Wednesday, July 4, 2018

July 1, 2003

Dreamed of a third season of the Dabney Coleman sitcom Buffalo Bill. (It had only two short seasons in 1983 and 1984.)

We drove down to Mimico Park.  There was a nice offshore breeze, along with haze in the air.

Saw the video of Soldier of Orange, a movie about the Dutch Resistance in World War II directed by Paul Verhoeven before he sold his soul to Hollywood and made Basic Instinct.  It's a terrific, believable film, free of the usual war-movie vainglory.  I got the sens that there's a small distance between heroes, scoundrels and those who just protect themselves when the going gets tough.

Dinner was KFC.

Last night's Jekyll & Hyde DVD had some extra features, including a funny silent parody with Stan Laurel (before he met Hardy), titled Dr. Pickle and Mr. Pride.

Saw the video of Jean-Pierre Melville's famous first movie Bob le Flambeur.  It was way cool, something like its contemporary Rififi, with a great hero and an unusual elegaic tone.

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