Funny-Looking Englishmen

Jason Statham.


Daniel Craig.


They make me notice that American actors don't get to look like this and get cast in lead roles. Funny-looking American men get cast only in comedies, or as the sidekick or the bad guy in dramas and action films. Well, except for Johnny Depp, but I think I'm the only one who thinks he's only funny-looking and not handsome at all.


And if you were wondering... Yes, in a New York minute. (-;

My favorites... EVER

Mick LaSalle, the SF Chronicle's movie critic, over at sfgate.com has proposed that everyone list their favorites in the following categories, with honorable mentions listed in parentheses. His post, response, and the responses of his readers, can be found here.

I know this is one of those meme things, but here goes, if you're interested. If you want to check any of them out, you can always Google (my favorite search engine).

Oh, I reserve the right to change my mind.

Movie M. Butterfly (The Big Chill)

Film Director Kenneth Branagh - maybe

Play Three Sisters (True West)

TV Show Star Trek: The Next Generation (As Time Goes By)

TV Movie or Mini-series A Town Like Alice (The Cathedral)

Playwright William Shakespeare

Album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Novel Shogun (Sometimes A Great Notion)

Short Story The Day After Superman Died by Ken Kesey

Composer Bob Dylan

Classical Piece Pictures at a Gallery (The Four Seasons)

Opera The Mikado

Actor Edward Norton

Actress Judi Dench

Dancer Gene Kelly

Beatle John Lennon

Poet William Carlos Williams (Nikki Giovanni)

Non-Fiction Book Lies My Teacher Told Me (How The Irish Saved Civilization)

Painting Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte (Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by George Seurat)

Singer Aretha Franklin (Nancy Griffith)

Sculpture Z'Art by Phil Dix (The Kiss by Auguste Rodin)

Architectural Structure Golden Gate Bridge

Philosopher Richard Bach

Marx Brother Groucho (Harpo)