Sunday, July 5, 2009

July 5, 2009 - At the Movies

Killing time after the Yankee game, SyFy has Blade Runner
and Movies on Demand has On the Waterfront.



Rutger Hauer improvised at the end where he releases a dove as he dies. The dove liked being in Hauer's hands so much that it didn't want to fly away. They had to fudge it in post-production.



Steiger said that Brando left for an appointment with a shrink before Steiger had a chance to do his close-ups and Steiger was left to play to a script person. Steiger said he probably used the abandonment to wrench out an even greater performance.
Score is great : Leonard Bernstein. His only original film score, it was nominated for an Oscar.



On Sundays, I always watch CBS Sunday Morning. Today was really good with a pieces on Henry Hudson , Happy Birthday Secret Service and Bobby Flay on Grilled Corn. Tonight, I will try Corn on the George Foreman Grill. I looked on the Internet for advice.

I tried two different methods : with Husks and without. I have to say , on the George Foreman, without Husks is better. 5-6 minutes is good if you turn a lot



The Secret Service Division was created on July 5, 1865 in Washington, D.C., to suppress counterfeit currency.

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