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Film: Midnight Cowboy

A film that captures the era moreso than a timeless classic. Maybe I'm just a yuppie kid of the 80s but I definitely had the thought - if these guys just got jobs they'd solve a lot of their problems. 

Book: Fat City

There are a number of wonderful paragraphs that at some point I'll cut and paste to recall. Why I do I like stories about losers so much?

Film: Reservoir Dogs

The first half of the film is more or less perfect. The way the story unfolds, each new character and situation complicating and building upon the last. The flashback stuff is the least exciting, but understandable and needed given the conceit of the story. Is Tim Roth overacting? I read an interview with Leonard Gardner who commented about the film version of his novel. He discussed Susan Tyrrell, the actress who played Oma overacting or perhaps "playing it too big" for him when he was on set. Huston agreed and Gardner spoke to her about it. She said something along the lines of - that's who I am - I play it big. And ignored his notes. And now, he rewatches the film and understands and loves her performance. How much of life is like this?