Nonverbal Communication of a different kind…
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“Psych” premiered this weekend on USA network and is about a guy Shawn Spencer (James Roday) who has something like a photographic memory when it comes to his surroundings. As a kid he got trained by his father, who was a cop, to memorize every and anything around him at all times. He does not have any psychic powers but his gift makes it possible for him to see clues and connections where others fail and he does disguise it with theatrical performances, which can be amusing at times. He gets involved in solving a kidnapping case for the police and starts off his own PI business together with his friend Burton Guster (Dulé Hill), no doubt taking on more cases in the future.
“Boston Legal” is a spin off of “The Practice” and while I am normally not into law shows, Denny Crane (William Shatner) convinced me otherwise or should I rather say his friend Alan Shore (James Spader) did.
Markus (not Aurelius) and I were talking about TV shows a week ago while having Sushi for lunch and I told him that he must go see “Rome” (but first read my review on it) and so he did and now his friends do, too and so on. What does that have to do with “Boston Legal” you might ask; nothing and everything.
Vin Diesel stars as Giacomo “Jackie Dee” DiNorscio in Sidney Lumet’s “Find Me Guilty” (2006), a mobster who defended himself in court during the longest mafia trial in American history in the mid 80s.
I was sceptical at first with that Riddick image imprinted on Mr. Diesel but all and any doubts were completely unfounded to say the least. Jackie Dee is as convincing a character as he can be and the performance is great throughout the movie and simply a joy to watch.
“Harry & Tonto” is a road movie of a different kind. You can read the full DVD review over at eyecravedvd.com or read on for the movie review.
The movie starts out by showing old people walking down the streets in New York accompanied by piano music ending up showing Harry and Tonto on their way to the groceries. This introduction is great for setting the pace and mood of the whole piece. The exposition of the character basically consists of Harry’s monologue with Tonto as listener narrating little anecdotes, things of the past, leading up to the eviction of Harry Coombes as he is carried out of the building sitting in his chair he fell asleep in with Tonto on his lap, sprouting out curses (quotes from Lear) at the top of his voice.
