(Annette) The last of the "freezed" people is dressed a bit like a mummy and I'll bet you anything you like, it's Colin! I just watched this the other day! And didn't notice this bit (I'm off again to rewind)! I just get so distracted knowing the scene were ODB goes pee and doesn't wash his hands is coming up (Billy Zane doesn't wash his either, although Billy had the good sense to use his foot to flush! LOL!). This is a good toe movie....lots of great shots of the tootsies.....to many distractions....I missed the mummy. (Maria) Helllloooo Mummy!! ROTFL....you gave this a whole new meaning.....hellllooooo indeed!

Yes, it is Colin.

Thank you, Karen! (Tress)I just watched this the other day! And didn't notice this bit (I'm off again to rewind)! I just get so distracted knowing the scene were ODB goes pee and doesn't wash his hands is coming up (Billy Zane doesn't wash his either, although Billy had the good sense to use his foot to flush! LOL!). This is a good toe movie....lots of great shots of the tootsies.....to many distractions....I missed the mummy. I feel just the same about the "bathroom-scene" - annoys me every time. And - I just thought of you a few minutes ago, when JP sits on the floor, talking to the model and doing his toe-thing ;-)

(Annette) I just thought of you a few minutes ago, when JP sits on the floor, talking to the model and doing his toe-thing ;-) LOL...that's nearly my favorite scene of the movie! His toes are acting their socks off!! So expressive! ;-D

I'm watching this one tonight...Oh the new stuff I'm learning...red billard balls and a mummy. Thanks ladies, as always for the insight, and for Karen backing them up.

If Colin can play both Joe Prince and the mummy in the same movie, then it is proof positive he can do both MD and CF in one too! ;-)

(KJ) If Colin can play both Joe Prince and the mummy in the same movie, then it is proof positive he can do both MD and CF in one too! ;-) You do understand the difference between "can" and "won't," don't you? ;-D

(Karen), You do understand the difference between "can" and "won't," don't you? ;-D All roads lead to nudity. ;-)

(KJ) If Colin can play both Joe Prince and the mummy in the same movie, then it is proof positive he can do both MD and CF in one too! ;-) (Karen) You do understand the difference between "can" and "won't," don't you? ;-D Oh, yes, I am well aware that the greatest resistance might be coming from the man himself, but if he, or the makers of the picture need a demonstration to help convince, there it is... (Moon Dreams) All roads lead to nudity. ;-) ??????? :-/

(KJ) greatest resistance...to help convince That is a deal-breaker. He's been clear enough. I don't know what the problem is in understanding this point. Plus, I agree with him. Give it up. Is totally useless to bemoan this here.

"can" and "won't," (Moon Dreams) All roads lead to nudity. ;-) (KJ),??????? :-/ He can do nude scenes but he won't do them. I just expanded the subject matter. Hope this clears it up for you, KJ. ;-)

Thanks. All clear. Over and out ... ;-)

just the voice

I used to have that when I booted up my computer. ;-D

It's not news so it can go here - I just wanted to share that I got to visit West Wycombe Park finally on Sunday. Unfortunately they only have guided tours on weekdays so I didn't get to learn much about the Dashwoods, but we did get to go inside the house and see some very familiar spaces. The only hint of CF I could find was a framed photo of the scene in IOBE when he is running outside towards...um...what's her name when she collapses. You all know who I mean irregardless :) Anyway it was very cool, strolling around the water, took some nice photos outside, and we drove up to see the mausoleum too (end of IOBE). Alas no indoor photography allowed! I just wanted to get the staircase but a guy told me I was going to set alarms off. Damn.

(Odessa) just the voice In such cases as this, I believe the established mode is to express a sense of obligation. And I shall. What a wonderful treat, and on Monday no less. Thank you so much for sharing the voice (Emma) Alas no indoor photography allowed! Too bad you didn't pull a Prism, Emma. They would've had to carry you inside, and you could've snuck pictures while they weren't looking. ;-) Glad you enjoyed your visit to West Wycombe Park. And you can learn all about the Dashwoods watching WAGW. ;-)

Your visit to WWP sounds lovely, Emma. You'll see so much more of the house both inside and out when you see WAGW. You'll even see it pop up in the NY scenes as well;-) ...Odessa, thank you for the "voice". My, what wonderfully lovely surprises we've had today.

