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07-14-2018 01:29 PM
@Oznell wrote:Yeah, a lot will depend on how they treat the "Manson" part of the movie, which they insist will only be a part of the overall film about that period in Hollywood. They must be giving it some prominence, though, because they have cast the part of the infamous Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme (Dakota Fanning).
The cast is just intriguing-- in addition to those mentioned, there is Al Pacino, Brenda Vacarro, Kurt Russell, Burt Reynolds. All of whom have ties to that era in Hollywood...
@Oznell Brenda Vacarro, havn't seen her in decades.
07-14-2018 02:27 PM
I know, @mousiegirl! Glad she's still around. I always liked her, and her throaty voice...
07-14-2018 02:48 PM
@Oznell wrote:I know, @mousiegirl! Glad she's still around. I always liked her, and her throaty voice...
@Oznell DH used to have a crush on her, lol, shocked me because she and I couldn't be any different, oh well, he is stuck with me, lol.
07-14-2018 03:14 PM - edited 07-14-2018 03:16 PM
Oznell,
The 1968-69 periiod was a time of total personal upheaval in my life and my self-concept, owing to an ill-fated, disastrous marriage. My groom and I had different ideas about love and fidelity, it seems.
Please excuse if this sounds like a pampered "rich-kid" memory because I wasn't wealthy. Circumstances were different then and one could travel cheaply in Europe in that era, especially to Italy and Greece. Besides, my in-laws were footing the bill for my six-month stay in Europe following a troubled first year.
I'll never forget where I was when the Manson Murders were first reported; I was on the Greek island of Aegina with my in-laws, my sister-in-law and her husband. We were having breakfast outside by the dock, as was customary. I was horrified by the news and horrified by what was going on in my life at that time.
Oh, and where was my darling husband at that moment? Visiting the island of Rhodes with the woman who came between us. He asked me to indulge this because "she always wanted to visit Rhodes." Oh yes, he was not my sort of husband.
(Perhaps I won't see this film. Might make me recall that horrible time. Thank heavens for my dream of a second husband!)
Sorry, but I can never remember this era separate from my personal tragedy at that time.
07-14-2018 05:45 PM
How awful for you to be going through all that at a young age, @golding76. No wonder that particular time period is fraught with disastrous memories. I'm so glad that you got to then have your dream of a second husband-- how wonderful! That's something to savor and celebrate....
07-14-2018 05:54 PM
In general, I find I prefer watching, for the most part, uplifting programs and not ones about depressing or awful scenarios. It doesn't matter how much "star power" or excellent writing or acting may be present.
The necessary ingredients for me must be positive people trying to do positive things. It's quite all right if they run into obstacles of any sort (from zombies to murderers to natural disasters), but I have no interest in getting into the minds of psychopaths or the like.
07-14-2018 06:18 PM
I agree, @GingerPeach. I hate the current penchant in media for the "wallow" in squalor, for squalor's sake.
I'll be interested to see the reviews when this comes out, to see if it really is a broad-based take on the "zeitgeist" of that era, or just another delve into depraved minds...
07-14-2018 06:20 PM
I enjoy Leo in almost every movie he's in.....but I am so "anti-Hollywood" right now and have had my fill of celebrities, that I'll probably pass.
( I guess I have a year to think about it 😉 )
07-14-2018 06:43 PM
Hey, @racada, thanks for the picture of Leo and Brad in their characters' retro outfits!
07-14-2018 07:31 PM
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