Nighthawks in the Goddamn diner
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Tue, 09 Jun 1998 10:29:42 +1000
> In places, the Catcher in the Rye reminds me of the paintings of Edward
> Hopper, the whole general atmosphere gives this impression of calm scenes
and
> empty streets.
Edward Hopper is one of my favourite artists. Have you seen an old movie
called `Pennies from Heaven' (not the one made in the 50's but a remake in
the mid 80's starring Steve Martin)? I caught it on cable and it is shot
exactly like a Hopper painting - the colour, composition etc - to the point
where some paintings are actually exactly reproduced. It's worth a look if
you haven't seen it. David Lynch's recent film `Lost Highway' also has some
*very* Hopperlike frames.
I do agree with you though - I can definitely see Holden chowing down a
swiss cheese (on Rye???) in the Nighthawks in the diner cafe!
Someone to play Holden is one of the most difficult questions. Holden is
17
> while all the new young actors are about 20. I would have thought someone
like
> Edward Norton would be great as Holden, or even, a younger Vince Vaughn.
But I
> think DiCaprio would have been great, before he became less exclusive
with R+J
> and Titanic. Now he's too much of a star to pull it off correctly. What
about
> Ethan Hawke? But they're all too old, you would have to find a new face
in the
> crowd, someone fresh, someone very talented.
A friend of mine suggested River Phoenix which I thought was a great idea
(although sadly impossible now of course). In `A Night in the Life of Jimmy
Reardon' (not as bad a movie as you've probably heard) he plays a very
Holdenish character. My vote still goes to the guy with the grey hair on
Eerie Indiana (a very weird cable kid's show from a couple of years back.I
think the guy's on Star Trek now). The real challenge would be finding a
kid to play Phoebe who wasn't a complete Hollywood brat (:
Camille
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