tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821445767143002065.post3898290887110169880..comments2023-09-07T07:51:16.673-07:00Comments on thunderstrokes: The 1st Annual Jannie AwardsKevin Thorsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13558399947728948576noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821445767143002065.post-76174171127103877312012-01-13T12:36:34.532-07:002012-01-13T12:36:34.532-07:00Hutton: How is it that we've been friends thi...Hutton: How is it that we've been friends this long and I never knew that? I could have pulled the old use-the-friend-to-get-to-the-friend-of-the-friend bit. Thanks for adding the comments about Mr. Keane. It's good to have independent confirmation of his genuine niceness.<br /><br />You know, I would love to judge a pie-eating contest. I think one of the problems with the world today is that there aren't enough pie-eating contests!<br /><br />With regards to Sidney Lumet, when you look at his body of work, The Wiz definitely stands as a stark contrast to just about everything else he did. I wonder what motivated him to take that job? The chance to work with Michael Jackson (pre-Thriller)? Diana Ross? Richard Pryor? My money's on Nipsey Russell.<br /><br />And lastly, not only was he tough Kelly Leake, but then Rorschach in Watchmen and Freddy Krueger in the latest Nightmare on Elm Street. Puts a whole dark spin on Moocher's persona. You'll never catch me saying "Don't forget to punch the clock, shorty" to Jackie Earle Haley!Kevin Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13558399947728948576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821445767143002065.post-30774576826244264542012-01-12T14:07:37.891-07:002012-01-12T14:07:37.891-07:00Some comments to add:
Regarding your Bill Keane po...Some comments to add:<br />Regarding your Bill Keane post: Did you know your best friend's mom was close friends with Bill Keane? I personally had met him a few times - most memorable was when he and my mom judged a pie eating contest. He was a very nice man and remembered my name every time he saw me.<br />Regarding your post about Sidney Lumet: Kudos to anyone who could make such a movie like The Wiz. Getting past the locker room humor the name inspires, this remake of the Wizard of Oz remake starts out fun, but slowly falls into the strange world of interpretive dance-ish scenes. My kids really like it but they are usually asleep by the halfway mark. Come on and ease on down, ease on down the road...<br />Regarding your Breaking Away post: I too loved this movie and what a great cast. Including the actor forever known as "The tough kid, Kelly, from the Bad News Bears movie!"Huttonnoreply@blogger.com