Sounding Presidential
Ray and I were talking the other day about the death of the art of politcal speech writing. It seems that when we were young in times long ago Presidents used to sound “presidential.” It now seems that the present generation doesn’t have much to hold on to; to tell their grandkids, “I remember when he gave that speech, we knew then that we were living in an important time.” Regardless of how any of us feel about our elected officials, it is their words, that in many ways, define our generation. Read more
Leathery Dumbass
Filed under: Good Grief, Huh?, Media Weirdness, Movies, Public Humiliation, WOW, Worst of the Worst
Perma-tanned former celebrity George Hamilton – a less intelligent, low-rent version of Tony Curtis, if that’s possible – recently released his list of favorite romantic films in conjunction with his new book, DON’T MIND IF I DO.
Some familiar and obvious films populate the list, such as GONE WITH THE WIND and CASABLANCA. Buth then Hamilton, who has obviously had his head under UV radiation far too long, picked CITIZEN KANE as well. He wrote this to defend his pick:
CITIZEN KANE could be the greatest movie of all time. Orson Welles plays a man destroyed by his miserable childhood. Eventually he finds the woman he really loves.
What the fuck are you talking about, Georgie??? Have you ever seen the entire movie at all?? I hate to break it to you, but our man Kane ends up alone and decrepit at the end of the film before dropping dead, having lost his family and everything he ever cared about. It isn’t close to being a “romantic film” unless you think that “Rosebud” is the name of Kane’s favorite female body part.
Stick to LOVE BOAT reunion shows, you leathery dumbass.