Misc. Takes

In no particular order of importance:

Lucy Boynton is going to star in a movie about rock star Marianne Faithful. If you said “Who?” you’re under 60.

But surely all Millennials know who Jean Seberg was. Kristen Stewart stars as her in a movie.

And Peter Coyote will play Robert Mueller in a TV limited-series. Oh come on! You could not have forgotten Robert Mueller already.

Only in LA:
 It's actually a restaurant.  

I went to a taping of JEOPARDY last week. Alex Trebek is an all-time trouper. He taped five shows the day after chemo. I can’t imagine the distress he was in and yet he never lost his energy or enthusiasm. I'm in awe. 

Leave it to Fox.  The president of the United States gets booed by 50,000 people, many of whom chant "Lock him up!" at the World Series and they completely ignore it.   But we need 17 replays of a stupid foul ball. 

Don’t find rat droppings in your house.
Rene Zellweger does a great impression of Judy Garland in the new movie, JUDY. Except there’s nothing in the film everybody didn’t know. And it’s a little simplified. If they just let her eat a pizza one time when she was a child none of this would have ever happened. Better to watch the SHOWTIME documentary on her.

Judy Garland and Elvis Presley had the same hairstyle. Maybe even used the same dye.

Coming soon:  A terrifically entertaining movie called KNIVES OUT.  Daniel Craig does a great Kevin Spacey impression. 

A word of warning to all Los Angeles citizens – Felicity Huffman is out of jail and back on the streets. Lock up your college-applying kids. 

When I saw that BLESS THIS MESS was picked up for a full-season I remarked to a friend that that’s pretty good for a new show, and he told it was on last season.  It might be a fantastic show, but the last ABC show I watched was ENCORE ENCORE (and that's cause I directed it).

This is how silly click bait headlines have become: From MLB.COM last Friday – The Nats’ 13 posteason HR dances, ranked.

Doesn't this look like it says "Wolfgang Putz?"
Okay, I’m one of those geeks who will go see ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD again to see the bonus scenes. And yes, my complaint with the original version was that it was too long.

At the Arclight Theatre in Sherman Oaks they charge an extra $1.50 if you see THE JOKER in .35 or .70 mm. In addition to the ridiculous ticket prices anyway, they’re charging you extra for the best prints. I dunno. I’m sure it will look just fine on my HD monitor at home.

How many people are going as Marianne Faithful for Halloween this year?

Finally! A wall in Colorado. Illegal skiiers have been a problem for YEARS. Will Switzerland pay for it?

LOCK HIM UP! 

from By Ken Levine

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