OK, somebody please relieve my suffering and tell me what Colin is saying on the link Odessa posted earlier. This #$%&#$% laptop I'm using will not play the audio and I can't stand it any longer without knowing what I'm missing.

(Hen)OK, somebody please relieve my suffering and tell me what Colin is saying on the link Odessa posted In vain, I have struggled, it will not do.(heavy breathing) My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.

I was looking for something else (obviously) and came across this cute piece from a UK media studies sight. Making trailers A Year 11 Media Studies group worked for a day with Nick Hornby, author of Fever Pitch, to make trailers of the film of his book for their WJEC GCSE coursework. This exciting and intensive day gave us some early insights into the possibilities of the powerful editing software. The process allowed the students to distil the film, selecting key moments in the narrative key images, particularly dramatic closeup shots which powerfully represent the central characters key sections of dialogue key sequences of music from the soundtrack CD. The dismemberment of selected sequences from the film and their reassembly into the trailer sequence made clear the processes of post-production, as the students superimposed their own sequence, transitions and soundtrack on the original. We also noticed how the students developed a complex sense of different possible audiences. A key feature of non-linear editing is the opportunities it offers for 'redrafting'. This allowed our students to produce different versions of the trailer for different audiences: football fans, female audiences, and so on. Caitlin's group produced separate versions of their trailer for male and female audiences. This ability to keep amending and rethinking produced some interesting decisions about censorship. A line of particularly obscene dialogue, delivered with gusto by Colin Firth, was chosen as an epigrammatic ending for one group's trailer. In the version for an audience of prospective parents, they bleeped out the offending words. http://www.mediaed.org.uk/posted_documents/Nonlin.html Didn't bother to do the *linky* stuff but I wonder if it was *our* please please please line?

(Linda)In vain, I have struggled, it will not do.(heavy breathing) My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you. Oh, I love to hear him say those words. Thank you so much, Linda. Back to the DVD for me.

An interesting little bit about the "composers" from Fever Pitch. The director's instructions to them gave me a giggle... Fever Pitch was written by Nick Hornby and Nick Hornby happened to like our band the Bible. When in '96 a film was made of this fantastic book we were suggested as "composers". This meant that we had to "pitch" for the job. That is, do a demo; we were going to have to learn a lot of new words. I was on tour at the time, which meant that Neill had to do the pitch himself. He came up with a piece for the scene where Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell first snogged. He did a great job and got us the gig beating several other contenders. I've always felt slightly guilty as I have received royalties for this music (called First Kiss). I went back and looked at my statements and worked out that I have diddled Neill out of nearly �17. The next stage was to "spot" the film. Oh how we laughed, "it's over there," we cried. What this really means is sitting with the director and working out where score is needed. At this point you have a rough cut of the film and you time each segment down to the frame (a twenty-fourth of a second). The director then discusses with what he'd like the music to "do". When you're in a band you might say, "Play something bluesy" or "How about a Beatlsey thing". With David Evans, Fever Pitch 's director, the instructions were much more specific. "We need to feel uncertainty at this moment", "Something nostalgic yet hopeful" and my favourite, "Nothing too post coital". These comments were surprisingly hopeful. Once it was tallied up there were about thirty bits to be written, in some scenes existing records would be used such as, Baba O'Rielly by the Who and There She Goes by the La's. No pressure of comparison then. Neill and I wrote together, separately or plundered our store of old ideas. An instrumental version of my song Last Cigarette was used in one scene; a long discarded tune became Park Bench (used in a segment in a park, the action taking place on a bench. Our titles are nothing if not literal). After three weeks of demoing we were ready to record for real. We had ten days in the Church, a north London studio owned by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. We put together an ad-hoc band for these sessions (including the delightfully named Eric Pressley on bass). After getting the basic tracks down some of them had strings added. Once it had all been mixed and approved it was time for our lovely music to be added to the film itself. We sat in a huge dubbing suite and watched in silent disappointment as the fruits of our labours were added to the soundtrack far too quietly. Thoughtless actors talked all over work, sound effects drowned out beautiful chord changes and some of the crowd scenes& oh well. After several edits the film was ready to be shown at screenings. Chrissie Hynde came to one of these as the Pretenders were going to perform I'm Going Back over the end credits. Neill and I met her as possible producers. I was too scared to speak. Months later it was time for the premiere. At last me and the missus would get the red carpet treatment. Sadly in this case the carpet was green so as to resemble a football pitch. After being roundly ignored by the paparazzi we entered the Leicester Square Empire to find ourselves surrounded by vaguely familiar celebs. I finally got to see my name up on the silver screen. And in bigger letters than the gaffer. Fever Pitch did quite well and soon after we were invited to pitch for Twentyfourseven . A debut feature by 24-year-old Shane Meadows this wonderful black and white film about a boxing club starred Bob Hoskins and won many awards. We only had a fortnight to write, record and mix the whole thing. We had learned a lot of lessons from the first film and I feel our music was much more cohesive this time. I'm extremely proud to have been a small part of this film; it was all going to be downhill from now on. Next came Our Boy starring Ray Winstone. Oh dear. I hated the script, the recording process was slow and laborious and I was soon bored out of my gourd. It came as no surprise to me that this mawkish tale failed to gain general release. To add insult to injury our music was removed before the film was finally shown on TV. After one more go (a tele-film about the millennium bug, oh blimey) the lure of the screen was gone for me. I like writing songs, touring, making records and having fun. I don't like staring at a monitor all day with a guitar in my hand. Despite being wooed by big name agents Neill and I went our separate ways. It's what he does for a living now and he's much better at it than I ever was. It was all worth it though. If you watch the video of Fever Pitch turn the volume on your TV up full during the non-league match and you'll hear Honey Be Good by the Bible playing on the radio in the tea bar. Boo Hewerdine

