At this magnification it looks like a Live Oak, which is native to LA. All three - Los Angeles, Lower Alabama and Louisiana. And many other places, besides.
As is so often true with tree names, Live Oak refers to a variety of evergreen oak trees - your live oak mileage may vary.
I heard that harrelson is in a new anti-American movie about the horrors of Thanksgiving, and how young people should feel nothing but self-loathing towards the nation they live in.
Our assigned waiter was a guy named Victor. I didn't think that was a Spanish name but he was Spanish.
One time he served us our fish and he had some sort of contraption with him and he asked if we wanted cheese on top.
My wife and I hesitated and looked at each other and Victor made this face like having to ask was the grossest part of his job and we all had a good laugh. After that he never asked again.
"The other guy's really come down in Hollyworld. "
It's a conscious choice by McConaughey to work in smaller, more character-driven projects.
He's the guy who turned down Magnum PI and $$$$ for lesser roles in indie projects. Maybe stupid, but then everyone would criticize him for appearing in mindless garbage.
Mud was very good. And he was very good in it.
This looks interesting. And it's a HBO series to boot.
Maybe that "True Detective" title is a smart commercial move. There used to be a True Detective magazine in the U.S., and there's still a magazine in the U.K. with that name.
"They're terrible, mostly. They're just puerile, pointless Batman movies, the stale, made fresh monthly, I know. But they do tend to look and sound amazing. That's because everyone but the actors and the people who write the scripts are very talented. The average set dresser, scene painter, soundtrack music writer --hell I bet the catering's amazing -- is so talented, and that talent is so cultivated by education and experience that any dreck you throw at the screen has a thick veneer of wonder on it "
I don't like either actor personally. However, Woody is very talented and is a real actor, willing to play different roles and be unlikeable. The other guy is a horseshit actor, but does have charisma for the women folk.
That's a great theory Pogo. It also makes sense in that all those other artists are not paid for how they look, or for being famous.
I watched the Bewitched movie last night with Nicole Kidman. That woman is incredibly beautiful in that movie, and as in the plot, If I was a big star, I would insist she be hired just so I could work with her no matter what it cost the studio. I bet that effect pushes a lot of contracts in Hollywood. Maybe Woody has the wood for McConaughey.
The Asphalt Jungle Johnny Guitar The Killing Dr. Strangelove The Godfather The Long Goodbye
And thank you, youtube, for finds like this. Who could've imagined, Hayden was an even greater, stranger character in real life. (Huh, so he played himself in The Long Goodbye. And like McConaughey, he loves his weed.)
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Is this type of tree native to Louisiana?
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At this magnification it looks like a Live Oak, which is native to LA. All three - Los Angeles, Lower Alabama and Louisiana. And many other places, besides.
As is so often true with tree names, Live Oak refers to a variety of evergreen oak trees - your live oak mileage may vary.
Harrelson's reach exceeds his grasp sometimes but I enjoy his performances for the most part.
The Kelly Song from Cheers wasn't at all funny, truth be told, but you couldn't help but feel sorry for him and that's almost the same thing.
I heard that harrelson is in a new anti-American movie about the horrors of Thanksgiving, and how young people should feel nothing but self-loathing towards the nation they live in.
Formulaic is a good word re: Hollywood.
The horrors of Thanksgiving? They filmed my family?
Free Birds.
It could be insipid.
Remember all the shrilliness surrounding Sarah Palin's Thanksgiving interview?
There was a bit in The Onion Movie (2008) where professional athletes give blame to God for their bad plays.
Seemed about right.
They filmed my family?... Much worse! Pilgrims ate Turkeys and corn, then they killed all the Indians and drank their blood like vampires.
My wife and I did one of those Mediterranean cruise things where the food is super top notch.
Thursday was American Cuisine Night so I got the Thanksgiving turkey, mostly to see how much moxie they had on the ball.
Over the course of nearly two weeks it was the only disappointing meal.
I was certain that the kitchen knew better than I what an authentic Thanksgiving meal should taste like and that made it sting all the more.
Harrelson gets top billing. The other guy's really come down in Hollyworld.
