"There's an old joke about a prize fighter who's in the ring, and he's getting killed, he's getting his brains beat out, and his mother's in the audience. And she's watching him getting beaten up in the ring, and there's a priest next to her. And she says 'Father. Father. Pray for him.' And the priest says 'I will pray for him. But you know, if he could punch, it would help.' There's more insight in that joke into the what I call the 'giant so what?' than most books on philosophy."
Bridges, by Darius Khondji:
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| The Queensboro Bridge, I believe |
"Have you ever dialled 911? It's like getting a mortgage."
It's great - one of the undersung ones. He couldn't understand why it didn't do better. He liked his long takes - the one with Jason and Christina and Stockard where people keep coming in and out of shot - he would rehearse the scene and the lighting all morning, break for lunch then shoot it all in one go.
Oh yeah - it rains! (Right at the beginning when we first meet Ricci.) Let's see if it rains in Whatever Works, Mighty Aphrodite and Alice next.
Maltin gave it a BOMB rating and called it 'Woody's worst movie'. He can't get them all right.. What is Woody's worst movie? I think I'd have to say Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex.
"I was crazy about Christina, and Jason was adorable, and Stockard Channing is always a really strong actress." Woody to Eric Lax.
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