Great find, Maria! "Nothing too post-coital." Love it.

"We need to feel uncertainty at this moment", "Something nostalgic yet hopeful" and my favourite, "Nothing too post coital". These comments were surprisingly hopeful. ROTFL...I had never known that music fell into these catagories...will now have to crank up the volume and pay better attention to 'those' moments. This guy is a riot! I think I would be sad too if I thought I would get to do the red carpet thing and found it was green....it's just not the same. Thanks Maria, you always find the best stuff!!!

I loved the article, Maria. FP is one of my favories, and I ab-so-lutely adore the soundtrack. I'll listen to the music in the film much more interest now that I know the history. LOL, Nothing can be "too post-coital" after a shag with PA...real or imagined;-) Thank you.

Another bit from musicland talking about other songs HD might have danced to instead of Rock and Roll Hootchie-koo. Obviously it changed yet again after this... Tim Hands was working on a feature film, 'What a Girl Wants'. Colin Firth is dancing around in front of a mirror to 'Whole Lotta Love'. This works, but publishers want millions, so that's not going to happen. Tim suggests trying 'Once Bitten, Twice Shy'. they hear it - they like it - then somebody says, 'but we're Warner Brothers - and that's on Columbia (Sony) so now it's 'Communication Breakdown' which they got cheap. It's nice to see how it works in the movies. Well, thanks for trying Tim; maybe next time.

Great find, Maria! "Nothing too post-coital." Love it. Ditto! Of course I had to pull out the CD and look at the tracks and now I have to play track 6 (Cafe '68) and track 17(Fever Pitch) and later FP will replace P&P2 in the DVD machine.... Just part of my ODB scholarship (right louise?). Thanks for taking me round the bend Maria;-)

Great finds, Maria. Thanks! in some scenes existing records would be used such as, Baba O'Rielly by the Who and There She Goes by the La's. No pressure of comparison then. We sat in a huge dubbing suite and watched in silent disappointment as the fruits of our labours were added to the soundtrack far too quietly. Thoughtless actors talked all over work Chrissie Hynde came to one of these as the Pretenders were going to perform I'm Going Back over the end credits. Neill and I met her as possible producers. I was too scared to speak. This Boo guy is a riot! If you watch the video of Fever Pitch turn the volume on your TV up full during the non-league match and you'll hear Honey Be Good by the Bible playing on the radio in the tea bar. Excellent, excellent. I wonder if he knows where that Pogues song is. I asked Nick Hornby and said that others have asked and he thinks you need really good speakers to hear it playing at the pub. 'but we're Warner Brothers - and that's on Columbia (Sony) LOL, but that's how decisions are made. Is there any coincidence that so much of the BJD soundtrack is by artists on the Island label?? I always wondered if what they used to film certain scenes was the final music, as in HD's air guitar dance. Question answered. (would rather have heard a Whole Lotta Love)

(Karen), (would rather have heard a Whole Lotta Love) Considering that I once had a huge crush on Jimmy Page, I would have flipped over this one. :-D Thanks, Maria! Interesting tidbits.

