"All that other stuff, all that history? To hell with it, right? Forget the Alamo."
Elizabeth Peña as Pilar Cruz in Lone Star (1996)
A three-hour meeting after work leaves me craving the American south-southwest. And if I can't get there now, at least I can visit it through one of the truly great films. If you haven't seen it, I really recommend it. I see it twice a year maybe, and I get something more from it each time. Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, Kris Kristofferson, Frances McDormand, Matthew McConaughey, Gordon Tootoosis, the great, hot dry expanse of Texas, the masterful directing/writing/editing hand of John Sayles, a soundtrack I never stop playing and an ending that takes my breath away and redefines the notion of love.
This is a film I have been meaning to watch for a long time.
ReplyDeleteMaybe tonight.
Dr. S: I await your review!
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Lone Star.
Unfortunately I recorded over it Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? Which is a completely different type of love story.
But a great film nonetheless.
Just added it to my Netflix queue.
ReplyDeletePhil: Two great movies.
ReplyDeleteSandy: Oh, excellent!