Day: November 24, 2022

You don’t have to watch the whole thing — just 2:15 to 5:48. Three and a half minutes.

As a People reporter I heard a few stories about the Titanic shoot at Fox Baja Studios in ’96 and early ’97. One was James Cameron allegedly having referred to Kate Winslet as Kate Weighs-a-Lot. Another alluded to Leonardo DiCaprio‘s off-set, party-animal lifestyle, which allegedly led to an instance of Leo complaining of nausea. In no mood for this, Cameron allegedly picked up a metal bucket, threw it in Leo’s direction and told him to get sick in it, and once finished to get back on the effing set and do his job. Who knows if it’s true?

If I were Cameron I would think seriously about doing a George Lucas and re-doing the Titanic digital stuff. Make it look more realistic. Because by today’s standards some of it looks way too primitive.

I’m sorry but this is my idea of a Thanksgiving movie. I haven’t re-watched it in 32 years. Gotta do that today or at least over the weekend.

Wiki excerpt: “Abel Ferrara’s King of New York was shot entirely in and around New York City. According to Ferrara, then-owner Donald Trump gave him permission to film at the Plaza Hotel at no charge, on the condition that Walken would pose for a photograph with Ivana Trump, who was a fan of the actor.”

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In a world in which the 76 year-old Cher is banging a dude 40 years younger (i.e., 36 year-old Alexander Edwards), no one, least of all myself, could possibly have a problem with Jake Gyllenhaal, 41, being entwined with 26-year-old model Jeanne Cadieu…a 15-year age difference is nothing.

I do, however, have a problem with Gyllenhaal’s baggy jeans. The last time I checked (and please correct if I’m wrong) they were called “dad” jeans. I’ve been dodging the thought of dad jeans for a good 40-plus years….hell, all my life. The slouchy “normcore” aesthetic is everywhere…baggy, baggy, baggy.

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