(Boo Hewerdine) a long discarded tune became Park Bench (used in a segment in a park, the action taking place on a bench. Our titles are nothing if not literal) One of my favorite musical bits in the movie -- I'm glad they retrieved it from the long-discarded bin! Thanks, Maria! This was a real treat for a FP fanatic, and Boo's a very funny guy! Colin Firth is dancing around in front of a mirror to 'Whole Lotta Love'. Would this have been enough to make it a PG-13? ;-)

O.K., this is from about 9 months ago, again, may be old to some of you but I was here then and don't remember it.. Besides I chased alot of useless links before actually getting to see his picture itself and needed to feel vindicated... From article - http://www.hellomagazine.com/2002/09/04/art/

Maria...you are amazing. I can't believe the things you find! Wonder who the sketch is of? Can you imagine owning such a piece of memorabilia? OMG! Wonder who has it....lucky girl (that's just a guess, BTW ;-))!

(Tress) Wonder who the sketch is of? I was just staring at it and wondering the same...Do you think it could be his projection of himself in the future ? Chin is kind of there...Hmmmmm...

(Maria) I was just staring at it and wondering the same...Do you think it could be his projection of himself in the future ? Chin is kind of there...Hmmmmm... ROTFL...okay...I thought the same thing when looking at it initially! The chin and the ears....BUT! 'Picture guy' has eyebrows! ;-)

(Tress) BUT! 'Picture guy' has eyebrows! ;-) Obviously he considered deeply the "migration" pattern...He may yet end up like his parents and be a college professor, judging by this pic! ;-))

Maria, I agree with Tress that you find the greatest stuff. How funny that he didn't draw a neck and shoulders, too, as the head looks like it is "floating" on the page. It would be interesting to know who the person is supposed to be. Maybe he'll illustrate his next short story. ;-)

Chin is kind of there...Hmmmmm... Great chin, tight jowels;-)....Hmmmmm I just had the thought that there are many "one eyed" enigmatic shots of him. Recently Trauma and the Vermeer as well. You can see the other eye perhaps, but the highlight and effect is the thing, imo.

(Maria) He may yet end up like his parents and be a college professor, judging by this pic! ;-)) Grrrr...things to think about..."Professor Firth, I have a question!" or "Dr. Firth, could you please explain...." If more of my profs had looked like him I may have spent less time in the cafe smokin' cigs and drinking coffee.....and more time in class! ;-)

(Tress) Wonder who the sketch is of? (Maria) I was just staring at it and wondering the same...Do you think it could be his projection of himself in the future ? Chin is kind of there...Hmmmmm... Looks sorta like CF's father to me.

"Dr. Firth, could you please explain... Aha! we're playing doctor now?;-)

(KathyF) Looks sorta like CF's father to me. Just pulled up a pic of Papa Firth to check...I can see that! But if it is him, then ODB gave his pop a rockin' haircut (a la Tom Skerrit). Papa Firth's cut is a bit more conservative. But the glasses are there and there is that ODB resemblance!

(Beedee) Great chin, tight jowels;-).... This has been cracking me up for hours....I have been trying to think of something clever to say...but...well, being clever is tough for me at times....let's just say that anything I could write could get me in trouble... Thank you Beedee...I'll just sit here and think of ODB's tight jowels!

(Tress)....let's just say that anything I could write could get me in trouble... Been there, have deleted far too many thoughts before I hit the old submit button;-) I thought of Daddy Firth as well. Reminded me of the HS premiere.

That is a sketch of his father, one of many pieces of "celebrity art" that were solicited to raise money for a charity. It was posted here at that time, which wasn't all that long ago (Sept 2002)

Maria, great article and great pic. I thought it was of his dad too. Thanks for confirmation Karen.

