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November 17, 2005
Happy Birthday Marty!
I’m off to watch Goodfellas and maybe the first 45 minutes of Casino. I’m not quite up to Taxi Driver (though that movie deserves to be watched at least every year, if your stomach can take it. Brutal but brilliant.) Seriously though, Marty, I forgive you for Gangs of New York and Age Of Innocence and let's face it, the Aviator was interesting technically but emotionally kind of a mixed bag... Listen, forget all that. You probably don’t even need to make another film for the rest of your life – I mean if I take Taxi Driver, Alice Doesn’t Live Here, Raging Bull, After Hours (which has an uncanny resemblance to a date I had the summer after my sophomore year in college), Goodfellas and Casino (baroque, I know, but still very good), and lets not forget your mini masterpiece, “Life Lessons” – you have given me more than enough to think about and to admire. Add to that, all the oddball choices, noble miss fires and stuff that was just over my head (like Kundun) and I can see that you are, well, a genius. You are a genius who is also human, and quite manic, but (thankfully) still passionate about your art. Love you Marty! Happy B Day!
Posted by lk at November 17, 2005 06:55 PM
Comments
You are right, Dauphine. It's been quite a while since Raging Bull (or even since Goodfellas). Maybe he'll hit us with another brilliant film in a few years. He seems to need time to work his magic.
Buttergun, glad you finally saw it. No need to excuse the French cuz RB it's fucking awesome.
Posted by: lk at November 21, 2005 08:56 PM
That's a great picture. I love Raging Bull - one of the Best. Films. Ever.
But what has be been up to lately?? He can't be letting all the brillance go to waste.
Posted by: La Dauphine at November 19, 2005 06:12 AM
Believe it or not I saw Raging Bull for the first time just this year. Excuse the french but it was fucking brilliant. This makes him a scorpio no?
Posted by: buttergun at November 18, 2005 06:16 PM