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shindell-list-digest       Monday, June 12 2000       Volume 02 : Number 116



                               Today's Subjects:
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  [RS] Is That You MaryAnn?                              [RockinRonD@aol.com]
  Re: [RS] "Fishing" on film                               [ptpower@juno.com]
  Re: [RS] Is That You MaryAnn?                            [ptpower@juno.com]
  [RS] Films from and Inspired by the music of Richard Shindell  [Gf212121@a]
  [RS] INS agent               ["Norman A. Johnson" <njohnson@ent.umass.edu>]

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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 08:41:49 EDT
From: RockinRonD@aol.com
Subject: [RS] Is That You MaryAnn?

In a message dated 6/10/2000 5:11:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, RonG asks:

   << Hey, who do you think would play the lead in "By Now?" >>

   Ray Liotta, for sure!  Ewww...gives me the chills just thinking about it.

    Ron

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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 09:06:25 -0400
From: ptpower@juno.com
Subject: Re: [RS] "Fishing" on film

Norman cast forth:

<<Enter a 60-ish, small but powerfullly built, Latino. His face is
weathered and lined. (I don't have a particular actor in mind yet) He
stands quietly and patiently.....>>

Giancarlo Giannini, who portrayed the overprotective (Mexican) father in
"A Walk In The Clouds" might do the trick.

Pat

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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 09:01:11 -0400
From: ptpower@juno.com
Subject: Re: [RS] Is That You MaryAnn?

RonG posed:

<< Hey, who do you think would play the lead in "By Now?" >>

and RonD shivered:

<<Ray Liotta, for sure!  Ewww...gives me the chills just thinking about
it.>>

Yeah, Ray can play a pretty spooky character (a la "Something Wild"), but
I think it would be spookier with Kevin Costner or Dennis Quaid or maybe
even Tom Hanks -- all of whom often portray "goody-two-shoes" types.

Pat

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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 11:13:37 EDT
From: Gf212121@aol.com
Subject: [RS] Films from and Inspired by the music of Richard Shindell

Hello,

I see the driver in 'By Now' as being a bit older, perhaps a Harvey Keitel. 

Wait a minute...now that Ron G. has me thinking about it, is there any reason that the driver has to be a man? I'm going through the lyrics in my head, and it seems gender-neutral.

As far as the others, 'May' stars Liam Neeson, and Samuel L. Jackson takes the lead in 'Ascent.'

Norman, I have to disagree about the INS agent in "Fishing.' Dylan McDermott is too glamorous for that role, as I see it. I always sensed the image of a small person, physically and emotionally, using his job to achieve a sense of power - maybe a William H. Macy, in his 'Fargo' character.

Meanwhile, casting directors search in vain to fill the role of 'the truck' in 'Kenworth of my Dreams.'

Gene F.

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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 18:07:52 -0400
From: "Norman A. Johnson" <njohnson@ent.umass.edu>
Subject: [RS] INS agent

Gene wrote:

>>Norman, I have to disagree about the INS agent in "Fishing.' Dylan
McDermott is too glamorous for that role, as I see it. I always sensed the
image of a small person, physically and emotionally, using his job to
achieve a sense of power - maybe a William H. Macy, in his 'Fargo'
character. >>

Now, I loved Macy in "Fargo" but I think having him play the INS agent (at
least how he portrayed the car salesman) would be too heavy handed. Despite
the terrible things the INS agent is doing, I sense a bit of humanity
within him.  I think having the agent be played (at least from the start)
by someone who is sympathetic and maybe even a little glamourous ADDS
something to the role.

Next casting: Glenn Close as the widow in Reunion Hill. 

Norman

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