Yesterday my mother made me die a little death. In the heat of the July afternoon, she sat in a darkened movie theater eating her popcorn and saw (I'm swallowing hard right now), this...
Remember when Meryl Streep did things like SOPHIE'S CHOICE rather than sing ABBA songs and show off her jazz hands? Leave the AM 70s radio hits to the Swedes, Meryl. Are you and Allison Janney conspiring to have me take you both off of my hot crushes list?
This is a double blow for me, though. I remember when I just thought my mom was the sweetest lady in the world and not just a broad who liked to do tacky things with her friends. Mom also said she liked it. I'm crying, mother, crying.
Okay, my mom is still sweet, but what about DARK KNIGHT? That would have marked her as the coolest lady around. (Though, despite this soul crushing indiscretion, I still do believe my mother is the coolest lady around.)
I know these words will come back to bite me when I end up learning how to dance and star as Jesus in a summer stock production of GODPSELL. (Nah, that's never gonna happen. Not because I don't want it to, but just because it's too late to teach this old dog and new dancing tricks. Also, I look too Jewish, and everyone knows that Jesus was Episcopalian.)
4 smart alecky remarks:
Is Streep in DARK KNIGHT? Ms. Streep in anything is worlds better than a flick with no streep.
And anyone who does not love her dancing and/or singing (as she has done in many movies)needs to check into performing arts rehab.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZIlf0sw8vY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuq6ZH1B9Yk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV0kI1BUejc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkjhnCRqDF0
jonathan.
i'm crushed.
how could you?
tony
p.s.
read this a weep!
or, read it AND weep.
actually, i kinda like "read it a weep."
oh...and not to be fussy mcfusserton, mayor of fussville, u.s. of fuss, but it's mamMa mia. two m's in mamma. mama mia is a cute little italian joint in shorewood.
btw, did you know karl kopp has a restaurant in soho with much of the same menu as elsa's? who knew? did you also know that i went to high school with jeff ircink?
To my darling J.T.
The House of Yes...Killer Joe...Search and Destroy...Psycho Beach Party...The Widow's Blind Date...Dirty Song Sing-a-Long...incest...rape...vulgar language-I sat through all (and even had my "acting" debut in one) and enjoyed every tawdry minute. Now sweetheart, let me have my guilty pleasure (besides Cheezits), okay? Mamma Mia is a fun, cheesy movie that provides a great escape from the worries of everyday existence. So maybe Meryl Streep is too old to actully be the mother and Pierce Brosnan should never be allowed to sing on screen, but when she jumps on the bed and dances, I want to be right there with her (I know I still have the moves). Think Bye, Bye Birdie and maybe you'll begin to understand. Compare it to diet soda or lite brand foods-not the real thing, but often better for you. I will be teaching the girls how to be dancing queens so beware!
Your "sweet" mamma mia
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