tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post7194211603173692054..comments2024-03-19T21:14:01.007-07:00Comments on The Compass Rose: The Sting - 3 Layers of NostalgiaCurtis Favillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-28281797342378742492010-03-17T08:43:38.961-07:002010-03-17T08:43:38.961-07:00Shaw stole the Sting at least in terms of verisimi...Shaw stole the Sting at least in terms of verisimilitude, and...irishness, even. The flick looked good, sounded good (when they hit ...Maple Leaf Rag..ah yeahh), and the plot was interesting, if a bit contrived. The celebrity-acting was alright, at least good community theatre hack-level... <br /><br />The Untouchables was a better film, in terms of jazzy cinematography (instead of raggy), acting, believability (except for...Costner...Ness was a cold hard guy, not from ...malibu). Can't go wrong with De Niro as Caponay with baseball bat-- <br /><br />You are correct that they are still constructs of course, far more glamorous than the real 20s and 30s. Besides, Capone, Luciano and the Five Points gang had ended the irish control of NY and Chi-town (and points between) in early 20s--the old irish mobsters, or their offspring were standing in soup lines--some funded by..Caponay!--- in 20s and 30s (the myth that the depression started in '29 is mostly BS as well--more like right after WWI).Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-84787220213909460882010-03-17T04:24:01.037-07:002010-03-17T04:24:01.037-07:00fun movie accurate sets/costumes
another "vi...fun movie accurate sets/costumes<br /><br />another "view" based on Damon Runyon characters and "just what it was" in New York...<br /><br />Guys and Dolls...<br /><br /> and them "zoot-suiters"<br /><br />I guess it is our way to turn things into a fiction and then "publish" and pass of (our) Phantasy as (our) Reality<br /> make a movie,<br />go to congress, write a poem... <br /> <br /> What's a Phantasy?Ed Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285310130024785775noreply@blogger.com