Turkish Melodrama Video Festival w/Turkan Soray

Background: A few weeks ago, I posted an entry about Turkish movie queen Turkan Sorary. Here are some examples of her work, and there is something universal about all three of these clips which go beyond the need for subtitles.

Clip One: This is from Soray's 1990 film "Berdel" with famed Turkish actor Tarik Akan. The film was directed by the late Atif Yilmaz, who was a respected filmmaker in Turkey. Soray is an Anatolian wife who has been betrayed, and she is disgusted by the presence of her husband.

Clip Two: "Hayatim Sana Feda/ My Life Belongs to You, Feda" is a romance comedy which co-starred Cuneyt Arkin, who was best known for action movie roles. This 1970 film which resembles American films of the era like "Pillow Talk" is a personal favorite of mine, though it is not neccessarily a well-made film.

Clip Three: "Dila Hanim"_ vintage clip from 1977 film in which once again a betrayed woman seeks 'intikam' (revenge). Soray's co-star here in Kadir Inanir, another leading man of the era.

I will be away from this blog until Sunday or Monday........

Hope you enjoy these clips  

Tags: Turkan Soray, turkish films, melodramas, Cuneyt Arkin, Tarik Akan

Brooke Shields on Smoking (Quote of the Week)

I got this idea when I saw another quote from Brooke Shields about how 'one can't be a good girl' all their life during the previews for the new "Indy Jones' movie.

(Women should know I saw 'Sex and the City' a night later, and I thought that was the better of the two films. And, yes- I am straight! Alas, Brooke is spoken for... though at least, she's no longer with Andre Agassi) 

 

And, I would love to see this other quote posted on the wall at BJ's Grill in Stokesdale, NC. Alas, many restaurants in North Carolina and Virginia still don't have designated 'No Smoking' sections. But, amazingly enough (as reported in this blog- well, we mentioned it), passengers riding buses and taxi cabs in Istanbul, Turkey, must now put out their Camels!

As for her film, as much as I loved Brooke Shields in "The Blue Lagoon," I think "Pretty Baby" is the guiltier of the two guilty pleasures. Brooke turned 43 over the weekend.

Here is the quote:

"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life."

Useful Links:

www.brookenook.com

www.smokefree.gov

www.whyquit.com

PS-Someone do me a favor and permalink this! It was much more of a pain in the neck to post this than you would think............

 

Tags: Brooke Shields, smoking, North Carolina diners, Istanbul

Six O'Clock News Bloopers

I must profess that since my blog is only getting eight hits/day (perhaps the nice weather is to blame) that I have been more focused on developing an army of Facebook friends (118 as of press time) and today I surpassed my good friend Leigh-Anne Keatts. And, of course, I wasn't coy about it.

But, since it is the six o'clock hour I thought I'd post these news bloopers from KCCI in Des Moines, Iowa, even though I have yet to actually watch them myself!

Enjoy...........

Tags: News, Bloopers, Des Moines, Iowa, Facebook

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For 'President Cheney'- John Denver's "Country Roads"

For my friends in Bursa, Turkey, who may not be aware of why I'm posting this. Yesterday, 'Vice' President Dick Cheney made an incest joke about West Virginia when talking about the surprising genelogical links between him and Barack Obama.

There is a part of me that wants to be forgiving to the man who will be played by Richard Dreyfuss in the Oliver Stone film "W" (see earlier entry) since those of us from Roanoke, Va., have made many West Virginia jokes ourselves.

But, Dick Cheney is not my favorite person in DC, and this is an election year. On top of that, West Virginia is a swing state that Bush-Cheney carried in both 2000 and 2004. So, I dedicate this song for Cheney and I hope he can make future blunders in the coming weeks and months ahead.

For what it's worth, Cheney apologized. But, who cares?!

Trivia about the song: According to local folks in the area, "Country Roads" was actually penned in Mount Jackson, Va. The song does allude to the Shenandoah River in that area.

Useful Links:

http://www.jondenver.com

Tags: Dick Cheney, John Denver, West Virginia

It was 40 years ago today...........

Today's marks the sad anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's assasination in Los Angeles. His brother Ted Kennedy is undergoing brain surgery just down the road at Duke University as I write this. I certainly wish Ted Kennedy the best.

Here is RFK's famous Indianapolis speech.

Tags: Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Duke University, Indianapolis

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Flashback: Scott McClellan Attacks Michael Moore

Michael Moore himself posted this video on Youtube. It is clearly ironic. The pride of Flint, Mich., is a Facebook friend of mine, though I am much more to the political center than he is. Or, as I'm inclined to tell people these days: "I'm a McCain Democrat who's not voting for McCain."

http://www.michaelmoore.com

 

Tags: Michael Moore, Scott McClelland, John McCain

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Posters of Bad Movies_ "Jekyll and Hyde...Together Again"

I wasn't going to put another blog entry today, but Gizmo (my cat) has been fed and as it turns out this awful movie is coming out on DVD tomorrow. I must give credit to my friend Moviezzz for this tip even though I can't find his link. Gizmo must have knocked it over.

I believe I saw this 1982 movie on cable because I liked Robert Louis Stevenson's story, and more importantly, I was perhaps the only teenage boy in Roanoke, Va., who had a crush on Bess Armstrong. I did see her later film "High Road to China" which also starred Tom Selleck at the late Terrace Theatre in Roanoke.

The Jekyll and Hyde film also stars Mark Blankfield who according to Leonard Maltin exagerrated one of his characters from the "Fridays" series, which also launched the career of the guy who played Kramer on "Seinfeld," for this part.

Like Maltin, I would agree the film (which he gave 1.5 stars) is harpooned by Cheech and Chong drug humor of the early '80s which may have been responsible for Ronald Reagan's high approval ratings (if only he had gotten that Oscar nomination for 'Bedtime for Bonzo,' so we wouldn't have had to put up with him).

Personal Recommendation: If you're feeling nostalgic and you can't decided between  this or Dan Aykroyd's "Doctor Detroit," well you should choose neither but that is the slightly better of the two films.

Note: This series was not meant to be consecutive, it just worked out that way. I'm wondering what else Gizmo knocked over.

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Tags: Moviezzz, Dan Aykroyd, Bess Armstrong, Jekyll and Hyde Together Again