Speaking of listening to NPR, director/writer Judd Apatow also listens to "Fresh Air". He says he often plays a podcast of it late at night, instead of having the TV on in the bedroom. He likes to drift off to sleep listening to Terry Gross's voice! What's funny is I do the same thing. I have tinnitus (a constant, non-stop "ringing" or high pitched whine in my ears) so completely silent rooms can be a problem for me. All I hear in silence is an "eeeeeeee!" sound in my ears. If you can remember when you were younger, there were some department stores where the security system would gave off a high-pitched sound that younger ears could hear. I have that all the time, 24/7. So I like to have the TV or radio on when I drift off to sleep. I typically play a podcast I've already heard of "Fresh Air" ,or Rick Steve's show "Travel with Rick Steeves" to help me go to sleep.
Oh--and a bit of trivia. William Shatner suffers from tinnitus as well. At least, he used to. He said it was so bad that he actually considered suicide. He got it after filming the OS episode "Arena". (the one where he had to do battle with the reptilian Gorn captain). If you remember that ep, Shatner is in one scene running through explosions caused by Gorn disruptors. The actor is actually doing the running, as explosions are set off by the FX crew. The last one is very close to Shatner, and for a moment you think he's been injured. That explosion didn't injure his body, but it damaged his ears, causing the onset of the tinnitus. I guess that's one for the use of stunt people... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryle Lockhart" <dar...@darylelockhart.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:40:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom Wow, I'm gonna search for that interview, because until you typed this, I had Drew written off as very "Madonna" ish, in that if 'being smart' is what's up, then she's all in. Until being dumb is what's up. Then she's at that party. You may have singlehandedly changed my view of her. Daryle On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: One of the most successful acting families in history is the Barrymore family, with actors going back to the early 20th century. Drew has been very successful in her own right since her days as the cute kid actor. While one may argue about the types of movies she does, or debate her acting ability, she's undeniably able to get and create work, having been a producer as well as an actress. Besides, she really is a student of film history, and after i heard her on NPR's "Fresh Air" saying how "honored" she was to speak to host Terry Gross, I upped her assessment in my book. Any actress who regularly listens to NPR and counts being on it an honor is okay in my book. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryle Lockhart" <dar...@darylelockhart.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 8:41:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom The SON of Clint is in "Invictus" and is a pretty weak actor...so far. So far the most successful Coppola besides Francis doesn't use the name (he uses Nick Cage). Robert Downey Jr is WAY more successful than his dad ever was, pre-and post rehab. As has been mentioned already, Michael Douglas is really one of the best actor's kid example. On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Omari Confer wrote: The daughter of Clint went out of her way to not use her dads rep....and has gotten her nowhere. The foundation of hollywood is in the genes man. Ask the Baldwins...the Barrymores, The Arquettes, the Copalas...etc.... On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Daryle Lockhart < dar...@darylelockhart.com > wrote: ...just ask the Eastwoods. Another thing to factor in is that Will's son's LAST picture was a remake, and was horrible. This film succeeded, as much as nobody wants to admit it, BECAUSE of Jaden Smith. And I love me some Jackie Chan. But Jaden made this character work! On Jun 21, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Kelwyn wrote: Nothing in Hollywood is a slam dunk. Before hand everybody was picking "The A-team," another remake, as the "slam dunk." Further, conventional wisdom is that a major movie must be helmed by a white person. Lastly, what does Will Smith's track record have to do with his son? Hollywood dominance is not hereditary. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Omari Confer <clockwork...@...> wrote: > > Its also a remake...with Will Smith's kid....and the most prolific action > star on the planet....slam dunk. > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Kelwyn <ravena...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Jaden Smith's "The Karate Kid" wasn't supposed to score a huge $55.7 > > million opening (and $112 million in two weeks). > > > > It is done so by defying conventional Hollywood wisdom. Amazingly, it has > > an almost entirely nonwhite cast. This something "The Prince of Persia" and > > "The Last Airbender" were too timid to try. > > > > ~rave! > > > > > > > > > > -- > READ MY BLOG > http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com > STRING THEORY > http://stringtheory.podbean.com > -- READ MY BLOG http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://stringtheory.podbean.com
