OUT OF TOUCH

I have reached the point in life where I am out of touch with what is going on in Hollywood. Now that can be a good thing but it makes me think of my mom and much as I loved her I don't want to be her.  I don't want to Sing Along With Mitch or find out what Marcus Welby is up to. 

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I am not a big fan of many actors. I don't like sappy movies, corny movies or love stories. I don't like animated movies. I don't like most of what is out there. I don't care.
With the announcement of another Hollywood marriage recently I thought about how little I care and how I couldn't have named either one of the stars.

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I don't know who is the vampire and who is the werewolf in all those movies. DON'T TELL ME CAUSE I DON'T REALLY CARE. I don't think they are hunky, or hot. I think they look like children. Petulant, spoiled children. 

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I hear the news about which stars have died and think "they weren't that old". I think of all the movies and shows they had been in during their long careers. I point out some of the older actors that have small roles in current movies and my son is surprised to know they were big stars in their day. 
Does every generation feel this way? Did our parents think that about Rock Hudson? Raymond Burr? How about Betty White? She is living her life to the fullest with a new found fame among the younger generation. She is one of my favorites and is a potty mouth just like me. 

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Who do you see in current roles that had great star power years back? What do you think of the newest crop of badly behaved "stars"?

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WRITER'S CHALLENGE #2 MY FAVORITE MOVIE

I am so glad you have joined me for the second Writer's Challenge. The first one was well received and showed us some very deep emotions. This one was chosen to lighten the mood somewhat but then it occurred to me that the same thing could happen if the movie chosen was one that evoked sadness but was nonetheless a favorite. Regardless of why it is your favorite we all look forward to reading your stories and maybe seeing a movie from a different perspective.

Being There (1979)

Peter Sellers

Shirley MacLaine 

Melvyn Douglas

Peter Sellers was nominated for a Golden Globe (won) and Best Actor for an Academy Award for his performance. This was the last film he made before his death.

Chance the Gardener was a simpleton. Growing up in the home of a wealthy man he did chores around the property unless he was busy watching t.v., his only connection to the world outside of the front gate. When the old man dies Chance is literally out in the cold when he leaves the property for the first time in his life with no lifeskills whatsoever.

When he is injured by a limo driver his world takes a most interesting turn. Off he goes to an estate with Shirley MacLaine where he becomes a revered man of great depth and intelligence amonst the political movers and shakers in Washington.

Chance's simple minded statements are often mistaken as humor or confused with deep and profound thoughts. He speaks his mind literally but others interpret it in their own way. When Chance says all he has is the room upstairs that is exactly what he means, a bedroom. The big businessman he is talking to thinks he is refering to death and heaven. 

Most of Chance's brilliant advice is related to what he knows about gardening. It is a perfect metaphor for the political questions that are posed to him. He talks of the roots of the plants and the changing of the seasons and the President thinks he is referring to economic growth in the spring.
 
That is what I love about this movie. It shows how people are so easily swayed. How they thrive on what they think he is saying. They read great wisdom into his innocent observations and it spreads like wild fire. It shows how if you sound like you know what you are talking about then others will follow. 
I think this is such a brilliant movie and the bedroom scene is not to be missed.

It was filmed mostly around the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina. This is such a stunning mansion, a beautiful setting for a movie. 

WRITER'S CHALLENGE #2

Our second Writer's Challenge has begun and you have a month to complete it. I am sure none of you will procrastinate until the end will you? No? Good!

I want to thank all of you who took part in the first challenge. The stories were so amazing and from the heart. If you missed them you can find the links to read them here. 

We are going to lighten it up a bit this time with a fun challenge. 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME AND WHY?

It can be a comedy, drama, western, horror. Tell us what you liked about it and why you probably watch it over and over again. The way it makes you feel hopeful or cry buckets. Whether it scares the bejeezus out of you so you snuggle up closer to your sweetie for protection or laugh so hard you need protection.
You will have until Sunday, November 15th. to write this. Mr. Linky will most likely go up on the Friday night before. That will give you plenty of time to link up. 

We won't be doing a Writer's Challenge in December as we are all just too busy and we don't need anything else on our plates.

Don't have a blog but would like to join in. No problem. Just email me your story and I will post it on my blog and link it up for everyone else to find. We would love to have you.