I've updated/reorganized some Hope Springs pages since (a) it's hot and humid and I hate heat and humidity and (b) I've been dawdling far too long. The screen captures by KathyC start here: http://www.firth.com/hs_sc_gal1.html and there are 6 galleries. *phew* Then, I've added three pics to one of the London premiere pages that Sophie worked her magic on. You'll see them at the bottom of here: http://www.firth.com/hs_premgal4.html I'm particularly fond of the "Look" he's looks like he's giving to KST, although some people have tried to convince me he's looking past her to something else. Think what you will. ;-D The organizational layout can be viewed here: http://www.firth.com/hs_gal.html http://www.firth.com/hs_gal.html

Oh yeah, let me know if any links don't work. My mind had a meltdown ages ago. ;-D

Thanks Karen for the great work you did with the HS Gallery. Lots of great sunlight/shadow close-ups, which I really love. This may be the most some of us ever see of this film. Of course he looks AFG, but how could he not? (Karen)I'm particularly fond of the "Look" he's looks like he's giving to KST, although some people have tried to convince me he's looking past her to something else. Think what you will. ;-D I'm with you on this one. Can you just imagine being on the receiving end of one of those looks?

Karen)I'm particularly fond of the "Look" he's looks like he's giving to KST, although some people have tried to convince me he's looking past her to something else. Think what you will. ;-D Just *ran* in from the garden and I thought I'd just stop in quickly on what has been a slow day and Wow! Here's looking at you kid! I'm with you Karen and Hen. What a drooler! Thanks for the lovely pics........ Now how am I gonna explain my absence?

Fantastic job, Karen!

Bravo, Karen. I don't know if KST was on the recieving end of it, but it definitely is "the Look"...Makes me tingle just thinking that someone was on the receiving end of it. Karen, the HS gallery is fantastic. You just made the northeast...NJ, in particular, a bit more hot and humid with those captures. Pages 3&4 are especially causing me to steam up. All those bare-chested, towel and bed picturs...WOW! The last one on page one is gorgeous. Is that a tear? Does anyone remember which scene that is from? Many thanks, Karen.

(Linda) Is that a tear? Does anyone remember which scene that is from? Yup. It's during the final bit of him sketching Fisher, telling him about the swami/cult, and Fisher tells him he has to move on with his life. About 18:30 minutes into it.

What a great treat Karen! Thanks! The gallery (and ODB)look fabulous! I am humid and hot weather's biggest detractor, but will at least be grateful I can sit here in my misery of h & h and enjoy these pics! (If I color print them all and staple them together and then flip the pages together I will get to see this in action finally!)

(Maria) If I color print them all and staple them together and then flip the pages together I will get to see this in action finally! LOL. Good idea.

Not sure where to put this...small little interconnected world... Short subjects.The 18-year-old actress Scarlett Johansson - who played jailbait to Billy Bob Thornton'sbarbershop loser in theCoen Brothers' The Man Who Wasn't There, and Thora Birch's best buddy in Ghost World - has been busy busy busy. After back-to-back-to-back roles in Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola's sophomore effort; in Girl With a Pearl Earring, as Vermeer'smuse, with Colin Firthplaying the Dutch Master; and in The Perfect Score, a stealing-the-SAT ensemble number, Johansson has linked with John Travolta for A Love Song for Bobby Long. She'll play a headstrong daughter dealing with the death of her estranged mother; Travolta plays an older guy with a cleft in his chin and an L. Ron Hubbardian twinkle in his eye... . Ren�e Zellweger is said to be preparing to play Janis Joplin in a big-screen biopic. Zellweger, like the live-hard, die-young '60s blues belter, hails from Texas. The actress was 1 when Joplin died, in October 1970, in a Hollywood motel, the victim of an overdose.

Thank you Karen and KathyC for the captures!! Okay...this pic has left me speechless. I know that some have said this is not ODB's best. But on the yummy factor alone...OMG! And Sophie....thanks for the 'magic'. I'm with Karen...love the pic with KST. That look is to die for. But I also love the pic of just ODB, standing in Evelyn's suit! GAH!! Now I'll stop 'emoting'!!

Dimples and a bare chest...what more could a girl want? Oh, and the look is there with a bit of a smile...stubble, too. Oh, that's it. I'm done for the day.

