I recently watched Traffic, about which I don't understand the ballyhoo. I found none of the three stories particularly compelling, and the sliced and diced narrative distracting.
However.
By the end of the film, I was irrevocably convinced of one salient fact. Catherine Zeta-Jones is the most stunningly beautiful actress working in movies today.
Don't believe me? Have you seen the ads for Intolerable Cruelty? I rest my case.
I bring this up because last night, I crowned her counterpart on television. 21 year old Amber Tamblyn, the titular Joan of Arcadia, gets the nod on the small screen. I think much of the credit goes to the hair stylists and make-up artists on the show, because Mary Steenburgen also looks terrific, but Tamblyn lights up every scene she's in. Her beauty, plus the delightfully written, playful dialogue between her and God, have me hoping the show survives for a while.
Posted by Peter at October 25, 2003 10:28 PMThree thoughts:
1) I agree about Traffic. I love Soderberg, and I still just felt nausiated by the herky jerky camera work on the big screen.
2) CZJ may be beautiful, but I can't figure why Hollywood bosses won't hire one of the myriad of beautiful actresses out there that can actually emote. See the movie Intolerable Cruelty if you're working under the illusion that she has chops.
3)Amber Tamblyn? That name had me scrambling to the IMDb to confirm that, yes, she is the daughter of Twin Peaks and West Side Story's Russ Tamblyn. Talented family, that one.
Russ Tamblyn... star of: WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS!
Posted by: Russell on October 26, 2003 06:57 AMRuss Tamblyn was also in the orginal spooky classic THE HAUNTING.
Posted by: Tony V. on October 29, 2003 07:54 AM