At the Movies

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tales telling in the shooting are

not what you are

how you twinkle!

amusingly the Persaides

make you spectacular, spectacular

lofty lefty

violence the gist

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right.

E.

12/24/2016

Author's Note

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Self made celebrities decide they will tell us who should run the country and how. Then they accept millions of dollars to star in movies advocating the exact opposite views. There is no meteor shower making them great....they have self imposed power. Wonderful write....the varied margins are so effective. Great work, E. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Lydia!! exactly the things i wanted to get across ..love and peace girl! :)
E.

[Dara]

Sadly it seems making movies is more about money than art or making a statement. Your poem once again is thought provoking and speaks the truth of this industry. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Happy New Year, too!

[Einstein Noodle]

Dara! you have a new avatar! quite mysterious ;) yes! it is a sad thing ..the story lines are re-writes with added new face, lots of gimmickry, nudes and sex .. very little in value in my opinion .. power has gone to the heads of those stars .. I am stopping by your place right now ..love and peace Dara .. it is a new morning every morning isn't it!? :))
E.

[Moonie]

To be honest, your writes always have this inspiring effect on me...like they trigger some poetic part in me...reach out to my muse somehow...and your writes are always so fresh, E. Much like your reviews...you always have something new to dish out!!! :)))

We are the masters of our life, and must not change our personality or views because of the media and celebrities...dante said it well...the darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain neutrality in times of peril....we need to be steadfast and firm in our opinions and change them only when we think they're wrong not while trying to mimic a celeb or to fit in withttoday's media obsessed crowd...

ps great write as always! It's very aesthetically pleasing the way you've arranged your words....

And and of course I missed you and your writes!!! :))))
Hugs!

[Einstein Noodle]

Moon!!! what a happy morning ... I am so glad to see you hanging out at the cafe after "gone missing" ;) your review gratifies me to the max! I could not ask for more in a response to anything I may come up with...thank you very much for saying so Moon .. i am fulfilled already this morning :))))) you hit the nail's head and i really appreciate it!! thank you thank you so much my dear friend
E.

[Moonie]

Ps...Happy new year, E!! (I know I'm terribly late)

[andrew mitchell]

I got the shudders when I read this immediately thinking of the Kardashians and their rise to fame on the masses wanting more ugh! Yes actors have become reality tv these days whereas in the old days, there was more respect and privacy, today media attention is rife,nothing is sacred when money talks. A fine write young sir!

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Andrew for your visit and review ..much appreciated .. money and fame .. tuff stuff to handle for sure .. i clearly recall the "rule" ..if a couple is on the bed ...one foot must be on the ground ;) it was a different time and in many ways preferable for me ... and my family as they prepared the "launching" :) thanks again for taking time.
E.

[andrew mitchell]

Yes great saying,one foot on floor,makes sex, a bit like the game twister! :-)

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahahaha! yep ...or hip buster for this old man!
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[Sami Khalil]

Far-reaching stars are hard to reach when pompous and full of glittering boastfulness by media and persons. They become hypocrites to gain more fame and control over issues working for the leftists or rightest. A very powerful political poem...:)............

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Sami ..those are my sentiments exactly :)
E.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! You are welcome. ....:::))))

[Valentine]

Guess that is why I love the golden oldies. Just not into todays films. Valentine

[Einstein Noodle]

such a difference isn't there Kathie! and it comes from the directors and backers who only want $$$$$ success .. i suppose that's why there seems to be a trend in actors also directing .. but for me even those "artists" fall short on meaningful story telling ... sex and violence is the ticket! :(
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

in the old days we had movie stars...real ones...because we looked to them as so...as role models, as us...today the actors make themselves stars before we get a chance to...they elevate themselves most often...but the substance isn't what it used to be. They put their own "tags" on themselves.

i just get mesmerized and inspired when i read you...makes just want to start pounding the keys, myself.
Roger Ebert from wherever he is now would give this poem a big "thumbs up"!
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

wow! i am elated sir! i will have to get the duct tape out to keep the swelling down ;) i feel gratified my friend .. thank you very much! as i was saying to Ken after 13 i had none but before that my heros were just as you say ..Hop-a-long Cassidy (my favorite) Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) a very close second .. and more .. i so agree with you about the substance and your take on "stars" these days making themselves the star .. so clearly pointing out the difference .. thank you again jacob ..so appreciate bumping along with you on these pages of WC :))
E.

[Ken Simm.]

Someone once said to me "I don't have heroes". Which I thought was strange because I do. But although some actors are on the list, 'film stars' are not. There are some films that can provoke feelings, that are art. But the mass are dross. Pity I still watch them. They can never beat words and 'proper' bound books though.
What I like about your work is the way you take my mind for a walk.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha well thank you so much Ken .. a walk with you is an honor and a pleasure for sure! I am one of those that has not had heroes after ohhhhh 13 maybe ..I collected music but only the songs i liked .. never a whole set of albums or all the 45s of one artist .. no explanation for me ..i am just bent that way i guess .. but i do appreciate them .. i heartily agree with you sir! books have movies beat ;)
E.

[Ken Simm.]

Film making was part of my first degree. God knows what happened to them. Probably ended up where they should have in the first place ; in the cutting room bin. I would be interested in discovering your heroes. I find myself in agreement with your words about the percentage of music I liked of any particular artist. But then I was a hippy. And you are more than welcome.

[Ken Simm.]

I find myself liking music in gatefold cardboard sleeves as well.

[Einstein Noodle]

my heroes? Hopalong Cassidy was top of the list; Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) was right up there as well ... they inspired the gallant knight in me ;) there were others of the same ilk but those two if i had to name only two .. how bout you sir?

[Ken Simm.]

Ah now you are asking. My childhood heroes. TH White of Goshawk and Once and Future King fame. Gavin Maxwell of Ring of Bright Water fame. Mervyn Peake of Gormanghast fame. Didn't have a TV until much later in my childhood so I read a lot. And when I say a lot. I mean a lot. Things changed when I got into my teens and I got a Goshawk of my own.

[Ken Simm.]

First films I saw that I remember were Ben Hur and Lawrence of Arabia at the local flea pit. Would go to the Saturday Threepenny rush things and saw some B cowboy movies and some Tarzan with Johnny Weissmuller. But can't really remember them.

[Einstein Noodle]

what a different life we have led ... i didn't read much until later .. mostly Dean Koontz, Patricia Cromwell, Tolkien
, Grisham, and Robert Ludlum .. nothing very difficult but very relaxing .. i also read just about every Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour book in my dad's library .. film stars for me were Errol Flynn in all his swash-buckling roles of pirates and beautiful maids, it was $.50 and we got two full length films, cartoons, a news reel about the war and patriotism. the theaters were big, plush, with high thick velvet curtains, tassels and rugs. ornate balconies and special wing seating. another world. sad to say ..

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Einstein Noodle,
"At the movies" is such a true picture of how life can feel like a movie sometimes..............Not. No perfect endings, perfect relationships......etc, etc, I was able to totally identify with "you the pro- tag- o- nist." We do make a difference whether we like the result or not. Kathy

[Einstein Noodle]

hi Kathy!! thank you so much for stopping to read and for reviewing ..i must say it felt good to share this one .. i appreciate your "take" on it ;) Happy New Year Always!! :)
E.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

einstein Noodle,
I am glad you could just enjoy sharing like that! and so glad you do. Kathy