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The scene with the DJ was my favorite scene too. I'm sure that's exactly how it was done back in the day along the backwoods radio trail, Wild Turkey and all.
I think it was meant to show how celebrity creates a misguided perception of who the actors and actresses are as people. By 1975, Elliott Gould and Julie Christie were very popular movie stars. However, playing themselves in Nashville they come off as ordinary tourists, and dare I say, boring. I think they were both brave to take those roles because they were really peeling back the curtain for all of America, the world to see in '75, that, 'Hey, we're not too different than you.' We know this now because of all the reality TV shows, the myriad of Catch-a-Star-on-the-Street tabloids, but back then it was pretty provocative to see big stars play themselves (and in an ordinary manner) in a major movie.
I thought the same thing, including which one was slightly prettier!
Gailard Sartain Also played Annette Bening's landlord in The Grifters. Annette (Myra Langtree) was late on her rent, and didn't really want part with her limited cash. So she set the bills on a table and laid naked in herbed offering Gaillard "the lady or the loot." You can guess which he chose.
Meanwhile, she's the most attractive and has the most in common with him. But I did think Lily Tomlin looked very good in this movie too.
Christina not Claudia. But, yes, she is an absolute stunner, and it always surprised me that her career just kind of fizzled out. She was gorgeous in The Sentinel too, a horror movie made two years later. Interestingly, Keith Carradine's father John Carradine was in that movie.
Valentino55, I'm 10 years too late, but I agree that Shelley Duvall's character is contemptible. I do not, however, think Mr. Green is anything less than likeable. There is nothing wrong with him talking lovingly about his dying wife to anyone who will listen. He represents an earlier, kindlier generation that was very much on its way out by 1975. I also disagree that Barnett was a loathsome character. Rather, he was one of the more sympathetic ones. He had contempt for the phony, bloodsucking culture that Nashville and the country music scene spawned. It seemed that his frustration was rooted in good because he just wanted to protect his wife's pride and health. It was also a departure from the typical roles Allen Garfield played and he played it convincingly.
You're welcome Heisenberg. Honestly, I knew I was going to bring out the 'slowly I turn' crowd reporting the interview, but in case there are some undecided voters (or fans of either Stern or Biden) I wanted them to know check it out.
I don't think that's so. He was excellent as Monica and Ross's father in Friends. I happen to think he was excellent in the short-lived series, 9JKL, as was Linda Lavin, who played his wife. He got older, but he took parts that suited his age. And he lost none of his comedic timing. I also agree with earl that Capricorn One and Silent Partner were very good films. Whether they got the press and box office revenue as his earlier work, that's another story.
Good. Then he can pay the judgment the IRS obtained against him for his part in under-reporting the value of his corporation's assets to the federal government. I'd rather he get the money from a successful IPO than selling his soul or state secrets to the Russians or the Saudis.
When it comes down to it the American people would rather have too lenient a policy on immigration than the alternative where parents get separated from their children and people are locked in cages at the border. Playing the Trans card is a desperate political tactic. It is conservative fear-mongering, attempting to make voters think that an issue that actually affects very few people is turning the whole country into Sodom and Gomorrah.
I think all Joe has to do is say, "Look folks, let's not even focus on the cases that have yet to reach a verdict. Just look at what's been determined as a matter of law in the four years since this man left the White House while, at the same time, I've been working my tail off for the American people. We know that a jury of his peers found him liable for defamation because they believed E. Jean Carroll when she said he sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room. We know that he was found personally liable for [x] hundred million dollars for his corporation's unpaid taxes. We know that he could afford an appeal bond in that about until the judge reduced the bond requirement by [x] million dollars. Ladies and gentlemen, if you elect this man he would be the first president who takes this job because he actually needs the salary."
I don't look at it like that, nyctc7. I believe Howard when he says he is fearful that our very democracy hangs in the balance of this election. Howard is a patriot. I think both Howard and President Biden are smart enough to know that no election is a sure thing. Hillary Clinton thought that she would handily win the presidency in 2016, and she was wrong. Though President Biden beat Trump in 2020, Biden is not making the same mistake of underestimating Trump and the amount of people that may vote for him in November.
While Howard's intent was not to kiss Biden's ass, he recognized that the task he undertook would require some degree of ass-kissing. He wanted to portray Joe Biden in the best possible light to the greatest amount of people (voters). He did that. If he looked like a sycophant in the process, that can be forgiven if the greater good is accomplished and Biden serves a second term in office.
I think Trump will refuse to debate Biden. By Joe saying that he would debate him anytime as he did in the Stern interview, it made him look strong. The ball is now in Trump's court.
All true, Keelai. I was so happy Biden and his advisors didn't make the same mistake Hillary Clinton and her camp made in 2016. I was a really glad Biden agreed to the interview because it made him look good. I already knew his history, but if it reached those who did not and he can garner votes in November, it will be a truly worthwhile hour.
Yes, I would.
Perhaps it's naive of me, but this is why I've never seen this movie. I was 14 when JK came out, but even at that age I remember thinking, "So 28 years later they expect us to believe an epic conspiracy. Why wasn't this prosecution successful in the 60's when the evidence was fresher and witnesses were still alive? No thanks."
Woah, easy there, Gd5150. I don't know what TDS stands for because I'm not interested in debating politics. I explicitly said I come to movie chat.org to write about and read about movies, actors/actresses, directors, etc. Yes, I like Biden a heck of a lot more than Trump, but I wouldn't want to see him or any politician headlined on a site like this. Maybe Ronald Reagan if people were legitimately talking about his movie career.
Looked at all of them. Alyssa Milano looked about as good,but I didn't like the nose pierce. Others were pretty, but lacked that eroticism Natalie Wood possessed.
Yes, and I suppose it's a chicken-and-egg kind of thing, but I figure once the GOP goes back to normality, Trump will no longer be trending on Moviechat. Might be some fuzzy logic on my part, but, yes, I do think once he no longer has such control of the Republican Party, he won't be talked about on what should be apolitical sites like Moviechat.