tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post1752017645102155069..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Watch your cigarettes with this guy, Jack!Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-2958585577842985632008-04-28T16:16:00.000-04:002008-04-28T16:16:00.000-04:00I saw Yaphet Kotto in London in 1990, starring in ...I saw Yaphet Kotto in London in 1990, starring in August Wilson's <I>Fences</I>. He was mesmerizing. I hope if he hasn't had many TV or movie roles lately, it's because he's been doing stage work or something else that's satisfying to him.Rob Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446903261816405382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-73753315893618174192008-04-25T00:10:00.000-04:002008-04-25T00:10:00.000-04:00I see this as a Win-Win-Win! Kotto got to play Mo...I see this as a Win-Win-Win! <BR/>Kotto got to play Mosley again.<BR/>Universal gets all future dvd releases of "Witless Protection" banned from being distributed.<BR/>The home viewing public is saved from more Larry the Cable Guy.<BR/>What could be bad about this?<BR/><BR/>Also sometimes I wonder if these companies don't already have something worked out where they split the profits, then file a lawsuit to drum up sales, then "settle" out of court in an unpublished deal. (It's what I'd do!)The CineManiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-53486525122002445272008-04-24T23:17:00.001-04:002008-04-24T23:17:00.001-04:00Although hell, if Kotto got paid...Although hell, if Kotto got paid...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-20606561743908841582008-04-24T23:17:00.000-04:002008-04-24T23:17:00.000-04:00I don't think Larry the Cable Guy should be sued f...I don't think Larry the Cable Guy should be sued for that. I think Larry the Cable Guy should be shunned and sent adrift on an ice floe for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1688170608174611452008-04-24T18:23:00.000-04:002008-04-24T18:23:00.000-04:00Philip Baker Hall in "Hard Eight" aka "Sydney" was...Philip Baker Hall in "Hard Eight" aka "Sydney" was, indeed a gambler, or at least a professional at not having a regular job. It had nothing to do with Midnight Run. Just a coincidence<BR/><BR/>Although... maybe I should rewatch both and see if there is some subtext I am missing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22901888594553469842008-04-24T17:50:00.000-04:002008-04-24T17:50:00.000-04:00This film was Kotto's first role in seven years. ...This film was Kotto's first role in seven years. If that doesn't depress you, I don't know what will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60722281175407356342008-04-24T17:32:00.000-04:002008-04-24T17:32:00.000-04:00Midnight Run Sydney was Jimmy Serrano's attorney. ...Midnight Run Sydney was Jimmy Serrano's attorney. I thought the Hall character in Hard Eight was some kind of gambler/con man, no?Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83441258350579550572008-04-24T16:46:00.000-04:002008-04-24T16:46:00.000-04:00Isn't Hard Eight basically a movie about Philip Ba...Isn't Hard Eight basically a movie about Philip Baker Hall's character, Sydney? I guess it flew too under the radar for Universal to notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com