Something "deep and dark," wow powerful stuff right there. BUt I still love the genre even with Harrelson's ugly wig.
The kitchen was all Italian and the waiters all Spanish.
The ship's officers were all English.
My wife and I were thankful for that arrangement.
Our assigned waiter was a guy named Victor. I didn't think that was a Spanish name but he was Spanish.
One time he served us our fish and he had some sort of contraption with him and he asked if we wanted cheese on top.
My wife and I hesitated and looked at each other and Victor made this face like having to ask was the grossest part of his job and we all had a good laugh. After that he never asked again.
Instead of bringing us the little desserts we'd ordered he'd bring us an entire thing, like an ENTIRE chocolate soufflé.
I'd eat myself to the very brink of nausea
The good news was I'd be so stuffed with food that I couldn't drink enough booze to get drunk.
All those creative and edgy minds and the best name they could come up with was "True Detective"?
They couldn't come up with something like "Squidbillies", "The Mighty Boosh", or "12 Ounce Mouse".
I was afraid that's what you meant, April.
VS, it's one of those billings where McC is on the bottom left, and Harrelson on the top right.
True dat, bago. I mean really, how difficult is it?
I've always thought a Mediterranean cruise would be awesome.
"The other guy's really come down in Hollyworld. "
It's a conscious choice by McConaughey to work in smaller, more character-driven projects.
He's the guy who turned down Magnum PI and $$$$ for lesser roles in indie projects. Maybe stupid, but then everyone would criticize him for appearing in mindless garbage.
Mud was very good. And he was very good in it.
This looks interesting. And it's a HBO series to boot.
Maybe that "True Detective" title is a smart commercial move. There used to be a True Detective magazine in the U.S., and there's still a magazine in the U.K. with that name.
But shit, is every cop series/movie about serial killers?
And do like half of the US female population work at strip clubs or as hookers?
But the visuals and editing look great. So, the usual, crap story and gorgeous appearance.
Sippican Cottage had a great post about this awhile back:
Wanna Know Why Movies Look So Damn Good?
"They're terrible, mostly. They're just puerile, pointless Batman movies, the stale, made fresh monthly, I know. But they do tend to look and sound amazing. That's because everyone but the actors and the people who write the scripts are very talented. The average set dresser, scene painter, soundtrack music writer --hell I bet the catering's amazing -- is so talented, and that talent is so cultivated by education and experience that any dreck you throw at the screen has a thick veneer of wonder on it "
I don't like either actor personally. However, Woody is very talented and is a real actor, willing to play different roles and be unlikeable. The other guy is a horseshit actor, but does have charisma for the women folk.
I will give this series a shot.
That's a great theory Pogo. It also makes sense in that all those other artists are not paid for how they look, or for being famous.
I watched the Bewitched movie last night with Nicole Kidman. That woman is incredibly beautiful in that movie, and as in the plot, If I was a big star, I would insist she be hired just so I could work with her no matter what it cost the studio. I bet that effect pushes a lot of contracts in Hollywood. Maybe Woody has the wood for McConaughey.
Pilgrims ate Turkeys and corn, then they killed all the Indians and drank their blood like vampires.
Oh, there are some good ideas there!
The kitchen was all Italian and the waiters all Spanish.
The ship's officers were all English.
My wife and I were thankful for that arrangement.
LOL, reminds me of the joke about Canada's founding premise.
And do like half of the US female population work at strip clubs or as hookers?
Pogo, that's pure Jimbino bait!
It's a conscious choice by McConaughey to work in smaller, more character-driven projects.
This is true; he's been making some very interesting career choices the last few years. Weird, dark, complex roles.
Distant are the days of J-Lo/ Kate Hudson rom-coms.
McConaughey is turning into a regular Sterling Hayden.
Oh man, Sterling Hayden, I LOVE that guy.
The Asphalt Jungle
Johnny Guitar
The Killing
Dr. Strangelove
The Godfather
The Long Goodbye
And thank you, youtube, for finds like this. Who could've imagined, Hayden was an even greater, stranger character in real life. (Huh, so he played himself in The Long Goodbye. And like McConaughey, he loves his weed.)
Why can't we have talk shows like that anymore.
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