Discland
edited by Jonathan Doyle
Mafioso (The Criterion Collection, 3.18.2008) Nino Badalamenti is a supervisor in a car manufacturing plant who hasn't taken a vacation in over two years. On his way out the door to visit his beloved childhood hometown of Sicily -- with his blonde wife and daughters -- Nino is handed a package by his boss and asked to deliver it to a powerful and influential Sicilian gangster named Don Vincenzo. Once in Sicily, Nino has a hoot seeing friends and family, but his wife has trouble fitting in and is unfairly dismissed as a snob by Nino's family. Even more worrisome, Nino finds himself entangled in an intricate web of secret mafioso dealings and is eventually sent on an unexpectedly... elaborate errand. (continued)

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Bruce Lee and philosophy

This 1964 Bruce Lee interview (which I happened upon this morning on nerve.com) is worth watching for Lee's expression when he mentions that he majored in philosophy in college. He hesitates for a brief instant before admitting this, and his eyes flick to the side just after.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 30, 2007 at 11:06 AM

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christian [TypeKey Profile Page] says ...

this is a classic screen test. it's 1964 and here is this dynamic chinese god trying to balance all sorts of cultural codes of the day.

and here's lee at the height of his philosophical powers in his best tv interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ0RF_QetSQ

Posted by christian [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2007 12:03 PM

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Ogami Itto [TypeKey Profile Page] says ...

Its amazing how much screen presence and charisma he had -- and that's just a screen test!

When Lee mentions his newborn son in the video it made me sad....


Posted by Ogami Itto [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2007 01:56 PM

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Ogami Itto [TypeKey Profile Page] says ...

"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ0RF_QetSQ"

Thanks for the link -- I'd never seen this interview before and it was great. Bruce Lee as Charlie Chan's number one son?! I've got to see that.

Posted by Ogami Itto [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2007 02:24 PM

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jjgittes [TypeKey Profile Page] says ...

Awesome - just awesome. Nothing much more to say really.

Posted by jjgittes [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2007 04:52 PM

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D.Z. [TypeKey Profile Page] says ...

It'd have to be 1965, because Bruce mentions his son being born, and that's the year listed on IMDB.

Posted by D.Z. [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2007 07:19 PM

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