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| From | synchro1 <synchro1@ix.netcom.com> |
| Subject | Re: another death.... |
| Date | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:01:08 -0400 (EDT) |
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"...he played the evil country star Haven Hamilton in Robert Altman's NASHVILLE,..."
Evil? Shallow, self-centered and vain certainly and his height-challenged status may have made him a bit of a cock of the walk but I don't think the character was evil at all. In fact, his actions during the finale/assasination scene when he admonishes the crowd, "This isn't Dallas, this is Nashville" while clutching his wounded arm and trying to help the best he can is an unexpected heroic moment and is at the heart of the entire film. It is foreshadowed by his genuine concern for Barbara Jean during the airport scene.
Either way, one of the finest American films of all time and it holds up on repeated (and boy, do I mean repeated in my case) viewings.
Meanwhile, has Todd Fletcher ever released anything else after A Little More Haven Hamilton, Please?
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of
>> Stewart Mason
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:39 PM
>> To: audities@smoe.org
>> Subject: Re: another death....
>>
>> Make it two: Henry Gibson died today as well. Although in the outside
>> world, he'll always be best known for his years on Laugh-In, Auditeers
>> have a special place in their hearts for him because he played the
>> evil country star Haven Hamilton in Robert Altman's NASHVILLE, thereby
>> inspiring the title of June and the Ext Wounds' classic album A LITTLE
>> MORE HAVEN HAMILTON, PLEASE...
>>
>> S
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