Today's popcorn classic is L.A. Story, starring the great Steve Martin (The Pink Panther and Father of the Bride). This is a real a Hollywood movie for you Hollywood buffs and also for you movie buffs. It's about the magic of Hollywood, and therefore it's also really about movie magic. And the runtime is 98 minutes, which is a little more than an hour and a half. Steve Martin! One of the greats.
It is, perhaps, a little-known fact that a movie only needs exactly one (1) ingredient to be a good movie. That ingredient is not a good director (what even is a director? The guy who clacks the black and white thing and shouts "action!"?). That ingredient is not beautiful cinematography (though The Big White has no shortage of that. I really liked the vast snowy landscapes and also the matching snowy whiteness of the insurance office, especially since it was snowing outside my window while I watched this movie and I guess that just felt serendipitous). That ingredient is not an incredible and talented cast—something I think everyone agree this movie has (Robin Williams, yes, but also this guy , who looks like Pete "Mad Men" Campbell, but isn't. I like him a lot and would like to see more of him!). That ingredient is not even—dare I say it?—Woody Harrelson. Many a movie, in fact, as this blog evidences, is very bad in spite of Woody's wonderful presence. ...
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