KathyC, where are my manners--I neglected to include you in the thank yous for the HS pics. So, I shall do so now: thank you!!!!!!! ;-) Tress, I'm with you--the eye candy factor is the one consolation for this less than stellar film.

Karen, Kathy C Great Job. At least we have these wonderful pics to sustain us just in case we never get access to the movie itself.

Hee hee, just snuck a CF DVD in while watching with the DH tonight;-) Slipped in TA because we couldn't find anything *we* wanted to watch and he previously saw it as one of my period (is this some kind of freudian thing?) pieces which was ok with me. Anyway, he was very amused by it and recognised Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins. It's the little things..........ummmmm

What the heck, can't hurt, my jowls could use a tightening, and if Cornel says so then...;-) http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/londonlife/articles/359907

Just flew in an hour ago from the beautiful island of Corfu. And guess what the in-flight movie for July is for outward-bound flights from the UK with Excel Airways - WAGW!! But not on the return flight. We were stuck with Agent Cody Banks. - What a disappointment. And I saw their stash of videotapes in the overhead locker next to me. I can tell you, I was sorely tempted to help myself to a certain tape!! Ah well, only a few more weeks till I see him on the big screen!

And what/who stopped you? ;-)

Another CF "connection" recognized.... Watched Breaking Away this weekend. A family Favorite and one I have seen often but only now recognized Hart Bochner as the nasty college kid learning to be a nasty roomy in AZ;-)

How could anyone forget the guy in the purple frat shirt? I remember him well, plus Dennis Q. ;-D

How could anyone forget the guy in the purple frat shirt? I remember him well, plus Dennis Q. ;-D Too busy oogling at Dennis Q, I guess! What great abs etc and those cute cut offs...yum! Gorgious! Hart had this "Eddie Haskel" kind of a persona that I just wanted to slap.

Aw, but even he smiled in acknowleging the townies' win. BTW, I seem to recall that Hart attended an LA Bafta screening of TIOBE (maybe) when Colin was there. Buddies? Who knows.

OMG, I loved Breaking Away. "No more of that "Ite-y food!" Doesn't it make you want to play a Caruso record and shave your legs or, at the very least, swim in a quarry? ;-) Beedee, you didn't like Moocher? ;-) When we were discussing AZ, I remember reading that was HB in BA and AZ, and a light bulb went off.

I just saw HB in 'Anywhere But Here' which was on about a week ago. The DH recognized him as being in 'Die Hard' (which I don't remember) and I said I knew him from AZ...which elicited the question "don't tell me....a Colin Firth movie?" I didn't have to respond...;-)

Doesn't it make you want to play a Caruso record and shave your legs or, at the very least, swim in a quarry? ;-) LOL! Nothing makes me *want* to shave my legs.....though I will;-) That quarry looked best with DQ in it. And I love all of those cute Cutters. IU is my Hoosier Hubby's alma matter and he took me there on a field trip. V. romantic;-)

I got my DVD of "The Advocate" today (yeah, I'm a little slow). I sent this out to a few folks in e-mail earlier, but I wanted to share it here too so everyone could enjoy. I had forgotten what a lovely stubble-fest this movie was! Wouldn't you like to look across to the other pillow on the bed and see this?

YESSSSSSSS!!!! You did ask if I wanted to see this across my pillow?? The DH may be 'squished', but I imagine...after a while....he may get used to sleeping at the foot of the bed! ;-) Thank you Rika! Love the sort of furrowed brow in this capture....he's dreaming...a good dream...it's okay....I have brothers!

(Tress)....he may get used to sleeping at the foot of the bed! ;-) LOL! In *your* dreams!

Tress thanks for the gorgeous pics. LOL DH at bottom of bed. It is indeed ok, I have brothers too ;-)

Honestly I have no idea what all might be in here, but it looked like so much fun to explore, reminds me of plum design visual thesaurus (also quite fun) but with Colin... http://www.kartoo.com/

Wouldn't you like to look across to the other pillow on the bed and see this? Oh, I can't think about that right now I'll explode. But why do I suddenly have a burning desire to become a masseuse? Thank you Rika, thank you, Colin

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But why do I suddenly have a burning desire to become a masseuse? I hear ya. Just to be clear, though, that photo wasn't from the massage sequence. It was from the beginning of the sequence in which Maria heard him talking in his sleep and then discovered that the cock was about to crow.

