I felt pretty good - like an amputated leg.

[thehefner]

Scans of the latest Vanity Fair photo issue, Film Noir style

I'm posting this here not just because it's a total blast, and a gorgeous one at that thanks to Miss Leibovitz (not to mention that I am a complete and total sucker for all things noir)... but because that single image of Aaron Eckhart has, like, filled me with soooooooo much more confidence. Damn, ok, yeah, I could see him as Harvey Dent right there. At this point, I'm sure seeing THANK YOU FOR SMOKING will only assure me further.

(Also, anyone else think Peter O'Toole looks like a drunken Andrew Jackson?)

Speaking of the good (former) D.A., either today or tomorrow I'm gonna do a scans_daily post called "The Ballad of Harvey and Renee." Keep an eye out for it.

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[fishymcb.livejournal.com]

(Also, anyone else think Peter O'Toole looks like a drunken Andrew Jackson?)

Yeah...LOOKS like...

[suburbfabulous.livejournal.com]

Peter O'Toole IS rock.
And I TOLD you about Eckhart.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

... my GOD.

The bastard signed the Indian Removal Bill and now we're giving him an Oscar? I say let's give HIM a Wounded Knee, at the very least!

[whimmydiddle.livejournal.com]

I've heard several folks making comments about how unfortunate Peter O'Toole's appearance is these days. "Looking old." Looking old my ass. I know what old is; I visit old twice a week. Old is tottering about gibbering senselessly, dressed in rumpled clothing covering bandaged limbs smeared with ointment to treat colitis. Old is when your humanity is cruelly ripped away from you by dementia. Peter O'Toole stars in feature films, quotes Shakespearean sonnets, jets around the world nattily dressed sporting an ascot, raises his arms in acknowledgement of standing ovations at Oscar luncheons, and goes about his life making not apologies for his age or appearance. It's easy to be glamorous and admirable when you are young and beautiful; let's just watch and see if any of today's hot shit stars pull off their final years with the same grace and style as O'Toole is doing now. If only everyone were granted his robust health and presence of mind at his age. Don't pity Peter O'Toole, don't shake your head and think "what a shame." Rather, start petitioning heaven right now that you should be so blessed as he is when you reach his age, root for him to get that long-overdue Oscar, and look forward to his next film.

[seangrimm.livejournal.com]

Okay, that is a beautiful set of photography.
I don't think I can put it into more words than that.

*ducks*

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm not saying he's looking old! Old was never brought up! I simply said "drunken Andrew Jackson"!

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[whimmydiddle.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I feel almost like the elitist in me should feel guilty for loving such a hyped super-mainstream photographer as Annie Leibovitz, but god DAMN if her pictures aren't awesome.

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[thehefner.livejournal.com]

What?

... no, seriously, what? I'm not saying it's a bad thing, nor am I calling him old! In fact, if it pleases you, know I was just adding the "drunken" part to be snarky, as I am wont to do, but Andrew Jackson nonetheless.

Why do I feel like I'm digging myself further into a hole? I've been doing that quite a bit with several friends lately.

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[chickenhat.livejournal.com]

Actually, he looks more like a sober and awake Andrew Jackson...

(Seriously, Prez Andy looked like hell in some of his portraits.)

Actually, really seriously, Jackson was one of the toughest presidents we've ever had, we're all lucky if we manage to to even a fraction of what either Jackson or O'Toole has managed.

Except for the drunken part, the resemblance in the hairstyle and jawline (the acsot doesn't hurt either) is kinda uncanny. I'm thinking they oughta make that movie about his (Jackson's) time spent in Nawlins about now.

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[chickenhat.livejournal.com]

It's a learned skill, knowing when to shut up. :-)

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[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I don't know how many of Jackson's portraits I've seen, other than the $20 bill.

Oh, I know about Jackson's toughness. Didn't he beat a failed assassin with a cane on the steps of the Capitol or something?

Oh man, I would definitely pay good money to see that movie. Done right, that's be another Oscar nod for him right there.

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[whimmydiddle.livejournal.com]

Well, the accent might be a bit of an obstacle!

No, you didn't dig yourself into a hole. That was a kind of bemused *sigh*.

[whimmydiddle.livejournal.com]

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