Tag: Celebrities
Let’s not kid ourselves, it’s popularity, not excellence
We wanted to give a local business a boost, so we went online to cast a vote in “Seacoast’s Best” polling. You’ve no doubt seen other places touting some similar honor.
We very quickly realized that for many of the designations, we had little or no awareness of most of the nominees. Like we knew the six women running for the region’s Best Nurse? Or we’d eaten at all six parlors in line for the Best Pizza? No, a vote went to the one you might already know, if you didn’t skip over it altogether.
Such results are bound to be quite different from those based on a few knowledgeable critics who evaluate on quality criteria and point us in unexpected directions.
Now that’s a Best I’d respect.
Nearly everyone in town knew Bella
If we were making a movie version of my novel, What’s Left, who would you cast as her grandmother Bella?
This would be a big juicy part, starting with her romance with Nicky in the war years. And don’t overlook her working mom action with five kids in tow. By then, nearly everyone in town knew her.
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Time to think of a Japanese touch
In the (highly unlikely) movie version of my novel, What’s Left, who would you like to see as her best friend, cousin Sandra?
Of course, that also means thinking of her blended genetic heritage and who could embody it.
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They both wound up living in Lotus Land
Stravinsky and his dictum, “Limitations make art.”
Heifitz’ love of movies yet no time to attend.
Maria would have to be a firecracker
In the still-in-my-dreaming movie version of my new novel, What’s Left, who would you cast as her great-grandmother Maria?
She’d have to be a firecracker, for starters.
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In Cassia’s family’s past, there may have been scenes food like this.
Who could portray Barney?
In the still speculative movie version of my new novel, What’s Left, who would you have portray her uncle Barney?
From my perspective, so much would have to depend on the eyes. Something soulful, at the start.
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In the family, Cassia may have had food like this.
REMEMBER, SHE HAS SHORT RED HAIR
If we were making a movie version of my new novel, What’s Left, who would you cast as her vibrant aunt Nita?
Remember, she’ll have to have short red hair. (Well, I guess we can cut it or dye it, if that helps you decide.)
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WHO WOULD PLAY HER BABA?
One of the glories of a literary work comes in creating the entire scene and its characters in your own head. Still, a common referent nowadays is in our familiarity with movies and television actors and actresses. Many of them even become “celebrities” whose every sneeze is flashed across social media.
In an imaginary movie version of my new novel, What’s Left, who would you have portray Cassia’s father, Baba?
I’d be tempted to have him be rather faceless, actually, maybe ethereal or even a large puppet. But you probably would go for something far more realistic.
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In the family, Cassia may have had food like this.
WHO HAS THE WARMTH FOR THIS ROLE?
If we were casting a movie version of my new novel, What’s Left, who would you have play her uncle Graham? Who has the warmth and the gentle classiness for this role?
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Cassia’s roots included inspiration like this.
Jnana's Red Barn 