Oh, Rika, you capture the rapture. Thanks for sharing. Tress, I agree the slightly furrowed brow adds a whole other dimension to the picture!

(Rika)I hear ya. Just to be clear, though, that photo wasn't from the massage sequence I know, I wasn't even thinking massage sequence...I forgot about that. The shoulders just screamed out at me...Linda, Linda are you there, Linda. I need a massage, woman.

(Karen) I enjoy Playmaker (Dorine) *GASP* You do? Holy cow! It's the 8th wonder of the world! Why so shocked? I've said so on numerous occasions. I find it a good laugh, Colin "acts" in it, and he's nekky. Three reasons to recommend. Can't say the same for... ;-D And SLOW is looooowwww on your list, to say the least, if I'm not mistaken? I like the proverbs. ;-D

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Sorry to follow my own post. It's not my fault. Matthew made me do it. Good afternoon. I'm Matthew. Matthew Field. Can you say that? Say my name. I knew you could! I just wanted to tell you how thrilled I am that my very own film has been selected for the film discussion. So I thought I might pop in here from time to time to say hello. And as for any of you evil recombinants who may be tempted to mock my movie (yes, I've heard the rumors), let me just say, "Let no Drooler say my pot is broken without her hand on her sword hilt."

(Rika) "Let no Drooler say my pot is broken without her hand on her sword hilt." LOL. Can't wait for the proverbs discussion on 158. :-) Looking good Matthew.

(Rika)Matthew made me do it. Nobody ever questioned his sensationally good looks in this movie, so no need for swords on that issue ;-) In my book he's one of the top 5 best looking characters, I think, but perhaps this needs investigation aswell ;-)

(Annette)In my book he's one of the top 5 best looking characters, I think, but perhaps this needs investigation as well ;-) Ranks even higher with me. Definitely Top 3.

(Janet) Definitely Top 3. Boy, I don't know...unless you're counting both Darcys as one and even then... I don't pretend to have done an exhaustive survey to rank them (yet) but Darcy v.1, Darcy v.2, Earnest and Hunk Daddy (not necessarily in that order)...tough call!

(Janet) Definitely Top 3. I'll see your 3 and raise you a 2.

(Barb) Boy, I don't know...unless you're counting both Darcys as one and even then... I don't pretend to have done an exhaustive survey to rank them (yet) but Darcy v.1, Darcy v.2, Earnest and Hunk Daddy (not necessarily in that order)...tough call! I agree with your choices. Wow. And through in Richard H for me. There's something about a vested suit and hat that gets me. Especially the man that's wearing them. AFG

(BarbS) Boy, I don't know...unless you're counting both Darcys as one and even then... I don't pretend to have done an exhaustive survey to rank them (yet) but Darcy v.1, Darcy v.2, Earnest and Hunk Daddy (not necessarily in that order)...tough call! Speaking for myself, I'd put Matthew about Earnest (it's a little closer when he's Jack, but I still think so). The other three... a tough call indeed.

Maybe I'm wierd, (ok, not maybe..) but it has long been a desire of mine to hear him speak Italian...I fear I shall listen to this over and over!! (and hurrah, my heart leaps again after the crash and burn of HS...;-)) Too bad it isn't more clear! http://www.rainews24.rai.it/ran24/rubriche/cinema/videointerviste/interviste.htm And how about those hand movements, huh? Pretty impressive! Molto bello!

(MariaT)Maybe I'm wierd, (ok, not maybe..) but it has long been a desire of mine to hear him speak Italian...I fear I shall listen to this over and over!! And how is his Italian? - Was it spontanious or rehearsed, do you think?

Thanks so much Maria! I don't post often, but this is such a wonderful find I had to say thanks! I too will be listening over & over. It's already been saved to a CD so that I can take it to work!!

(Janet) And how is his Italian? - Was it spontanious or rehearsed, do you think? Sounds great to me! I know it's probably been used a million times, but it seems to have the Jamie Lee Curtis/John Cleese effect on me!

All I can say, Maria, is how do you find these gems? Thank you. How perfectly delightful. He seems pretty fluent to me. But Moon shall be the ultimate judge of that! :-D