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Monday, December 22, 2008
The best Barbie doll EVER!
OK, readers, take a look at this and tell me your reaction:
(Image copyright by Mattel)
Several thoughts are rushing through my head:
Oh dear lord…
That’s kinda cool, actually! First Barbie I’ve ever wanted!
For people who hate Barbie, all they have to do is imagine this doll in that last scene.
Just imagine how perverse a Marnie Barbie would be!
Maybe we could make the proposed Birds remake more tolerable by populating it entirely with Barbie dolls. Todd Haynes can direct! Click here to see what I mean by that in-joke!
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A tribute: Stand up - your director’s passing.
Some moviegoers may not recognize film director Robert Mulligan’s name, but no matter what kind of movie fan you are, I think you’ll agree the occasion of his passing deserves great respect when I type just six words.
He directed To Kill a Mockingbird.
Any questions?
I didn’t think so.
Besides that, Mulligan also directed the very fine film Fear Strikes Out, starring Anthony Perkins as troubled baseball player Jimmy Piersall, Summer of 42 and Same Time, Next Year. He continued directing up into the 90s with Man in the Moon, which immediately established a 15-year-old named Reese Witherspoon as someone to watch.
HIs subtle, intuitive visuals and his sensitive handling of actors are two qualities that seem increasingly rare these days. They - and Robert Mulligan - are missed.
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