Saw this film for the first time last night and enjoyed it, very interesting.
I had never seen or heard of Blair Brown before and i thought she was great in it and a really wonderful actor. She reminded me alot of Julianne Moore (another great actor) - they look very similar.
Brown and Moore would have been very believable as sisters on-screen had they been from the same era. Then again, i'm sure it would work today.
Could'nt agree w/ you less...
"I want everyone to be as miserable as me; that is what makes me happy." - Howard Stern
Dead ringer for Moore, and equally hot.
"Follow those who seek the truth. Beware of those who find it."
Yes, quite hot.
shareBeen a while, wedd. Greetings. Wish this board were more active -- it feels like an isolation tank.
"Follow those who seek the truth. Beware of those who find it."
Hello again. What do you make of this movie? For all its faults, I think its highly enjoyable.
shareI think it's an underground classic (no pun intended); better than most of Russell's films, which I normally don't care for. Maybe it just appeals to my mystical side; I often feel most people these days have theirs switched off.
I also think it makes a good companion piece to Network, which illustrated many of the same Chayefskian themes, only with more pessimism than you see here.
"I never had a latency period."
Chayefsky disowned his involvement in this, didn't he?
Charm: "The power or quality of pleasing or delighting"
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Chayefsky was notoriously finicky and temperamental and kind of a snob. Ken Russell is notoriously sloppy and flakey and kind of a hipster. So it wasn't a match made in heaven. But if I were Chayefsky I'd probably have been sore as hell too if my production had gotten passed through the hands of four different directors.
"I never had a latency period."
Twenty seven different directors, according to Mr. Russell- but then he is known for hyperbole.
" The reason such an attractive script was turned down with such frequency? The abominable reputation of the movie's screenwriter, Paddy Chayfesky. Chayfesky, responsible for penning such classics as "Network" and "Marty" was a ruthless dictator on the sets of his films. The clash between Chayfesky and Russell is nearly as legendary as this movie's special effects. However, Chayfesky did allow Russell one bit of creative freedom--to revise the hallucination sequences."
Charm: "The power or quality of pleasing or delighting"
If you like Paddy Chayefsky, also check out The Hospital with George C Scott and Diana Rigg. Similar themes, great story.
shareIf you do not think that Julianne Moore would show that much skin, I would recommend renting Short Cuts.
shareI guess you've never seen The End of the Affair or Boogie Nights.
"Oh Benson, dear Benson, you are so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence."
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Bcurran, not only does Julianne Moore have no problem appearing nude on screen, she had no problem showing everyone she is a natural redhead!
As for resemblances, I can see Blair Brown as a synthesis of Julianne Moore and Madeline Stowe (a third actress with a fine stable of nude scenes ot her credit).
And having seen all three in the buff, Mis Blair has by far the finest posterior.
Blair Brown has a succulent pair of tits and a nice round ass the way I like 'em. You get a nice shot of her cute ass right after William Hurt saves her from staying forever as some lava chic or something.
shareI'm not going into a debate if hot or not but yes, they look both very similar!
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