fascist kael we
My kid's school just did The Music Man. It's been years since I've seen the movie. "Trouble" is of course the one that sticks out, but "Rock Island" is totally stuck in my head this morning.
― Their all losers and I like associating with loser (Dan Peterson), Monday, 14 November 2016 18:04 (seven years ago) link
Of course! Trump!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 15 November 2016 18:04 (seven years ago) link
Rock Island is the shit, what an amazing opener. The whole thing is full of great songs though. I saw this for the first time in probably 35 years when my wife and I watched it with our soon. She’s seen it twenty times by her count, always with her mom. Lots of unexpected emotion throughout, usually at the barbershop quartet moments which are just unusually affecting for whatever reason. It’s a tough trick to make Harold Hill sympathetic since he doesn’t reveal sincerity until the end but Preston manages to do it, just with that brief moment at the bridge fantasizing about conducting a band.
― omar little, Sunday, 8 December 2019 22:03 (four years ago) link