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Dec. 22nd, 2004 10:17 amOh, I'm very sick with a nasty cold. I came home early from work yesterday, and I'm taking today off as well.
Yesterday I managed to watch the excellent Guys and Dolls . The original version stars Marlon Brando as Skye Masterson, and Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit. This is a priceless musical. It's got great production numbers, and any musical with Sinatra is going to work, in my humble opinion.
Surprisingly, Brando can both sing and dance. I was impressed. He and Jean Simmons (who plays Sarah Brown) also have great chemistry.
I develop more and more respect for Brando as an actor in every film that I see him in. One of his great strengths is his ability to portray sexual tension. When he's with his leading lady, you really feel that he is having a hard time keeping his hands off her. Brando exudes a raw sexual energy, which is why I think he used to be such a hit with the ladies.
While I was volunteering at the Vancouver Writers Festival, I had an interesting conversation with some women about Robert Redford and Brando. One of the women told me that she was first aware of watching sexuality on screen, when she watched Brando lean against a door in "On the Waterfront". This made me quite reflective. I can't remember the first time that I realized a scene in a movie was sexual or sexy. Perhaps this is a reflection of the time I grew up in.
(Is this making sense? I think I need another Tylenol.)
Yesterday I managed to watch the excellent Guys and Dolls . The original version stars Marlon Brando as Skye Masterson, and Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit. This is a priceless musical. It's got great production numbers, and any musical with Sinatra is going to work, in my humble opinion.
Surprisingly, Brando can both sing and dance. I was impressed. He and Jean Simmons (who plays Sarah Brown) also have great chemistry.
I develop more and more respect for Brando as an actor in every film that I see him in. One of his great strengths is his ability to portray sexual tension. When he's with his leading lady, you really feel that he is having a hard time keeping his hands off her. Brando exudes a raw sexual energy, which is why I think he used to be such a hit with the ladies.
While I was volunteering at the Vancouver Writers Festival, I had an interesting conversation with some women about Robert Redford and Brando. One of the women told me that she was first aware of watching sexuality on screen, when she watched Brando lean against a door in "On the Waterfront". This made me quite reflective. I can't remember the first time that I realized a scene in a movie was sexual or sexy. Perhaps this is a reflection of the time I grew up in.
(Is this making sense? I think I need another Tylenol.)
