Check this out! I made it onto John Beck’s Webcam! His Webcam is set up much differently than mine. It clicks a picture every 30 seconds. There’s no preview so you can’t check to see if you look ok.
We went to Katmandu’s $5 Dinner Buffet Happy Hour. Then we drove back to his house so he could check his messages. It was pretty cool to see the room that I always see on his Webcam. The main differences were John wasn’t naked as he usually is on his Webcam and the room actually appeared friendly as opposed to dark and forboding. The place was chock full of stuff: cds, dvds, records, porn, booze, clothes, paintings, etc… Just teasing about the porn.
After the stop at his house, we went to Princeton where we watched the new Jim Jarmusch film, Broken Flowers. I am really not getting this cult of Bill Murray. He acts exactly the same in every movie. He is vacant and comatose. The thought that he could ever get such beautiful women is a laugh. And would you believe Tilda Swinton is onscreen for all of 3 minutes? Of course those are the most exciting 3 minutes of the film. (Note: Winston was Basquiat and Lolita is actually 21-years-old)
I was gonna say. I hide my porn pretty well.
Well, I’m neither vacant nor comatose and I have no chance whatever with beautiful women, so go, Bill, go!
*dinner and a movie again?*
he is rather cute….
Why, you …. !
Although I have yet to see Broken Flowers, I whole-heartedly resent your dismissive tone regarding Mr. Murray! Vacant and comatose was the point of Lost in Translation! He was supposed to look unaffected and tired of life.
Now, if you want to see some animated Murray, try Mad Dog and Glory (a VERY underated and panned film) or the classic Groundhog Day! His little spot on that arduous “Coffee and Cigarettes” was a definite highlight. Well, that and the Alfred Molena segment. Oh, and let’s not forget Scrooged. Who else can look death in the eye and call him a “pussy”?
And as far as your hang up on his looks go, do you really think Jeanine Garofalo’s characters should be dating the handsome men she’s portrayed with? I think not, and that’s the point. That’s what makes the notion so cool. Bill’s a self-proclaimed “mutt”, yet he still manages to charm his way into many a woman’s heart. He gives us average blokes hope.
I shall see this movie soon, and I hope I find that I disagree with your review.
Nathan, you’ll find Bill Murray’s character an extension of his character in Lost in Translation. I like Bill Murray, but this film portrays him as ‘Don Juan’. Johnny Depp played that character before and Bill Murray is hardly Johnny Depp. On a side note, you can’t leave out my personal Bill Murray favorite, Ed Wood. Absolutely brilliant in that. The film that started the whole ‘dramatic’ acting for Bill was probably Rushmore. Another great job by Bill. My 2 cents.
Ed Wood is a favorite of mine. I have the video-release poster framed in my room. Now the video-release poster is basically just a giant ad, and not as cool as the actual one-sheet. The hook is, I had the piece signed by Tor himself: George “The Animal” Steele. He actually scrawled “Tor Good” on it, followed by his name.
Good call on Rushmore. Another good one!
I will see this “Floweres” movie this week. My bias will no doubt yield a positive review. Donna is right about this new bandwagon Bill-cult, and it really takes the thunder away from the fans who have followed him from the beginning. Ooh! Quick Change. Another good one!
I never said anything about his looks– I just said that he is vacant and comatose– two qualities that don’t typically attract women (Either attractive or unattractive).
No, you’re right. I apologize.
I realize you made no direct comment about his looks, but the fact that you mentioned his female co-stars as “beatiful” kinda’ implied one. Well, to me, anyway.
Rock on,
N.